October 17^th, Wednesday

Session 1: Introduction [Moderator: J. Garvin, Summarizer: G. Gulick]

 8:30 a.m. Welcome to the Workshop
                John Grant and Matt Golombek (Co-Chairs, Landing Site Steering Committee), Cathy Weitz (MER Program Scientist)

 8:45 a.m. Update on the Mars Exploration Program
                Jim Garvin, Mars Program Scientist

 9:30 a.m. Overview of the Landing Site Selection Process and Workshop Goals
                John Grant and Matt Golombek (Co-chairs, Landing Site Steering Committee)

 9:45 a.m. Engineering Constraints on MER Landing Sites
                Mark Adler (Project Engineer) and Joy Crisp (Project Scientist)

10:25-10:40 a.m. Coffee Break

10:40 a.m. Overview of Current Ellipses and Supporting Data Sets
              Matt Golombek and Tim Parker

Session 2: Science Potential of the Sites and Discussion [Moderator: M. Carr, Summarizer: K. Tanaka]

11:10 a.m. The Hematite Sites
              Phil Christensen, Science Spokesperson

12:10-1:30 p.m. Lunch

 1:30 p.m. Melas Chasma and Central Valles Marineris
                Tim Parker, Science Spokesperson

 2:30 p.m. Isidis Basin
              Larry Crumpler, Science Spokesperson

 3:30-3:45 p.m. Coffee Break

Session 3: Science Potential of the Sites and Discussion (cont'd) [Moderator: G. McGill, Summarizer: B. Jakosky]

 3:45 p.m. Crater Lakes I: Gusev, Boedicker, and "Unnamed" EP69A
              Nathalie Cabrol, Science Spokesperson

 4:30 p.m. Crater Lakes II: Gale and Meridiani Crater
              Nathan Bridges, Science Spokesperson

 5:15 p.m. Eos Chasma and Northeast Valles Marineris
              Ruslan Kuzmin, Science Spokesperson

 6:00 p.m. End of Day One
 
 
 

October 18^th, Thursday

Session 4: Science Potential of the Sites and Discussion (cont'd) [Moderator: T. Parker, Summarizer: M. Shepard]

 8:30 a.m. Athabasca Vallis (Elysium)    ( Supplementary Materials)
              Jim Rice/Tim Parker, Science Spokespersons

 9:30 a.m. Meridiani and Other Highlands Sites
              Mike Carr, Science Spokesperson

10:15 a.m. Geological Diversity within 500 m Radius Landing Spots: Comparison Among Ellipses
               Rob Sullivan, Cornell University

10:35-10:50 Coffee Break

10:50 a.m. Discussion of Sites [Moderator: M. Golombek, Summarizer: J. Grant]

11:45-1:15 p.m. Lunch

Session 5: Landing Site Safety and Discussion [Moderator: P. Christensen, Summarizer: G. Gulick]

 1:15 p.m. Introduction to Landing Site Safety Issues
              Matt Golombek, Co-Chair, Landing Site Steering Committee

 1:30 p.m. Using MOLA data to Evaluate Landing Sites
                Mike Shepard, Bloomsburg University

 2:00 p.m. Surface Roughnesses via Photoclinometry on MOC images
                Alfred McEwen, University of Arizona

 2:20 p.m. DTMs Derived from MOC Stereo Images
               Randy Kirk, USGS

 2:40-2:55 p.m. Coffee Break

Session 6: Landing Site Safety and Discussion (cont'd) [Moderator: J. Grant, Summarizer: R. Morris]

 2:55 p.m. Implications of the TES data for Surface Properties and Landing Safety
               Shannon Pelkey, University of Colorado

 3:25 p.m. Rock Abundance derived from TES data
               Scott Nowicki and Phil Christensen, Arizona State University

 3:45 p.m.  TES Albedo and Dust Cover Index
                Steve Ruff, Arizona State University

 4:00 p.m. A Summary of Landing Site Safety Evaluations
               Matt Golombek, Co-chair Landing Site Steering Committee

 4:30-6:00 p.m. Discussion and Prioritization of Landing Sites

 6:30 p.m. Steering Committee Dinner

End of Meeting