Dear all,

Thanks to those of you who have let us know about the sessions you're proposing.

To our knowledge, only two sessions have been proposed, in addition to the UKSP General Session.

Philippa and I would like to urge you to

    a) please consider submitting a session proposal if you would like to have an discipline or cross-disciplinary session 
    b) contact us if you have already proposed a session or intend to before tomorrow's deadline.

UKSP at NAM is always a really interesting meeting, and that's because of the hard work of our community members in keeping discussion going in our field, and representing it to the wider astronomical community, funding agencies, and press.

Kind regards,
Dave.
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*** The below message is sent on behalf of the SOC for NAM2016. Please send parallel session nominations and informal enquiries about the scientific programme to [log in to unmask] ***
 
 
Dear Colleagues,
 
We are writing on behalf of the Scientific Organising Committee (SOC) of the RAS National Astronomy Meeting (NAM) 2016.
NAM2016 will be held at Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham, 27th June – 1st  July 2016. The NAM2016 programme will include 8 plenary lectures and two public lectures covering a range of topics.
 
The NAM2016 programme will include slots for several dozen parallel sessions, of adjustable duration and format, with further sessions in the programme dedicated for poster viewing.
 
On behalf of the NAM2016 SOC we would like to invite from the community nominations for parallel session themes for the 2016 meeting. Nominations are welcomed for any topic of research area considered relevant to the NAM. Particularly welcomed are nominations likely to have broad cross-community appeal.
 
At this stage nominees for parallel sessions are requested to submit to the SOC the following information by e-mail:
 
1. Theme and provisional title of parallel session
2. Brief (i.e. a few sentences) rationale for its nomination
3. Name(s) and e-mail address(es) of the session organiser(s)
4. Proposed duration (how many 1.5-hour blocks?) and justification.
5. Size of the anticipated audience
6. Any special requirements
 
The SOC will be pleased to consider nominations for multiple parallel sessions, i.e., 2 or more sessions with a linked theme that could run across several days of the NAM programme. The SOC also particularly welcomes nominations for themes that are regarded as timely, e.g. relating to current or upcoming missions.
 
Session nominations can be submitted from today via email to [log in to unmask] up until 5pm UK time on 22nd January 2016.
The NAM 2016 SOC will meet shortly thereafter to review the nominations received. It is expected that the programme of parallel sessions will be announced in mid-Feb 2016.
For any general questions and queries please contact the local organising committee at: [log in to unmask]
 
Best Wishes,
Frazer Pearce
SOC Chair,
School of Physics and Astronomy
University of Nottingham
 
 
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