Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG)

Meetings Archive

2021

February 9–11, 2021 OPAG Meeting
Virtual
Agenda and Presentations
Findings
Decadal Chair Letter
Comments
Edgar Rivera-Valentín White Paper

The focus of this meeting was on aspects of the Decadal Survey that are relevant to OPAG.

2020

September 1–3, 2020 OPAG Meeting
Virtual
Agenda and Presentations
Findings

February 3–4, 2020 OPAG Meeting
Lunar and Planetary Institute, Universities Space Research Association (USRA)
3600 Bay Area Blvd,
Houston, Texas 77058
Agenda and Presentations
Letter to NASA HQ – EDIWoG
OPAG Feb 2020 Findings
Findings Transmittal Letter

2019

Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) Town Hall
EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019
September 20, 1:30–3:00
Moon (Room 15) ( SMW1.12)
Centre International de Conférences de Genève (CICG), Geneva, Switzerland

The purpose of the Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) Town Hall is to update the community on OPAG activities and get community input for upcoming activities, especially as they pertain to the run up for the next Decadal Survey.

August 19, 2019 OPAG Subsurface Needs for Ocean Worlds Meeting #1
University of Colorado's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP)
Boulder, CO
Agenda

Accessing into and through the ice shells of ocean worlds will both enable compelling science, including the search for evidence of past and present life, and require dedicated technology programs to realize. OPAG invites members of the astrobiology, planetary science, ocean science and technology communities to join together in a community-based forum aimed at defining the path to the ocean(s).

The first Subsurface Needs for Ocean Worlds meeting will be held 9am-5pm August 20, 2019, immediately prior to the fall OPAG meeting in Boulder, CO. This 1-day workshop is designed to be an open forum to discuss technology needs, common science drivers, and mission architectures for Ocean Worlds exploration. The agenda will include a mixture of short presentations, break out groups, and lighting talks on technology and science.

SNOW meeting #1 will seek to develop plans for Decadal Survey white paper(s) and define action items and agenda for the next meeting (prior to the winter/spring OPAG meeting).

Early career scientists are encouraged to participate. For those who receive support for the OPAG meeting, costs to extend the trip to attend SNOW can also be supported.

The SNOW group is now working to gather information for writing a letter for the planetary decadal to support tech development for accessing Ocean Worlds. We welcome those interested to contribute to check out the information on the google drive here: and provide contact information here or directly to Kate Craft (Kate.Craft@jhuapl.edu).”

For any questions, please email Britney Schmidt (britneys@eas.gatech.edu) and/or Kate Craft (Kate.craft@jhuapl.edu)

Agenda

August 20–21, 2019 OPAG Meeting
University of Colorado's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP)
Boulder, CO
Agenda and Presentations
Posters
OPAG Priority Science Questions: Letter to Dr. Lori Glaze, NASA PSD Director (August 27, 2019)
Fall 2019 Findings

April 23–24, 2019
NASA HQ, Webb Auditorium
Washington, DC.
Agenda and Presentations
Findings

March 13, 2019

OPAG Special Findings

2018

September 11–12, 2018
Langham Huntington Pasadena
Pasadena, California
Agenda and Presentations
Registration
Posters, Talks, and Science Nuggets
Findings

February 21–22 and February 23, 2018 Technology Forum
Hampton, Virginia
Agenda and Presentations
Posters and Science Nuggets
Findings

February 23, 2018
OPAG Technology Forum

2017

September 6–7, 2017
The Seaside Forum, Scripps Institute of Oceanography
La Jolla, CA
Agenda and Presentations
Posters
Findings

February 22–23, 2017
Hosted by Georgia Tech
The Georgian Terrace
Agenda and Presentations
Posters
Findings

2016

August 11–12, 2016
Flagstaff, Arizona
Agenda and Presentations
Posters
Findings

February 1–2, 2016
Southwest Research Institute (SWRI)
San Antonio, Texas
Meeting Information
Agenda and Presentations
Posters
Findings

2015

August 24–26, 2015
Washington, DC
Agenda and Presentations

February 19–20, 2015
NASA Ames Research Center
Mountain View, California
Meeting Report
Agenda and Presentations
Posters

2014

November 13, 2014
OPAG Townhall at DPS
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
JW Marriott, Tucson Ballroom G
Agenda

July 23–24, 2014
Bethesda, MD
Meeting Report
Agenda and Presentations
Posters
Registration and Logistics

January 13–14, 2014
Tucson, Arizona
Agenda and Presentations
Meeting Report

2013

July 15–16, 2013
Monday, July 15, full day
Tuesday, July 16, half-day
Washington, DC area
Agenda
Meeting Details
Presentations
Final Report and Findings
Mind the Gap

January 10–11, 2013
Georgia Tech Global Learning Center
84 5th St Northwest
Atlanta, GA
http://icpi.nasaprs.com/opag113
Final Agenda
Presentations
Ice Giant Working Group
Meeting Report

2012

March 29–30, 2012
Renaissance St. Louis Grand Hotel
800 Washington Ave
Saint Louis, MO
http://icpi.nasaprs.com/opag
Final Agenda
Presentations
Meeting Report

Uranus Working Group Meeting

2011

October 17–18, 2011
Pasadena, CA
Contact: mark.hofstadter@jpl.nasa.gov
Final Agenda
Meeting Report

October 19–20, 2011 OPAG Meeting
Pasadena, CA
Westin Pasadena
191 North Los Robles Avenue
Final Agenda
Lander Forum Final Agenda
Presentations
Lander Forum Presentations
Meeting Report

March 17–18, 2011
Final Agenda
Presentations
Meeting Report

2010

September 16–17, 2010
Final Agenda
Presentations
Meeting Report

February 8–9, 2010
Final Agenda
Presentations
Meeting Report

2009

July 14, 2009
Agenda
Presentations
Meeting Report

March 9–10, 2009
Agenda
Presentations
Meeting Report

2005

February 10–11
Marriott Hotel
Rockville, MD
Meeting Presentations

June 9–10
Hotel Boulderado in downtown Boulder
Boulder, CO
Agenda and Presentations

October 6–7
Key Bridge Marriott
Arlington, VA
Agenda and Presentations