ExoPAG 34 – Program

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Agenda

Agenda (updated June 12, 2026)

Venue: Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E Green St, Pasadena, CA 91101 United States
Room: 107 (see the Venue page for a map showing the location of the ExoPAG 34 meeting room and other ExEP related areas of interest.)

All times in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) (MDT +1 hour, CDT +2 hours, EDT +3 hours, UTC -7 hours)

Sunday, June 14th

Session 1: Welcome & the future of exoplanet detection methods (Chair: Ian Crossfield)
Title	Speaker	Time (PDT)	Duration (H:MM)
Registration & Science Networking	N/A	8:00 AM	0:45
Welcome	Ian Crossfield (Univ. of Kansas)	8:45 AM	0:15
NASA Headquarters Update	Joshua Pepper (NASA HQ)	9:00 AM	0:20
The NASA ASTRA Initiative	Joshua Pepper (NASA HQ)	9:20 AM	0:20
Future of Astrometry	Eduardo Bendek (NASA Ames)	9:40 AM	0:25
BREAK (25 minutes)		10:05 AM	0:25
Future of Microlensing	Scott Gaudi (OSU) remote	10:30 AM	0:25
Future of RV	Jennifer Burt (JPL/Caltech)	10:55AM	0:25
Future of Transits	Tiffany Kataria (JPL/Caltech)	11:20 AM	0:25
Future of Direct Imaging	Chas Beichman (NExScI)	11:45 AM	0:25
LUNCH BREAK (80 minutes) - GROUP PHOTO FIRST!		12:10 PM	1:20
Session 2: Mission concept ideas (Chair: Thomas Beatty)
	Mission Concept	Time (PDT)	Duration (H:MM)
Mission concept pitches	Astrometry Probe HOEE MIRECLE FARSIDE High-res UV spec. FLUTE AurorEx Nautilus UV/NIR Interferometer mid-IR nulling interferometer High-res MIR spec SALTUS Starshade MegaWave Radio Surveyor	1:30 PM	1:15
BREAK (set up breakouts, 15 minutes)		2:45 PM	0:15
Break-outs		3:00 PM	1:00
BREAK (30 minutes)		4:00 PM	0:30
Session 3: Advancing our ideas for this fall (Chair: Thomas Beatty)
Title		Time (PDT)	Duration (H:MM)
Break-out reports		4:30 PM	0:15
Group Discussion		4:45 PM	0:15
Community Q&A - Open mic		5:00 PM	0:30
ADJOURN		5:30 PM
Executive Committee closed session		5:45 PM	1:00