Planetary Decadal Survey Town Hall and New England Regional Planetary Science Meeting
Date: Sat. 26 March 2011
Time: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Place: Boston University, 725 Commonwealth Ave Boston, Rm 502
This meeting will begin with a presentation of the Planetary Decadal Survey by a member of the steering group, Joe Veverka. It will be followed by presentations on “who does what in New England” in planetary science, by a representative from each university. Visit NASA’s Solar System Exploration site for more information on the decadal survey.
Schedule:
10:30 a.m.-Coffee
11 a.m. – Decadal presentation followed by discussion – Joe Veverka
Noon – Lunch will be served
1 p.m. – Short presentations on planetary science at NE schools (15 min each)
Cornell – Veverka (Clarke)
Harvard – Sarah Stewart
U. New Hampshire – Jim Connell
Boston U. – Paul Withers
Tufts – Sam Kounaves
Brown – TBD
MIT – Rick Binzel
CfA-Arielle Moullet
4 p.m. – Final discussion and close
Students are welcome to attend!
Kindly RSVP by emailing nkcahill@bu.edu
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Parking: You will be able to park at the Granby Parking Lot on Commonwealth Ave. It is $8 for the day.