2008 Agenda

Next Generation Exploration Conference
A gathering of emerging global space leaders to design the future of space exploration

February 12-15, 2008
NASA Ames Research Center

Monday
February 11:

Moderator training
Participants arrive

Tuesday
February 12:

Badging
Welcome by NASA Ames Center Director Pete Worden
NASA Ames history presentation by Jack Boyd
Tours of NASA Ames
Lunch in the cafeteria
Review of online tools and work
Participant-decided afternoon session
Opening community-building event

Wednesday
February 13:

Opening remarks
Working group breakouts (Goal: Work plan for rest of conference and subgroup breakouts)
Lunch plenary with NASA HQ speaker
Working group breakouts (Goal: Perform Market Analysis and Time-Phasing Analysis)
California Space Authority Reception and Dinner
Late working session: How Do We Communicate Exploration? with Gary Martin

Thursday
February 14:

Working group breakouts (Goal: Perform Market Analysis and Time-Phasing Analysis; populate final documents)
Lunch plenary with entrepreneurial community leader
Working group breakouts (Goal: Identify enabling actions by government agencies, industry, and academia; create proceedings distribution plan identifying audiences and potential partnerships)
Young @ Heart NASA networking event
Late working session: Participant-driven presentations (BarCamp-style)

Friday
February 15:
All-hands work review
Lunch working group interactive booths
Closing speaker
Compilation of proceedings
Future Next Gen community planning

Real-time updated schedule:
http://nasacolab.org/schedule/394