Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) Meeting (Hybrid)

Dear OPAG Community,

We are pleased to announce that the Outer Planets Assessment Group will host a Community meeting September 22-23, 2026. This meeting will be a virtual meeting and will take place from 9am – 2pm Pacific / 12 – 5pm Eastern Time to enable broad participation. Please complete the required registration form no later than Monday, September 21, 2026. This will ensure enough time to send out the virtual meeting links to join.

Meeting Registration and Information Page:

There will be a presentation from the NASA Planetary Science Division Director, updates on R&A and ROSES, an opportunity to hear progress and updates from active missions, and so much more. A draft agenda will be posted to the registration and information page soon!

We are actively soliciting OPAG-relevant lightning talks from Early Career Scientists. These Early Career Lightning Talks will be limited to 1 slide, and a maximum of 2 minutes. OPAG looks forward to providing this opportunity to showcase your work and network. Please complete the interest form below no later than September 2, 2026 for consideration. Accepted presenters will have the option to have their title and abstract archived.

We are also soliciting lightning talks on recent OPAG relevant research publications and topics related to mission concepts and technology developments for outer planets and their moons. We will determine the length of these Research/Topic Lightning Talks based in the number of abstracts. Again, please complete the interest form below no later than September 2, 2026 for consideration. Accepted presenters will have the option to have their title and abstract archived.

Lightning Talk Interest Form:

We look forward to engaging with you at the meeting!

If you have questions, contact Carol Paty (cpaty@uoregon.edu) and/or Morgan Cable (mcable@psi.edu).

All the best,
Carol Paty & Morgan Cable
OPAG co-chairs on behalf of the OPAG Steering Committee