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4 Workshops, Symposia, Meetings of Experts, and Other Special Projects
Pages 36-40

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... Also in 2007, planning began for an ad hoc committee to organize the Workshop on Societal and Economic I ­ mpacts of Severe Space Weather Events. COLLOQUIUM ON ASTROBIOLOGY AND MARS EXPLORATION The Space Studies Board convened for NASA a one-day scientific forum, "The Colloquium on Astrobiology and Mars Exploration" on July 8, 2007, to discuss selected aspects of the future robotic and human exploration of Mars, to support NASA's activities related to the martian component of the Vision for Space Exploration, and to disseminate several recent NRC reports, including An Astrobiology Strategy for the Exploration of Mars, Exploring Organic Environments in the Solar System, and The Limits of Organic Life in Planetary Systems.
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... Graham, Senior Program Officer, Space Studies Board Carmela J Chamberlain, Program Associate, Space Studies Board WORKSHOP ON DECADAL SCIENCE STRATEGY SURVEYS The ad hoc Planning Committee for the Decadal Science Strategy Surveys Workshop organized a workshop that was held on November 14-16, 2006, in Irvine, California, to promote discussion of the use of NRC decadal surveys for developing and implementing scientific priorities, to review lessons learned from the most recent surveys, and to seek to identify potential approaches for future surveys that can enhance their realism, utility, and endurance.
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... Wentz, Remote Sensing Systems Arthur A Charo, Senior Program Officer, Space Studies Board Theresa M
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... Doll, Earth Institute at Columbia University Simon Ostrach, Case Western Reserve University Jack Knight, Independent Consultant Sandra Graham, Senior Program Officer, Space Studies Board Maureen Mellody, Senior Program Officer, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board Victoria Swisher, Research Associate, Space Studies Board Carmela Chamberlain, Program Associate, Space Studies Board WORKSHOP ON SOCIETAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF SEVERE SPACE WEATHER EVENTS The Societal and Economic Impacts of Severe Space Weather Events Workshop will examine the nation's current and future ability to manage the effects of space weather events on a wide range of critical infrastructures, and their resulting societal and economic impacts. An organizational meeting will be held on February 19-21, 2008, in Washington, D.C.
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... Chamberlain, Program Associate, Space Studies Board Victoria Swisher, Research Assistant, Space Studies Board Sandra Wilson, Program Assistant, Space Studies Board WORKSHOP ON U.S. CIVIL SPACE POLICY The ad hoc Space Policy Workshop Planning Committee was established under the auspices of the Space S ­ tudies Board, in collaboration with the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, to organize a public workshop for the purpose of encouraging broad national discussion about future directions of the U.S.
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