Sunday, 6 January 2013

All-Day Fifth Meeting of the PhysPAG

NASA's Physics of the Cosmos Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) will hold its next meeting on Sunday, January 6, 2013, in the Hyatt, room "Beacon B." 

NOTE: THE DAY STARTS WITH A JOINT SESSION WITH PAUL HERTZ IN A DIFFERENT HOTEL! The 8:30AM – 10AM Paul Hertz session will be held in the Naples Ballroom I–II of the Renaissance Hotel.

PhysPAG meetings are open to the entire scientific community, and they offer an opportunity to participate in discussions of scientific and technical issues related to the Physics of the Cosmos (PCOS)Program. All are invited to attend and participate.

Time	Topic	Speaker	Presentation
8:00-8:30	Informal Discussions, Wireless Setup, etc.
8:30-10:00	JOINT SESSION WITH OTHER PAG(s) – Naples Ballroom I-II, Renaissance
	News from HQ	P. Hertz	[PDF]
	Discussions with HQ and Among PAGs
10:30	Welcome, Intros, Meeting Goals	S. Ritz	[PDF]
10:40	News from the PCOS Program Office	A. Smale	[PDF]
11:10	Euclid Update	R. Griffiths	[PDF]
11:30	Technology Input Process and Issues	T. Pham, et al.	[PDF]
12:15-13:15	LUNCH
13:15	XRSAG Status and Plans	J. Bookbinder	[PDF]
13:45	GWSAG Status and Plans	G. Mueller	[PDF]
14:15	IPSAG Status and Plans	S. Hanany & Jamie Bock	[PDF]
14:45	GammaSAG Status and Plans	J. McEnery & E. Hays	[PDF]
15:05	CosmicSAG Community Inputs – Discussion
15:15	BREAK
15:30	Discussion of Issues, Future Meetings, Summary Slides	S. Ritz, All
16:00	WFIRST Update	D. Spergel	[PDF]
16:20	AOB
16:30	Adjourn

Please check the website for updates. Suggestions can be sent to Prof. Steve Ritz, PhysPAG Executive Committee Chair (sritz@ucsc.edu), and/or Dr. Alan Smale, the deputy PCOS Program Office Chief Scientist (alan.p.smale@nasa.gov), and/or any member of the PhysPAG Executive Committee. Questions about the activities of specific SAGs should be directed to the SAG chairs listed on the individual SAG websites.

We hope to see you at our upcoming meeting in Long Beach.