Committee on Radio Frequencies

Meeting

Committee on Radio Frequencies 2025 Fall Meeting

September 18 - 19, 2025

Past

Agenda

Materials

About

The CORF fall meeting is being held at the National Academies Beckman Center in Irvine, CA with an afternoon site visit to NASA-JPL to hear from community members on important radio astronomy and Earth remote sensing matters.

If you are interested in submitting a question to the committee at this meeting please use this form.

Additional Information

Contact

Christopher J. Jones

(202) 334-1339
cjjones@nas.edu

Location

Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center

100 Academy Way

Irvine CA 92617, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Tele Conference Closed

Committee on Radio Frequencies - Make-up Session: Composition, Balance, and Conflict of Interest Discussion

September 16, 2025

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is a make-up for those members unable to attend the annual composition, balance, and conflict of interest discussion.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Members
------
Reyhan Baktur
Shamibrata Chatterjee
Laura Chomiuk
Kshitija Deshpande
Christopher Kidd
Sidarth Misra
Jeffery Puschell

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

annual composition, balance, and COI discussion

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

n/a

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

September 24, 2025

Contact

Christopher J. Jones

(202) 334-1339
cjjones@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Tele Conference Closed

Committee on Radio Frequencies - Monthly Call September 2025

September 2, 2025

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is a monthly call of the CORF committee.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Members
------
Karen Masters (Co-chair)
Scott N. Paine (Co-chair)
Hector Arce
Nancy L. Baker
Tomas E. Gergely
David G. Long
David G. Lubar
Bang D. Nhan
Suzanne Staggs

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

annual composition, balance, and COI discussion; fall meeting planning

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

n/a

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

September 24, 2025

Contact

Christopher J. Jones

(202) 334-1339
cjjones@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Tele Conference Closed

Committee on Radio Frequencies - Monthly Call August 2025

August 4, 2025

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is a monthly call of the CORF committee.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Members
------
Karen Masters (Co-chair)
Scott N. Paine (Co-chair)
Nancy L. Baker
Shamibrata Chatterjee
Laura Chomiuk
Tomas E. Gergely
Christopher Kidd
David G. Long
David G. Lubar
Bang D. Nhan
Suzanne Staggs

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

CORF membership rotation, introduce new members, status of filing work, fall meeting planning

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

n/a

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

September 24, 2025

Contact

Christopher J. Jones

(202) 334-1339
cjjones@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Tele Conference Closed

Committee on Radio Frequencies - Monthly Call July 2025

July 7, 2025

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is a monthly call of the CORF committee.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Members
------
Karen Masters (Co-chair)
Scott N. Paine (Co-chair)
Nancy L. Baker
Laura Chomiuk
Philip J. Erickson
Christopher Kidd
Sidarth Misra
Bang D. Nhan
Jeffery Puschell

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

CORF membership rotation, status of filing work, fall meeting planning

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

n/a

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

July 14, 2025

Contact

Christopher J. Jones

(202) 334-1339
cjjones@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Tele Conference Closed

Committee on Radio Frequencies - Monthly Call June 2025

June 2, 2025

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is a monthly call of the CORF committee.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Members
------
Scott N. Paine (Chair)
Hector Arce
Nancy L. Baker
Laura Chomiuk
Philip J. Erickson
Tomas E. Gergely
Kelsey Johnson
Karen Masters
Sidarth Misra
Bang D. Nhan
Jeffery Puschell

Consultants
-----------
Paul Feldman

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Fall meeting plans, current and upcoming filing work

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

n/a

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

July 07, 2025

Contact

Christopher J. Jones

(202) 334-1339
cjjones@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Committee on Radio Frequencies 2025 Spring Meeting

May 8 - 9, 2025

Past

Materials

About

This is a meeting of CORF. The meeting is to hear from sponsors and community members. There will be open and closed sessions.

Day 1 (May 8th) - https://vimeo.com/event/5070483

Day 2 (May 9th) - https://vimeo.com/event/5070478

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Members
------
Scott N. Paine (Chair)
Hector Arce
Nancy L. Baker
Reyhan Baktur
Laura Chomiuk
Kshitija Deshpande
Dara Entekhabi
Philip J. Erickson
Tomas E. Gergely
Kelsey Johnson
Christopher Kidd
Karen Masters
Sidharth Misra
Bang D. Nhan
Jeffery Puschell

Consultants
-----------
Paul Feldman

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Review of day and current events and relevance to day’s session
Discussion of active and future filings
Discussion of future activities and possible speakers

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

n/a

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

June 03, 2025

Contact

Christopher J. Jones

(202) 334-1339
cjjones@nas.edu

Location

National Academy of Sciences Building

2101 Constitution Ave NW

Washington DC 20418, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Committee on Radio Frequencies Space Science Week (Spring 2025)

April 1 - 3, 2025

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

About

Space Science Week 2025 will be held in a hybrid format. There will be plenary sessions on April 1 and a keynote public science lecture on April 2. The Committee on Radio Frequencies will be holding sessions on April 2-3.

The agenda is subject to change, please check back for updates. A draft agenda is at the right. Registration for in-person attendance is forthcoming. Livestream links are below:

April 2nd
Together with CAA - https://vimeo.com/event/4984146

April 3nd
Together with CAA - https://vimeo.com/event/4984153
Together with CESAS - TBD

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Members
------
Scott N. Paine (Chair)
Nancy L. Baker
Tomas E. Gergely
Karen Masters
Bang D. Nhan

Consultants
-----------
Paul Feldman

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Review of day and current events and relevance to day’s session
CORF/CAA meet and greet
CORF/CESAS meet and greet
Spring meeting planning

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

n/a

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

June 03, 2025

Contact

Christopher J. Jones

(202) 334-1339
cjjones@nas.edu

Location

National Academy of Sciences Building

2101 Constitution Ave NW

Washington DC 20418, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Tele Conference Closed

Committee on Radio Frequencies - Monthly Call March 2025

March 3, 2025

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is a monthly call of the CORF committee.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Members
------
Scott N. Paine (Chair)
Hector Arce
Nancy L. Baker
Reyhan Baktur
Kshitija Deshpande
Philip J. Erickson
Dara Entekhabi
Tomas E. Gergely
Kelsey Johnson
Karen Masters
Bang D. Nhan
Jeffery Puschell

Consultants
-----------
Paul Feldman

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Recall of Space Science week, filings work, Views release, spring and fall meeting planning/ideas; and possible new activities

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

n/a

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

May 30, 2025

Contact

Christopher J. Jones

(202) 334-1339
cjjones@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Tele Conference Closed

Committee on Radio Frequencies - Monthly Call February 2025

February 3, 2025

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is a monthly call of the CORF committee.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Members
------
Scott N. Paine (Chair)
Hector Arce
Nancy L. Baker
Reyhan Baktur
Laura Chomiuk
Kshitija Deshpande
Dara Entekhabi
Tomas E. Gergely
Kelsey Johnson
Christopher Kidd
Karen Masters
Sidharth Misra
Bang D. Nhan
Jeffery Puschell

Consultants
-----------
Paul Feldman

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

FCC update, future business, May meeting speakers and logistics

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

n/a

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

March 03, 2025

Contact

Christopher J. Jones

(202) 334-1339
cjjones@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Tele Conference Closed

Committee on Radio Frequencies - Monthly Call January 2025

January 6, 2025

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is a monthly call of the CORF committee.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Members
------
Scott N. Paine (Chair)
Nancy L. Baker
Reyhan Baktur
Laura Chomiuk
Kshitija Deshpande
Dara Entekhabi
Tomas E. Gergely
Kelsey Johnson
Christopher Kidd
Karen Masters
Sidharth Misra
Bang D. Nhan
Jeffery Puschell

Consultants
-----------
Paul Feldman

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Protection of passive science; spring and fall meeting planning/ideas; and possible new activities

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

n/a

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

January 15, 2025

Contact

Christopher J. Jones

(202) 334-1339
cjjones@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Tele Conference Closed

Committee on Radio Frequencies - Monthly Call December 2024

December 16, 2024

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is a monthly call of the CORF committee.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Members
------
Scott N. Paine (Chair)
Hector Arce
Nancy L. Baker
Reyhan Baktur
Laura Chomiuk
Philip J. Erickson
Tomas E. Gergely
Kelsey Johnson
Christopher Kidd
Karen Masters
Sidharth Misra
Bang D. Nhan
Jeffery Puschell

Consultants
-----------
Paul Feldman

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

FCC update from Mr. Feldman; fall meeting outcomes; and spring meeting planning

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

n/a

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

January 15, 2025

Contact

Christopher J. Jones

(202) 334-1339
cjjones@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Committee on Radio Frequencies 2024 Fall Meeting

November 20 - 21, 2024

Past

Materials

About

The CORF fall meeting ie being held at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Charlottesville, Virginia and at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia to hear from community members on important radio astronomy and Earth remote sensing matters.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Members
------
Scott N. Paine (Chair)
Nancy L. Baker
Reyhan Baktur
Laura Chomiuk
Kshitija Deshpande
Tomas E. Gergely
Kelsey Johnson
Christopher Kidd
Karen Masters
Sidharth Misra
Bang D. Nhan
Jeffery Puschell

Consultants
-----------
Paul Feldman

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Outcomes, engagement with the community, future meetings

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

n/a

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

January 15, 2025

Contact

Christopher J. Jones

(202) 334-1339
cjjones@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Tele Conference Closed

Committee on Radio Frequencies - Monthly Call November 2024

November 4, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is a monthly call of the CORF committee.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Members
------
Scott N. Paine (Chair)
Hector Arce
Nancy L. Baker
Reyhan Baktur
Laura Chomiuk
Kshitija Deshpande
Philip J. Erickson
Tomas E. Gergely
Kelsey Johnson
Christopher Kidd
Sidharth Misra
Bang D. Nhan
Jeffery Puschell

Consultants
-----------
Paul Feldman

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Annual composition, balance, and COI discussion; meeting prep; and possible filings

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

n/a

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

January 15, 2025

Contact

Christopher J. Jones

(202) 334-1339
cjjones@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Tele Conference Closed

Views on the World Radiocommunication Conference 2027 Closed Session Discussion #6

October 7, 2024

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This is a closed session discussion of the Views committee.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Members
------
Nathaniel Livesey (Chair)
Scott N. Paine
Nancy L. Baker
Laura B. Chomiuk
Philip J. Erickson
Kelsey Johnson
Christopher Kidd
Tomas Gergely
Julio Navarro
Bang D. Nhan

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Writing update, final checks before review

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

n/a

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

May 14, 2025

Organizing Project

Views on the World Radiocommunication Conference 2027

Contact

Contact us

(202) 334-1339
cjjones@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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