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RXTE Cycle 11: Important Details Regarding Cover Page Submission



Dear Colleague,

This letter is to inform you of important changes that have taken
place affecting the submission of RXTE Cycle 11 Stage 1 science
observing proposals.

Beginning this year, ALL proposals must include an electronic
submission through the NASA Research Opportunities NSPIRES system,
which can be accessed via:

http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/

All PIs All PIs submitting proposals from US institutions must complete
and submit electronically an NSPIRES cover page. Generate this cover
page by following the appropriate steps on the NSPIRES page above
(log in with your Member Login-->choose "Proposals"-->click "Create
Proposal" under Active Proposals-->Select Solicitation-->choose
"Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer Guest Observer Cycle 11"-->proceed with
your proposal input). Please note a significant change between NSPIRES
and the system that was used last year.  The NSPIRES cover page must be
submitted  by an authorized official of the proposing institution; it
may not
be submitted  by the PI.  In order to do this, the proposing
institution must
register with NSPIRES.  This change does not apply to submitting Notices
of Intent (NOIs) -- PIs may still submit NOIs themselves.

All PIs located at non-US instititutions must complete and submit
electronically an NSPIRES Notice of Intent (NOI). Generate this
NOI by following the appropriate steps on the NSPIRES page above
(log in with your Member Login-->choose "Proposals"-->click "Create
NOI" under Active NOIs-->choose "Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer Guest
Observer Cycle 11-->proceed with your proposal input).

It is a requirement to submit these electronic forms for all RXTE Cycle
11 Stage 1 proposals. Note, you must still complete and submit
electronically a Remote Proposal System (RPS) cover page, general
form, and target form, as in all previous RXTE observing cycles.

Due to the necessity for foreign PIs to submit NOIs, the NOI deadline
for RXTE Cycle 11 is identical to the proposal deadline, September 19,
2005.

For help with the NSPIRES system, contact  nspires-help@nasaprs.com.

Please feel free to get in touch with me at
xtehelp@athena.gsfc.nasa.gov if
you have any questions or need assistance with your RXTE Cycle 11
proposal preparation.

Best Regards,
Padi


Dr. Patricia T. Boyd
Manager, RXTE Guest Observer Facility
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD, 20771
padi@milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov

http://rxte.gsfc.nasa.gov/

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