Feb. 23, 2010 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@xxxxxxxx RELEASE: 10-048 RESTRUCTURED NASA ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETS TO FORMULATE AGENCY GUIDANCE WASHINGTON -- The newly restructured NASA Advisory Council recently concluded its second meeting, held Feb. 18-19, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. This was the first council meeting including all of the committee chairs and other appointed members, completing the restructuring process NASA Administrator Charles Bolden began in fall 2009. The council provides advice and recommendations to the NASA administrator about agency programs, policies, plans, financial controls and other matters related to the agency's responsibilities. "I'm very excited about the council's new structure," said NASA Advisory Council Chairman Kenneth M. Ford. "I have the greatest confidence that the committees will provide the full council with the best possible recommendations for Administrator Bolden's consideration." The council and its nine committees meet on a quarterly basis throughout the year in public and fact-finding sessions. The committees are: Aeronautics Committee: Marion Blakey, chair Audit, Finance and Analysis Committee: Robert M. Hanisee, chair Commercial Space Committee: Brett Alexander, chair Education and Public Outreach Committee: Miles O'Brien, chair Exploration Committee: Richard Kohrs, chair Information Technology Infrastructure Committee: retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Albert Edmonds, chair Science Committee: Wesley T. Huntress, Jr., chair Space Operations Committee: retired Air Force Col. Eileen M. Collins, chair Technology and Innovation Committee: Esther Dyson, chair Ex-Officio Members: Charles Kennel, chair, Space Studies Board, National Academies, and Raymond Colladay, chair, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, National Academies To learn more about the NASA Advisory Council and its committees, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/nac -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: hqnews-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To remove your address from the list, send a message to: hqnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
