NASA BIG DATA TASK FORCE, Nov 1-3, 2017, JPL

NASA’s Ad Hoc Big Data Task Force will meet November 1-3, 2017 at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA.  Details are in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below, including how to participate remotely.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 
announces a meeting of the Ad Hoc Big Data Task Force (BDTF). This task 
force reports to the NASA Advisory Council's Science Committee. The 
meeting will be held for the purpose of soliciting and discussing, from 
the scientific community and other persons, scientific and technical 
information relevant to big data.

DATES: Wednesday, November 1, 2017, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Thursday, 
November 2, 2017, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; and Friday, November 3, 2017, 
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Local Time.

ADDRESSES: Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Theodore von 
K[aacute]rm[aacute]n Auditorium, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 
91011.

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 up to 
the capacity of the room. The meeting will also be available 
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 888-324-9653, or toll number 1-312-
470-7273, passcode 3883300, to participate in this meeting by telephone 
for all three days. The WebEx link is https://nasa.webex.com/; the 
meeting number is 991 009 965 and the password is BDTFmtg#6 for all 
three days. The agenda for the meeting includes the following topics:

--Update on JPL/Caltech Data Science Programs and Projects
--Review of BDTF Studies
--Discussion of Draft Findings and Recommendations.

    Attendees will be requested to sign a register and to comply with 
JPL security requirements. It is imperative that the meeting be held on 
these dates to the scheduling priorities of the key participants.