NASA ASTROPHYSICS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, Mar 29-30, 2023, DC (public attendance virtual only)

Update, March 26:  An agenda is posted, but it is stamped “DRAFT 3/1/2023.” Rather dated. Check the committee’s website for updates.

Original Entry: NASA’s Astrophysics Advisory Committee will meet at NASA HQ in Washington, D.C. on March 29-30, 2023. The meeting on March 29 is 10:00 am-5:00 pm ET and on March 30 is 9:00 am-4:00 pm ET.

Public attendance is virtual only, but the public may “may submit and upvote comments/questions ahead of the meeting through the website, https://nasa.cnf.io/sessions/k5s2/#!/dashboard, that will be opened for input on March 15, 2023″ according to the Federal Register notice.

More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a 
meeting of the Astrophysics Advisory Committee. This Committee reports 
to the Director, Astrophysics Division, Science Mission Directorate, 
NASA Headquarters. The meeting will be held for the purpose of 
soliciting, from the scientific community and other persons, scientific 
and technical information relevant to program planning.

DATES: Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Thursday, March 
30, 2023, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: Due to current COVID-19 issues affecting NASA Headquarters 
occupancy, public attendance will be virtual only. See dial-in and 
Webex information below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. KarShelia Kinard, Science Mission 
Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358-2355 or 
karshelia.kinard@nasa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As noted above, this meeting is virtual and 
will take place telephonically and via Webex. Any interested person 
must use a touch-tone phone to participate in this meeting. The Webex 
connectivity information for each day is provided below. For audio, 
when joining the Webex event, you may use your computer or provide your 
phone number to receive a call back, otherwise, call the U.S. toll 
conference number listed for each day. For Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 
the WebEx information for attendees is: 
https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID=m0c0cc9b8f3d2df57341bdccc72049cbc. 
The meeting number is: 
2762 813 0665 and the meeting password is: APACspr23#. To join by 
telephone the numbers are: 1-929-251-9612 or 1-415-527-5035 (Access 
Code: 2762 813 0665).
    For Thursday, March 30, 2023, the WebEx information for attendees 
is: 
https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID=mdded616baf26577815d4758944d41d31. 
The meeting number is: 
2764 503 8149 and the meeting password is: APACspr23$. To join by 
telephone the numbers are 1-929-251-9612 or 1-415-527-5035 (Access 
Code: 2764 503 8149).
    The agenda for the meeting includes the following topics:

--Astrophysics Division Update
--Updates on Specific Astrophysics Missions
--Discussion of Reports from the Program Analysis Groups

    The Agenda and Program Analysis Group presentations will be posted 
on the Astrophysics Advisory Committee web page: 
https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/nac/science-advisory-committees/apac.
    The public may submit and upvote comments/questions ahead of the 
meeting through the website, https://nasa.cnf.io/sessions/k5s2/#!/dashboard, 
that will be opened for input on March 15, 2023.
    It is imperative that the meeting be held on these dates to 
accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants.