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This just in from NASA:

Each town meeting will feature short presentations by top NASA officials,
local university researchers, business people, educators and space
enthusiasts.  Audience members then will have an opportunity to briefly present
their views and to question the presenters.  Written submissions also will be
accepted.  Pre-registration is encouraged, at least 1 wk beforehand, but on-sit registration is available. More info (and reg. form) from (202)-453-3006.

Nov 9   NC State U, Raleigh NC   (I'll go to this 1st meeting & summarize)
Nov 17  Lincoln Theater, U of Hartford, West Hartford CT
Nov 20  University Place Conference Center, Indiana U - Purdue U at
           Indianapolis IN
Dec 3   Ramo Auditorium, CalTech, Pasadena CA
Dec 11  Theatre 1, U. of South Florida, Tampa FL
Dec 15  Student Union Building, U. of Washington, Seatle WA

All meetings run from 2 - 6:30 pm.  Agenda:

2:00 - 2:40  Opening Remarks by Host University
             Remarks by NASA Administrator
                NASA Vision, Strategic Plan
             Viewing of NASA Video

2:40 - 3:15  Administrator Answers Questions from Audience
3:15 - 3:30  Break
3:30 - 4:30  Presentation & Discussion of NASA Review Team Activities
                Aeronautics, Mission to Planet Earth, Exploration,
                Space Station
             Open Microphone and Discussion (5 min limit for remarks)
4:30 - 4:45  Presentation & Discussion by Local Panel Members on Role
              of Civil Space Program
                Academia, Industry, Community Leaders
5:45 - 6:30  Open Microphone & Discussion (5 min remark limit)

I attended the Paine Commission meetings in 1986, in Honolulu.  They were
quite interesting, although the ``questioners'' tended to use their 5 mins to
load prepared testimony into the record, with no panel interaction.  (I recall
Katherine Sullivan and Harrison Schmidt looking particularly bored by it all.
Remembering past glories perhaps ... )
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Gerald Cecil cecil@wrath.physics.unc.edu  919-962-7169 
Physics & Astronomy, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3255 USA