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Dec
2023

29th Meeting December 6-7, 2023

Marina Plaza Ballroom
South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center
2500 South Shore Blvd, League City, TX 77573

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Wed, December 06, 2023
9:00am - 9:05am
 Board Convenes

Call to Order, Logistics, & Announcements
Mr. James J. Miller
Executive Director, National Space-Based PNT Advisory Board, NASA HQ
Welcome & Introductions
9:05am - 9:30am
  • In Memoriam: Martin (Marty) Faga
  • Introduction of New Members
  • Meeting Goals & Objectives
  • ADM Thad Allen (USCG, ret.)
    Chair
  • Dr. Brad Parkinson
    1st Vice Chair
  • Hon. Jim Geringer
    2nd Vice Chair
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Subcommittee Priority Highlights
9:30am - 9:40am
 Communications & External Relations (CER)
Mr. Dana Goward
Subcommittee Chair
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9:40am - 9:50am
 Education & Science Innovation (ESI)
Dr. Jade Morton
Subcommittee Chair
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9:50am - 10:00am
 Emerging Capabilities, Applications, & Sectors (ECAS)
Dr. Frank van Diggelen
Subcommittee Chair
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10:00am - 10:10am
 International Engagement (IE)
Dr. Matt Higgins
Subcommittee Chair
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10:10am - 10:30am
 Protect, Toughen, & Augment (PTA)
Dr. John Betz
Subcommittee Chair
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10:20am - 10:30am
 Strategy, Policy, & Governance (SPG)
Hon. Jeff Shane
Subcommittee Chair
10:30am - 10:45am
 Break
Theme 1: U.S. Government & Institutional PNT Updates
10:45am - 11:00am
 National Coordination Office Update & Status on PNT ESG Responses to 2023 PNTAB Recommendations
Mr. Harold (Stormy) Martin III
Director, National Coordination Office for Space-Based PNT
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11:00am - 11:30am
 DOT PNT Research Priorities, Complementary PNT, and GPS Interference Detection & Mitigation (IDM)
Ms. Karen Van Dyke
Director, PNT & Spectrum Management, Dept. of Transportation (DOT)
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11:30am - 12:00pm
 U.S. Space Force (USSF) Update

GPS Modernization (virtual)
Col. Andrew S. Menschner
Commander, PNT Delta (Prov.), Space Operations Command, USSF
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12:00pm - 12:30pm
 Results & Outcomes from the International Committee on GNSS (ICG) 17th Plenary Meeting
Ms. Sharafat Gadimova
Executive Secretariat of the ICG, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
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12:30pm - 1:30pm
 Lunch

Paradise Reef
Theme 2: Protect, Toughen, and Augment GNSS for All Users
1:30pm - 2:00pm
 Critical Infrastructure Augmentation Framework
Dr. John Betz
Member, PNTAB
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2:00pm - 2:30pm
 Global Differential GPS System (GDGPS) & Galileo High Accuracy Service (HAS) Comparison
  • Dr. Attila Komjathy
    Supervisor, Near Earth Tracking Systems Group, JPL
  • Dr. Frank van Diggelen
    Member, PNTAB
2:30pm - 3:00pm
 Low Earth Orbit PNT Landscape
  • Mr. Jeff Auerbach
    Senior Foreign Affairs Officer, Office of Space Affairs, Dept. of State
  • Mr. Bryan Chan
    Member, PNTAB
3:00pm - 3:15pm
 Break
Theme 3: PNT Education & Science
3:15pm - 3:45pm
 Extreme Relativistic Electron Fluxes in GPS Orbit

Space Weather Effects on GNSS Users (virtual)
Dr. Nigel Meredith
Space Weather Research Scientist, British Antarctic Survey (virtual participant)
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3:45pm - 4:00pm
 Space Weather Advisory Group (SWAG)

Space Weather Survey for GNSS Users (virtual)
Dr. Rebecca Bishop
Member, SWAG, National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (virtual participant)
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4:00pm - 4:30pm
 Challenges in Hiring Geospatial Intelligence Professionals

(virtual)
Dr. J.N. (Nikki) Markiel
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (virtual participant)
4:30pm - 6:00pm
 Member Deliberations, Key Highlights, and Closing Thoughts from Day 1

Findings & Recommendations?
All members, led by Chair
(Session completion at Chair's discretion)
6:00pm
 Adjournment
Thu, December 07, 2023
9:00am - 9:05am
 Board Convenes

Call to Order
Mr. James J. Miller
Executive Director, National Space-Based PNT Advisory Board, NASA HQ
9:05am - 9:15am
 PNTAB Leadership Observations from Day 1
  • ADM Thad Allen (USCG, ret.)
    Chair
  • Dr. Brad Parkinson
    1st Vice Chair
  • Hon. Jim Geringer
    2nd Vice Chair
Theme 4: Updates from International Members & Representatives
9:15am - 9:30am
 Croatia
Dr. Renato Filjar
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9:30am - 9:45am
 Australia
Mr. Matt Higgins
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9:45am - 10:00am
 United Kingdom (UK Ten-Point PNT Framework)
Prof. Terry Moore
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10:00am - 10:15am
 Resilient Navigation and Timing (RNT) Foundation
Mr. Dana Goward
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10:15am - 10:30am
 Consumer Technology Association (CTA)
Mr. J. David Grossman
10:30am - 10:45am
 International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Hon. Jeff Shane
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10:45am - 10:55am
 Break
10:55am - 11:55am
 Roundtable Discussion & Next Steps

Findings & Recommendations?
All members, led by Chair
11:55am - 12:00pm
 Wrap-Up

Determine the date & venue for the next meeting
  • ADM Thad Allen (USCG, ret.)
    Chair
  • Dr. Brad Parkinson
    1st Vice Chair
  • Hon. Jim Geringer
    2nd Vice Chair
12:00pm - 1:00pm
 Lunch

Working as needed (Paradise Reef)
1:00pm
 Adjournment