# NASA Advisory Council, Planetary Protection Advisory Committee; Meeting
**AGENCY:**
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
**ACTION:**
Notice of meeting.
**SUMMARY:**
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a forthcoming meeting of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC), Planetary Protection Advisory Committee (PPAC).
**DATES:**
Tuesday, February 8, 2005, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Wednesday, February 9, 2005, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
**ADDRESSES:**
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 300 E Street, SW., Room 9H40, Washington, DC 20546.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Ms. Marian Norris, Science Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358-4452, e-mail *[email protected].*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The meeting will be open to the public up to the capacity of the room. The agenda for the meeting includes the following topics:
—Planetary Protection Program Update
—Solar System Exploration Overview
—ESA Missions and Cassini/Huygens Mission Status
—Mars Forward Contamination
—Mars Sample Return Mission and Planning
—Planning for Future Human Missions
Attendees will be requested to sign a register and to comply with NASA security requirements, including the presentation of a valid picture ID, before receiving an access badge. Foreign nationals attending this meeting will be required to provide the following information no less than 3 working days prior to the meeting: full name; gender; date/place of birth; citizenship; visa/green card information (number, type, expiration date); passport information (number, country, expiration date); employer/affiliation information (name of institution, address, country, phone); title/position of attendee. To expedite admittance, attendees with U.S. citizenship can provide identifying information in advance by contacting Marian Norris via e-mail at *[email protected]* or by telephone at (202) 358-4452.
It is imperative that the meeting be held on these dates to accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants.
P. Diane Rausch,
Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.