IPPW-4, the Fourth International Planetary Probe Workshop, is devoted to robotic exploration of planets with atmospheres through the use of entry probes, aerial platforms and the technologies of aeroassist. The workshop brings together planetary scientists, engineers and technologists with an interest in entry descent and flight in planetary and satellite atmospheres. This includes the major planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune - with their bottomless atmospheric oceans and Mars, Venus and Saturn's moon Titan which have solid surfaces accessible to scientific investigation. The workshop will feature keynote addresses by leading researchers as well as invited and contributed papers.
The workshop will be preceded on June 25-26, 2006, by a two-day short course "In Situ Instruments for Planetary Probes and Aerial Platforms," designed to further the workshop goals.
Students are welcome to both events and a number of scholarships are available for student participants. IPPW-4 follows three successful past workshops: two in Europe and one in the United States.
IPPW-4 will be held at the Pasadena Hilton Hotel in Pasadena, California in close proximity to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the campus of the California Institute of Technology. Easily reached from Los Angeles International Airport, Pasadena has a spectacular location at the base of the San Gabriel mountains and has many cultural and historical attractions as well as an Old Town district with an outstanding selection of restaurants.
| Important Dates |
| Abstract Deadline: |
May 9, 2006 |
| Paper Selection: |
May 12, 2006 |
| Author Notification: |
May 12, 2006 |
| Registration Deadline: |
May 15, 2006 |
First Announcement and Call for Papers:
Click here to download the detailed IPPW-4 First Announcement in PDF format (approx. 400 kb).
Second Announcement and Call for Papers:
Click here to download the detailed IPPW-4 Second Announcement in PDF format (approx. 400 kb).
***Please note that some dates and program changes have occurred and are reflected in the second announcement.
Third Announcement and Call for Papers:
Click here to download the detailed IPPW-4 Third Announcement in PDF format (approx. 200 kb).
***Please note that some dates and program changes have occurred and are reflected in the third announcement.
Hotel Online Reservations:
Click here for Hilton's IPPW group reservation site
For additional information please contact the IPPW-4 Secretariat at:
ippw4@jpl.nasa.gov
