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BMckay Member Posts: 3218 From: MA, USA Registered: Sep 2002	posted 08-07-2008 08:33 AM Has anyone gone to these events? if so, can you tell us what went one? Was it worth it? Did you find it interesting and well attended. I am heading over to the Boston one in September. Bryan
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42986 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999	posted 08-07-2008 09:59 AM Some of the previous Future Forums were advertised as closed to the public and all, I believe, required pre-registration (Boston included). You can see the agendas, read prepared speeches and see photos from prior Future Forums on NASA's website.
BMckay Member Posts: 3218 From: MA, USA Registered: Sep 2002	posted 08-22-2008 10:46 AM I signed up. It looks like a good mix of people will be there. I hope to learn an make some good contacts. I will send a review after the event.
BMckay Member Posts: 3218 From: MA, USA Registered: Sep 2002	posted 09-03-2008 10:06 AM I see that Assoc. Admin Shana Dale, Nick Patrick (STS-116) and others will be giving some great talks and creating some good discussions. Sign ups (see above - Rob's post for link) are being taken till 9-5-08.
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42986 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999	posted 09-10-2008 05:49 PM NASA release NASA To Hold Future Forum In Boston NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will deliver a keynote address at 8:45 a.m. EDT, Thursday, Sept 18, at Boston's Museum of Science to kick off next week's Future Forum. The event is part of a year-long series celebrating the agency's 50th anniversary. The Future Forum in Boston will focus on how space exploration benefits Massachusetts' economic and academic sectors. During the forum, astronaut Nicholas Patrick will present highlights from his latest shuttle mission. Stephen Cook, manager of Ares projects at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., will provide an overview of the agency's plans to return astronauts to the moon and travel beyond. Other NASA participants include Joyce Winterton, assistant administrator for education. NASA will be unveiling a new educational product, NASA eClips, during this Future Forum. NASA eClips is an on-demand, web-based, free service targeted at educators, students and the general public. Event schedule for the NASA Boston Future Forum: 8:30 a.m. - Welcome by Dr. Iaonnis Miaoulis, president and director, Museum of Science 8:45 a.m. - Remarks by NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale 9 a.m. - Overview of the NASA Exploration Program: ARES manager Stephen Cook 9:55 a.m. - News media question and answer session with presenters 10 a.m. - Innovation Panel: "Unleashing the power of technology and creativity" 11:15 a.m. - Discovery Panel: "Pushing the limits of knowledge to inspire new generations" 12:30 p.m. - Luncheon speaker: STS-116 mission highlights by astronaut Nicholas Patrick 1:45 p.m. - Inspiration Panel: "Building idea factories for the future"

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