ms. marion, d.p.a., they were not provided with a copy of the proposed changes. i didn't want to have a commission meeting -- >> can we hear? >> i didn't want to have a commission meeting where everyone who should be at the table wouldn't be at the table with the information they needed. so chief, if you can speak to that briefly, but we continued it for that reason. i appreciate everyone for showing up. but that's the rationale. >> thank you, commissioner. the letter that i received from -- well, the copy of the letter i received from director henderson, i think it was monday night, had some points in it that were raised. we agreed with some of them. the bottom line on this is that the policy section that was cited in the letter, which was 3.01.10 requires process to happen. we didn't provide a copy of the d.g.o. to d.p.a. as the policy requires. but it also required the discussion on what items that were changed. so that process, that's what we are asking to occur. we are asking to follow the d.g.o. that this commission spent a whole lot of time working on. and

her name is marion johnson and like the women featured in the movie she was one of the space programs it in figures. ms. johnson was an engineer in huntsville, alabama working for boeing, the sponsor for tonight's event. she worked on the team that determined the path the saturn five would take if the rocket fell back to earth. their work was vital. after boeing and a successful career in computer technology, she now teaches the next generation of computer workers. clean join me in recognizing and welcoming ms. mary lee johnson.. like ms. johnson, tonight's speakers know what it is like to blaze trails and of the apollo 11 mission, i have been moved by the stories that have finally shined a spotlight on the inspiring women who helped make our exploration of space possible. we are lucky to have three of them here on the panel tonight. aerospace engineer joann hardin morgan, engineer poppy northcutt, and medical researcher, dr. carolyn leach huntoon. each of our speakers tonight will tell us a bit about her journey, and then we will have time for audience questions afterwards. joann, i am going to start