***************************
			 **   THE GEM MESSENGER   **
			 ***************************

                                                       Volume 17, Number 21
                                                            August 31, 2007
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Geospace Environment Modeling Proposals
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: Kile Baker <kbaker at nsf.gov>

This is a reminder to the magnetospheric physics community that
proposals for the NSF Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) program are
due on October 15.  The program announcement is NSF 04-576. It is also
recommended that you get a copy of the new Proposal and Award Policies
and Procedures Guide (NSF 07-140), which has replaced the Grant Proposal
Guide, to help you in the preparation of your proposal. 
 
The GEM program has undergone a reorganization and is now organized by
Research Areas and Focus Groups rather than by campaigns.  The current
Focus Groups that will be considered for funding under GEM for FY2008
are:
 
1.	GGCM Metrics and Validation (2005 - 2010)

2.	GGCM Modules and Methods (2005 - 2010)

3.	Foreshock, bowshock, magnetosheath (2004 - 2009) 

4.	Plasma Entry and Transport into and within the Magnetotail
      (2006-2011)

5.	Component versus Anti-parallel Reconnection (2004 - 2009) 

6.	Cusp Physics (2006 - 2010) 

7.	MIC Electrodynamics (2003 - 2008) 

8.	MIC Global Coupling (2005 - 2010)

9.	Near Earth Magnetosphere: plasma, fields, and coupling
      (2006 - 2011)

10.	Space Radiation Climatology (2006 - 2011)

11.	Diffuse Auroral Precipitation (2006 - 2011)

Note that FG 7 (MIC Electrodynamics) is slated to end in 2008 and only
proposals that also promise to provide significant input to a GGCM
module for M-I coupling electrodynamics will be accepted.

More information about the new GEM structure can be found at:
 http://terra.sr.unh.edu/wiki-gem-org/index.php?n=Main.GEMBylaws


+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|To subscribe GEM Messengers, send an e-mail to <Majordomo@igpp.ucla.edu> |
|  with the following command in the body of your e-mail message:         |
|     subscribe gem                                                       |
|To remove yourself from the mailing list, the command is:                |
|     unsubscribe gem                                                     |
|                                                                         |
|To broadcast a message to the GEM community, please contact Peter Chi at |
|  <editor at igpp.ucla.edu>                                              |
|Please use plain text as the format of your submission.                  |
|                                                                         |
|URL of GEM Home Page:  http://www-ssc.igpp.ucla.edu/gem/Welcome.html     |
|Workshop Information:  http://gem.rice.edu/~gem                          |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+