NSBE – Houston Space Chapter

1. NSBE – Houston Space Chapter July General Body Meeting http://www.nsbe-hsc.org

2. Agenda • Apollo 11 Observance • UNCF Walk-A-Thon • Summer Programs Lineup • EO Director Welcome • Regional Leadership Conference • Educational Outreach Demos • Professional Development Conference • Special Topic: Professional Engineers License • Announcements

3. Apollo 11 Observance July 20, 1969 – July 20, 2004

4. Apollo 11 Observance Trivia Contest

5. Apollo 11 ObservanceLearning from History • New vision for exploration is great, but it’s not new… • Good NASA ideas that went nowhere: • OMV, Liquid Fly-Back Booster, Shuttle-C, X-38, ICM, ISS Hab, Lunox, FLO, HLR, OSP… • Why have we been unable to make a vehicle fly since the 70s?? • You must play a role in NASA’s transformation or ISS may be our last program

6. Apollo 11 ObservancePublic Opinion (source: space.com) • Poll conducted by Gallup Organization in June/July • 2/3 of Americans support the Vision for Space Exploration (increase from 48% in January) • 79% of Republicans, 60% of Democrats • Only 26% support a significant increase in national spending for space • 63% believe NASA budget should remain at current levels or only increase slightly

7. Apollo 11 ObservanceEntrepreneurship and the Future • Space Frontier Foundation • Call for Public/Private partnership for Moon, Mars, and Beyond at Return to Moon V Conference • Space entrepreneurship is a growing business • Scaled Composites (Space Ship One) • Armadillo Aerospace (X Prize contender) • Bigelow Aerospace (Inflatable habitats, Budget Suites of America hotel chain) • Space X (private booster) • Celestis (Orbital/Lunar burials) • Lunar Embassy (Extraterrestrial Property)

8. Apollo 11 ObservanceEntrepreneurship and the Future • Space entrepreneurship benefits those involved • Some ideas are silly, others are great – most are making a profit (or are well-positioned to do so in the near future) • NASA’s Centennial Challenges office will award cash prizes for space exploration achievements • Where is the Black community??? • One of our missions is to engage our community in the upcoming return to the moon and other space entrepreneurial opportunities

9. UNCF Walk-A-Thon • NSBE National Directive #1: Social Consciousness • Event info: • 7:30 am Saturday, September 18 • McGregor Park • Picnic/Festival immediately after the walk • NSBE tent will be located near USA tent (hopefully) • 2003 NSBE accomplishments: • 5 NSBE chapters (HSC, HAE, UH, Rice, and BTW) • 21 NSBE members • $2000 contributions

10. UNCF Walk-A-Thon • 2004 Goals: • 10 NSBE chapters • 150+ NSBE members • $6000+ contributions • Walk forms will be available in August

11. Summer Programs Lineup • Financial Peace • Marlo Graves, Treasurer • FE Exam Study Group • Horace Bussey, Programs Chair • Summer Students Mentoring • Auresa Thomas, Student Coordinator • August Social • Janell Long, Social and Professional Networking Chair

12. EO Director Welcome Gloria Stiner NASA-JSC Equal Opportunity and Diversity Programs Office

13. Regional Leadership Conference • August 6-8, New Orleans, LA • Radisson Hotel • Chapter officers, committee chairs, interested members • National/regional training • Communicate NSBE agenda for the year • Need 2 chapter members to attend for officers who will not be able to go • Membership Zone: recruiting techniques, socials, member motivation, etc. • Administrative Zone: governing documentation, program management, etc.

14. Regional Leadership Conference • Southern Methodist University Help • Located in Dallas, TX • Assisted Alumni Extension with 2004 Spring Regional Conference, but need our help now • Trying to attend RLC, but cannot afford trip • Asking for contributions from HSC chapter members to fund one hotel night (~$85) • Whatever you can give will be helpful • Collecting money after meeting and will mail check tomorrow

15. Educational Outreach Demos Pat Gailord, Pre-College Initiative Chairperson

16. Professional Development Conference • November 19-21, Hilton Americas Hotel • Conference Registration • Will go online early August • Registration assistance material will be distributed to chapters at RLC • First-come, first-served conference events: • Alumni Luncheon (Saturday) • Certification Workshops (FE Review, Project Management, Continuous Risk Management) • NASA Tours • Bronze Eagles Orientation Flights (college only at this point)

17. Professional Development Conference • Call for Presenters • One-hour workshops • Patents • Choosing the Right Credentials • Career Planning for Professionals • Financial Planning and Investing • Home Building/Buying • Credit Repair • Proposals due September 1, 2004

18. Professional Development Conference • Call for Papers • 20-minute journal quality presentations • Peer reviewed • Paper sessions: • Space Systems • Military Aeronautics • Environmental Engineering • Open Topics • Entered in national competition: $1000 cash prize • Due by September 15, 2004

19. Special Topic: Professional Engineers License Jay Drummond, P.E. Edwin Lloyd, P.E.

20. Announcements • Register on national NSBE-AE website: http://www.nsbe-ae.org • Open Executive Board Positions • Community Impact Chair • College Initiative Chair • Public Relations Chair • Publications Chair • Open PDC Committee Positions • PDC Workshops Chair • PDC Fundraising/Sponsorship Chair • Alumni Recruiting Chair • Faculty Recruiting Chair

21. Announcements • Upcoming Events • Social: Thursday, August 12 • Next meeting, Tuesday, August 17 • Regional Leadership Conference • August 6-8, New Orleans, LA • Chapter officers, committee members, all others interested in helping the chapter grow. • $25 (members) before 8/1; $40 after • $45/$60 non-member rate • Financial Peace • Sunday, August 29, Location TBA • UNCF Walk-A-Thon • Saturday, September 18, McGregor Park