TEDxNASAJSC Women
Join us on Dec. 1 from 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in the Teague Auditorium for the TEDxNASAJSC Women!!!
Starting at 9a, Speakers from around the center will talk about inspiring students, innovation, and new scientific discoveries. Astronauts Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger and Cadie Coleman will share their perspectives about Earth and space. At 10a, the TEDxWomen Session 1 will be broadcast live from New York (http://tedxwomen.org/schedule/ )
8:30a – Check-in & Activities in Lobby
9a – NASA JSC Live Session
MC Welcome (Sherry Hatcher/Courtney McManus)
1. Intro Video
2. Ellen Ochoa – Welcome
3. Jessie Fernandez on First Joining NASA
4. Julie Robinson on Experiments that Can’t Be Done on Earth
5. Lora Bailey on Engineering Innovation – lead for return to flight tile repair, Morpheus vehicle, and now SE&I lead for the AES Deep Space Hab
6. Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger on STEM Education: the Root of our Future
BREAK (Coffee & Cookies) 10 min
10a – TEDxWomen Live Feed from NY Session 1 — Resilience
Pat Mitchell welcome and intro to first speaker
1. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon –Economic resilience of women…especially in post-conflict countries
2. Jill Iscol– Changing the world through social entrepreneurship
3. Tan Le (FROM LA) –Emotional & Entrepreneurial resilience of refugees
4. Gallup Global POLL & its meaning–onstage interview, Pat asks Katie Bell explain Global Women’s Institute & live poll with 2 questions
5. Lamis Zein –Leader of Lebanese all-female bomb squad
6. Barbara Walters –Her professional and Personal resilience + rebound from failure (Interview with Pat)
7. Busisiwe Mkhumbuzi — Starting the conversation: South African Girls, Reclaiming their country
8. Morley (PERFORMANCE)
BREAK (Coffee & Cookies) & Activities in Foyer – 25 min
12p – NASA JSC Live Session
1. Cady Coleman on “Why 6 months in Space is not enough”
2. Cindy McArthur on Space Education
3. Keiko Nakamura-Messenger on Exploring the Solar System with a Microscope
-first Japanese Female in Antarctica and helped discover 2 new minerals!
4. Dolores Petropulos on Re-imagining -Retired FL police officer beginning new career as JSC intern
5. MCs break to Lunch with JSC Leadership in B3
12:45 – LUNCH with JSC Leadership – B3 Cafeteria
