Aerospace Commission to hold Public Meeting August 22

WASHINGTON – The Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace
Industry will hold its fourth public meeting on Thursday, August 22, 2002.
The meeting will be held in the Auditorium of the Herbert C. Hoover
Building, headquarters for the U.S. Department of Commerce, located on
Constitution Avenue between 14th and 15th Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C.

The meeting, which is open to the public, will begin at 8:30 a.m. and will
adjourn by 5:00 p.m. The Commissioners will hear testimony and conduct
deliberations on aviation, space, and other issues. General Ronald R.
Fogleman, USAF Ret, and Chairman, Committee on Aeronautics Research and
Technology for Vision 2050 at the National Research Council, will present a
report on the Committee’s work. General Fogleman will be available for
questions from the press immediately after his testimony.

The public is encouraged to attend, and must bring photo identification to
enter the building.

WHO: Members of the Commission, Military, Government and Industry
Witnesses

WHAT: Public Meeting of the Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace
Industry

WHERE: U.S. Department of Commerce Auditorium, Herbert C. Hoover Building

WHEN: Thursday, August 22, 2002, 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

**IMPORTANT: ALL ATTENDEES MUST PRESENT A PHOTO ID. CAMERA CREWS SHOULD
CALL MELISSA SABATINE AT 703.602.1515 FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON SET UP AND ACCESS
TO THE BUILDING.

The Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry was
congressionally mandated to study the future of the United States aerospace
industry in the global economy, particularly in relationship to United
States national security. The Commission will also assess the future
importance of the domestic aerospace industry for the economic and national
security of the United States. The Commission will release its final report
in November.

-AGENDA ATTACHED-

Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry Public

Meeting Agenda, 8/22/02

 8:30 – Opening Comments					Charles

Huettner, Executive Director

 8:35 – Introductory Comments					Hon. Robert

S. Walker, Chairman
 8:40 – Aviation (Airlines, Pilots, Controllers) Discussions	Leads:

Commissioners Bolen/Buffenbarger

              8:40 – Overview

		 8:45 – Panel Testimony

		             8:45–Duane Woerth, President, Airline Pilots

Association

		             8:50–John Olcott, President, National Business

Aircraft Association

		             8:55–John Carr, President, National Air

Traffic Controllers

		             9:00–Mac Armstrong, Executive VP, Air

Transportation Assoc. of America

		             9:05–Panel Question and Answer
10:15 -Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board (National Academy

             of Science) presentation on Vision 2050

Lead: Chairman Walker

             General Ronald R. Fogleman, USAF (Ret.), Chairman, Committee on

Aeronautics

                     Research and Technology
10:35 – Break (General Fogleman will be available to members of the Press

for Q&A)
10:50 – Suppliers Discussions					Leads:

Commissioners Douglass/Stevens

             10:50 – Overview

             10:55 – Panel Testimony

                          10:55–Ms. Judy Northup, Vice President, Vought

Aircraft Industries

                          11:00–Mr. Mike Grosso, CEO, DynaBil Industries

                          11:05–Mr. Joe Murphy, Chairman of the Board,

Ferco Tech Corporation

                          11:10–Mr. Peter Rettaliata, President, Air

Industries Machining Corp.

                          11:15–Panel Question and Answer

             11:30 — Discussion
 12:15 – Lunch 
  1:45 – Space/Planetary Discussions/Testimony			Lead:

Commissioner Aldrin

 1:45–Overview

              1:50–Thomas F. Rogers, Chairman, The Sophron Foundation

              2:20–Brig.Gen. Simon “Pete” Worden (USAF), Deputy Director of

Operations, US Space

                        Command 
  2:45 – Break
  3:00 – RDT&E Infrastructure					Lead:  Vice

Chairman Peters

            3:00–Overview

            3:05–Panel Testimony

                      3:05–David Swain, Senior VP of Engineering and Chief

Technology Officer, Boeing

                      3:10–Philip Coyle, former Director, Operational Test

& Evaluation, Department

                                of Defense

                      3:15–James Beggs, former NASA Administrator

                      3:20–Thomas Christie, Director, Operational Test &

Evaluation, Department of Defense

                      3:25–General Lester L. Lyles, HQ AFMC/CC,

Wright-Patterson AFB

             3:30–Discussion
  4:30 – Discussion						Lead:

Chairman Walker
  5:00 – Adjourn						Mr. Huettner