[amsat-dc] Symposium on Suborbital and Small Satellite Missions, GWU, March 22

[Daniel Schultz]

Are any Amsat people interested in attending this meeting?  If we don't show
the flag, they might forget that our ham radio satellites ever existed.

Dan Schultz N8FGV


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We are pleased to announce an invitation-only symposium on "Suborbital and
Small Satellite Missions" that will be held on March 22, 2012 at Marriott
Residence Inn next to NASA Headquarters. A copy of the day's agenda and
registration information is attached. The event will be held at the Marriott
Residence Inn in the Capitol Room at 333 E Street, SW. Please let us know as
soon as convenient if you would like to attend. There is no cost to attend,
but seating is limited to a maximum of 150 persons. (Our apologies for any
duplicate invitations!) We hope you will be able to join us for these timely
and important discussion. 

Marriott Residence Inn - Capitol Room 333 E Street SW Washington, DC 20024

12:50 P.M. Welcome and Introductory Remarks 
- FRED TARANTINO, President and CEO, USRA 
- SCOTT PACE, Director, Space Policy Institute

1:10 P.M. Opening Address
- MASON PECK, National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
- RICHARD BEHNKE, National Science Foundation

2:00 P.M. Small Satellite Opportunities
- JASON CRUSAN, National Aeronautics and Space Agency 
- THERESE MORETTO JORGENSEN, National Science Foundation 
- PASCALE EHRENFREUND, George Washington University 
- JAMES W. CUTLER, University of Michigan 

3:45 P.M. Suborbital and Space Station Opportunities
- DAVID L. PIERCE, National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
- WEBSTER CASH, University of Colorado 
- JEFFREY MANBER, Nanoracks 
- STEVE ISAKOWITZ, Virgin Galactic

5:00 P.M. Invitation to USRA Council of Institutions Reception 
- THOMAS ZURBUCHEN, Chair, USRA Council of Institutions 

Information/Registration: (202) 994-7292 Register by Fax: (202) 994-1639
http://www.gwu.edu/~spi/symposiumrsvp.cfm