Program News and Announcements

15 July 2022

NASA Astrophysics Advisory Committee Meeting | 20 – 21 July

There will be a public meeting of NASA’s Astrophysics Advisory Committee (APAC) from Wednesday 20 July to Thursday 21 July 2022. APAC reports to the Director of the Astrophysics Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters. The meeting will be held for the purpose of soliciting, from the scientific community and other persons, scientific and technical information relevant to program planning. Due to current COVID-19 issues affecting NASA Headquarters occupancy, public attendance will be virtual only.

The agenda for the meeting will include the following topics: Astrophysics Division Update; Updates on Specific Astrophysics Missions; Reports from the Program Analysis Groups. The full agenda for the meeting can be found on the APAC webpage. A draft version is available here [PDF]. The public may submit and upvote comments/questions ahead of the meeting through the dashboard.

Times and connection details

Wednesday 20 July

• Times: 10a – 5p Eastern/9a – 4p Central/8a – 3p Mountain/7a – 2p Pacific
• WebEx address: https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID= mc77ac80add65 be8709b618f203d38388
• Meeting number: 2761 468 1003
• Meeting password: APACsummer0720#.

Thursday 21 July

• Times: 9a – 2p Eastern/8a – 1p Central/7a – 12 noon Mountain/6a – 11a Pacific
• WebEx address: https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID= m8324392b2 010732a13acad48a4615a8b
• Meeting number: 2764 645 0187
• Meeting password: APACsummer0721#

To join by telephone, the numbers are: 1-929-251-9612 or 1-415-527-5035, for each day.

For further information, contact Mrs. KarShelia Kinard, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358–2355, or at karshelia.kinard@nasa.gov.