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)
11:00Adjourn
11:15(90)National Space Grant Foundation Board Meeting (Lunch provided at 12:00)
12:45National 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 CommitteeUpdate 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)Space Grant Internship Workgroup Update – Barrett Caldwell, Chair and Director Indiana Space Grant
4:05(15)Space Suit Research in North Dakota—It Began with Space Grant, Pablo de
Leon, (ND SGC Sponsored)
4:20(30)National Center for Earth and Space Science Education – Jeff Goldstein,
Center Director, (DC SGC Sponsored)
4:50(30)Jason Crusan, NASA HQ
5:20(5)Announcements and Recap of Day 1
5:30(60)EPSCoR update
Friday, March 4, 2011
7:30(30)Hot Breakfast
8:00(10)Announcements and Updates
TBD
8:10(15)TBD
8:25(15)TBD
8:40(15)TBD
8:55(15) TBD
9:10(20)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 Matherwith full
presentation and Q/A session starting at 12:15
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
forNeil deGrasse Tysonwith full presentation and Q/A session
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
AERONAUTICSSPACE OPERATIONS SCIENCE EXPLORATION
9:30(20)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 2011Regional MeetingsDates
11:50(10)Actions items, closing remarks, prizes, and adjournment
Spring 2011 Agenda- 1 -Rev B
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