Exploring Mars with TES: A Data User's Workshop
For more information, see http://tes.asu.edu/TESworkshop.html

November 13-15, 2001
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ

Second Announcement - August 2001

CONVENERS
Steven Ruff, Victoria Hamilton, and Philip Christensen - Arizona State University
Michael Smith - NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Michael Mellon - University of Colorado

REGISTRATION

Thank you for your interest in this workshop. We have had a great
response to the first announcement, with a wide range of disciplines
and experience levels represented and responses coming from four
different countries. The workshop is seating limited to a total of
50 participants. Registration will proceed on a first come first
served basis. Please print out the attached registration form (in
pdf format) and mail it and a check to the address shown on the form
by September 14, 2001 to reserve your seat. The registration fee is
$35 for the 2-day workshop and $50 for the workshop plus field trip.
Checks should be made out to ASU. Registration will be confirmed via
email upon receipt. If the number of registrants exceeds the seating
limit, checks will returned. The information contained in this
announcement, the registration form, and the preliminary agenda are
available at http://tes.asu.edu/TESworkshop.

WORKSHOP OVERVIEW

The first day and a half of the workshop will be a short course
providing overviews of thermal infrared spectroscopy, the TES
instrument, surface and atmospheric science using TES data, and tools
and techniques for data extraction and utilization. The second half
of day two will be used for abstract presentations by attendees. The
third and final day will be an optional field trip to the nearby
Granite Wash Mountains for a demonstration of airborne and field
spectrometer thermal infrared data in the context of present and
future missions. A detailed preliminary agenda is available on the
website.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Attendees are invited to submit an abstract describing their TES data
analysis project for presentation during the workshop. Eight minutes
will be given for each oral presentation with ample time for in-depth
questions and answers. Should it become necessary, some abstracts
may have to be presented in poster form if the number of abstracts
submitted exceeds the time available for oral presentations.
Abstract format is 2-page, LPSC style using the template provided on
the website (http://tes.asu.edu/TESworkshop). Please email the
properly formatted abstract to ruff@tes.asu.edu. The deadline for
abstract submission is October 1, 2001. An email notification of
acceptance and the form of presentation will be sent out by October 8.

FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT

A final announcement will go out by September 24, 2001. This will
contain logistical information regarding hotels, maps of the area,
parking, etc. The final agenda will be posted on the workshop
website by October 8.

Alex R. Blackwell
University of Hawaii