My role seems to be that as science fiction consultant. None of the likely problems we are addressing are in my area of expertise or responsibility. I am expected to come up with the unlikely scenarios that could occur in my areas of responsibility. I'm supposed to come up with a list of how things could go wrong, and then address how we would react should any of my imaginings come to pass.

I have serious doubts as to the sanity of this project. I have even more serious doubts about my own personal sanity upon the completion of this project. It would absolutely have been easier to be confronted with a list of problems and address how to deal with them (the way everyone else in the committee was approached) instead of being responsible for inventing my own problems and then solving them.

On the plus side, though, it will be a chance to practice my fiction writing skills and get paid for it.