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Conference Information
Attendance | Agenda | Arrival & Registration | Local Area Information
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Attendance
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Attendance to this conference is open to any region IV AIAA student member, AIAA student chapter faculty advisor and/or representative, official judges, staff, and invited guests of the conference administration. If you would like to find out more about joining AIAA, please click here.
Attendance by a school delegate is subject to the approval of the school AIAA Branch Faculty Advisor who is responsible for the conduct of his/her school's delegate during the conference. Since participation of school delegates is subsidized, these delegates are expected to attend scheduled Conference events. No expenses for guests will be subsidized by the conference.
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Conference Agenda (Updated 3/18/08)
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Thursday, 17 April 2008
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3:00 PM +
6:00 - 8:00 PM
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Arrive at Comfort Inn & Suites, Seabrook, TX
Registration + Dinner/Social and AIAA Student Briefing at the Comfort Inn & Suites
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Friday, 18 April 2008
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7:00 AM |
Breakfast at Hotel |
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7:30-8:30 AM |
Check-In and Onsite Registration, NASA Gilruth Center |
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8:30 - 9:00 AM |
Welcome and Speaker Briefing Session |
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9:00 - 12:00 PM |
History & Undergraduate Technical Session |
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9:00 - 12:00 PM |
Team Technical Session |
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Luncheon |
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1:00 - 4:30 PM |
Continuation of Technical Sessions (Undergrad, Masters and Team) |
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4:30 - 5:30 PM |
Young Professional Panel Discussion |
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5:30 - 8:00 PM |
Dinner and Guest Speaker. Speaker will be NASA Lunar Lander Vehicle Design and Enginnering Lead John Connolly. |
Saturday, 19 April 2008
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7:00 - 9:00 AM |
Breakfast at Hotel |
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9:30 AM |
Meet outside Space Center Houston |
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10:00 AM - 11:30 PM |
Tour of NASA Johnson Space Center |
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11:30 AM - 2:00 PM |
Awards Banquet at Space Center Houston. Guest speaker will be Dean Eppler sharing his personal experiences entitled "Crash Test Dummy - A Spaceworker's Journeys". |
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2:00 PM Onwards |
Students are free to stay and enjoy Space Center Houston or head home. |
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There will also be a Region IV RAC meeting on Saturday, April 19 from 8 - 11:30 AM in the San Jacinto Room of the NASA Gilruth Center.
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Arrival & Registration
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This year's SPC will be held at NASA JSC's Gilruth Center , Houston, TX. Lodging for attendees will be at the Comfort Inn & Suites, located 2901 Nasa Pkwy, Seabrook, TX 77586. Telephone: (281) 326-3301. All non-local delegates will be expected to arrive on Thursday, 17 April 2008. Registration will be held at the hotel on Thursday evening and at the Gilruth Center on Friday, 18 April 2008 beginning at 8:00 AM and will continue until 8:30 AM. All conference attendants will need to check-in with the AIAA registration table. Transportation to/from the airport and to/from the conference site will be the responsibility of the attendees. Attendees with special accomodation needs should contact the conference Conference Co-Chairman to make arrangements (see Contacts page).
All visual aids (powerpoint files, PDF files, etc.) are required at registration. Once you have turned in your visual aids, you will not be allowed to make modifications or updates prior to your scheduled presentation. Please contact one of the conference administrators if a problem rises.
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Local Area Information
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Houston, TX is the fourth largest city in the U.S.A and home to NASA's Johnson Space Center.
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The 2008 Regional Student Conference will be hosted by the Houston section and the University of Arkansas. Please contact Sarah Shull at secretary@aiaa-houston.org for further information.
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| Why a Student Conference? |
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Why participate in an AIAA student conference? Here are a few reasons: prize money, networking opportunities, feedback from professionals/other academics on your work, experience presenting in a conference setting, meeting other students in your region, and exciting tours and guest speakers!
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Your paper should be prepared according to AIAA Author Kit Guidelines. Please note that the paper can be no longer than 11 pages single column because this is a student competition.
Competition papers (undergraduate, masters) may have up to two authors and list a faculty advisor as co-author.
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| NASA Undergraduate Internship |
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New for 2008 Student Conferences
Based on the recommendations of each region’s student conference
committee, the Student Paper Conference Chair(s) from each region may
nominate one student (per conference) for a summer undergraduate
internship at a NASA research center. Student nominations must be
from students who attended and participated in the regional conference
as presenters or conference organizers. Regions are encouraged to make
the selection at the regional conference so that the selection may be
announced at the conference awards ceremony. Specific criteria for the
selection is left to the Student Paper Conference Chair in coordination
with the Chief Judge for the conference. Along with the name of the
student nominee, the Student Paper Conference Chair MUST include the student’s resume, the student’s paper, and a short
statement of why the student was selected as that Student Paper
Conference’s nominee. NASA will use internal methods to select one
student intern from the submitted resumes and work directly with the
student to work out details of the internship. NASA will also forward
the name to the Chairman of the Student Conference Sub-Committee so
that regions can be notified of the final selection.
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