Conference Schedule at a Glance

Preliminary ISDC 2012 Schedule at a Glance

Speakers and presentations are subject to change. While we will strive to maintain an updated schedule on the website, please check with on-site volunteer and signage for any last minute changes. The main meeting area will take place on the Independence Level of the Grand Hyatt Washington. Detailed schedules will be availabe just prior to the event, and will be made available at the conference.

Thursday, May 24	Special Programming
Special Workshops (By Invitation Only)
NSS Web Redesign. Room: McPherson Square. [4 pm - 6 pm]
NSS Membership Committee. Room: McPherson Square. [8 pm - 10 pm]
Evening Events
Welcome Reception. Independence F, G, H, I [6 pm - 8 pm]
Friday, May 25
Media Registration Room: McPherson Square [7 pm - 9 pm]
General Sessions (Independence A) [9 a.m. 12 pm]
Opening Keynote. Charles F. Bolden, NASA Administrator
Mark Sirangelo, Chairman, Sierra Nevada Corporation's Space Systems Board
Steve Cook, Director of Space Technologies, Dynetics
Lunch (Independence C, D, E) [12:10 pm - 1:50 pm]
Eric Anderson, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of Planetary Resources
Featured Programming (Independence A) [2 pm - 6 pm]
Tom Shelley, President, Space Adventures, Ltd.
NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Panel Bill Hill, NASA HQ (Moderator) Todd May, SLS Program Manager, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Garry Lyles, SLS Chief Engineer, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Liberty Transporation System Brian Duffy, ATK John Schumacher, Astrium North America
To Be Annouced
General Tracks [2 pm - 6 pm]
Space Settlement, organized by AIAA (Independence F, G)
Space Investment Summit (Independence H, I)
Government Procurement and Space (Farragut Square)
ITAR and Satellite Export Control Reform Policy Update, organized by Satellite Industry Association (Lafayette Park)
Governor's Dinner and Gala
25th Governors Dinner and Gala at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Sponsored by Sierra Nevada Space Systems and Space Canada Hugh Downs, Master of Ceremonies NSS Space Pioneer Awards: Senator John Glenn, Commander Scott Carpenter Presented by Mark Sirangelo, Chairman, Sierra Nevada Space Systems
Saturday, May 26
General Sessions (Independence A) [9 a.m. 12 pm]
Doug McCuistion, NASA - Director, Mars Exploration Program
International Space Sustainability Panel Sarah Factor, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Philippe Hazane, CNES Representative and Space Attache, French Embassy Ade Abiodun, Former Chairman of UN COPUOS Lynn Cline, NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations, Retired Chaired by Mike Simpson, Secure World Foundation
To Be Announced
Lunch (Independence C, D, E) [12:10 pm - 1:50 pm]
Michael Lopez-Alegria, President, Commercial Spaceflight Federation Award Presentation to Ben Bova Baen Book Award Presentation
Featured Programming (Independence A) [2 pm - 5 pm]
Asteroid Panel, LtCol Pete Garreston, Chair
To be Annouced
Amaresh Kollipara, Principal, Space Angels Network
General Tracks [2 pm - 6 pm]
Mission Development Forum, organized by Xtraordinary Innovative Space Partnerships, Inc. (Independence H)
Space Solar Power (Independence I)
Space Business (Farragut Square)
Mars, organized by ExploreMars, Inc. (Lafayette Park)
NSS Meeting
NSS Brainstorming with the Board - Project Identification Room: McPherson Square [2 pm - 4 pm]
International Space University (ISU) Meetings
International Space University (ISU) Meetings Room: McPherson Square [4 pm - 5 pm]
Cocktail Reception (Independence Foyer) [6 pm - 7 pm]
Dinner (Independence A)
Jeff Greason, CEO and Founder, XCor Aerospace Award Presentation to Mars Reconaissance Orbiter Team Dr. Richard Zurek, Project Scientist Dr. Philip Varhghese, Project Manager Wayne Sidney, Spacecraft Engineer Student Space Settlement Design Award Presentations
Sunday, May 27
General Sessions (Independence A) [9 a.m. 12 pm]
Jim Muncy, Government Relations Consultant at XCOR Aerospace; Founder, PoliSpace and Space Frontier Foundation
Alexandra hall, Google Lunar X Prize
NSS Heritage Panel with: Lori Garver, Deputy Administrator, NASA and Former NSS Executive Director Ben Bova, NSS Governor Fred Ordway, NSS Governor Art Dula, NSS Governor Paul Damphousse, NSS Executive Director, Moderator
Lunch (Independence C, D, E) [12:10 pm - 1:50 pm]
Rick Tumlinson, Founder, The Earthlight Institute Award Presentation to Art Dula Award Presentation to Bob Farqhar
Featured Programming (Independence A) [2 pm - 6 pm]
Arthur M. Dula, Founder, CEO, Excalibur Almaz
Robert Zubrin, The Mars Society
Tim Pickens, Dynetics
Bob Farquhar, Lagrange Point Missions
General Tracks [2 pm - 6 pm]
Student Track, organized by Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) (Independence F, G)
Transhumanism and Human Space Exploration (Independence H)
Living in Space, organized by Kepler Space Institute (Independence I)
General Tracks [2 pm - 6 pm]
General Presentations: Various Speakers (Farragut Square)
The CisLunar EconoSphere, organized by The Moon Society (Lafayette Park)
NSS Heritage Reception (Independence Foyer) [6 pm - 7 pm]
Dinner (Constitution A) (7 pm - 10 pm)
Lori Garver, Deputy Administrator, NASA Award Presentation to Fred Ordway III NSS Awards Presentation
NSS Chapter Assembly meeting (Tentative)
Monday, May 28
General Tracks [9 pm - 6 pm]
Education and Outreach, Organized in cooperation with Yuri's Night (Independence F, G)
General Presenation (Farragut Square)
Lunch (Constitution C, D, E) [12:10 pm - 1:50 pm]
Paul E. Damphousse, Exec. Director, National Space Society [12 pm - 2 pm]
Conference adjourns after lunch.

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