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Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) Meeting
2nd Information Circular 14th MEPAG Meeting November 2-3, 2005 Primary Meeting Objectives: 1. Communicate status of the Mars program 2. Review major recent scientific results from our current Mars missions, including briefings focused on results from recent scientific meetings and workshops focused on the evolving understanding of Mars and water. 3. Discuss and initiate MEPAG analysis of updated Mars exploration plan through 2020 that responds to recent discoveries and is consistent with estimated program funding. 4. Plan for MEPAG's work over the next year. Who should attend? Participation is open to all scientists/engineers involved in Mars exploration, including international colleagues. Since this is a 'working' meeting, it is not open to members of the press, however, if there is interest we can make people available for interviews afterwards. Basic Logistics: Dates: Nov. 2-3, 2005. Start at 8 AM on Wednesday, Nov. 2, end at 4 PM on Thursday, Nov. 3. Location: The Holiday Inn, 924 W. Huntington Dr., Monrovia, CA, 12 miles east of JPL. The hotel is located 22 mi east of the Burbank airport, 38 miles northeast of Los Angeles International Airport (FROM LAX: 105-E TO 605-N TO 210-W; Exit I-210 AT HUNTINGTON DR.; this route avoids downtown LA), and 31 miles west of the Ontario airport. It was the location for MEPAG's June, 2004 meeting. Agenda for MEPAG meeting of Nov. 2-3, 2005 Start Time Agenda Item Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all time speakers should assume that 30-50% of their time allocation is for discussion. Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2005 7:30 0:30 Coffee 8:00 0:15 Meeting Purpose, Scope, Expected Results Ray Arvidson 8:15 0:30 Mars Program Director's Comments D. McCuistion 8:45 0:30 Mars Exploration Program Update Fuk Li 9:15 0:15 Mars Exploration Program Science Update Mike Meyer 9:30 0:15 ESA Aurora Program Update Gardini 9:45 0:15 General discussion: Program-level issues 10:00 0:15 Break Current plans for announced missions 10:15 0:20 MRO Update Rich Zurek 10:35 0:15 Phoenix Update Tamppari or alt. 10:50 0:45 MSL Update Stolper/Cook 11:35 0:25 ExoMars Update Vago/Gianfiglio 12:00 1:15 Lunch Recent science results 13:15 0:30 Recent science highlights from MER Ray Arvidson 13:45 0:45 Recent science highlights from MEX J.P. Bibring 14:30 0:15 Status of observations from MARSIS Jeff Plaut 14:45 0:15 Break Topical subjects related to program planning 15:00 0:30 Report on the Methane White Paper Mumma or alt. 15:30 0:45 Report on NRC PREVCOM Committee Chyba or alt. 16:15 0:15 Report from the Mars Environmental GIS Workshop McKay or alt. 16:30 0:30 Status Report from LEAG/SRR Jeff Taylor 17:00 Adjourn Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005 7:30 0:30 Coffee Future planning 8:00 0:20 COEL Mars Astrobiology study Bruce Jakosky 8:20 1:40 Next Decade Program Planning Dan McCleese 10:00 0:15 Break 10:15 1:30 Community Responses to Program Plan Ray Arvidson 11:45 1:15 Lunch 13:00 1:00 Community Responses (continued) Ray Arvidson 14:00 1:00 Draft MEPAG Responses to Plan Ray Arvidson 15:00 1:00 MEPAG Tasks: Emerging Science and Impact on Program Ray Arvidson 16:00 ADJOURN RSVP needed: So that we can plan the meeting logistics (e.g., seating, coffee/tea, name badges), we request that all participants RSVP by TBD to Debbie Calderón at Debbie.Calderon@jpl.nasa.gov; or (818) 354-9470. She also would like a count of those planning to stay at the Holiday Inn. Hotel: The Holiday Inn (924 WEST HUNTINGTON DR., MONROVIA, CA 91016, Tel: 1-626-357-1900, Fax: 1-626-359-1386) has reserved 70 rooms for MEPAG at a rate of $89/night. Amenities include: Outdoor Pool, High-speed Internet Access, On-site Guest Self-Laundry Facilities (washer/dryer), Health/Fitness Center On-Site. To secure a reservation, please contact the hotel directly. Mention the reservation code "PAG", and the group name "JPL/MEPAG." Cut-off date for the block is October 17. The hotel has ample free parking. If we over-subscribe this hotel, there are others within walking distance (in this contingency, contact Debbie if you need help). Letter of Invitation Members of the Mars community, I cordially invite you to attend the next meeting of the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG), scheduled for Wednesday-Thursday, November 2-3, 2005 at the Holiday Inn in Monrovia, CA (a hotel close to JPL). Because of the number of important issues we need to discuss, we are tentatively planning for the meeting to extend two full days. This will be the first meeting for me as Chair of MEPAG, and I look forward to working with each of you. MEPAG last met in February, 2005. Since then there have been a number of significant events that will impact the nature and timing of the Mars Exploration Program, particularly planning for the next decade, 2010 - 2020. In addition, new data and analyses from the orbiters and rovers on Mars are providing new insights about the evolution of Mars, including the role of water over various timescales. The November 2005 MEPAG meeting will focus on discussion of new data sets and analyses, together with presentation and discussion of possible investigation pathways derived with new funding profiles. We will also launch a longer term study focused on emerging views of the evolution of Mars and implications for habitability, followed next year by studies that lead to a revised Goals Document. Agenda topics will include:
This meeting is important, and I hope you can attend. If anybody has a specific request for time on the agenda on matters of general interest, please correspond with either me (arvidson@wunder.wustl.edu) or Dr. David Beaty by about Sept. 15, 2005, when we plan to assemble the meeting agenda.
Sincerely, Basic Logistics
If you need additional logistical information, please contact Terry Martin, MEPAG meeting coordinator, Terry.Z.Martin@jpl.nasa.gov, phone = 818-354-2178, FAX = 818-393-4619. If you have updates to the master MEPAG e-mail list (either correction of faulty e-mail addresses, addition of Mars science colleagues who have been inadvertently omitted), or deletions, please contact Debbie Calderón at Debbie.Calderon@jpl.nasa.gov. Date: 2-3 November 2005 Location: The Holiday Inn, 924 W. Huntington Dr., Monrovia, CA, US Web Site Address: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv |
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