NASA ASTROPHYSICS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, Oct 22-23, 2018, virtual, WebEx

CORRECTION: THIS MEETING IS BY TELECON,  NOT IN PERSON AT NASA HQ.

NASA’s Astrophysics Advisory Committee will meet by telecon and Webex  (not at NASA HQ) from October 22-23, 2018.  The meeting both days is 11:00 am – 5:00 pm ET.

The agenda is posted on the committee’s website.

Remote access will be available via WebEx/telecon by following the instructions in the Federal Register announcement, which is reproduced below.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended, 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: Monday, October 22, 2018, 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; and Tuesday, 
October 23, 2018, 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. KarShelia Henderson, Science 
Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, (202) 
358-2355, fax (202) 358-2779, or khenderson@nasa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be open to the public 
telephonically and by WebEx. You must use a touch-tone phone to 
participate in this meeting. Any interested person may dial the USA 
toll free conference call number 1-888-324-2912 or toll number 1-312-
470-7002, passcode 7682264, to participate in this meeting by telephone 
on both days. The WebEx link is https://nasa.webex.com/; the meeting 
number on October 22 is 991 683 794, password is APAC1018#; and the 
meeting number on October 23 is 998 343 087, password is APAC1018#.
    The agenda for the meeting includes the following topics:

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

The agenda will be posted on the Astrophysics Advisory Committee web 
page: https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/nac/science-advisory-committees/apac.
    It is imperative that the meeting be held on this date to 
accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants.