Workshop Schedule

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Sunday Schedule, August 22

5:30 - 8:00pm	Social & Registration NASA Ames Exploration Center

Monday Schedule, August 23

NASA Ames Conference Center (NACC)

7:30 - 9:00

Registration & Continental Breakfast at the workshop (included in registration fee)

9:00 - 12:00

Session 1: Outlook for Probe Missions
Chair: Dave Atkinson	Co-Chair: Rich Young
Scope: An Opportunity to dialogue with the Institutional and Program Leaders; their perspectives, challenges and vision; and probe communities exciting outlook on the Science and Technology aspects of Probes.

12:00 - 1:00

Lunch provided at workshop (included in registration fee)

1:00 - 5:00

Session 2: Mars
Chair: Jeff Umland	Co-Chair: Prasun Desai
Scope: On the Science, Mission Architecture, Technology, Sensors and other topics of relevance to Mars. MER team reports on challenges and lessons learned, Phoenix, MSL and other upcomming Mars Probe/Lander Missions.

6:30 - 9:30

Banquet Michaels at Shoreline
Sponsored by Boeing

Tuesday Schedule, August 24

NACC

7:30 - 8:00

Continental Breakfast at the workshop (included in registration fee)

8:00 - 12:00

Session 3: Gas Giants
Chair: Bernie Bienstock	Co-Chair: Jim Robinson
Scope: Invited lead talk, invited paper presentations and poster presentations on the Science, Mission Architecture, Technology, Sensors and other topics of relevance to Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus with a leaning towards papers dealing with Jupiter and Neptune.

12:00 - 1:00

Lunch provided at workshop (included in registration fee)

1:00 - 5:00

Session 4: Titan
Chair: Ralph Lorenz	Co-Chair: Jean-Pierre Lebreton
Scope: Huygens Probe, Mission and Entry and Descent Technologies, Descent Analysis and Parachute-Borne Tests on Earth. Options for future missions.

5:30 - 6:30

Arc Jet Anniversary Celebration
Refreshments to be served at the Ames Arc Jet

7:00 - 9:00

ProbeWS2 ISC & LOC Meeting

Wednesday Schedule, August 25

NACC

7:30 - 8:00

Continental Breakfast at the workshop (included in registration fee)

8:00 - 12:00

Session 5: Venus and Special Topics
Chair: Larry Esposito	Co-Chair: Eric Chassefiere
Scope: Venus focused Science, Mission Architecture, Technology, Sensors. Includes special topics that may have cross-cutting application.

12:00 - 1:00

Lunch provided at workshop (included in registration fee)

1:00 - 5:00

Session 6: Cross-Cutting Topics
Chair: Jim Corliss	Co-Chair: Michelle Munk
Scope: A broad range of planetary probe cross-cutting topics will be presented including an overview of NASA's aerocapture investments and plans, current and future sample return capsules, ballutes, thermal protection systems, and probe computational tools and design methods.

6:30 - 9:00

BBQ Oakwood, Mountain View

Thursday Schedule, August 26

NACC

7:30 - 8:00

Continental Breakfast at the workshop (included in registration fee)

8:00 - 11:35

Session 7: Emerging Technologies
Chair: Jim Arnold	Co-Chair: Ethiraj Venkatapathy
Scope: Papers and presentations dealing with emerging technologies such as Nanotechnology, Nano/Pico satellites, novel sensors and devices for extreme environments.

11:35 - 12:15

Summary & Closing Remarks
Speakers: Ethiraj Venkatapathy, Jean-Pierre Lebreton, David Atkinson

12:15 - 12:45

Lunch provided at workshop (included in registration fee)

1:00 -

Ames Facility Tours
- Arc Jet Complex
- Future Flight Central
- Ballistic Range
- Vertical Motion Simulator