MEETING TIME/PLACE  ·  AGENDA  ·  PRESENTATIONS  ·  TRAVEL  ·  MAP AND DIRECTIONS  ·  LODGING AND PARKING  ·  PER DIEM

If you have questions that are not answered here, contact Tom Morgan (301)286-1743, Thomas.H.Morgan@nasa.gov.

Meeting Time/Place

The NASA PDS Management Council Face-to-Face will meet at the Doubletree in Columbia, MD.

Sessions will convene at 8:00 a.m. both days. They will conclude at 6:00 p.m. on the first day and 4:00 p.m. on the second day.

The Doubletree is located at 5485 Twin Knolls Road, Columbia, MD  21045.  See details and maps below.

Agenda

Agenda (Excel)

Presentations

• BepiColombo Report (PDF)
• BepiColumbo (Powerpoint)
• Build 3b Testing (powerpoint)
• PDS4 Phoenix Beta Review (powerpoint)
• Data Standards (Powerpoint)
• Document Author Report 1 (Powerpoint)
• Document Author Report 2 (Powerpoint)
• Kickoff (Powerpoint)
• Charge to Discuss in Exec Session (Powerpoint)
• Impact on ROSES (Powerpoint)
• PDS4 Simplification (Powerpoint)
• PDS4 System Readiness (Powerpoint)
• Management Council Logistics (Powerpoint)
• PDS NSSDC Deliveries (Powerpoint)
• PDS4 Project Update (Powerpoint)
• Student Intern Program (Powerpoint)
• Earth's Neighborhood 2013 (Powerpoint)
• InSight (PDF)
• LACE (PDF)
• Coordinate Systems at SBN (Word)
• Maven (Powerpoint)
• Data Usability for Mission Postings MESSENGER and PDS (Powerpoint)
• MSL (PDF)
• PDS NSSDC Deliveries (Powerpoint)
• PDS4 Lifecycle Support LADEE MAVEN (Powerpoint)
• Curiosity (PDF)
• PDS4 System Readiness (Powerpoint)

Travel

Airports

Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) is approximately 12 miles (20 minutes) away from the hotel. Reagan Washington National (DCA) is approximately 32 miles (50 minutes) away from the hotel.

Ground Transportation

Taxicabs are available at the exits of each terminal at each airport. The average one-way fare from Baltimore Washington International (BWI) is $45.00 and from Reagan Washington National (DCA) is $70.00.

Map and Directions

• Meeting Hotel

Lodging and Parking

A block of rooms has been held at the Doubletree Columbia. Please call the hotel directly at 410-997-1060 and identify yourself as a member of the NASA PDS Management Council to make your reservation or Meeting attendees can go to this site and book their rooms quickly and easily through the DoubleTree in Columbia.

The Link is: http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/B/BWICHDT-NAS-20130401/index.jhtml.

Reservations must be made prior to Monday March 18. After this date, rooms will be available on a space and rate availability basis.

The suggested check-in time is 3:00 p.m. with a check-out time of 12:00 p.m. A major credit card must be used to guarantee your reservation. To cancel a reservation, you must contact the hotel directly by 6:00 p.m. the day prior to your anticipated arrival; otherwise you will be charged one night's rate plus tax.

Parking at the Doubletree is free. Valet parking is not available.

Per Diem

The per diem rates for the Columbia, MD area are $105 plus tax for lodging and $61 for M&IE. On travel days, you are eligible for 75% of the meal per diem, which works out to be $45.75.