National Space-Based PNT Advisory Board Agenda

Second Meeting

Doubletree Hotel
1515 Rhode Island Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20005
October 4 & 5, 2007

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Thursday, October 4

8:30 - 8:35 BOARD CONVENES
Call to Order		 Ms. Diane Rausch, NASA
PNT Board Executive Director
8:35 - 8:45 Welcome & Opening Remarks Dr. Scott Pace, Associate Administrator, NASA Program Analysis & Evaluation
8:45 - 9:15 Introductions, Announcements, & Agenda
No Selective Availability (S/A) for GPS III		 Dr. James Schlesinger, Chair
Dr. Bradford Parkinson, Vice-Chair
9:15 - 9:30 Update on GPS, PNT Policy, & PNT EXCOM Mr. Michael Shaw, Director, National Space-Based PNT Coordination Office
9:30 - 10:30 International Member Feedback & Regional Reports
  • Gerhard Beutler (CH), International Association of Geodesy (IAG) Switzerland
  • Arve Dimmen (NO), Maritime Safety of the Norwegian Coastal Administration
  • Keith McPherson (AU), Airservices Australia
  • Hiroshi Nishiguchi (JP), Secretary General of the Japan GPS Council
  • Richard Smith (UK), International Association of Institutes of Navigation
10:30 - 10:45 BREAK
10:45 - 12:00 Leadership Panel
Fact-Finding Report		 Dr. Bradford Parkinson, Stanford University
Mr. Martin Faga, former CEO, MITRE
12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 - 2:15 Strategic Engagement & Communication
Fact-Finding Report
 Ms. Ruth Neilan, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mr. David Logsdon, Space Enterprise Council
2:15 - 3:30 Future Challenges
Fact-Finding Report 		Mr. Charlie Trimble, founder, Trimble Navigation
Dr. Robert Hermann, Global Technology Partners
3:30 - 3:45 BREAK
3:45 - 4:15 Update on GPS Performance Standards
DoD Perspective		 Brigadier General Donald Alston, Director, Space and Nuclear Operations - HQ USAF
4:15 - 4:45 Update on GPS Performance Standards
Civil Perspective		 Mr. Hank Skalski, Civil Liaison, Air Force Space Command - GPS
4:45 - 5:00 Afternoon "Wrap-Up" & Announcements
5:00 ADJOURNMENT

Friday, October 5

8:30 BOARD CONVENES
8:30 - 8:35 Chair/Vice-Chair Feedback
"What We Want the PNT Board to Accomplish"		 Dr. James Schlesinger, Chair
Dr. Bradford Parkinson, Vice-Chair
8:35 - 9:05 Future of E-LORAN
GPS Alternatives & Back-Ups - Timing 		Captain Curtis Dubay, Chief, DHS Systems & Architecture
9:05 - 9:35 Future of NDGPS
Infrastructure & Funding Status		 Mr. Tim Klein, Program Sponsor, DOT/RITA
9:35 - 10:05 FAA NAS Modernization
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast		 Mr. Rick Day, ATO Vice-President, FAA Enroute & Oceanic Services
10:05 - 10:20 BREAK
10:20 - 12:00 Board Member Feedback - "Round Table"
Board Assignments and Future Taskings 		All
12:00 - 1:00 WORKING LUNCH
PNT Advisory Board "Wrap-Up" Discussions
1:00 ADJOURNMENT

ACRONYMS

ATO:Air Traffic Organization
AU:Australia
CH:Switzerland
DHS:Department of Homeland Security
DOT:Department of Transportation
E-LORAN:Enhanced Long Range Aids to Navigation
EXCOM:National Space-Based PNT Executive Committee
FAA:Federal Aviation Administration
GPS:Global Positioning System
HQ:Headquarters
JP:Japan
NAS:National Airspace System
NASA:National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NDGPS:Nationwide Differential GPS
NO:Norway
PNT:Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
RITA:Research and Innovative Technology Administration
USAF:United States Air Force
UK:United Kingdom

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