Summary
Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have become some of the most sought after resources in astronomy, with over 1900 proposals submitted for Cycle 3 in 2023. The planetary science community has seen a decrease in percentage of total awarded time over the first 3 cycles as other sub-disciplines have increased their share of submitted proposals. With the deadline scheduled for the week after the DPS meeting (October 16th), we are planning a hands-on workshop to support our community in the lead-up to the deadline and encourage proposal submission. Specifically, we will spend ~15 minutes at the beginning of the workshop outlining changes for Cycle 4 and provide an update on the telescope and instruments. The remainder of the time is planned as “drop-in office hours” where attendees can get the maximum use out of the expertise from STScI in the room to hone their science and technical cases. Questions and proposal concepts will be kept confidential through one-on-one interaction. Attendees can come and go throughout the workshop as they see fit. We encourage all current and future JWST proposers to attend, especially first-time users and early career scientists.