Astrobiology Science and Technology for Exploring Planets (ASTEP)

11/16/2007 Executive Council Meeting Agenda

START TIME: 10:00 Pacific Standard Time – 1.5 hours

• Minutes can be reviewed at http://nai.arc.nasa.gov/ec

INSTITUTE BUSINESS

10:00-10:30
Reports from the NAI Director and NAI Central Update on recent developments/activities:

• Potential new international partnerships: report from Carl’s meetings in Europe
• November ’07 COEL meeting
• NASA Lunar Science Institute and Lunar Science Conference
• CAN 5 status
• Plans for the January 8 in person meeting in Denver (including agenda items)
• Date for December EC videocon

10:30-10:45 Report from Andrew Steel on the NAI Sample Caching workshop

10:45-11:00 Astrobiology Roadmap revision (which has been circulated to the EC)

11:00-11:30 Round-table announcements from each team, on the following a) new research publications, b) mission-impact opportunities—i.e. what workshops, planning groups, or other opportunities for influencing missions are coming up, and c) any other information you wish to impart to the EC.

EXPECTED ADJOURNMENT : 11:30 PST