DETAILS:

Wednesday, Dec. 8, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in room 100 at the National Academiesí Keck Center, 500 Fifth St., N.W., Washington, D.C. Reporters who cannot attend may listen to a live audio webcast of the briefing and submit questions using an e-mail form at http://national-academies.org.  (The webcast requires RealPlayer software, available free at http://www.real.com/player.  For more information on setup and hardware requirements, see the Real.com site.)

PARTICIPATING FROM THE COMMITTEE THAT WROTE THE REPORT:

-- CHARLES F. BOLDEN, JR. Senior Vice President, TechTrans International, Houston, Tex.
-- LOUIS J. LANZEROTTI, consultant, Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, Murray  Hill, N.J.
-- JOSEPH H. ROTHENBERG, president, Universal Space Network, Horsham, Pa.
-- RICHARD H. TRULY, director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colo.

REPORTERS:

Reporters can obtain copies or register to attend by contacting the National Academies' Office of News and Public Information at tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail . Advance copies will be available to reporters only beginning at 10 a.m. EST on Dec. 8. THE REPORT IS EMBARGOED AND NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE BEFORE 2 P.M. EST ON DEC. 8.