Space SIG General Meeting
October 2015
Welcome
NSBE News
• Space SIG relevant information from the 2015
Professional Development Conference
– Updated NSBE Professionals Focus Areas
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Increase membership value
Increase NSBE Professionals programs participation
Develop NSBE Professionals Chapters
Increase Membership (new)
– Value Proposition statement:
• NSBE Professionals positively impact lives by leveraging a global community that
empowers members to grow technically, access influential leadership, advance
careers and inspire the next generation of Black technical professionals. To our
members and constituents, we symbolize the NSBE mission.
NSBE News
• Space SIG relevant information from the 2015
Professional Development Conference
– National NSBE Professionals membership goal: 5000
– Space SIG Goal: 5% or 250
– Sub goals:
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100% active participation – no paper members
Full staffing for all conference and project teams
100 JEDI Mentors
All members attend at least one 2016 Space SIG in-person
activity
Upcoming Space SIG Activities
• 2016 Space Legislative Blitz
– February 21-23 (Sun-Tues)
– Washington, DC (hotel and travel on your own)
• 2016 Space Leadership Conference (tonight’s topic)
– Tentative date: April 14-17, 2016
– Daytona Beach, FL
– Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
• 2016 Aerospace Systems Conference
– August 24-27, 2016
– Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel (adjacent to DCA)
– Technical Paper extended abstracts due Oct 31
Primary Meeting Topic
2016 Space Leadership Conference
Space Leadership
Conference History
• The Space Leadership Conference (SLC) is an annual planning and
leadership development event for the Space SIG
• Operated by the NSBE Houston Space Professionals Chapter on
behalf of the Space SIG
• Formerly known as Space Leadership Retreat
• Held at NSBE World Headquarters in Alexandria, VA 2006-2010
• Held in tourist destinations 2011-2013
– Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 2011
– Las Vegas, Nevada 2012
– San Juan, Puerto Rico 2013
• Held at NASA Johnson Space Center 2014
• Held at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 2015
Conference Purpose
• Conduct planning for upcoming Space SIG
technical projects, outreach, and conferences
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Near-term and Mid-range goals
Schedule/Deliverables
Recruiting
Publicity
Partnerships
• Government, Industry, and Academia
Conference Purpose
• Set long range Space SIG strategic directions
• Refine Space SIG operational practices
• Provide face to face introductions and networking of
Space SIG leadership
• Ensure Space SIG relevance to US space industry
• Maintain project team inertia
• Ensure reasonable progress is made on Space SIG
technical projects
2016 Space Leadership Conference
Venue: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University, Daytona Beach, FL
Dates: April 14-17 (tentative)
2016 SLC Goals
• Improve Space SIG operational efficiency
– Evaluate performance of individual project and conference
planning teams and improve processes
– Strengthen incorporation of Systemic Intelligent Fast Failure
practices and use of Asana tool across all project and conference
planning teams
– Build relationships among Space SIG members across project
and conference planning teams
– Communicate “big picture” visions across Space SIG team
members
– Select venues and top-level goals for 2017 Space Leadership
Conference and 2017 Space Technology Session
2016 SLC Goals
• Leverage conference location to create a long-term formal
partnership with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
– Faculty-Space SIG collaboration with respect to a Space SIG
technical project
• Includes engagement of ERAU NSBE chapter
• Includes student research opportunities (both in classroom and chapter
settings)
• Includes pursuit of research funding (grants, etc.)
• Promotes student mentorship with aerospace professionals
• Based on Space SIG JEDI Enclave initiative
– High priority interest is collaboration with ERAU MEERS / STAR
Lab and NSBE Arusha Rover Cabin Structures team led by
ERAU Alumnus MJ Steady Ndiaye
2016 SLC Goals
• Coordinate with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and
Bethune Cookman University to create outreach pathways
in the K-12 levels in the local Daytona area
• Develop partnership relationships with
Daytona/Orlando/Titusville area aerospace companies,
agencies, military branches, and nonprofits
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Technical collaboration
Educational outreach teaming
NSBE Aerospace Systems Conference engagement
Space Leadership Conference sponsorship
2016 SLC Goals
• Attract Florida African American aerospace professionals
and other interested professionals to participate in the
Space SIG
– Technical project team members
– Conference planning team members
– Outreach project team members (JEDI Council)
• Conduct formal and informal engagement with ERAU and
Bethune-Cookman African American students
– Meetings, interviews, etc.
SLC Draft Agenda - Thursday
• Morning (Until Noon)
* Conference attendee arrival Wednesday night
– Mary McLeod Bethune Home Tour
• Schedule of visits grouped by individual project/conference teams
– Scheduled project team meetings with ERAU faculty and students
• Career outreach, technical demonstrations, resume reviews
• Space SIG partnering, professional development
• Lunch (Noon to 1 pm)
– Catered Lunch with Opening Session (Optional speaker)
• Afternoon (1 to 5 pm)
– Leadership Development Short Course
• Evening (6 pm Until)
– Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse
– Self-pay Group Dinner
SLC Agenda - Friday
• Morning (9 am to Noon)
– Aerospace Facility Tour
• Options: Harris, Northrop, Embraer, NewSpace Global, Millennium Engineering,
and Craig Technologies
• Space Leadership Luncheon (Noon to 1 pm)
– Catered Lunch with Keynote Speaker
• Afternoon (1 to 5 pm)
– Individual team breakout planning sessions
– 10 minute breaks at ten minutes before every hour
• Evening (6 pm Until)
– Dinner cruise (chartered yacht)
Deep Space Networking Cruise
Signature Space Leadership Conference event first
introduced in 2014
• Potential 2016 Operator: Dinner and River Cruise
– http://dineandcruise.com/
• Dinner buffet at restaurant followed by river cruise
• Cash Bar available on
cruise
SLC Agenda - Saturday
• Morning (9 am to Noon)
– Individual team breakout planning sessions
– 10 minute breaks at ten minutes before every hour
• Lunch (Noon to 1 pm)
– Catered meal with No Speaker (allow team internal discussions over lunch)
• Afternoon (1 to 5 pm)
– Individual team breakout planning sessions
– 10 minute breaks at ten minutes before every hour
• Evening (6pm Until)
– Social/Recreational Activity - Short Money Jet Ski Rentals
– Self-pay Group Dinner or Cook-Out/Picnic
SLC Agenda - Sunday
• Morning (9 am to Noon)
– Individual team breakout planning sessions
– 10 minute breaks at ten minutes before every hour
• Lunch (Noon to 1 pm)
– Catered Lunch featuring Wrap Up Session
• Afternoon/Evening
– End of conference / travel to home cities
Speaker Recommendations
• Dr. Watret / Bill Hampton (ERAU President / Senior
VP)
• Dr. Edison Jackson (Bethune Cookman President)
• Carol Craig (founder of Craig Technologies)
• (Founder of Millennium Engineering)
• Astronaut Winston Scott
Space SIG Teams to
Accommodate in Breakouts
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Arusha Maintenance
Arusha Medical
Arusha Exercise
Arusha Power
Arusha Cabin Structure
East Africa Spaceport
Macho Mengi
8. Power Beaming
Demonstration Unit
9. Space Robotics
10. Visions for Human Space
Flight
11. JEDI Council
12. ASC Planning Team
13. STS Planning Team
Number of meeting rooms needed / teams to accommodate is a function of registration numbers, up to 15 maximum.
Team Breakout Sessions
• SWOT Analysis
• Force Field Analysis
• OGSMCP Development (Objectives, Goals, Strategies, Measures, Costs, Publicity)
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Technical Progress
Team Recruiting
Enclave Development
2016 ASC Presenting and Exhibit
STS-2017 Work Session
Researching platforms to
enable document sharing and
interactive online data
management for 2016 SLC
• Action Item Assignment and Calendar
• Asana Task Population
Conference Logistics
Suggested Hotels
• HAMPTON INN (4 Stars)
– $100/night for that time frame
– Additional features: Free Breakfast + Free Parking
– Likely to be primary hotel (departure point for any transportation)
• HILTON GARDEN INN (3.5 Stars)
– PERMANENT ERAU Discount $79/night (regardless of season)
• EXTENDED STAY AMERICA (2+ stars)
– Not on map (next slide) but next to HomeWood Suites + Mall
– Large suites (2 Queens) + kitchenettes = $99/night
• Current rate, subject to change
• FREE “grab-and-go” breakfast
ERAU - HOTEL AREA MAP
This whole area is actually ERAU
F&B …all within 5 miles
ERAU
Conference Registration
• Registration opening date: October 31, 2015
– Flat rates for all attendees
– Registration Deadlines:
• $65 - Early Registration: December 31, 2015
• $75 - Regular Registration: March 1, 2016
• $85 - Late Registration: Onsite
• Registration link will be available from conference
website: http://leadership.nsbe-space.org
– Operated by Houston Space Professionals chapter
Jotform and PayPal interfaces
Conference Sponsorship
Levels
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Platinum Sponsor = $10,000
Titanium Sponsor = $5,000
Silver Sponsor = $4,000
Composites Sponsor = $3,000
Aluminum Sponsor = $2,000
Steel Sponsor = $1,000
In-kind sponsorships (provision of goods / services /
resources) are also desirable
• Sponsorship is to the Houston Space Professionals
Chapter
SLC Planning Team
• A local planning team is needed to assist in implementation
of this conference
• Team is joined by NSBE personnel:
– Conference Chair: Dr. Robert Howard (NASA-JSC), Space SIG
Director & Houston Space Chapter President
– Space SIG Arusha Cabin Structures Lead: MJ Steady Ndiaye
(The Boeing Company, ERAU Alum)
SLC Planning Team
• Open Planning Team Positions
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Partnerships (Fundraising/Sponsorship) Coordinator
Meals Coordinator
Socials Coordinator
Facilities Coordinator
Marketing/Recruiting Coordinator
Transportation Coordinator
Logistics Coordinator
• Sign up online to join the planning team
– https://secure.jotformpro.com/nsbespace/Join2016SLCPlanningTeam
A Nice to Have…
• Random thought: we could have a raffle for a 60
min. flight (with a NSBE ERAU member or Black
flight student) at sunset or a 60 min flight lesson
with an instructor …
– Potential flight times:
• Thursday morning
• Thursday after 6pm
• Saturday after 6pm
Next Step
Kick-Off SLC Planning Team
Teleconference 7:00 pm Eastern
Thursday October 22, 2015
https://secure.jotformpro.com/nsbespace/Join2016SLCPlanningTeam
Questions?
Next Meeting
Monday, November 9, 2015
8:00 pm Eastern
spacedirector@nsbe.org