Dec 10, 2007

Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael j braukus@nasa gov

Veronica Ramirez U S Embassy, Guatemala City, Guatemala 011-502-2326-4483 RamirezV@state gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-179

NASA DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR VISITS CENTRAL AMERICA

WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, Dec 12, NASA's Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will join NASA researchers to brief reporters about the agency's Earth sciences activities in Central America and their benefits to the region The briefing will begin at 10:30 a m CST at the Intercontinental Hotel in Guatemala City Reporters should contact the U S embassy at 011-502-2326-4483 for more information

While in Guatemala, Dale will visit the Mayan archaeological sites in Peten NASA's remote sensing data were used to locate and interpret the remains of the ancient Mayan civilization

On Thursday in Panama City, Dale will visit the facility for Mesoamerican Regional Visualization and Monitoring System, known by its Spanish acronym SERVIR SERVIR has supported responses to fires in Guatemala, floods in Panama, red tides and an erupting volcano in El Salvador and hurricanes in Belize, Honduras and Nicaragua

For complete biographical information about Dale, visit:

http://www nasa gov/about/highlights/dale_bio html

For more information about Mayan archaeological research, visit:

http://weather msfc nasa gov/archeology/peten html

For more information about SERVIR, visit:

http://servir nsstc nasa gov/

For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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