|   NOTICE OF INTENT 
       The Kepler Notice of Intent (NOI) submission
      page will open at the 
      NSPIRES website on or about Nov 21, 2012. In order to expedite the proposal
      review process and the timely selection of scientific peer review panels,
      investigators intending to submit proposals for participation in this program
      are asked to submit a NOI to propose by the deadline to the NSPIRES website
      by  23:59 EST Monday, Dec 21, 2012. 
      Note that a NOI submission is not required, but this minimal information
      e.g., proposal topic, investigator names, and affiliated institutions, is of
      considerable value in helping NASA plan for an expeditious peer
      review of proposals. The NOI is not used to do a preliminary
      proposal assessment. Investigators unfamiliar with the NSPIRES
      system need to
       register on
      their website in order to submit both an NOI and their
      proposal.
         
 
     Step-by-step instructions for the submission of
      an NOI:
     
      
        Log in to the NSPIRES
	system using your username and password.
	
        Click the Proposals  URL.
        Click the Create NOI  tab.
        Click the continue  tab.
	Choose the Kepler Guest Observer - Cycle 5 button and click on the
	  continue tab.
	 Follow the online instructions.
	
       
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