NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI)

October 15th NAI Executive Council Agenda

10:00-10:30 Discussion of the following
• NAI Central demos of mini-CAVE 3-D system during AGU week (Estelle Dodson)
• January EC meeting at Georgia Tech (Loren Williams)
• November 8-10 Workshop Without Walls on “Molecular Paleontology and Resurrection: Rewinding the Tape of Life” (John Peters, Loren Williams)

10:30-10:45 Brief announcements, including
• International Astrobiology Newsletter (IAN)
• NAI Request for Information on Earth Science and Astrobiology: Deadline is October 29
• Colombia and Nordic partnerships
• Meeting in Russia: interest in Kamchatka expeditions and in a European Workshop Without Walls
• Library of Congress Astrobiology Scholar
• Focus Group updates
• NPP application deadline is November 1

10:45-11:30 Round-table announcements from each team, on the following: a) new research publications, b) upcoming field expeditions, c) new members, d) mission related activities (workshops/planning groups), e) E/PO events and
f) any other information you wish to impart to the EC.