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This press conference schedule is subject to further amendment. Should there be
any changes, they will be posted in the Press Room at the meeting. We do not
anticipate distributing another general advisory prior to the meeting.
Public Information Officers: See note at end of this message.
This advisory updates press conference information in AGU Press Release 99-14 of
May 3. It does not repeat the general information for journalists in that
document, which may be accessed on the web at
http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/prrl/prrl9914.html. The May 3 advisory includes a
press registration form, which science writers and PIOs are urged to submit
(online, email, or fax) prior to the meeting. For general Spring Meeting
information, including accommodations, consult
http://www.agu.org/meetings/sm99top.html.
Briefing: Overview of Spring Meeting
June 1, 8:00 A.M. - Room 111
Prof. Carol Simpson of Boston University, Chairman of the Spring Meeting Program
Committee, will point the way to sessions and special events of particular
interest to the media. Journalists found a similar briefing at Fall Meeting
helpful in selecting the activities they would cover from the plethora
available. This briefing will be preceded by registration (for those who have
not preregistered) and continental breakfast in the Press Room, starting at 7:30
A.M.
NEW
Leonid Meteors Create a Temporary Lunar Atmosphere
June 1, 10:00 A.M. - Room 111
The November 17, 1998, return of a strong Leonid meteor shower provided a boost
to scientists studying the origins of the Moon's weak atmosphere. Meteor impacts
on the lunar surface created a cloud of sodium gas
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Contact: Harvey Leifert
hleifert@agu.org
202-939-3212
American Geophysical Union
21-May-1999