CAPS Biosignature Standards of Evidence White Paper Review Community Input Form

The Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Sciences (CAPS) is in the process of conducting an independent review of the Nexus for Exoplanet System Science (NExSS) and Network for Life Detection (NfoLD) White Paper on Standards of Evidence for Life Detection.
The statement of task for the CAPS independent review is available at the National Academies website and the white paper draft is available at the NFOLD website: https://www.nfold.org/soe-report-in-progress

To aid in information gathering and to ensure the Committee receives critical input from all stakeholders, we have created this medium by which input to CAPS, whether anonymous or attributed, can be submitted.

The Committee will read all submissions to this site. Any submission to CAPS using this form will comply with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). Your contact information will remain confidential; however, any statement submitted to the Panel will be made publicly available. Your submission may not include ITAR restricted data or other sensitive materials.

The deadline to submit input to the Committee is on Friday, February 18, 2022, after which this form will be closed.

1. Contact Information

Should you wish to remain anonymous, please leave each field requesting Contact Information blank. If you would like to provide your contact information, the Committee may contact you for further information.

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2. Input to the Committee on the topic of the White Paper on Standards of Evidence for Life Detection *
Please submit your input for consideration by CAPS on the White Paper on Standards of Evidence for Life Detection. Please note that CAPS input from this form will be publicly available. Therefore, please ensure there is no identifying information in your response (2000-character limit)

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