Global Space Exploration Conference in Washington DC
AIAA, IAF Event Will Bring Together World Space Leaders to Discuss Future of Exploration
What:
– Global Space Exploration Conference (GLEX)
When:
– Tuesday, May 22 – Thursday, May 24, 2012
Where:
– L’Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L’Enfant Plaza Southwest, Washington, D.C.
Who:
– Charles Bolden, administrator, NASA
– Jean-Jacques Dordain, director general, European Space Agency
– Steve MacLean, president, Canadian Space Agency
– Vladimir Aleandrovich Popovkin, head, Russian Federal Space Agency
– Steve Squyres, Goldwin Smith Professor of Astronomy, Cornell University
– John Karas, vice president and general manager, Human Space Flight, Lockheed Martin Corporation
– John Elbon, vice president and general manager, Space Exploration, The Boeing Company
Media Opportunities
Tuesday, May 22
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.: Opening Ceremony and Keynote Welcome, Grand Ballroom Speakers: Berndt Feuerbacher, president, International Astronautical Federation, France; Michael D. Griffin, president, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, United States; Yuichi Yamaura, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)/Chair, International Space Exploration Coordination Group; Charles Bolden, administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); John Karas, vice president and general manager, Human Space Flight, Lockheed Martin Space Systems
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.: Heads of Space Agencies – Global Space Exploration Dialog, Grand Ballroom Moderator: Robert S. Dickman, executive director, AIAA. Speakers: Charles Bolden, administrator, NASA; Jean-Jacques Dordain, director general, European Space Agency; Steve MacLean, president, Canadian Space Agency; Vladimir Alexandrovich Popovkin, director, Russian Federal Space Agency; Yuichi Yamaura, associate executive director, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA);
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Heads of Space Agencies Press Conference, Grand Ballroom Speakers: Charles Bolden, administrator, NASA (invited); Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director general, European Space Agency; Steve MacLean, president, Canadian Space Agency; Vladimir Alexandrovich Popovkin, head, Russian Federal Space Agency; Yuichi Yamaura, associate executive director, JAXA.
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Plenary Session: Perspectives on Exploration, Grand Ballroom Moderator: Kathy Laurini, senior advisor, Exploration and Space Operations, NASA. Speakers: Michael Menking, senior vice president, Orbital Systems and Space Exploration EADS Astrium; Alexey Krasnov, director, Human Space Flight Program Department, and manager, ISS program, Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos),Russia; John Elbon, vice president and general manager, Space Exploration, The Boeing Company; John Karas, vice president and general manager, Human Space Flight, Lockheed Martin Corporation; Simon “Pete” Worden, center director, NASA Ames Research Center.
Wednesday, May 23
8:00 a.m. – 8:05 a.m.: Welcome Remarks, Grand Ballroom Speaker: John Elbon, vice president and general manager, Space Exploration, The Boeing Company
8:05 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.: Keynote Speaker: Mars Exploration, Grand Ballroom Introduction: Waleed Abdalati, chief scientist, NASA. Speaker: Steve Squyres, Goldwin Smith Professor of Astronomy, Cornell University
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: Capabilities for Human Exploration, Grand Ballroom Moderator: Brian Berger, deputy editor, Space News. Speakers: Joy Bryant, vice president and program manager, International Space Station (ISS), The Boeing Company; Alexander Derechin, deputy general designer, strategy, business development and international cooperation, S. P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation “Energia”; Clayton Mowry, president, Arianespace Inc.; Dan Dumbacher deputy associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development, NASA; Mark Hempsell, vice president, The British Interplanetary Society; Mark Sirangelo, executive vice president and chairman, Sierra Nevada Corp.
10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.: NASA Space Launch System, Renoir Room Moderator: Donald Sauvageau, ATK Launch Systems. Panelists: Todd A. May, program manager NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC); Jody Singer, deputy program manager, NASA MSFC; Jerry Cook, program planning and control manager, NASA MSFC; Garry Lyles, chief engineer, NASA MSFC; David Beaman, Spacecraft and Payload Integration Manager, NASA MSFC; Steve Creech, Strategic Development Manager, NASA MSFC.
10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.: Utilization of Off-Earth Resources: The Challenges Ahead, Degas Room Moderator: Randy Liebermann. Panelists: Michael Griffin, president, AIAA, and professor, University of Alabama in Huntsville; Jeffrey Hoffman, professor of the practice, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Martin Elvis, astrophysicist, Harvard University and Smithsonian Institute; Casey Lisse, senior research scientist, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Jerry Sanders, NASA; Dale Boucher, director, research and development, Northern Centre for Advanced Technology Inc.
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Human and Robotic Exploration: A Scientific Perspective, Grand Ballroom Moderator: Pascale Ehrenfreund, research professor of space policy and international affairs, George Washington University. Speakers: Junichiro Kawaguchi, senior fellow, JAXA; Chris McKay, senior space scientist, NASA; Stephen Mackwell, director, Lunar and Planetary Institute; Julie Robinson, ISS Program Scientist, NASA
3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.: Human Health and Performance: Mitigating Risk for Space Flight and Improving the Quality of Life on Earth, Renoir Room Moderator: Jeffrey R. Davis. Panelists: Volker Damaan, MD, ESA, Germany; Edward J. Semones, NASA JSC, United States; David Dinges, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, United States Scott M. Smith, PhD, NASA JSC; Anil Menon, M.D., Wyle Laboratories; Jason Crusan, NASA
3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.: International Space Exploration Coordination Group Global Exploration Roadmap: Why is it Important and What Capabilities are Needed, Degas Room Moderators: Jeff Hanley, manager, Constellation Program, NASA; and Mark Kinnersley, director, Business Development, EADS Astrium
Thursday, May 24
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.: Exploring the Moon and Asteroids: A Synergistic Approach, Grand Ballroom Introduction and Welcome: John Shannon, deputy associate administrator, NASA. Speaker: Clive Neal, professor, University of Notre Dame
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.: NASA and Google Lunar X Prize Announcement, Grand Ballroom
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: Enabling a Political Consensus, Grand Ballroom Moderator: Jeffrey Hoffman, professor of the practice, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Speakers: Augusto Gonzales, head, Unit H1 “Space Policy and Coordination”, European Commission; Hirofumi Katase, deputy secretary-general and councillor, Secretariat of Strategic Headquarters for Space Policy, Japan; Jonathan Margolis, deputy assistant secretary of state, Science Space and Health, U.S. Department of State.
10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.: The ISECG Global Exploration Roadmap: Missions and Technologies/Critical Capabilities Advancing Toward Mars, Renoir Room Moderators: Steve Creech, Ares V integration manager, NASA; Jim Free, deputy director, NASA Glenn Research Center
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.: International Perspectives on Human Spaceflight – Open Discussion, Montcalm Salon
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: The ISECG Global Exploration Roadmap: Destinations and Commercial Markets, Renoir Room Moderators: David Parker, director, space science, United Kingdom Space Agency; Christian Sallaberger, vice president, MacDonald, Detwiler and Associates, LLC.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Lunar Frontiers – Preserving Lunar History and Gaining Science Through Government-Commercial Collaboration, Quorum Room Moderator: Rebecca Spyke Keiser, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy- Science Division
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: NASA and Google Lunar X-Prize Question and Answer Session, Quorum Room
Media Registration
Pre-registered media may pick up their badges at the registration desk. Those registering on site may check in at the registration desk. Only accredited members of the media will be issued press badges.
To pre-register for the GLEX Conference, please contact Duane Hyland at 703.264.7558 or duaneh@aiaa.org. Registration is free for credentialed members of the press
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