The Space Studies Board (SSB) of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and the Planetary Science Division (PSD) of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate invites participants in 2019 DPS/EPSC meeting to a discussion on the current state of planning for the next decadal survey in planetary science, scheduled to be initiated in the first quarter of 2020.

The decadal survey is the process through which the U.S. planetary science community identifies the key scientific issues ripe for progress in the coming decade and provides recommendations as to how these issues may be addressed by spacecraft missions, supporting ground based activities and other initiatives.

Lori S. Glaze (PSD) and David H. Smith (SSB) will provide an overview of the progress made towards preparing for and organizing the survey, along with an updated schedule for its implementation.

Community involvement is an essential feature of all phases of the decadal process and a critical component to the success of the survey. The SSB and PSD welcomes all community input on matters facing the next survey, which include (but are not limited to) the technical and programmatic scope, structure, the cost and technical evaluation process, the role of early-career scientists, and the international context.