PACE-PAX 2025 Science Team Meeting

2025 PACE-PAX Science Team Meeting

February 18th - 21st

NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS)

Columbia University

2880 Broadway

New York, NY  10025

Registration

Registration has closed.  Please contact judy.alfter@nasa.gov or sommer.nicholas@nasa.gov if you wish to be added to the meeting announcements.

Agenda 

Agenda (February 18th).  This document will be periodically updated, so please check back. 

Lodging

Lodging information is provided as a courtesy to attendees. Most of the hotels on the attached list are preferred vendors for Columbia University and rates are typically at or below the GSA per diem rate of $179 per night for February.  We encourage you to book your room early to avoid price fluctuations that may occur due to demand.

Restaurant Recommendations Near GISS and Lodging Sites

List of Recommended Restaurants (Google Doc)

Google Map

Visitors' Information

The NASA GISS Visitors' Information webpage contains detailed information on how to reach the campus by railroad, airports, subway, taxi, and other mass transit.  We recommend that you explore this detailed information for your visit to the area.

GISS Arrival 

GISS is considered a federal facility, and all guests must be placed on a visitor’s list to gain access to the second-floor meeting spaces.  You must be registered in advance for in-person attendance of the science team meeting.  ESPO will be coordinating on your behalf.  

Upon arrival, you will be required to show a government issued id and your bags will be subject to a search.  The following forms of ids are acceptable:

US Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident:

• NASA PIV card 
• State issued driver’s license
• Passport
• Government issued id card

Foreign National (non-designated countries):

• NASA PIV Card
• Passport
• Visa

All registered attendees will have access to meeting space on the second floor via the stairway or elevator. NASA PIV card holders with a NAMS request (ESPO will be coordinating on your behalf) will have access to floors 3, 5, 6, and 7 via the elevator key card reader (additional restrooms and some meeting spaces). 

Travel Precautions

The New York State Department of Public Health suggests that you educate yourself on common illnesses that spread during the fall and winter, and the precautions that  you can take to prevent or minimize their impact.  For more information on influenza, COVID-19, and RSV, visit the department's published information: Understanding Respiratory Illnesses.