THERE'S STILL TIME TO REGISTER ONLINE FOR:
American Astronautical Society's 49th National Conference and Annual Meeting
"Technologies and Partnerships: Innovations for Space Exploration"

November 19-21, 2002
Four Points Sheraton, Sunnyvale, California
(Call 1-800-543-3322 for reservations - mention AAS to get special rate)

Exhibit Space Still Available - call 703-866-0020 for details <
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Visit AAS web site for registration and conference updates:
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2002

7:30 am-5:00 pm
Registration and Refreshments

9:00 am
Opening Session

Welcome and Introduction
- Lori B. Garver, AAS President, DFI International

Conference Overview
- G. Scott Hubbard, NASA Ames Research Center

Keynote Address

10:00 am
Exhibits Open

10:45 am
Sixth Annual Carl Sagan Memorial Lecture and Award Presentation
- California and Carnegie Planet Search Team

11:45 am
Luncheon
- James H. Crocker, Vice President, Space Exploration Systems,
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
"NASA's Nuclear Systems Initiative: An Industry Perspective"

1:30 pm
Session I: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Co-chairs:
Butler P. Hine III, NASA Ames
Daniel E. Cooke, Texas Tech University

- Clark Glymour, Carnegie Mellon University
"Knowledge Discovery & Data Mining"
- Jeff Bradshaw, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition,
University of West Florida
"Distributed Agents and Operations"
- William J. Clancy, NASA Ames/Institute for Human
and Machine Cognition, University of West Florida
"Mobile Agents Field Work"
- David Wettergreen, Carnegie Mellon University
"Science Autonomy for Planetary Rovers"
- Benny Toomarian, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
"Revolutionary Computing Technologies for Deep Space Exploration"

5:00 pm
Reception in Exhibit Area

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2002

7:30 am-5:00 pm
Registration and Refreshments

8:00 am
Session II: BIOTECHNOLOGY

Co-chairs:
Gregory K. Schmidt, NASA Ames
Gregory Kovacs, Stanford University

- Gregory Schmidt, NASA Ames
"Introduction: Biology at NASA"
- Gregory Kovacs, Stanford University
"Biosensing for Space Applications: An Overview"
- John Hines, NASA Ames
"Astrobionics"
- Jonathan Trent, NASA Ames
"Astrobiology and Nanotechnology"
- Victor Stolc, NASA Ames
"Nanopore Technologies"
- Anthony Ricco, Aclara Corporation
"Microfluidics Technologies for NASA"

10:00 am
Exhibits Open

12:00 pm
Luncheon

2:00 pm
Session III: NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Co-chairs:
Harry Partridge III, NASA Ames
Frank Drake, SETI Institute

- Carlo Montemagno, UCLA
"Engineering with the Engines of Creation"
- Cheol Park, NASA Langley Research Center
"Single Wall Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites for Space
Applications"
- Benny Toomarian, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
"Nanotechnology for the Next Generation of Deep Space Explorers"

5:00 pm
Adjourn

6:30 pm
Reception in Exhibit Area

7:30 pm
Awards Banquet
Speaker: Dr. Paul Davies
"How to Build a Time Machine"

AAS Award Presentations:
* Space Flight Award
Roy S. Estess, Past Director, NASA John C. Stennis Space Center
* Flight Achievement Award
Crew of Shuttle Mission STS-110
* Randolph Lovelace II Award
Allen Katz, Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems

AAS Fellow Presentations:
* William F. Ballhous, Jr., President & CEO, The Aerospace Corporation
* Michael D. Griffin, President & COO, In-Q-Tel

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2002

8:00 am
Session IV: INNOVATIVE PARTNERING

Co-chairs:
G. Scott Hubbard, NASA Ames
Paul Coleman, Girvin Institute

- Speaker TBD
"Government/Academia/Institutional Partnerships: An Overview"
- Michael Marlaire, NASA Ames
"The NASA Research Park"
- Speaker TBD
"Partnerships: Future Directions"

Panel Discussion: "Partnership Perspectives"
- Steven Wegener, NASA Ames
- John Higgenbotham, SpaceVest
- Robert Miller, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Bonnie Cornwall, State of California

11:30 am
Adjourn

CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION:
Honorary Chair: Harry McDonald, Director, NASA Ames Research Center
General Chair: G. Scott Hubbard, NASA Ames Research Center
Program Committee Chairs: Anthony R. Gross, NASA Ames Research Center and
Robert G. Melton, Vice President-Technical, AAS

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
(Registration includes technical sessions, three continental breakfasts,
two lunches, break refreshments and a reception.)
Member: $395
New / Renewing Member: $480
U.S. Government / Academia: $300
One Day Only (includes lunch): $200
Teacher (K-12) / Full-Time Student: $30*
Press: No Charge*
Awards Banquet: $110

*Technical Sessions Only

Visit AAS web site for registration and conference updates:
http://www.astronautical.org

RELEASE: 02-118AR

AAS CONFERENCE TO FOCUS ON SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY

Technologies and Partnerships: Innovations for Space Exploration" is
the theme of the 2002 national conference and annual meeting of the
American Astronautical Society (AAS).

The conference will be held Nov. 19-21 at the Four Points Sheraton
Hotel, 1250 Lakeside Drive, Sunnyvale, Calif. The conference will
provide a forum for engineers, scientists and policy makers from
industry, government and academia to discuss the impact on space
exploration missions from breakthrough technologies. New approaches
to partnering with NASA and other government agencies will also be
discussed.

Renowned Mars planetary scientist Dr. Chris McKay of NASA Ames
Research Center will be the keynote speaker at the opening session of
the conference on Tuesday, Nov. 19. McKay is scheduled to discuss
"The Case for Life in Space."

McKay received his doctorate in astrogeophysics from the University
of Colorado in 1982 and has worked as a research scientist at NASA
Ames Research Center since that time. His current research focuses on
the evolution of the solar system and the origin of life. He is also
actively involved in planning for future Mars missions including
human settlements. McKay has been involved with polar research since
1980, traveling to the Antarctic dry valleys and more recently to the
Siberian and Canadian Arctic to conduct research in these Mars-like
environments.

Also featured on the first day of the conference will be the
presentation of the 2002 Carl Sagan Memorial Award to the California
and Carnegie Planet Search Team. The team's leader, Dr. Geoffrey
Marcy, professor of astronomy at the University of California at
Berkeley, will give the Sagan Lecture. The annual Sagan award,
presented jointly with The Planetary Society, recognizes demonstrated
leadership in research or policies that advance the exploration of
the cosmos.

Also featured at the conference will be Dr. Paul Davies, an
internationally acclaimed physicist, writer and broadcaster who will
discuss "How to Build a Time Machine" at the conference awards
banquet on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m. A professor of natural
philosophy in the Australian Centre for Astrobiology at Macquarie
University, Sydney, Davies has authored more than 20 books, including
'The Mind of God,' 'About Time' and 'How to Build a Time Machine.'

Another scheduled speaker is James Crocker, vice president, Space
Exploration Systems, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., who will
discuss "NASA's Nuclear Systems Initiative: An Industry Perspective,"
at the conference's opening day luncheon on Nov. 19.

Additional speakers include Dr. Emma Bakes, a SETI Institute
scientist, who will discuss "Computer Applications Advancing our
Knowledge of Space: Parallels Between Nature and Technology" at the
conference luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 20.

The conference will feature several exhibits on display from
conference participants. In an exhibit entitled "Tomorrow's
Technology Today," NASA Ames will display its latest information
technology, aerospace technology and astrobiology (the study of life
in the universe) research.

Also featured at the conference will be panel discussions of several
topics, including information technology, biotechnology, new
technologies and innovative partnering.

The first panel session, entitled "Information Technology," will be
held on Tuesday, Nov. 19 from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Topics to be
discussed include "Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining," "Distributed
Agents and Operations," "Mobile Agents Field Work," "Science Autonomy
for Planetary Rovers," and "Revolutionary Computing Technologies for
Deep Space Exploration."

The second panel discussion, entitled "Biotechnology," will be held
on Wednesday, Nov. 20, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Topics to be
discussed include "Introduction: Biology at NASA," "Biosensing for
Space Applications: An Overview," "Astrobionics," "Astrobiology and
Nanotechnology," "Nanopore Technologies," and "Microfluidics
Technologies for NASA."

The third panel discussion, entitled "New Technologies," will be held
on Wednesday, Nov. 20, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Topics to be discussed
include "Engineering with the Engines of Creation," "Single Wall
Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites for Space
Applications," and "Nanotechnology for the Next Generation of Deep
Space Explorers." Additional topics to be discussed at the third
session include "Optical SETI," "A New Search System for SETI," and
"The Allen Telescope Array: A Prototype for Cost-Effective Future
Radio Telescopes."

The fourth and final panel discussion, entitled "Innovative
Partnering," will be held on Thursday, Nov. 21, from 8 a.m. to 11:30
a.m. Topics to be discussed include
"Government/Academia/Institutional Partnerships: An Overview," "The
NASA Research Park," "Partnerships: Future Directions," and
"Partnership Perspectives: Discussion."

NASA Ames Center Director G. Scott Hubbard is the honorary chairman
of the conference, which is being held in cooperation with the SETI
Institute. Established in 1954, the AAS is a professional, non-profit
organization dedicated to the knowledge of, support for and interest
in space activities through technical journals and publications,
symposia, national conferences and education initiatives.

THERE'S STILL TIME TO REGISTER ONLINE FOR:
American Astronautical Society's 49th National Conference and Annual Meeting
"Technologies and Partnerships: Innovations for Space Exploration"
November 19-21, 2002
Four Points Sheraton, Sunnyvale, California
(Call 1-800-543-3322 for reservations - mention AAS to get special rate)

Exhibit Space Still Available - call 703-866-0020 for details <
>

Visit AAS web site for registration and conference updates:

http://www.astronautical.org