nsbe – houston space chapter

Houston Space ChapterJuly 20, 2004

NSBE – Houston Space Chapter

July General Body Meeting

http://www.nsbe-hsc.org


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


Apollo 11 Observance

July 20, 1969 – July 20, 2004


Apollo 11 Observance

Trivia Contest


• 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

Apollo 11 ObservanceLearning from History


• 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

Apollo 11 ObservancePublic Opinion (source: space.com)


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)


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


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


UNCF Walk-A-Thon• 2004 Goals:

– 10 NSBE chapters– 150+ NSBE members– $6000+ contributions

• Walk forms will be available in August


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


EO Director Welcome

Gloria StinerNASA-JSC Equal Opportunity and

Diversity Programs Office


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.


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


Educational Outreach Demos

Pat Gailord,Pre-College Initiative Chairperson


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)



• 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



• 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


Special Topic: Professional Engineers License

Jay Drummond, P.E.Edwin Lloyd, P.E.


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


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

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