[Spice_announce] SPICE Tutorial Class

[Charles H. Acton]

2004 SPICE Tutorial Class

The Navigation and Ancillary Information Facility 
(NAIF) at JPL announces a "SPICE" Tutorial class 
will be held at a hotel near Pasadena, California 
on May 4-6, 2004.  SPICE is an ancillary 
information system that provides scientists and 
engineers access to spacecraft orbit, attitude 
and similar information needed to determine 
observation geometry used in planning and 
analyzing space science observations, and to 
conduct mission engineering planning and 
analysis.  Check  http://pds-naif.jpl.nasa.gov/ 
for further information about SPICE.

The class will consist of SPICE tutorial 
presentations by NAIF staff covering all aspects 
of using SPICE data files ("kernels") and allied 
SPICE Toolkit software.  Mechanisms for producing 
SPICE files will be very lightly covered.

This class will not involve any hands-on 
programming by the attendees, but a companion 
class that immediately follows this one will 
offer that training.

The class will begin with introductory material, 
assuming no prior knowledge about SPICE on the 
part of the students.  However, the presentations 
will quickly move into considerable detail, 
including some viewgraph-based program 
development examples showing how to construct an 
application program that uses SPICE Toolkit 
software to compute parameters typically used by 
the space science community.  Having some 
familiarity with basic concepts of solar system 
geometry and with computer programming will be of 
benefit to the student.

The class is open to all JPL and contractor 
personnel, and is also offered to JPL/NASA 
colleagues-domestic and foreign-who are now 
participating, or may participate in the future, 
in any NASA space exploration endeavor where 
SPICE capabilities could be useful.  There are no 
ITAR restrictions on the material to be presented.

Pre-registration by April 16 is required in order 
to ensure availability of sufficient class space 
and handouts.  Attendance may be limited to fit 
available space. There is no charge for attending 
this class.

Draft schedule:
   Tue   May 4    8:30 -  5:00
   Wed  May 5    8:30 -  5:00
   Thu   May 6    8:30 - 12:00

Please indicate your interest in this class by 
filling out and returning the form below no later 
than March 30.  Further announcements will be 
sent only to those who have responded by this 
time.  Please use a separate form for each 
potential applicant.  Please use the "other" form 
for the SPICE Programming class.

Firm commitments about attending will be required by April 16.

JPL/NAIF will confirm your registration by April 
20.  JPL/NAIF reserves the right to cancel the 
class by April 30 for any reason.

Please forward this announcement to any of your 
colleagues who might be interested in this class.

For further information contact Charles Acton:  charles.acton at jpl.nasa.gov.

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                                           SPICE Tutorials Class
                                                Notice of Interest
                                     Return no later than March 30, 2004
                                   Return to:  charles.acton at jpl.nasa.gov
                   Please use a separate form for each prospective registrant


   [   ]     I expect to attend the SPICE 
Tutorials Class on May 4 - 6, 2004.  I will 
reconfirm by April 16.

                   orŠ

   [   ]     I may attend the SPICE Tutorials 
Class but am not yet certain. I will decide by 
April 16.  Please keep me informed.  I understand 
acceptance is limited to space available.


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