2nd Information Circular

14^th^ MEPAG Meeting

November 2-3, 2005

[Primary Meeting Objectives]{.underline}:

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?]{.underline}

Scientists and engineers wanting to be involved in Mars exploration are
invited to participate.

[Basic Logistics]{.underline}:

-   [Dates]{.underline}: Nov. 2-3, 2005. Start at 8 AM on Wednesday,
    Nov. 2, end at 4 PM on Thursday, Nov. 3.

-   [Location]{.underline}: 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

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  **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]{.underline}***                                                         

  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]{.underline}*                                                       

  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]{.underline}*                                                        

  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]{.underline}*                                                       

  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       McKay or alt.
                                  Workshop                                     

  16:30                    0:30   Status Report from LEAG/SRR                  Jeff Taylor

  **17:00**                       Adjourn                                      

                                                                               

  ***[Thursday, Nov. 3,                                                        
  2005]{.underline}***                                                         

  7:30                     0:30   Coffee                                       

  *[Future                                                                     
  planning]{.underline}*                                                       

  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  Ray Arvidson
                                  Program                                      

  **16:00**                       **ADJOURN**                                  
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[RSVP needed]{.underline}:

> 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]{.underline}: 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).

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[Posters]{.underline}: For this meeting, we have not made arrangements
for volunteered poster displays.

We would like to extend a special invitation to the Project Science
Groups for MRO, ODY, and MSL, all of who will be meeting the day before
the MEPAG meeting, either at the same hotel, or at the hotel across the
street---please attend!!!

If you need additional logistical information, please contact Terry
Martin, MEPAG meeting coordinator,
[Terry.Z.Martin@jpl.nasa.gov](mailto:tzmartin@mail1.jpl.nasa.gov), phone
= (818) 354-2178, FAX = (818) 393-4619.

If your correspondence/contact information (your affiliation name,
mailing address, phone and fax numbers, preferred email address) has
changed within the past year or so please forward the information to
Debbie (<Debbie.Calderon@jpl.nasa.gov>), so we can maintain the MEPAG
contact database.  This database has now grown to about 1700
names---hard copies will be distributed at the meeting.