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October 16-17, 2008 Executive Council In-Person Meeting Agenda
Agenda last updated October 9, 2008
NAI Perspectives: Past, Present, and Future
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16
07:30-08:30 Breakfast
08:30-09:00 Welcome and Introductions
09:00-10:15 Opening Remarks (Carl Pilcher)Cross-team science integration
Discussion leader: Carl Pilcher
Identifying areas of common interest across the Institute; ways that this has been done in the past; ideas for how to foster and support cross-team interactions10:15-10:30 BREAK
10:30-11:30 Interdisciplinarity
Discussion leader: Dave Des Marais
Building interdisciplinary teams; success stories; challenges for interdisciplinary science teams and how to address them; responsiveness to the NRC’s recommendations for interdisciplinarityClick here to download presentation
11:30-1:00 LUNCH (PI’s in camera session)
01:00- 2:30 Strategic Challenges for the NAI
Discussion leader: Clark Johnson
- Potential impact of the ’08 Presidential election—how to position/plan for upcoming changes in federal administration and agency priorities after the election.
- The NAI Emeritus Program; ways to continue involvement in NAI; use of the DDF and other funding mechanisms to support the Emeritus program; lessons learned from past turnover of teams.
- NAI’s continued influence on NASA missions; impact on NAI’s involvement in missions due to the new mix of teams
02:30-2:45 BREAK
2:45-3:30 “NAI 2.0” —Use of technology for collaboration and communication
Discussion Leaders: Vikki Meadows and Wendy Dolci
Lessons learned; evolving the virtual institute/IT aspects of NAI; emerging technologies to benefit NAI and that are responsive to the NRC’s recommendations for use of IT03:30-03:45 BREAK
03:45-04:45 Malcolm Walter, Australian Centre for Astrobiology (ACA)
06:00 Group dinner at local restaurant
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17
07:30-08:30 Breakfast
08:30-9:30 Álvaro Giménez Cañete, Centro de Astrobiologia (CAB)
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09:30-10:00 Science presentations: Goddard team Speakers TBD
10:00-10:15 BREAK
10:15-10:45 Encouraging the next generation of astrobiologists
Discussion leader: Chris House
Lessons learned from the NAI Post doc program; experience of team-supported post docs; other student programs; ideas for future10:45-12:00 Planning for the upcoming year
- January 2009 In Person meeting at Ames Research Center: content/purpose; participants; dates.
- Schedule of NAI EC videocons and in-person meetings for 2009
- Goals and plans for additional collaboration events throughout the year (virtual events and in-person events). Identify what must be achieved given the strategic directions that have been discussed. Examples: we will need opportunities to learn about science across teams, will need to work together to respond to new NASA priorities in ~mid-2009.
12 NOON – Adjourn
01:00-03:00: Tours of NAI GSFC Labs (optional)
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