NASA ASTROPHYSICS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, Oct 19-20, 2023, public attendance virtual only, 9:00 am-5:00 pm ET

Update, October 19:  The final agenda is posted with WebEx links.

Update, October 14:  A draft agenda is posted and indicates that the meeting is virtual.

Original entry: NASA’s Astrophysics Advisory Committee will meet October 19-20, 2023 from 9:00 am-5:00 pm ET each day.

As has become the norm for NASA, the meeting location is not included in the Federal Register announcement, saying only that the public is restricted to virtual participation. Sometimes that means the committee is meeting virtually. Other times it means the committee is meeting in-person, but the public cannot attend.

The Federal Register notice is reproduced below:

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 
Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the

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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: Thursday, October 19, 2023, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Friday, October 
20, 2023, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: 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 you join 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 Thursday, October 19, 2023, the WebEx information for attendees 
is: 
https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID=m25faa2c1f24e1a4a74ae15625b9c48a6. 
The meeting number is: 
2760 236 9042 and the meeting password is: Apac1019#. To join by 
telephone the numbers are, 1-929-251-9612 or 1-415-527-5035. (Access 
Code: 2760 236 9042).
    For Friday, October 20, 2023, the WebEx information for attendees 
is: 
https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID=mf6dea851974dc366d1f553616130f1d1. 
The meeting number is: 
2764 614 2041 and the meeting password is: Apac1020#. To join by 
telephone the numbers are 1-929-251-9612 or 1-415-527-5035 (Access 
code: 2764 614 2041).
    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://beta.science.nasa.gov/researchers/nac/science-advisory-committees/apac/
.
    The public may submit and upvote comments/questions ahead of the 
meeting through the website: APAC Fall Meeting--NASA (cnf.io), or 
https://nasa.cnf.io/sessions/cnat/#!/dashboard that will be opened for 
input on October 1, 2023.
    It is imperative that the meeting be held on these dates to 
accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants.