NEWS

03/03/2007 - Public Sale of the MMPDS-03 Handbook will begin approximately May 15, 2007.  Contact Anne Mundy if you have any questions, mundya@battelle.org.

03/30/2007  NOTE - The FAA has officially approved the release of the MMPDS-03 Handbook, as well as the 10th MMPDS Coordination Meeting Minutes. 

3/7/07 - The Fall MMPDS Coordination location and dates have been finalized.  The meeting will take place October 28 through November 1, 2007, at the Embassy Suites, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), Florida.

11/27/2006  NOTE - The release of any MMPDS-related documentation, including the Meeting Minutes and the MMPDS-03 handbook have been delayed due to ITAR discussions occurring within the legal departments of the FAA and Battelle.  Watch this website for updates on the release dates.

11/27/2006 - The next Coordination Meeting will take place April 30, 2007 - May 3, 2007, at the Colorado Springs Hilton Garden Inn.  Further information is forthcoming.  In the meantime, if you have any questions, please contact Anne Mundy at mundya@battelle.org.

08/25/2006  Registration and Hotel information on the next MMPDS Coordination meetings is now available on this website!  Click here.  It will take place October 23-26, 2006 at the Sheraton South Portland, Maine.   If you have any questions before the, please contact Anne Mundy at mundya@battelle.org.

06/19/2006  The next MMPDS Coordination meetings will take place October 23-26, 2006 at the Sheraton South Portland, Maine.  Information will be released in early August.  If you have any questions before the, please contact Anne Mundy at mundya@battelle.org.

06/19/2006 The meeting minutes have been shipped.  If you attended the April Coordination meeting, and do not receive your copy by June 26, please contact Anne Mundy at mundya@battelle.org.

3/29/2006  The Embassy Suites Hotel of Monterey Bay, the site of the 9th MMPDS Coordination Meeting is sold out.  There are several hotels in the local area within walking distance.  They are the Holiday Inn Express in Seaside and the Best Western-The Beach Resort.

3/29/2006  The Agenda Books for the 9th MMPDS Coordination Meeting in Monterey, CA have been shipped.  A PDF of the document has also been posted on this website.  If you have any questions, please contact Anne Mundy at mundya@battelle.org.

2/26/2006  The meeting announcement for the 9th MMPDS Coordination Meeting in April is out.  For further information, please click here.  If you have any questions, contact Anne Mundy at mundya@battelle.org.

12/13/2005  The 9th MMPDS Coordination meeting will take place April 24-27, 2006, in Monterey, California.  Click here for further detail.

08/04/2005  The meeting announcement for the 8th meeting is out.  If you have not received an email containing the information and registration forms, please contact Anne Mundy at mundya@battelle.org.

08/04/2005  ISG members, balloting has begun.  Final ballots have been sent to the main contact at each member organization.  Ballots are due back before August 15.

08/04/2005  The site has changed a little, but the features are the same.  We have relocated to a new and improved server.  Please contact Anne Mundy if you have any problems.

6/30/2005  The tentative 8th MMPDS Coordination meeting schedule is now posted.  See link on Home page.

06/30/2005  Urgent - the hotel is starting to sell out.  If you have not made your hotel reservations for the October 3-6 meeting, please do so as soon as possible.  Contact Anne Mundy (mundya@battelle.org) with any issues or concerns.

6/01/2005  If you are interested in doing a presentation at the upcoming MMPDS/ISG meetings in October, or have any other thoughts regarding the meeting, please contact Richard Rice (ricerc@battelle.org) or Jana Jackson (jacksonj@battelle.org) by July 1, 2005.

06/01/2005  The meeting minutes have been mailed, and the electronic version has been posted.  If you have not received your copy, please contact Anne Mundy (mundya@battelle.org).

03/23/2005 - The 7th MMPDS Coordination Meeting Agenda Book has been mailed. 

2/24/2005  ISG members: We experienced a rare technical glitch in accessing the member area of the website over the past day.  Thanks to our hardworking tech support staff the issue has been resolved.  If you are an ISG member and have problems accessing the member area, please contact Anne Mundy (mundya@battelle.org) or Nu Ghadiali (ghadiali@battelle.org) for assistance.

2/14/2005  If you are interested in doing a presentation at the upcoming MMPDS/ISG meetings in April, please contact Richard Rice (ricerc@battelle.org) or Jana Jackson (jacksonj@battelle.org) by March 1, 2005.

2/14/2005  Please note - In order to receive the discounted meeting hotel rate for the 7th MMPDS meeting in San Diego, your reservations must be made before March 17, 2005.

2/14/2005  The Meeting Announcement for the 7th MMPDS/15th ISG Coordination meetings is being released the week of 2/14/2005.  In the meantime, the information has been posted to this website.  If you have any questions, please contact Anne Mundy at mundya@battelle.org or (614- 424-6496).  We look forward to seeing you in San Diego! 

NOTE:  Formal agenda packages will be sent out approximately 30 days prior to the meeting.

11/30/2004  The meeting minutes from the 6th MMPDS Coordination Meeting are complete and have been sent out.  A PDF of the minutes can also be found on this website.

10/22/2004  The 6th MMPDS/14th ISG Coordination took place this week in Boston, MA with higher then expected attendance.  Thanks to all of you who participated in these very important meetings!  We look forward to working with you again at our Spring meeting in San Diego.  The Meeting Minutes are currently being compiled and will be released shortly.   Please continue to watch this News Board for further information.  Thank you again for making our meeting a success!

09/17/2004  It is not too late to send in your advanced Registration Form for the MMPDS meeting in October.  The more paperwork you fill out in advance, the less you will have to worry about on-site.  If you have any questions on registration for the MMPDS October Coordination meeting, please contact Anne Mundy at mundya@battelle.org, or phone her at 614-424-6496.

09/17/2004 The Agenda Books for the 6th MMPDS Coordination Meeting in October were mailed today.  If you are an active member and do not receive your copy, please contact Anne Mundy at mundya@battelle.org.  The PDF of the Agenda Book has been posted to this website.  (An abbreviated version in the Public area, and the full version in the ISG Member area.)

8/12/2004  If you are interested in being a Presenter at the upcoming MMPDS/ISG meetings in October, please contact Richard Rice (ricerc@battelle.org) by August 31.

08/12/2004  Hotel reservations for the 6th MMPDS/14th ISG meeting in October MUST be made by September 17 to receive discounted meeting rate.  (Instructions can be found in the meeting announcement.)  Note:  Arrangements made through a travel agent will not receive the discounted rate as the rate is non-commissionable. 

08/09/2004  The Meeting Announcement and Meeting Details will be mailed to all active MMPDS coordination meeting participants this week.  The electronic version is now available on this website (click here to access).  If you have any questions or comments, please contact Anne Mundy at mundya@battelle.org.

06/03/2004  The MEETING MINUTES from the 5th MMPDS Meeting in San Francisco are complete.  A PDF of the document has been posted to this website.  Hardcopies have been released.  If you have not received your hardcopy, please contact Anne Mundy at mundya@battelle.org.

04/28/2004   The 6th MMPDS/14th ISG (FALL) Meeting will take place October 18-21 at the Westin Hotel in Waltham (Boston area), MA.   In the meantime if you have any questions, please contact Anne Mundy at mundya@battelle.org.  If you have contributions or comments for the Preliminary Agenda for the fall meeting, please contact Rich Rice at ricerc@battelle.org.

04/28/2004  The 5th MMPDS/13th ISG Coordination took place last week in San Francisco with higher then expected attendance.  Thanks to all of you who participated in these very important meetings!  We look forward to working with you again at our Fall meeting in Boston.  The Meeting Minutes are currently being compiled and will be released shortly.   Please continue to watch this Newsboard for further information.  Thank you again for making our meeting a success!

03/19/2004  Hardcopy meeting agenda books have been sent out.   To view the online version of this document, please click here. 

03/03/04  DEADLINE FOR DISCOUNT HOTEL RATE   A reminder to make your hotel reservations before Friday, March 19^th, in order to receive the discounted hotel rate at the Hilton Fisherman's Wharf.  For more information, click here.

02/17/2004  The Friday, February 20, 2004, deadline to provide technical input and data for the 5th MMPDS Meeting items is quickly approaching!!!   If you are having trouble meeting this deadline or have any questions, please contact Rich Rice via email at ricerc@battelle.org, or phone (614) 424-4433.  For other applicable deadlines regarding the 5th MMPDS Meeting, please refer to the Preliminary Agenda included with your meeting announcement package, or click here for a copy of the Agenda.