SMEX Communication 022 (14 May 2002)

SMEX Science Briefings at NASA Headquarters

The site visits have been completed.

The science briefings by the PI to NASA Headquarters will be held, as previously announced, on Wednesday June 26. The agenda and ground rules (unchanged from January 2 except for the addition of dates) are given below.

ACTION: No later than June 6, each PI should inform me of (i) the names of the up-to-five team members who will be attending the briefing, (ii) which up-to-three of the up-to-five attendees will be presenting, (iii) which of the attendees, if any, are foreign nationals including permanent residents, and (iv) any special presentation requirements.

You may assume that we will have the capability for transparencies and electronic presentations from your laptop. However you rely on electronic presentations at your own risk (translation -- we will not delay the agenda if the projector doesn't work with your laptop).

Agenda

SMEX Science Briefings

Presented to the Associate Administrator for Space Science and the Space Science Selection Board

Wednesday, June 26, 2002
NASA Headquarters
Room TBD

8:00- 8:30 PRIME Wei Zheng, Johns Hopkins U.
8:40- 9:10 AIM James Russell, Hampton U.
9:20- 9:50 SPIDR Supriya Chakrabarti, Boston U.
10:00-10:30 HNX Robert Binns, Washington U.
10:40-11:10 JMEX Nicholas Schneider, U. Colorado
11:20-11:50 STEP Francis Everett, Stanford U.
12:00-12:30 SPEAR Jerry Edelstein, U. California, Berkeley

Ground rules for SMEX science briefings

  1. Each SMEX or MO study team will present the science argument for its mission to the Selecting Official (the Associate Administrator for Space Science) and his Space Science Selection Board. The presentation will take place at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, on Wednesday June 26, 2002.
  2. Each mission will be allowed 20 minutes for its presentation. The time limit will be strictly enforced. The presentation will be followed by 10 minutes for questions and discussion.
  3. The presentation should focus on the specific science benefits of this mission and not on the generic benefits of the space science discipline to which the mission belongs. The presentation should include a very brief overview of the mission and its instrumentation. The presentation should provide answers to the following questions:
  4. The presentation should briefly describe the intrinsic scientific merit, the goals, and the objectives of the investigation, including:
  5. From one to three members of the study team may participate in the presentation. Up to five members of the study team may attend the presentation, including the one to three presenting team members.
  6. The results of the Technical, Management, Cost, and Other (TMCO) evaluation of the Concept Study Report, as well as the Science evaluation of the Concept Study Report (if required), will have been briefed to the Associate Administrator and the Board prior to the science presentation.
  7. Within these guidelines, the presentation agenda is the responsibility of the Principal Investigator.
  8. The Principal Investigator, or his designee, should let NASA (Paul Hertz) know by June 6 of any audio/video/computer/special needs beyond an overhead projector. The PI, or his designee, should provide NASA with a copy of the presentation agenda, including speakers and anticipated attendees, at least one week prior to the presentation. The PI, or his designee, should inform NASA of any foreign nationals on the visit team by June 6. Any handouts or other materials are the responsibility of the mission presentation team.
  9. The NASA point of contact is the Explorer Program Scientist (Dr. Paul Hertz, phertz@hq.nasa.gov, 202-358-0986).

Paul Hertz
Explorer Program Scientist

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Last Updated: 14 May 2002
Author: Paul Hertz (Code SZ)