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NASA Planetary Science Advisory Committee (PAC) Meeting

November 13-14, 2023
NASA Headquarters (3D42) and WebEx

ACCESSIBILITY
Captioning will be provided for this meeting. We are committed to providing equal access to this meeting for all participants. If you need alternative formats or other reasonable accommodations, please contact Ms. KarShelia Kinard, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358-2355 or [email protected].

Day 1: Monday November 13, 2023

Public WebEx Connection Information:
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Webinar number: 2764 696 3398
Password: PACNov-231 (72266803 from phones and video systems)

Join by phone: +1-415-527-5035 United States Toll (Access code: 276 469 63398)

Time (Eastern) Item Speaker(s)
10:00 Welcome/Around the table David Smith and Ryan Watkins
10:05 Planetary Science Division (PSD) Update Lori Glaze
11:15 SRB Process Review Wanda Peters
11:45 Additional Q&A/Discussion PAC Members
12:15 Break
13:00 Mars Exploration Program Update Michael Meyer
13:30 Additional Q&A/Discussion PAC Members
13:45 Mars Sample Return – Independent Review Board Sandra Connelly, Jeff Gramling, Michael Meyer
14:30 Additional Q&A/Discussion PAC Members
14:45 Public Comment Period*
15:15 Break
16:00 Mental Health in the Planetary Science Community David Trang
16:30 Astrobiology Update Lindsay Hays and David Grinspoon
17:00 Research Coordination Network (RCN) Updates LIFE: Frank Rosenzweig and Mary Droser
NExSS: Ofer Cohen
17:30 Additional PAC Q&A/Discussion PAC Members
18:00 Adjourn Day 1

*Comments and questions from the public may be provided, via WebEx, during the Open Comment Period (30 minutes). PAC members will consider these comments starting at 15.00.


Day 2: Tuesday November 14, 2023

Public WebEx Connection Information:
https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID=m92f001d6fcd685eed0c4af280442d0f3
Webinar number: 2760 033 6624
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Join by phone: +1-415-527-5035 United States Toll (Access code: 276 003 36624))

Time (Eastern) Item Speaker(s)
10:00 PAC GPRAMA Discussion David Smith and Serina Diniega
10:10 Deep Space Network (DSN) Update Jeffrey Volosin
10:30 Planetary Science Division R&A Update Delia Santiago-Materese and Kathleen Vander Kaaden
11:15 Planetary Data Ecosystem Update Robin Fergason
11:30 Additional Q&A/Discussion PAC Members
11:45 Public Comment Period*
12:15 Break
13:00 Assessment/Analysis Group (AG) Updates
13:00  LEAG
13:10  MAPSIT
13:20  VEXAG
13:30  ExMAG
13:32  ExoPAG
13:34  MEPAG
13:36  MExAG
13:38  OPAG
13:40  SBAG
13:42  IDEA CAWG
13:44  OW CAWG
13:46  PAC Q&A about reports
14:00  Additional discussion about AG-community concerns
AG Representatives
15:00 Additional PAC/AG Q&A/Discussion PAC Members & AG/CAWG Representatives
15:15 Break
16:00 ESSIO/Lunar Discovery and Exploration Program (LDEP) Update Joel Kearns
16:30 Integrated Lunar Science Strategy Sarah Noble
17:00 Additional PAC Q&A/Discussion PAC Members
18:00 Adjourn Day 2

*Comments and questions from the public may be provided, via WebEx, during the Open Comment Period (30 minutes). PAC members will consider these comments starting at 12:00.