First Meeting!

Thanks to everybody who attended the first official UT POSSE meeting!  It was a smashing hit.  We were VERY happy to see so many people interested and hope all and more will attend the next meeting!


We will not be meeting until next semester, and will notify you all as soon as we set the date.


And of course, anyone is welcome to send suggestions of future speakers, food choice, meeting ideas, or just general organization ideas to utposse@gmail.com.

Thanks again guys!  We are looking forward to a STELLAR spring semester!


Cheers - Martha

UT P.O.S.S.E is now fo rizzle

After nearly a semester's worth of hard work, UT P.O.S.S.E is now an official department-sponsored organization!

Now we can really hit the ground running.  We have bi-monthly meetings planned, which will include outside speakers, space-themed movie nights, field trips, and most importantly. . . food.  Yummy, yummy food.

Undergrads and grads in any college across the UT community are welcome to join!  We want to harvest intercollegiate interactions and get everyone and anyone interested involved.

Most immediately, we are looking for ideas on a UT P.O.S.S.E logo.  We would love to consider any ideas you guys have, just send them to utposse@gmail.com.  The logo will be used on flyers, posters, and ahem. . . T-shirts.

We will be having our first meeting on Tuesday, November 24, at 5:30.  Place is TBA.  But I'll let you know as soon as possible!

Hope to see you all soon!

-Martha

2nd UT Planetary Organization of Space Science and Exploration (UT POSSE) Meeting!

All right guys, so yesterday we had our 2nd and all-time best ever meeting of our renamed UT POSSE.  Here are the topics we covered:


Our activities and objectives:

-twice a month seminar and/or meetings with speakers concerning space, focusing on hard bodies

-field trips to space- and planetary- related places

-social-video viewings 

-integration of our organization with planetary-interested members of other colleges at UT

-possible job applications and internship opportunities

-mailing list

-honory doctorates

-discovering more organizations we can collaborate with

We will also be presenting a poster at the UT Planetary Science Symposium (Oct. 2!!), and came up with a basic design.

We specified our Official Purpose: 

UT POSSE exists to promote, facilitate and coordinate space,lunar and planetary science studies throughout The University of Texas community.

“Human fashions don’t apply”

Membership requirements:

Must have planetary, space and lunar interest and have UT affiliation.

Officers:

President - Tim Shin

Vice President - Martha Altobelli

Secretary - Kelly Harris

Thanks everyone for coming to the meeting!  There is no way we would have gotten so much done and so much valuable input if you hadn't been there.

Special thanks to Paige Pharr and Steven Gohlke for conjuring up our SAWEET new name: UT POSSE

We are so excited about getting our organization off the ground, and all the enthusiasm at the meeting really boosted our awesomeness.  So thanks!

-Martha

UT Planetary Science Symposium

Remember that the UT Planetary Science Symposium is on Friday, October 2, so don't forget to register if you want to attend!


This symposium will mark a major point on our society's beginning and serve as a real "launching off" pad, hah! . . . if you catch my drift . . . We hope to meet and speak with those in Austin and at The University of Texas who are interested in the planetary sciences, and hopefully add more members to our society.  It will provide us with the opportunity to share our scientific interests and hear about research that is being conducted on campus and elsewhere!


The symposium will be going on all day, so drop by Avaya Auditorium in the ACES building when you can.

http://www.as.utexas.edu/utpss/ 

First Post!

Hello all,

Welcome to our student created blog for everybody who loves rocks, science, and planets!

Along with the BRAND NEW organization of our University of Texas Planetary Society (or University of Texas Planetary Geology Society, or UT Society for Planetary And Cosmic Education, or . . . well we haven't exactly decided on a name yet, but it's coming . . . promise) we have decided to begin a blog with all sorts of current and relevant information . . . ON SPACE!

The goal is to bring everyone and anyone interested in the planetary sciences exciting news about what we are doing as an organization at The University of Texas, and also really cool videos of current cosmos news.  Maybe even some Star Wars, you never know.  We love this stuff.  

It may take me a while to figure out this whole blogging thing, so bear with me!  BUT let me tell you, this is going to be awesome.  Out of this world awesome.

Cheers!