Third Meeting of the Venus Exploration and Analysis Group (VEXAG)
January 11–12, 2007
Crystal Gateway Marriot
Arlington, VA 22202.
Agenda
Thursday, January 11, 2007
8:00 a.m.
Sign-In
Pick-up Handouts
Coffee and Pastries
8:30 a.m.
Third VEXAG Meeting Objectives
Sushil Atreya and Janet Luhmann
8:45 a.m.
VEXAG Introduction-NASA Headquarters Overview and Expectations
Jim Green
9:00
VEXAG Inputs into NASA’s Planetary Sciences Subcommittee
Sean Solomon
9:15
Overview of NASA Advisory Groups
Ray Arvidson – MEPAG
Sudhil Atreya – OPAG
Steve Mackwell – LEAG
9:30
Recap of NASA Strategic Plan Report
Ellen Stofan and Jim Cutts
9:45
Overview of VEXAG Goals and Objectives
Janet Luhmann
10:00
Coffee Break
10:15
Venus Mission Architectures
Jim Cutts
10:30
Science Drivers and Technology Challenges for Long-lived In-Situ Exploration of Venus
Tibor Balint
10:45
Recap ESA's Venus Entry Probe Workshop and Cosmic Vision Proposal
Eric Chassefiere
11:00
Status Report: ESA's Venus Express
Hakan Svedhem
11:15
MESSENGER Flybys
Sean Solomon, Noam Izenburg, Ralph McNutt
11:30
JAXA's Venus Climate Orbiter
Masato Nakamura and Takeshi Imamura
11:45
NASA'S Discovery Candidate VESPER
Gordon Chin
12:15
LUNCH
2:00
Recap of International Planetary Probes Workshop
Jim Cutts
2:15
Chapman Conference Update
Larry Esposito
2:30
Open Mike Presentations (1–2 slides, up to 10 minutes)
3:30
Coffee Break
3:45
Special Science Briefing - Venus Express VIRTIS Science Results
Pierre Drossart / Giuseppe Piccioni
4:15
Education and Public Outreach
Rosalyn Pertzborn
4:30
Preview of the Prioritization of VEXAG Goals and Objectives
Steve Mackwell
5:00
Adjourn
Friday – January 12, 2007
8:00
Mingle
Pick-up Handouts
Coffee and Pastries
8:30
Prioritization of VEXAG Goals and Objectives
Sushil Atreya, Janet Luhmann and Steve Mackwell
10:30
Coffee Break
12:00
LUNCH
1:30
Report on Prioritization of VEXAG Goals and Objectives
Sushil Atreya, Janet Luhmann and Steve Mackwell
2:00
Wrap-up - Next Meeting - Recommendations - Action Items
Sushil Atreya and Janet Luhmann
2:30
Adjourn