CALL FOR PAPERS

2003 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference Meeting

August 3-7, 2003

Big Sky Resort, Big Sky, Montana

ABSTRACT DEADLINE: 31 March 2003

The 2003 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference Meeting will be held at the Big Sky Resort, Big Sky, Montana, on August 3-7, 2003. This meeting is cosponsored by the American Astronautical Society (AAS) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The meeting is organized by the AAS Space Flight Mechanics Technical Committee and the AIAA Astrodynamics Technical Committee.

Papers are sought from all areas of astrodynamics, including but not limited to:

Papers which contain experimental results or current data are especially encouraged.

Special session proposals will be considered from prospective session organizers with the intent to invite discussion and the exchange of ideas regarding the topical area. Prospective special session chairs should submit a proposal consisting of a title, a brief description of the session, and a list of proposed activities and/or invited speakers and titles. Special sessions may be as long as four hours for selected topics. Special areas of interest include but are not limited to:

ABSTRACTS

Papers will be accepted on the basis of extended abstracts. These abstracts shall consist of:

  1. A cover page containing the paper title as well as the name, affiliation, postal address, telephone number, fax number, and email address of each author. This page shall also indicate the corresponding author, who will be the point of contact for all communication from the technical chairs.
  2. The text of the extended abstract, with a length of 500-1000 words and containing supporting tables and figures. The extended abstract shall provide a clear and concise statement of the problem addressed and the results obtained. Submissions without extended abstracts will not be considered.
  3. A condensed (short) version of the abstract (100 words maximum) to be included in the printed conference program.

Final manuscripts (50 copies) are required at the time of the conference. A "no paper, no podium" rule will be in effect; no author will be permitted to make a presentation at the conference if a written paper is not available in printed form at the time of the presentation. This rule does not apply to plenary session or invited speakers.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

The deadline for submitting abstracts is 07 March 2003. We encourage submissions to be made by email. Acceptable document formats are pdf, PostScript, ASCII, and Word. For pdf and PostScript files, be sure that all fonts are embedded in the file. For Word files, use only the standard installation fonts. Avoid using symbols and Greek characters in the short abstracts.

Notification of acceptance will be sent to the authors via email by 01 May 2003. Author instructions will be sent by email and also placed on the AAS Web site, www-space-flight.org.

WARNING - TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CONSIDERATIONS

Prospective authors are reminded that technology transfer guidelines have extended considerably the time required for review of abstracts and completed papers by U.S. government agencies. Internal (company) plus external (government) reviews can consume 16 weeks or more. Government review, if required, is the responsibility of the author. Authors should determine the extent of approval necessary early in the paper preparation process to preclude paper withdrawals and late submissions.

All material (cover page, extended and short abstracts) should be sent to each of the Technical Chairs:

AAS Technical Chair

Dr. Jean de Lafontaine
Département de génie électrique et de génie informatique
2500 boul de l'Universite
Sherbrooke (Quebec)
Canada J1K 2R1
(819) 821-8000 ext 2116
(819) 821-7937 (fax)
jean.delafontaine@USherbrooke.ca

AIAA Technical Chair

Mr. Alfred J. Treder
Dynacs Engineering Co., Inc.
28327 183rd Ave SE
Kent, WA 98042
(253) 630-3166
(253) 639-5101 (fax)
altreder@dynacs- houston.com

For other questions regarding the conference, please contact the General Chairs :

AAS General Chair

Mr. Mark T. Soyka
Naval Research Laboratory
Code 8103
4555 Overlook Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20375-5320
(202) 767-6532
(202) 404-7516 (fax)
mark.soyka@nrl.navy.mil

AIAA General Chair

Dr. Jon A. Sims
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mail Stop 301-142
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109-8099
(818) 354-0313
(818) 393-9900 (fax)
Jon.A.Sims@jpl.nasa.gov