Decadal Plan - National Committee for Space Science

The National Committee for Space Science, chartered by the Australian Academy of Science , is organizing the first Decadal Plan for Australian Space Science. This is the website for the development of the Plan. The Pre-Release version of the Plan is available (see below).

Stages and Schedule for Developing the Plan

Date	Phase	Activity & Materials
30 September 2005	Announcement	NCSS announces Development of first Decadal Plan & asks for written comments and volunteers. Announcement Documents for the Decadal Plan
	Brainstorming	Brainstorming Materials Submitted
24 March 2006	Structure Announcement	Diagram - Structure of Steering Committee and Working Groups Responsibilities and Chairs - Steering Committee and WGs Submissions to WGs are welcomed.
	Working Group	Definition of Plan elements
7 July 2006		Deadline for Working Group submissions to Steering Committee
19-21 July 2006		Presentations at Australian Space Development and Space Science Conferences (ADSC and ASSC)
August 2006 - February 2007	Refining WG inputs & Presentations at Workshops
March 2007 - Jan 2008	Writing Draft Plan
29 February 2008	Release Draft Plan	Draft Plan available Comments invited (see Draft cover sheet).
March 2008 - October 2009	Comment Period	Community consultation (Townhall meetings & conferences) & revision of Plan
October 2009	Resubmittal to Academy	NCSS submits the revised Decadal Plan to the Academy
December 2009	Academy acceptance	Pre-Release Plan available
26 January 2010	NCSS sends Decadal Plan to publisher (Hugonnet Design Associates)
March-May 2010	Formal release	Release of Decadal Plan