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June 19-20, 2015, NAI EC and International Partner In-person Meeting

The NAI Executive Council and International Partner meeting on June 19-20, 2015 will be held in Chicago, Illinois.

NAI Central POC: Jeni Ornelas 650-279-0939 (cell)

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Where

Hilton Chicago
Williford Room A&B
720 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Tel: 1-312-922-4400

Lodging Reservations

We have reserved a block of rooms at the Hilton Chicago on Friday, June 19th and Saturday June 20th for a rate of $219 for NAI EC meeting attendees. You may reserve a room online using the following link:

https://resweb.passkey.com/go/NAIExecutiveCouncilMeeting2015/

or by calling the Hilton Chicago at (312) 922-4400 or the Hilton Toll-free reservations line at 1-877-865-5320 and requesting the group rate for the NAI Executive Council Meeting.

The deadline for reserving a room in this block is May 22nd.

If you have a separate room reservation for attending AbSciCon be sure to tell them when you check-in that you have two reservations and request that they “chain” the reservations.

Schedule

AGENDA

Friday, June 19th

12:00–01:00 LUNCH

01:00–01:15 Welcome and Introductions

01:15–01:45 Discussion of goals for this meeting (All)

01:45–3:30 Presentations from international partners

03:30–04:00 BREAK

4:00–5:00 International Partner proposal presentation from the JABC
– Kei Hirose (ELSI)
– John Hernlund (ELSI)
– Motohide Tamura (NINS)

5:00–5:30 Proposal questions and discussion

07:00 DINNER

Dinner Location: TBD

Saturday, June 20th

07:30–08:30 BREAKFAST

08:30–10:00 Presentations from international partners and discussion

10:00–10:15 BREAK

10:15–12:00 Discussion of international cooperation/coordination in several interrelated areas including:
– Synergy Research Themes
– Training students in astrobiology
– Mobility of researchers
– Analog environment research
– Virtual Field Trips
– Workshops Without Walls
– Education and Public Outreach
– International Astrobiology Conferences
– Science input into flight mission planning

12:00–01:30 LUNCH / PI in-camera session

01:30–02:00 Report out from in-camera session (NAI EC, NAI Central, and NASA HQ only)

02:00–03:00 HQ Update and discussion

03:00–03:30 BREAK

03:30–05:00 Discussion of international cooperation/coordination (Wrap-up)

05:00 ADJOURN