Call for Applications
Proposals

fororganizing

scientificandeducational meetings of planetary science(workshops, schools, and training programs)
Center for Planetary Science (CPS) calls for proposals to organize workshops, schools, andtraining programs under the conditions mentioned below. The successful projects are expected
to proceed in cooperation with CPS. CPS will share part of the cost to hold the meetings and give
support for paper works and for practical tasks of archiving information and knowledge in anelectronic form.
1. About CPS
Recent advances in planetary explorations and astronomical observations have provided us
with vast scientific information on planets and minor bodies in our solar system, and, what ismore, the discovery of other planetary systems with a diversity of appearances. By analyzing
and interpreting a tremendous amount of these explorational and observational data, we are
currently challenging to systematically understand planetary systems as a whole. At the sametime, we are confronted with a difficulty of taking a general view, owing to the fact that eachfield in planetary science is highly specialized and fractionalized during its rapid development.
The primary goal of planetary science is to construct an overall picture of origin, evolution, anddiversity of planets and planetary systems in a consistent and comprehensive manner. This is
the way to establish our outlook on the universe, in which we may identify the earth as one of
the habitable planets.
Center for Planetary Science (CPS) came into the world in 2007 April to achieve the primary
goal of planetary science mentioned above. CPS is an academic institution open to scientists
in the world and assists them to overcome barriers between their specialized fields in planetaryscience incidental to its academic development. CPS aims
1. to play a role as a catalyst for human resources development and research activities led
by planetary scientists around the world,
2. to provide a site where people from various fields of planetary science get together andaccumulate their knowledge and information, and
3. to play the most vital role in developing planetary science in terms of its extension andlong-term vision.
This call invites proposals along the lines of the main goal of CPS, which take an institutionallyboundaryless approach toward independent development of human resources andpromotion of research activities, open up a new frontier of planetary science with radicaloriginality, and make a contribution to the whole community of planetary science as a part ofthe CPS activities.
2. Meeting Categories(A) Workshops
A maximum of 500,000 JPY will be granted for each successful (domestic or international)
workshop with ten to dozens of participants.
(B) Schools
1) CPS International School of Planetary Sciences
This is a call for organizing the annual international school of CPS.
Check the CPS website (https://www.cps-jp.org/index.htm.en) for the previousaccomplishments.
2) General
A maximum of 500,000 JPY will be granted for each school that consists of lectures andthat enrolls participants from several groups and several academic institutions (onlyqualified institutions mentioned below).
(C) Training Programs
Financial support will be given to exploratory programs for educational training in the field

of planetary science or to projects for designing and developing a training program that
calls public attention. The programs should in principle be completed within a fiscal year.
3. Eligibility to Apply
Qualified applicants are the faculty and research staff of the following institutions: NationalUniversity Corporations; Public and Private Universities; Inter-University Research Institute
Cooperation; universities, junior colleges, technical colleges, and research institutions run byIndependent Administrative Institution or Local Independent Administrative Agency.
Individuals who are acknowledged by the director of CPS to have the eligibility are also
qualified for application. The chief organizer is allowed to apply for only one category within
the same fiscal year. Students are encouraged to apply provided that a qualified applicant
is delegated to submit the proposal.
4. How to Apply
The application form must be sent by e-mail to:
ercg-shukai10 cps-jp.org
and include the following ten items (no restrictions of its format and the number of words):(1) Name of scientific and educational meeting(2) Expected place of the meeting(3) Estimated duration of the meeting(4) Rough schedule throughout the meeting(5) The background, goal, and significance of the meeting (Describe concretely thecontribution given in the section 6-1)
(6) Organizing body (If CPS is not host, specify the host and co-hosts)(7) Members of organizing committee (CPS Exclusive staff or CPS staff must be included. Referto the section 6-3-3)(8) Contact address(9) Expected participants(10) Estimate of the expenses
5. Deadline for Submissions
A call for applications remains open throughout the year, although applications proposed byJune 30, 2010 have received first consideration for fiscal 2010.
6. Important Note
(1) Selection procedure and notice of decision
The steering committee of CPS will decide the awardee along the selection standard
mentioned below, based on the assessment of necessity for the development of planetaryscience and of its feasibility. Unsuccessful proposals will be considered in the next turn; These
proposals may be revised if necessary. The chief organizer will be notified of the decision assoon as possible.
• Selection Standard (not all the demands are necessarily fulfilled.)- Contribution to the construction of a pan-planetary system model- Contribution to human resources development in a broad sense- Contribution to the CPS promoted project of knowledge archives- Contribution to the development of crossover approaches to planetary science in adifferent field and method- Contribution to a new frontier of planetary science- Feasibility(2) Report

The successful chief organizer will be requested to submit a report in a PDF file soon after themeeting is over. This report will be posted on the CPS website and attached to the CPS annualreport. We will guide about the format of the report when the application will be approved.

(3) Others

1. If the meeting is hosted under the joint sponsorship of CPS, the organizers should

acknowledge CPS’s financial support for holding the meeting and technical support forarchiving knowledge.
2. All the workshops, schools, and training programs must be executed between April in2010 and March in 2011, except for CPS International School of Planetary Sciences,which should be carried out between April in 2011 and Mach in 2012 owing to its longer
preparation time.
3. For convenience of CPS administration, the organizing committee members should
include CPS staff or CPS collaborating scientists given at the URL mentioned below:
https://www.cps-jp.org/member/index.htm.en
4. Any loss, damage, and accident happened in the meeting should be settled by thehosting institutions or individuals. CPS is not responsible for such matters unless themeeting is hosted by CPS.
5. Inquiries about application may be addressed to:Prof. Kiyoshi Kuramotoercg-shukai10
cps-jp.org
CPS staff in charge of Education and Research CG
Center for Planetary Science
c/o Graduate School of Science of Kobe University
Nada-ku Rokkodai-cho 1-1, Kobe 657-8501, JAPAN