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         THE SIXTH ANNUAL GREATER IPAC SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM
                                                              
            Date:      15 and 16 September 2005              
                                                              
            Location:  Dabney Hall, Caltech  

            Reception: Dabney Hall Patio, 16 September 5-7pm
                                                              
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The 2005 Greater IPAC Science Symposium has been rescheduled for 
September 15 and 16.  The Science Symposium is a forum for all staff, postdocs
and students of IPAC, the Spitzer Science Center (SSC) and the Michelson 
Science Center (MSC) to present, discuss and learn about the diverse research 
that is being carried out at the "Greater IPAC."  The atmosphere is intended 
to be informal, and the location is designed to get us away from our offices 
and project work.  All projects are being asked to cancel project meetings for 
the two days of the Symposium, and to give consideration of the meeting when 
assigning deadlines.

As in past years, the format of the Symposium includes 15 minute contributed 
talks from Greater IPAC science staff.  In addition, each day there will be 
one or two Invited Talks given by science staff members.  The final 
presentation made on Friday will be a "State of IPAC" address presented by 
George Helou, the Executive Director.  All Greater IPAC staff members are 
invited to attend.

You'll have all summer to find that perfect Hawaiian shirt!

Following the talks on Friday, September 16, the GISS reception will be held
in the beautiful Dabney patio, where the sciences of good food and 
conversation are the grand finale.  Again, all IPACers are invited!  (In case 
of rain, the reception will be held in KS 410 ...  but as the song says, 
"It never rains in Southern California....").

A Call for Titles will be made on July 27, and titles will be due by 
approximately August 25, 2004.  Please stay tuned to the GISS 2005 web page 
(http://spider.ipac.caltech.edu/staff/roc/giss/2005/) for further details, 
and make sure to set aside September 15 and 16!

For questions, please contact Roc Cutri (roc@ipac.caltech.edu) or
Bill Latter (latter@ipac.caltech.edu) GISS Co-chairs.