DPS Splinter Meetings are science or programmatic meetings.

• Splinter Meetings can be scheduled from 1-7 October 2022.
• Additional fees may apply to meetings scheduled after the DPS meeting closes.
• Any DPS Member can request a Splinter Meeting.
• Splinter Meetings are considered part of the main DPS Meeting and are not free-standing; participants must register for the DPS meeting.
• A summary of the meeting topic and content must be submitted (few hundred words).
• Splinter Meetings can be proposed as Private (by invitation) or Open to DPS attendees (Public).
• Public Splinter Meetings will be scheduled not to conflict with DPS Invited Talks.
• Private (invitation only) Splinter Meetings can be scheduled at any time.
• The identified session organizer must be an DPS Member and should submit complete contact information, including onsite contact information.
• Public Splinter Meetings can be published in the Meeting program with the approval of the DPS Executive Office.
• Splinters can be proposed as fully virtual, hybrid or strictly in-person, public or private, sponsored or not sponsored by the DPS Division.
• All public splinter rooms will have a complimentary hard-drop internet line and AAS/DPS will be providing an event specific zoom license on Friday, 30 September to each organizer. 
• If the splinter is not sponsored, the organizers for any type of splinter are responsible for all costs associated with the Meeting, including, but not necessarily limited to the logistic staff support & admin fee ($550 per day), catering, A/V equipment, phone services, and all applicable taxes and service charges. All catering orders are subject to a taxable service charge, and sales tax. Logistical Staff support & admin fee $550 per day and will be invoiced by the AAS once the meeting closes and is audited.

Video Conferencing Scenarios:

• Private Splinters: Organizer provide an AAS/DPS supplied Zoom link to their invitees. No other types of video conferencing platforms will be accepted. Private events cannot be sponsored.
• Public Splinters non-sponsored: An AAS/DPS supplied Zoom link or Gathertown and a complimentary internet line will be provided for hybrid and virtual sessions. This is included in the registration costs.

A DPS Workshop is a focused meeting, typically with a small group of invited participants, usually on an educational, programmatic, or career topic. Workshops are typically collaborative and interactive. Examples include tutorials on use of astronomical software, and tools related to scheduling and data analysis for observatories and missions. Formal Working Group meetings for observatories and missions are usually scheduled as Workshops.

• Scheduled in response to proposals from DPS Full Members.
• Workshops are not considered part of the main DPS Meeting and may be free-standing. Participants do not have to register for the DPS meeting.
• Held on Saturday, 1 October and/or Sunday, 2 October.
• Have a length of a half-day, full-day, or two full-days.
• Scheduled in parallel with other workshops.
• A summary of the meeting topic and content must be submitted (few hundred words).
• The Workshop organizer must complete the online form in full and provide information to assist AAS staff who run the DPS meeting in scheduling and logistics.
• Workshops can be proposed as fully virtual, hybrid or strictly in-person, public or private, sponsored or not sponsored by the DPS Division.
• Workshops open to the full DPS attendance and of broad scientific/community interest may request sponsorship to cover costs during the submission process.  
• All public workshop rooms will have a complimentary hard-drop internet line and AAS/DPS will be providing an event specific zoom license on Friday, 30 September to each organizer. 
• If the workshop is not sponsored, the organizers for any type of workshop are responsible for all costs associated with the Workshop Meeting, including, but not necessarily limited to the logistic staff support & admin fee ($550 per day), catering, A/V equipment, phone services, and all applicable taxes and service charges. All catering orders are subject to a taxable service charge, and sales tax. Logistical Staff support & admin fee $550 per day and will be invoiced by the AAS once the meeting closes and is audited.

Video Conferencing Scenarios:

• Private Splinters: Organizer provide an AAS/DPS supplied Zoom link to their invitees. No other types of video conferencing platforms will be accepted. Private events cannot be sponsored.
• Public Splinters non-sponsored: An AAS/DPS supplied Zoom link or Gathertown and a complimentary internet line will be provided for hybrid and virtual sessions. This is included in the registration costs.