Preliminary Program Schedule at a Glance


Below is the preliminary ISDC 2011 schedule, summits, workshops, symposia, formal meetings and special tracks. The schedule is tentative and subject to change. Except for Wednesday and Sunday, we will start each morning with a plenary session. Luncheons with meal speakers are scheduled for Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. ISDC 2011 welcome reception on Thursday night. Dinners with meal speakers are scheduled for Friday and Saturday nights. Now is the time for you to register for the conference and/or submit your abstract.


ISDC 2011 Preliminary Schedule at a Glance
Wednesday
May 18 		Thursday
May 19 		Friday
May 20 		Saturday
May 21 		Sunday
May 22
Space Investment Summit - The Next Wave of Entrepreneurs * +
All Day Session
International Space Solar Power (SSP) Symposium * +
Symposium		 +
Symposium		 +
Symposium
Flight System Development Forum
Mission Development Forum 		+
Forums
Space and Planetary Sciences +
Track 		+
Track 		+
Track
Technology Development +
Track 		+
Track
Launch Vehicles, Spacecrafts and In-Space Propulsion +
Track 		+
Track & Panel
Special Presentations by HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology +
Talk		 +Tour
Education, Outreach, Activism and Competitions +
Track 		+
Track 		+
Track
The von Braun Rocket Team Remembered. How we got to the Moon in less than decade. Reminisces from those sharing the accomplisments; The Rest of the Story: The 2nd Generation. Pennemunde to Ft. Bliss to the Moon. Growing up with the von Braun Rocket Team. +
Panels
Business and Economy of Space +
Track
U.S. and International Policy and Law +
Track & Panel		 +
Track & Panel
Military Space, Civilian Application and Synergy +
Track
Breakthrough Science and Technology +
Track
2nd Annual Spaceflight Lawyers Roundtable +
Roundtable
The Foundry 2011 +
Workshop 		+
Workshop
Book Lecture, Signing and Panels +
Open to Public		 +
Open to Public		 +
Open to Public
AIAA Space Colonization Technical Committee Meeting; * Space Settlement and Living in Space Tracks +
Committee Meeting		 +
Track		 +
Track & Panel 		+
Track
NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest (top winners' presentations will be presented in selected tracks) +
Selected Presentation		 +
Selected Presentation		 +
Selected Presentation
NSS Board of Directors (BoD) Meeting and Committees Meetings +
Committee Meetings		 +
Committee Meetings		 +
Chap. Assy. Mtg/BoD Meetings		 +
Committee / BoD Meetings		 +
Committee Meetings
Space Ambassadors Program Reception*, Advocacy Workshop, Awards Dinner & Town Hall Meeting +
Workshop, Reception & Awards Dinner		 +
Town Hall Meeting
NSS Governors Gala Dinner and von Braun Award Presentation at U.S. Space and Rocket Center's Davidson Center for Space Exploration * +
Govern. Dinner		 +
von Braun Award
Next Step in Space Meeting* and Space Job Fair +
Meeting* and Space Job Fair
Exhibits +
Exhibit		 +
Exhibit		 +
Exhibit**		 +
Exhibit**
** Exhibit hall will be open to the general public on weekend for small charge or free.
++ All EVENTS are subject to final confirmation.

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