Life Detection: Mars and Beyond

March 10-11. 2003
Sheraton Phoenix Airport Hotel
Agenda

 Jack Farmer, Co-Chair
Greg Schmidt, Co-Chair
Michael Meyer, Co-Chair

Monday, March 10
Morning
8:30 Welcome and Introduction
 Jack Farmer
8:45 Workshop Goals and Approach
 Greg Schmidt
9:00 Astrobiology in the Solar System: New Opportunities
 Michael Meyer
9:30 What is life, and how can we detect it?
 Andrew Steele
10:15 Break  
10:30 Solar System Exploration: Where to and When?
 Michael Meyer
11:00 New instruments, new exploration
 TBD
11:30 The marriage of science, technology and missions: building a flight instrument
 Paula Grunthaner
12:00 Lunch  
Afternoon
1:15 Splinter Group Goals
 J. Farmer/G. Schmidt
1:30 Splinter Groups: Science Focus
1. Mars Science Laboratory: Astrobiology science & measurement priorities:

2. Outer Solar System: Astrobiology science and measurement priorities:
(Note: all splinter groups to include mixture of scientists, technologists and instrument developers)


1. Co-Leads: Andrew Steele (science); Gregory Wilson (technology)

2. Co-Leads: Science TBD; Michael Flynn (technology)
3:00 Break  
3:15 Synthesis of findings by splinter groups  
4:15 Plenary presentations by splinter groups
1. Mars Science Laboratory
2. Outer Solar System		  
4:45 Group discussion  
5:30 Adjourn  
6:30 Group dinner at Hotel  
Tuesday, March 11
Morning
8:30 Overview of goals and activities for the day
 Jack Farmer/Greg Schmidt
9:00 ASTID and ASTEP presentations  
10:30 Break  
11:00 Splinter Groups: Technology Focus
1. Mars Science Laboratory: Astrobiology science & measurement priorities:

2. Outer Solar System: Astrobiology science and measurement priorities:



1. Co-Leads: Andrew Steele (science); Gregory Wilson (technology)

2. Co-Leads: Jonathan Lunine (science, invited); Michael Flynn (technology)
12:00 Lunch  
Afternoon
1:00 Splinter Groups: Technology Focus (Continued)  
2:30 Synthesis of findings within splinter groups  
3:30 Break  
4:00 Plenary presentations by splinter groups
1. Mars Science Laboratory (Integrated science & technology)
2. Outer Solar System (Integrated science & technology)		  
4:30 Moderated group discussion  
5:30 Wrap-up and writing assignments  
6:00 Adjourn