JPL CALL FOR DELEGATES -- U.S. SUBCOMMITTEE ADVISORY GROUP The Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology (JPL/Caltech), operating under a prime contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), is soliciting volunteer members from all segments of the U.S. space community to participate in the development of international space standards in the field of Space Data and Information Transfer Systems. The U.S. Subcommittee Advisory Group (USSCAG13) to Technical Committee 20, Subcommittee 13 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is the technical coordinating body for the United States for all matters dealing with the standardization of space data and information systems. Individuals, organizations or corporations who are interested in joining this advisory group are invited to contact the following individual: Mr. Adrian J. Hooke, Chairman, USSCAG13, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Telecommunications & Mission Operations Directorate, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, M/S 303-400, Pasadena, California 91109-8099,USA; E-mail: adrian.j.hooke@jpl.nasa.gov BACKGROUND INFORMATION -- The work of USSCAG13 is currently organized into three panels: (a) PANEL 1, SPACE DATA COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES: This Panel works in the strategic theme area of developing highly efficient space communications services in resource-constrained environments. Special sub-themes include developing space missions as extensions of the Earth's Internet and developing inter-operable spacecraft onboard interfaces; (b) PANEL 2, SPACE DATA INTERCHANGE AND ARCHIVING SERVICES: This Panel works in the strategic theme area of developing standard data interchange and archiving services for space missions. These services support all phases of space data distribution, sharing, and permanent retention; and (c) PANEL 3, SPACE MISSION OPERATIONS SERVICES: This Panel works in the strategic theme area of developing standard space mission operations services. These services often traverse the space/ground interface and support a variety of mission control activities. As an open voluntary consensus standardization body, membership in USSCAG13 is open to all segments of the U.S. space community who have a stake in standardization of space data and information transfer systems, including: (1) the U.S. private sector; (2) Federal Government Agencies; (3) State and Local Government Agencies; and (4) Academic Institutions. All members of USSCAG13 are voluntarily appointed by their respective organizations to represent their interests, and are independently supported by those organizations in terms of necessary labor, travel, and incidental resources. The USSCAG13 operates in a mode where decisions are made via a process of consensus. Working groups of USSCAG13 will meet as necessary to execute standardization projects, and the full committee will periodically meet in plenary session to review technical progress, prepare for U.S. participation in ISO meetings, and debrief from such activities. The normal frequency of plenary meetings will be two (2) times per year. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). WEB: Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems, http://www.ccsds.org. E-MAIL: Call for Delegates, adrian.j.hooke@jpl.nasa.gov. Posted 07/07/99 (W-SN351111).

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