Date: March 22nd 2007

Mar 22, 2007

David E Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730

Doc Mirelson National PNT Coordination Office 202-482-1496/5809

RELEASE: 07-71

NATIONAL POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING ADVISORY BOARD NAMED

WASHINGTON - NASA and the National Executive Committee for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) announced Thursday, March 22 the members of the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Advisory Board James Schlesinger will chair the 24-member board; Brad Parkinson is the vice-chair

The U S Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Policy of December 8, 2004, established a permanent National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Executive Committee The committee is co-chaired by the Deputy Secretaries of the Departments of Defense and Transportation with equivalent representatives from the Departments of State, Commerce, and Homeland Security; the Joint Chiefs of Staff and NASA

NASA established the advisory board on behalf of the executive committee The board will operate in an advisory capacity as directed by the national PNT policy and in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act

The board will provide advice, as directed by the executive committee, about U S space-based PNT policy, services, planning and program management The board's first meeting is in Washington March 29-30 The public meetings will be in the Polaris Suite, Reagan International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave For additional board information, contact the Advisory Committee Management Officer, Diane Rausch at 202-358-4510

For information about U S national PNT policy, the executive committee, advisory board members, charter, meeting dates and public sessions, visit:

http://www pnt gov

U S Advisory Board Members:

James R Schlesinger, Chair - Chairman, Board of Trustees, MITRE Bradford Parkinson, Vice Chair - Professor, Stanford University Phil Boyer - Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Capt Joseph D Burns, U S Navy (Ret ) - United Airlines Ann Ciganer - U S GPS Industry Council Susan M Cischke - Ford Motor Company Per K Enge - Professor, Stanford University Martin C Faga - Former President and CEO, MITRE Keith R Hall - Booz Allen Hamilton Robert J Hermann - Global Technology Partners, LLC Chester A Huber - OnStar Corporation David Logsdon - U S Chamber of Commerce Gen Lance Lord, USAF (Ret ) - Former Commander, U S Air Force Space Command Timothy A Murphy - The Boeing Company Terence J McGurn - CIA (Ret ); currently, private consultant Gen James P McCarthy, USAF (Ret ) - Professor, U S Air Force Academy Ruth Neilan - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Charles R Trimble - Chairman, U S GPS Industry Council

International Committee:

Gerhard Beutler - International Association of Geodesy, Switzerland Arve Dimmen - Norwegian Coastal Administration Suresh V Kibe - Indian Space Research Organization Keith McPherson - Airservices Australia Hiroshi Nishiguchi - Japan GPS Council Capt Richard A Smith, Royal Navy (Ret ) - International Association of Institutes of Navigation, England

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