A "no paper-no podium" rule will be in effect for all presentations. An author will not be permitted to give his or her paper if a written paper has not been prepared and made available at the conference. AAS will not consider for presentation of publication any that has not been presented or published elsewhere. Authors will be required to sign a statement that the paper has not been previously presented or published.
Special sessions may be as long as four hours on a selected topic. Their purpose is to invite discussions and the exchange of ideas on "hot topics" in the astrodynamics community and may take a variety of formats, e.g. panel discussions, invited speakers and/or papers, questions and answers, or interactive workshop. Prospective special session organizers should submit a proposal consisting of a title, a brief description of the session of less than 500 words, and a list of proposed activities and/.or invited speakers.
Warning --- Technology Transfer Considerations
Prospective authors are reminded that technology transfer guidelines have substantially extended the time required for review of abstracts and completed papers by US government agencies. Internal (company) plus external (government) review can consume 16 weeks or more. Authors should determine the extend of approval necessary early in the paper preparation process to preclude paper withdrawals and late submissions.
Abstracts
Two copies of the extended abstract and a floppy disk with a Microsoft Word or Word Perfect file should be submitted to each of the Technical Chairs. The deadline for submission of the abstract is February 15, 1997. Formal letters of acceptance with complete instructions will be sent to authors by March 15, 1996.
AAS Technical Chair Felix Hoots GRC International Suite 310 985 Space Center Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80915 719/596-5395 719/596-6139 FAX email: fhoots@grci.com | AIAA Technical Chair Bernard Kaufman Naval Research Laboratory Code 8103 Washington, DC 20375 202/767-0513 202/404-7516 fax email: kaufman@ssdd.nrl.navy.mil |