Ianson: NASA's budget for FY2024 was included in the minibus bill and included a big cut to PSD, mostly in Mars Sample Return. Appropriation language allows NASA to spend up to the 24 request, but portfolio balance and Decadal Survey guidelines listed other things as higher priority #OPAG

Ianson: note that NSSC Awards will have stricter enforcement on grant requirements, make sure to check paperwork for important dates #OPAG

Attending #opag in Ithaca today, so let's try sharing. Hearing now from Eric Ianson the deputy director of NASA Planetary Science Division (PSD). Uranus mission is scheduled to start in 2027.

Hey scientists, don’t use AI generated artwork. Hire an artist. #OPAG2023

I've been in and out this morning. Which presentation used AI artwork? Boo!!!

In 2015-2016, my kids attended Hand in Hand in Jerusalem, 1 of 6 Hebrew/Arabic schools working to create shared Jewish/Palestinian society. It was also the year of "Intifada of the Individuals,"— stabbing attacks & car rammings, on avg 3x day for a bit. Here's some of what I learned from the best:

Yad b'Yad

one model of what's possible for Israeli and Palestinian kids

Salcido: I know a lot of LGBTQ+ folks work in tourism and you can support them by traveling here. Don' abandon us. #DPSEPSC2023

Salcido: Great question from @sondy.bsky.social about how can conference attendees travel in a way that helps the community (sorry for the bad paraphrase). Ans: We're blue in a sea of red. This is San Antonio, Austin, Houston, especially the inner city. #DPSEPSC2023

Salcido: Ways to help: money! Reach out to organization and tell them them you're skills and offer them up #DPSEPSC2023

Salcido: Skills (in communication knowledge acknowledged), Action (only way to affect change is to put out Awareness, Knowledge, and Skills to use) #DPSEPSC2023