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Tentative Conference Program

16th International Space Development Conference

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Thursday, May 22
Friday, May 23
Saturday, May 24
Sunday, May 25
Monday, May 26

The Schedule Below Lists The Conference Program As Of April 18, 1997.
Please Note That The Program Is Undergoing Continuous Revision.

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Friday, May 23, 1997
Time	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
9:00 AM	Opening Ceremonies
9:15 AM	Plenary Session Post Cold War International Cooperation and Competition in Space Dr. Joan Johnson-Freese, USAF War College, Maxwell Air Force Base
10:30 AM	Solutions for our Changing World Brenda Burroughs Remote Sensing Daniel Carrayiannis	Tether Transport from Sub-Earth Orbit to the Lunar Surface Robert Forward & Robert Hoyt Advanced Space Transportation Program 25 Year Strategic Plan Garry Lyles	Clementine Discoveries at the South Pole of the Moon Paul Spudis Lunar Prospector Discovery Mission Scott Hubbard
12:00 PM	Lunch European Space Agency Update Ian Pryke, U.S. Director, European Space Agency
1:30 PM	NASA Policy Update Alan Ladwig Canadian Space Agency Graham Gibbs National Space And Development Agency (Japan) Hideshi Kozawa	Gateway to the Solar System: The Gas Core Nuclear Engine Steven Howe Gravity Modification Ning Li	Space Social SciencesPanel Michael Fulda, Moderator David Webb Marilyn Sheddlan
3:00	Space Insurance Kirby Ikin Property Law in Outer Space: A-E-I-O-U and Sometimes Y Declan O'Donnell Space Station Commercialization Lori Garver	DC-XA Results and Lessons Learned Daniel Dumbacher Status of NASA's RLV Programs Gary Payton X33 Update Lockheed Martin Representative TBD	A Philosopher Looks at Space Exploration Gonzalo Munevar Other Programming TBD
4:30	To Be Announced (As Needed)	To Be Announced (As Needed)	To Be Announced (As Needed)
6:00	Dinner 1997 And The Birth Of HAL: The Intriguing Legacy of '2001' Fred Ordway
8:00	Discovery Channel Biographical Film of Wehrner Von Braun "He Conquered Space" Introduction By Fred Ordway

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Saturday, May 24, 1997
Time	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
9:00 AM	Plenary Session How Do We Get There From Here Ben Bova
10:30 AM	The Wake Shield Facility - A Precursor to Future Space Commercialization Alex Ignatiev Establishing an Australian Space Port Kirby Ikin The X-Prize Peter Diamandis	The New Millenium Program: Advancing Technology Readiness Through Validation Missions Kane Casani The Discovery Program: Current Status and Future Directions Mark Saunders	Source Craters of Mars Meteorites Nadine Barlow Mars Sample Return Mission Using In-Situ Propellant Production David Kaplan
12:00 PM	Lunch The Exploration & Settlement of Mars Robert Zubrin
1:30 PM	Becoming a Vacuum Salesman: Can a Commercial Lunar Base Make a Profit? Steven Howe NEAP - Asteroid Utilization Jim Benson Why a Not For Profit Approach Can Work For Space Andy Clark	Urania Launch Vehicle Jerome Wright New RLV Program for the Military William Gaubatz The Pioneer Rocketplane Pathfinder Robert Zubrin	Mars Pathfinder "The Last of the Cowboys": The Road Ahead for Deep Space Exploration Project Development Tony Spear
3:00 PM	Cheap Access to Space Panel Jeff Liss, David Anderman, Terry Savage	Computer Aided Techniques for Space Construction & Surgery for Long Duration Space Missions Seth Potter Bubble Evacuation out from the Fluid Lines of the Space Experiment Equipment under Microgravity Sato Tatsuya Metalized Inflatable Forms Tom Huffman	Space Station Wilbur Trafton (Invited) Space Station Boeing Representative TBD Space Shuttle Operations United Space Alliance Representative TBD
4:30 PM	To Be Announced (As Needed)	To Be Announced (As Needed)	To Be Announced (As Needed)
6:00 PM	Dinner Space Commercialization & Spaceport Florida Ed O'Connor, Executive Director, Spaceport Florida Authority Presentation Of Florida Space Business Roundtable Space Education Award Governor Lawton Chiles (Invited)
6:30 PM	SpaceCamp Event Board Early Buses At Omni Rosen Hotel For SpaceCamp & Astronaut Hall of Fame Open House
7:30 PM	Board Late Buses At Omni Rosen Hotel For SpaceCamp & Astronaut Hall of Fame Open House
10:00 PM	Board Early Buses For Return To Omni Rosen Hotel (11:00 PM Arrival)
12:00 AM	Board Late Buses For Return To Omni Rosen Hotel (1:00 AM Arrival)

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Sunday, May 25, 1997
Time	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
9:00 AM	Plenary Session New Direction or Same Old Stuff Charlie Walker, President, National Space Society
10:30 AM	Russian Space Program Robert Kennedy Aerospace States Association Jim Pagliasotti	Undersea Habitats as an Analog for Space Habitats Dennis Chamberlain Lunar/Mars Test Project Karen Meyers Tutoring Systems for Space Carol Redfield	The Second Hubble Servicing Mission John Campbell NEAP - Near Earth Asteroid Prospector Jim Benson
12:00 PM	Lunch Opening the Space Frontier to the Public William Gaubatz
1:30 PM	Volunteer Recruitment and Management Bennett Rutledge Public Presentations Shirley Smith	Media Fax Tree Craig Ward Media Relations Karen Rugg	Adjusting our Activism to a New Reality Jeff Krukin Increasing Levels of Support for Federal Spending on Space Among the General Public: A Societal Marketing Approach Thomas Matula 1997 March Storm Charles Miller
3:00 PM	You Can Make Money Investing In Space Alex Howerton Solar Power and Information from Orbit for a Safe Environment Seth Potter	Starbooster Buzz Aldrin Suborbital Joy Ride Vehicle Advent Technologies Representative TBD	Update on Russian Space Station Efforts Yuri Semenov & Yuri Gromov
4:30 PM	To Be Announced (As Needed)	To Be Announced (As Needed)	To Be Announced (As Needed)
6:00 PM	National Space Society Banquet Keynote Speaker Dan Goldin, NASA Administrator (Invited) Introduction by Buzz Aldrin, Chairman, National Space Society
9:30 PM	National Space Society Awards Program

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Monday, May 26, 1997
Time	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
8:00 AM	Plenary Session Representative Dave Weldon, Vice Chairman House Space Subcommittee Roy Bridges, KSC Director (Invited)
9:30 AM	NSS Town Meeting David Brandt, Executive Director, National Space Society Charlie Walker, President, National Space Society
11:30 AM	Closing Ceremony

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The Conference Program page is under continuous construction. This page last modified on 4/18/97.

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