National Council of Space Grant Directors Spring Meeting
Washington, D.C.
March 3 - 5, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
8:15 A (60) Executive Committee Meeting – Part I (Breakfast provided at 8:00 AM)
9:15 (15) Break
9:30 (90) Executive Committee Meeting – Part II (Concludes at 11:00 AM)
11:00
Adjourn
11:15 (90)
12:45
National Space Grant Foundation Board Meeting (Lunch provided at 12:00)
National Space Grant Foundation Board Meeting Adjourn
Council Business
1:00 P (10) Welcome – Richard Berendzen, District of Columbia Space Grant
1:10 (30) Space Grant Introductions – Chris Koehler (CO SGC), National Council Chair
1:40 (15) Executive Committee Update Presentation – Chris Koehler
1:55 (10) Secretary and Treasurer’s Report – Ed Duke (SD SGC), Secretary and
Peter Sukanek (MS SGC), Treasurer
2:05 (15) Nominating Committee Update and Elections – Bill Garrard (MN SGC),
Committee Chair
2:20
(15)
Networking
NASA Program Updates
2:35 (60) Program Update – Diane DeTroye, National Space Grant Program
Director
3:35
(15)
Networking
TBD
3:50
(15)
4:05
(15)
4:20
(30)
4:50
(30)
Space Grant Internship Workgroup Update – Barrett Caldwell, Chair and
Director Indiana Space Grant
Space Suit Research in North Dakota—It Began with Space Grant, Pablo de
Leon, (ND SGC Sponsored)
National Center for Earth and Space Science Education – Jeff Goldstein,
Center Director, (DC SGC Sponsored)
Jason Crusan, NASA HQ
5:20
(5)
Announcements and Recap of Day 1
5:30
(60)
EPSCoR update
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National Council of Space Grant Directors Spring Meeting
Washington, D.C.
March 3 - 5, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
7:30 (30) Hot Breakfast
8:00 (10) Announcements and Updates
TBD
8:10
8:25
8:40
8:55
9:10
(15)
(15)
(15)
(15)
(20)
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Open Mic
Foundation Update
9:30 (25) National Space Grant Foundation Update – Wally Fowler (TX SGC), Chair and
Mark Fisher, Executive Director
NASA Updates
10:00 (30) Carla Hubbard (GFSC)
10:30 (15)
Networking
Internship and Other Opportunities
10:45 (15) UTeach Engineering – Lisa Guerra, (DC SGC Sponsored)
11:00 (15) EPO JWST, Bonnie Eisenhamer, Deputy Division Head & HST Education
Manager (MD SGC Sponsored)
11:15 (15) Space Foundation Space 2012 Conference, Iain Probert, VP Education
(Sponsored by CO SGC)
11:30 (15) TBD
Upcoming Meetings
11:45 (10) Fall 2011 National Meeting – Aileen Yingst, Director, Wisconsin Space Grant
11:55 (05) Fall 2012 National Meeting – Robert Winglee, Director, Washington Space
Grant
Lunch and Keynote Speaker
12:00 (75) The James Webb Space Telescope, Nobel Laureate John Mather with full
presentation and Q/A session starting at 12:15
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March 3 - 5, 2011
Space Grant Network Highlights
1:20 (15) TBD
1:35 (15) National Space Grant Student Satellite Program Update – Luke Flynn,
Director Hawaii Space Grant
1:50 (20) National Hands-On Workshops
2:10 (15) TBD
2:25 (15) TBD
2:40
(20)
Networking and Group Picture
NASA Updates
3:00 (60) NASA Education Updates – Leland Melvin, NASA’s Associate Administrator
for Education, NASA HQ
4:00
(5)
Announcements, Recap of Day 2, Adjourn
6:30
(210) National Space Grant Distinguished Service Award Reception and Banquet
for Neil deGrasse Tyson with full presentation and Q/A session
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National Council of Space Grant Directors Spring Meeting
Washington, D.C.
March 3 - 5, 2011
Saturday, March 5, 2011
7:30 (60) Hot Breakfast Buffet
8:30 (10) Announcements
Mission Directorates
8:40 (05) Mission Directorate Working Group Charge and Room Locations
8:45 (45) Mission Directorate Working Group Breakouts
AERONAUTICS
SCIENCE
9:30
(20)
SPACE OPERATIONS
EXPLORATION
Mission Directorate Working Group Chair Reports
Consortium Coordination
9:50 (60) Consortium Coordination Session – NASA HQ, Directors, and Coordinators
10:50 (15)
Networking
Regional Breakouts
11:05 (30) Regional Breakout Sessions
11:35 (15) Regional Highlights and Updates on Fall 2011 Regional Meetings Dates
11:50 (10)
Actions items, closing remarks, prizes, and adjournment
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