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AST Portfolio Review
Tom
Statler
, NSF/AST
AAAC
Telecon
, 11 May 2012
Slide211 May 2012
AAAC
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Why a Portfolio Review?
From “Introduction to the AST
Portfolio Review
”,
http://www.nsf.gov/mps/ast/portfolioreview/introduction_to_the_ast_portfolio_review.pdf
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Slide3Two-Phase Committee Charge
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Recommend the
critical capabilities
needed over the period from 2015 to 2025 that would enable progress on the science program articulated in the Astronomy & Astrophysics and Planetary Decadal Surveys.
(Not only observational capabilities, but also theoretical, computational, laboratory, research support, workforce, education)Recommend the balance of investments
in new and in existing, but evolved, facilities, grants programs, and other activities that would deliver the needed capabilities within the constraints of each of the provided budgetary scenarios. (May include closure or divestment of facilities, termination of programs and other activities.)AAAC
Slide4Progress to Date
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Weekly full-committee
telecons
since Sep 2011
1st face-to-face meeting Oct 21-23Numerous working-group telecons
since OctFacilities submitted updated Long-Range Plans and Vision Statements in JanCommunity briefed at Jan AAS Town Hall2
nd
face-to-face meeting Jan 12-14;
Phase 1 completed
Community Input accepted by Email from Oct 26 to Jan 31; ~10
2
messages received,
categorized, assimilated
Many working-group
telecons
Jan – Apr for Phase 2Additional input solicited from OIR and RMS observatories, received in March3rd face-to-face meeting Apr 12-14; Phase 2 completedCurrent: report 1st draft being written
AAAC
Slide5Future Timeline
Report delivery to AST ~
July
Report acceptance by MPSAC ~ late summer
Internal MPSAC reviewers before MPSAC
telecon
MPSAC acceptance is required before plan can be made public or be acted onAST implementation plan available ~ NovemberAST implementation working group has been formed (AST Program Staff), and is working on
producing:a strategy for implementing the PR recommendations, which identifies the issues that must be addresseda management plan for implementation, including roll-out of the report,
a
plan for carrying out the implementation.
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AAAC
Slide6Implementation Issues
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AAAC
Legal, Policy, & Financial
Stakeholder
Relations AST staffOther NSF – OLPA, PHY, AGS
Upper NSF – MPS (MPSAC) & OD NSB OSTP, OMB Congress Astronomical Community
AST facilities
Other Gov Agencies – NASA,
DoE
, USAF, etc.
CAA & AAAC
International and National Partners
Feedback to PR Committee
Impact of planning on the form/nature of recommendations
Ensure
all recommendations are justifiedReview of draft PR Report for fact checking Process for deciding implementationRoll-out of PR Report Maintain confidentiality of PR report up to releaseRisk Assessment & Risk ManagementOperational Implementation
Observatory management competitions
Portfolio Review website
:
http://www.nsf.gov/mps/ast/ast_portfolio_review.jsp