Science Office for Mission Assessments - SOMA

The Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and SOMA conducted its eleventh Principal Investigator (PI) Team Masters Forum on September 29, 2022.

This PI Team knowledge-sharing event is being held following the major science mission announcement of opportunity (AO) Phase A selections as established by SMD Policy Directive 13B (SPD-13B). The purpose of this Forum is to enable engagement, sharing, and learning from colleagues in relevant science missions through their stories, shared experiences, and lessons learned as a means to enhance the probability of executing a mission successfully.

PI Masters Forum #11 - Agenda September 29, 2022
Time (EDT)	Presentation	Presenter, Presenter/Title
1:00 PM	Opening Remarks	Geoff Yoder, Retired NASA Senior Executive
1:30 PM	Overview of the new NASA Chief Program Management Officer function MAVEN Lessons Learned	David Mitchell, Former MAVEN PM, GSFC; NASA Chief Program Management Officer
2:00 PM	SOMA Lessons Learned	Odilyn Luck, SOMA Acquisition Manager, NASA LaRC
2:50 PM	Lessons Learned NICER	Keith Gendreau, NICER PI, NASA GSFC
3:15 PM	Lessons Learned IXPE	Brian Ramsey, IXPE PI, NASA MSFC
3:40 PM	Lessons Learned TESS	Jeff Volosin, Former TESS PM, Associate Director, Earth Sciences Projects Division, NASA GSFC

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