2nd Nanosat Launcher Challenge Seminar Draft Agenda Updated 9/16/2011

This is the draft agenda for the 2nd Nanosatellite Launcher Challenge. Note that the public lecture at Techshop - Menlo Park is not listed, but will take place in the TechShop - Menlo Park conference room at 5 PM and is free to the public.

Note: This agenda is evolving as groups and individuals that we have contacted get back to us. Please check regularly for changes.

Nov 12th:

8 AM to 8:50 AM: Sign in and continental breakfast

8:50 AM to 9:00 AM: Welcome by William Baird of Team Phoenicia

9:00 AM t0 9:30 AM: NASA Presentation: Aspirations of the Nanosat Launcher Challenge by Samuel Ortega, Program Manager, Centennial Challenges

9:30 AM to 10:00 AM: Nano-Satellite Launch Market Assessment by Jeff Denis of SpaceWorks

10:00 AM to 10:30 AM: The Potential of an Affordable, Responsive Nanosat Launcher

10:30 AM to 10:45 AM: BREAK

10:45 AM to 11:15 AM: Nanosat Markets, Economics and Keeping Realistic, Carlos Yu

11:15 AM to 11:45 AM: Connecting to Launchers to Customers, Amaresh Kollipara

11:45 AM to 12:00 PM: BREAK

12:00 PM to 2:00 PM: Draft Rules presented by the allied organization (as a working lunch)

2:00 PM to 2:15 PM: BREAK

2:15 PM to 3:30 PM: FAA AST presentation

3:30 PM to 3:45 PM: BREAK

3:45 PM to 4:15 PM: Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Laurie Naismith.

4:15 PM to 4:45 PM: Spaceport America, Dr Bill Gutman

4:45 PM to 5:15 PM: Space Florida, Percy Luney

5:15 PM to 5:30 PM: BREAK

5:30 PM to 6:00 PM: Fourth Launch Site

6:00 PM to 6:30 PM: Fifth Launch Site

6:30 PM: Dinner at Techshop - Menlo Park

10:00 PM: close out.

November 13th:

8:00 AM to 8:50 AM: check-in.

8:50 AM to 9:00 AM: Welcome remarks

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM: Additional feedback to the Allied Org

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM: Panel on Funding the NLC bids

Panelists: Fabian Venter, Wade Woodson, Amaresh Kollipara, more TBA.

11:00 AM to 11:15 AM: BREAK

11:15 AM to 11:25 AM: CADTrak, David Levitt

11:25 AM to 11:35 AM: Second Supplier Presentation

11:35 AM to 11:45 AM: Third Supplier Presentation

11:45 AM to 11:55 AM: Fourth Supplier Presentation

11:55 AM to 12:05 PM: Fifth Supplier Presentation

12:05 PM to 12:15 PM: Team Phoenicia as a Supplier Presentation

12:15 PM to 1:30 PM: Lunch

1:30 PM to 1:40 PM: Generation Orbit, AC Charania

1:40 PM to 1:50 PM: Interorbital Systems, Randa Milliron

1:50 PM to 2:00 PM: Seraphim Aerospace Systems, Curt Walsh

2:10 PM to 2:20 PM: Vog Rockets

2:20 PM to 2:30 PM: Nova Rocketcraft, Sumontro Sinha

2:30 PM to 2:45 PM: BREAK

2:45 PM to 2:55 PM: Sixth Team Presentation

2:55 PM to 3:05 PM: Seventh Team Presentation

3:05 PM to 3:15 PM: Eighth Team Presentation

3:15 PM to 3:25 PM: Ninth Team Presentation

3:25 PM to 3:35 PM: Tenth Team Presentation

3:35 PM to 3:45 PM: BREAK

3:45 PM to 4:45 PM: Networking Session

4:45 PM to 4:55 PM: Samuel Ortega, NASA's commentary and closing remarks

4:55 PM to 5:00 PM: closing 'remarks' by William Baird of Team Phoenicia

5:00 PM to 8:00 PM: informal dinner at TechShop

10 PM: Close out.

Feedback is always welcome.

Registration is now open.