To: The NASA Space Science Community

Subject: NASA Space Science Research Mailing List is Discontinued

You are registered with the "oss-research mailing list" to receive
notices via E-mail from NASA Headquarters concerning the NASA space
science program.

This electronic mailing list is discontinued effective July 1, 2005.
This is the last e-mail that you will receive from this mailing list.

To continue receiving notices from NASA concerning the science research
program, you must be registered with the new mailing list. Directions
are given below.

WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THIS MAILING LIST

NASA has migrated the management of its communication with the research
community to a new system called NSPIRES (NASA Solicitation and Proposal
Integrated Review and Evaluation System). In order to continue
receiving announcements by e-mail from the NASA Science Mission
Directorate concerning NASA's research programs in Earth and space
science, you must register with NSPIRES and sign up for the Science
Mission Directorate mailing list. See below for registration
instructions.

DESCRIPTION OF THE MAILING LIST

E-mails sent to this mailing list include announcements of NASA proposal
opportunities in Earth and space science, opportunities for the science
community to provide input to NASA's program through participation in
advisory groups and strategic planning, and other announcements of value
to the NASA Earth and space science research community. An average of 5
e-mails per month is sent to this mailing list by the Science Mission
Directorate at NASA Headquarters.

HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE NEW MAILING LIST

1. Register with NSPIRES -- If you have already registered with NSPIRES,
perhaps to submit a proposal to NASA, then you may skip to Step 2. To
register for NSPIRES, go to the NSPIRES home page at
http://nspires.nasaprs.com. Select "Getting an Account." Follow the
registration instructions. Note that it is not necessary to affiliate
your registration with a registered institution in order to register for
the mailing list. (It is necessary to affiliate with a registered
organization in order to submit a proposal to NASA.)

2. To sign up for the mailing list, go to the NSPIRES home page at
http://nspires.nasaprs.com. Login to NSPIRES using your username and
password. Select "Account Management" and then select "Email
Subscriptions." Check the General Subscription List for the Science
Mission Directorate in category 5. (You may also register for
additional NASA mailing lists.) Select "Save."

If you have any problems with the registration process, contact the
NSPIRES Help Desk at (202) 479-9376, or by email at
nspires-help@....

If you have already registered with NSPIRES for the Science Mission
Directorate mailing list, then we apologize for this unnecessary e-mail.
It is not possible for us to cross-reference the old mailing list with
the new mailing list.

Questions concerning NASA's research programs or the Science Mission
Directorate mailing list may be directed to Dr. Paul Hertz, Assistant
Associate Administrator for Science, Science Mission Directorate, NASA
Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001; E-mail: paul.hertz@...;
Telephone: 202-358-0986.