The Small Bodies Node

The Small Bodies Node will host the next meeting of the PDS Management Council on Wednesday-Thursday, December 15-16 The meeting will be held in conference room 2316 of the Computer and Space Sciences Building. A revised agenda is now available as a Word file or as a PDF file.

This page provides links to contact information, logistics, and any presentation materials made available in advance or during the course of the meeting, as requested by the participants. Links, updates and additional information will be added as they become available.

Meeting

Presentations provided as electronic files will be posted below as they become available:

• Chris Jones' presentation, JPL Proposal on Future of PDS Management: PowerPoint file, PDF
• Current Level 1 Requirements document: Word file, PDF
• Revised mission statement (Dick Simpson)

Facilities

The meeting will be held in Conference Room 2316 of the Computer and Space Sciences Building. The following facilities will be available in the room for your use during the meeting:

• LCD projector compatible with both PC and Mac laptops
• Open wireless connection to the Internet
• An ethernet hub (please bring your own cable)

The following can be made available if requested sufficiently far in advance. If you need any of these items, please contact Linda Diamond or Anne Raugh as soon as possible:

• Dial-in telecon capability (at least one week notice required)
• Polycom system (at least one week notice required)
• Overhead projector (two days notice)
• Whiteboard (one days notice)
• Laptop (PC) with MS Office installed (two days notice)

Available in the department, should you need them:

• Photocopier
• FAX
• Color printer

Contacts

Local contacts:

Contact	Phone	email (at astro.umd.edu)	For
Linda Diamond	301-405-5024	linda	Parking permits, questions about local hotels, special needs (telecon, handicapped parking, etc.)
Anne Raugh	301-405-6855	raugh	Technical requirements during meeting, upload/convert presentations, web site problems, agenda item changes/additions

Logistics

General notes on driving, parking, eating and sleeping are available logistics. The campus is accessible by Metro.

Driving & Weather

If you're unfamiliar with the local roads and rush hour, please read the general information for drivers carefully. It is not all that unusual for the D.C. area to see its first snowfall, or more frequently its first ice storm, in December. For those of you not accustomed to driving in ice and snow, if it looks like there's precipitation in the offing and the temperature is near 40, listen carefully to the weather and traffic reports before venturing out on the roads.

On the plus side, it is also not all that unusual to see temperatures in the mid-60s in December, either, so keep your fingers crossed.

Parking

This meeting will be held during Finals Week at the University. Regular classes will not be in session. Notwithstanding, parking restrictions - especially for visitors - will be strictly enforced on campus. If you are planning to drive on campus and wish to arrive with a parking permit in hand, you must contact Linda Diamond no later than December 3rd to request a pre-paid permit be mailed to you.

Hourly parking is also available within a short walk of our building.