NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SPACE GRANT DIRECTORS
SPRING 1999 MEETING IN WASHINGTON, DC
OFFICIAL REGISTRATION NOTICE
Dear Space Grant Colleagues:
The room block is now open at
The Washington Court Hotel on Capitol Hill
525 New Jersey Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001-1527
You should immediately make your room reservation.
The reservations cut-off date is February 15, 1999.
The booking is under "National Council of Space Grant Directors."
For reservations, call 1-800-321-3010
Other hotel number: 202-628-2100
and hotel fax: 202-879-7938
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We look forward to seeing you here in March.
Dick Henry
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REGISTRATION FORM
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SPACE GRANT DIRECTORS SPRING MEETING
March 10-13, 1999
Washington, DC
Deadline for meeting registration, AND payment is February 19, 1999.
NAME (last) ) (first) (initial)
TITLE/POSITION
SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM
-OR-INSTITUTION/NASA FACILITY
BUSINESS ADDRESS
CITY STATE ZIP CODE
PHONE FAX
E-MAIL
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LODGING: Arrangements must be made directly by you with The Washington Court Hotel,
where the meetings will be held. The room block is now open; please begin making
your room reservations now. The reservations cut-off date is February 15, 1999.
The booking is under "National Council of Space Grant Directors."
For reservations, call 1-800-321-3010
Other hotel numbers: 202-628-2100
And hotel fax: 202-879-7938
A special rate of $160 + 14.5% tax/room/night is being offered for single/double rooms.
Each additional person is $20.
MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW.
Rooms blocked for the meeting will only be held until February 15, 1999
after which time they will be released.
SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS: Vegetarian Other (please note)
REGISTRATION FEES
Registration Fee: $190.00 per person. Please indicate
your plans to attend the individual activities, and provide appropriate
payment. (Include guest name and payment if applicable).
Please complete the table below:
Date/Event I Will Attend Cost Guest Name(s) Guest Cost Total
__________ _____________ ____ _____________ ________ _____
REG. FEE Y N $190 ---
Wednesday,
March 10:
Reception Y N N/C $15
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Thursday,
March 11:
Breakfast Y N N/C $10
Reception Y N N/C $15
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Friday,
March 12:
Breakfast Y N N/C $10
Lunch Y N N/C $15
Banquet Y N N/C $57
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Saturday,
March 13:
Breakfast Y N N/C $10
TOTAL ENCLOSED:
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Make checks payable to: "The Johns Hopkins University" and return
with registration form by February 19, 1999.
Mail check & registration to: Maryland Space Grant Consortium
Attn: Margo Kelly, Room 206C
Bloomberg Center for Physics and Astronomy
The Johns Hopkins University
3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218-2686
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Payment MUST be by check (payable to The Johns Hopkins University)
we have no credit card facility; also, no refunds can be made.
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If you wish, you may register by return email, or fax 410-516-4109
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EVERYONE WILL RECEIVE AN OFFICIAL RECEIPT WHEN THEY REGISTER AT
THE WASHINGTON COURT HOTEL
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Contact Margo Kelly 410-516-6560 for questions, or email mkelly@pha.jhu.edu
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TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION:
Can fly into Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI).
BWI is a 50 minute ride by car. Also located at BWI is a Marc
Train that runs to Union Station in D.C., just 3 blocks from the hotel.
Can fly into Reagan National Airport (formerly Washington National).
Reagan National Airport is a 15-minute ride by cab or Metro.
Guests arriving at Reagan National Airport can purchase a ticket
for the Super Shuttle at any Washington Flyer ticket counter.
Super Shuttle (National)
(703) 416-7873 www.supershuttle.com
(800) 258-3826 toll-free
(703) 416-0729 fax
Can fly into Dulles International Airport. Dulles is
approximately 35 minutes by car to D.C. You may also
contact Washington Flyer Bus Service (703) 685-1400
which will transport you to downtown D.C. and then you
must hail a cab to the hotel. The charge for one way
transportation is $18; and round trip transportation
is $26. The Washington Court Hotel is located on
New Jersey Avenue, NW, just two blocks from the Senate
and House of Representatives office buildings as well
as the U.S. Capitol. Union Station, which includes
both Amtrak and Metro access, is just three blocks
away. Washington National Airport is a 15-minute ride
by cab or Metro, and Washington's galleries, museums,
dining and nightlife are readily accessible.
National Council of Space Grant Directors
SPRING 1999 Meeting in Washington, DC
Agenda
DATES: March 10 - 13, 1999
LOCATION/
ACCOMMODATIONS: Washington Court Hotel on Capitol Hill
525 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
PHONE: 202-628-2100
TOLL FREE: 1-800-321-3010
FAX: 202-737-2641
TUESDAY, MARCH 9
Rooms available for check-in.
7:00 9:00 PM Registration (Base of the Stairway)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10
7:30 AM 12:00 Noon Registration (Ballroom Foyer)
8:00 AM 12:00 Noon Executive Committee Meeting (Capitol Room)
12:00 Noon 12:45 PM Executive Committee Lunch (Capitol Room)
PLENARY OPEN SESSION (1:00 PM 1:55 PM in Ballrooms II & III)
1:00 PM 1:05 PM 5 m Welcome, Dick Henry
1:05 PM 1:15 PM 10 m "Space Grant Today," Frank Owens
1:15 PM 1:45 PM 30 m "Congressional Relations," Barbara Cherry
1:45 PM 1:55 PM 10 m Discussion, NASA and The Directors
1:55 PM 2:05 PM 10 m NASA Student Involvement Program, Lynn Marra, HQ
PLENARY EXECUTIVE SESSION (2:10 PM 5:00 PM in Ballrooms II & III)
2:00 PM 2:30 PM 30 m Discussion, The Directors Alone
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM 30 m "Washington," Joe Danek
3:00 PM 3:15 PM 15 m Discussion, The Directors and Joe Danek
3:15 PM 3:30 PM 15 m Discussion, The Directors Alone
3:30 PM 3:45 PM 15 m "Jim Pagliosottišs Group", Bill Byrd
3:45 PM 4:00 PM 15 m Discussion, The Directors
4:00 PM 4:15 PM 15 m "Ladwig Challenge," Bill Byrd
4:15 PM 5:00 PM 45 m Hill Issues Discussion, The Directors Alone
6:30 PM 8:00 PM Open to All RECEPTION (cash bar) & PROGRAM (Atrium Ballroom)
"Picture the Future The Mars Millennium Project"
This reception is Co-Hosted with The National Space Society; in collaboration with
Malcolm Phelps, NASA Headquarters, and
Danny LaBry, Challenger Center; & the Space Drama Troupe,
"Mars Colonization Vignettes," provided by students from
Thomas Jefferson High School of Science & Technology,
Alexandria, Virginia
Dinner on Your Own
THURSDAY, MARCH 11
7:30 AM 9:00 AM Registration (Base of the Stairway)
7:15 AM 8:30 AM Breakfast Buffet (Executive Sagamore/Ashlawn)
9:00 AM 5:00 PM Free Time (many of you will want to visit Capitol Hill)
Dinner on your Own
FRIDAY, MARCH 12
7:30 AM 9:00 AM Registration (Ballroom Foyer)
7:15 AM - 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast (Rear of Ballrooms II and III)
PLENARY SESSION (8:30 AM 12:00 Noon in Ballrooms II and III)
8:30 9:30 AM 60 m "ESE Education: The Link to Our World's Future,"
Nahid Khazenie, NASA Headquarters
9:30 10:00 AM 30 m "Remarks," Julius Dasch, Manager,
National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program
10:00 10:30 AM 30 m "Aero-Space Technology," Spence M. Armstrong,
Associate Administrator for Aero-Space Technology
10:30 11:00 AM 10 m "Designated Competition," Diane DeTroye
5 m "Funding of Space Grants," Diane DeTroye
10 m "EPSCoR Update," Julius Dasch
11:00 12:00 Noon Breakouts (4 Enterprise Working Groups)
Madison, Hermitage, & Ballrooms II and III
Earth Science Dave Bartlett
Space Science Roberta Johnson
HEDS - John Gregory
Aero-Space Technology Brent Bowen
12:00 Noon 1:00 PM LUNCH (Executive Sagamore/Ashlawn)
"Recognition to National Space Grant Program & GLOBE Program Update,"
Peggy Finarelli, Deputy Director of GLOBE
PLENARY SESSION (Ballrooms II and III)
1:00 1:30 PM 30 m Reports from Chairs of the Working Groups
1:30 2:00 PM 30 m "The NASA Steckler Space Colonization Trust,"
Lewis Peach, NASA HQ
2:00 - 2:15 PM 15 m "Hawaii Preview," Jeff Taylor
2:15 2:30 PM 15 m "Citizen Explorer Update," Elaine Hansen
2:30 3:00 PM 30 m Congresswoman Debbie Stabenow,
8th District, Michigan
3:00 3:30 PM 30 m Coffee Break (Ballroom Foyer)
3:30 4:30 PM 60 m "Eyes on the Earth in the New Millenium," Dr. Ghassem Asrar,
Associate Administrator for Earth Science
4:30 4:40 PM 10 m "Remarks," J-M Wersinger
4:40 4:55 PM 15 m "Overview of Extension," Phil Rasmussen
4:55 5:00 PM 5 m "Utah Extension," Doran Baker
5:00 5:05 PM 5 m "Mississippi Extension," Peter Sukanek
5:05 5:10 PM 5 m Wrap-up Dick Henry
6:30 PM Bus Departure to Banquet (Cash Bar) at
The Hay-Adams Hotel (Across from the White House)
8:45 PM Return to Hotel
SATURDAY, MARCH 13
7:30 8:30 AM Registration (Ballroom Foyer)
7:30 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast (Rear of Ballrooms II and III)
PLENARY SESSION (8:30 AM 12:00 NOON - All Sessions in Ballrooms II and III)
8:30 9:30 AM 60 m Regional Breakouts
West Mark Fischer
Mid-West Wayne Solomon
Southeast John Gregory
Mid-Atlantic Mary Sandy/Dick Henry
New England Dave Bartlett
9:30 10:00 AM 30 m "Scientific Ballooning,"
Richard Fischer, New Mexico Space Grant
10:00 10:15 AM 15 m Break
10:15 10:30 AM 15 m "Space Grant KC-135 Program," Wally Fowler
10:30 10:45 AM 15 m "Sun Earth Connection Science,"
Jim Thieman, Goddard Space Flight Center
10:45 11:00 AM 15 m "MIDEX E/PO Debrief," Bill Hiscock and Dick Henry
11:00 11:15 AM 15 m "What Works Well in Your Consortium,"
Anne Anikis
11:15 11:50 AM 40 m "Linkages to Pre-College Programs Across the US,"
Robert Willis, Chairman, National Association of Pre-College Directors, and Director,
Maryland Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Program,
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
11:50 12:00 NOON 5m Closing Remarks and Adjourn Dick Henry