Last revised: 6/20/24 at 2:51 PM ET
Note: this page is being updated as information about presentations and presenters becomes available.
The agenda for the 2024 SSEP National Conference is provided below, but first … get into the Conference mood with some NASA Johnson Style.
Monday, July 1, 2024
8:00 am SHARP
Arrival at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex parking gate – gate opens to parking lot at 8:30 am but we need SSEP delegates at the head of the line
8:30
Enter parking lot and park near flagpoles at the entrance of KSCVC
8:45
Meet at the flagpoles near the entrance of KSCVC
8:45- 8:55
Tickets to KSCVC distributed to Conference attendees
at the flagpoles, all delegation Points of Contact provide Jeff Goldstein total number of delegates for their community and receive tickets for distribution
8:55-9:15
Entry into Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Conference attendees will be directed into the Conference venue – the Center for Space Education
Morning in The Center for Space Education
9:20-9:30
Welcome, Introductions and AV Orientation
Jeff Goldstein, NCESSE
Stacy Hamel, NCESSE
9:30-10:00
Keynote Address
Title: Celebrating the Past, Embracing the Present, and Inspiring the Future:
Human Exploration, the Journey Continues
Dr. Jeff Goldstein, SSEP National Program Director [Bio]
Center Director, National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE)
10:00-10:40
Oral Presentation Block 1 – Mission 16, Mission 17 and Mission 18
Oral 1: Hillsborough County, Florida [Mission 16, Flight Experiment]
Oral 2: Glendora, California [Mission 17, Flight Experiment]
Oral 3: Ocala, Florida [Mission 17, Flight Experiment]
Oral 4: Burleson, Texas [Mission 17, Flight Experiment]
Oral 5: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada [Mission 18, Semi-Finalist]
10:40-10:50
Break
10:50-11:20
Featured Presentation 1
Title: Overcoming Obstacles and Reaching for the Stars!
Dr. Don Thomas [Bio]
NASA Astronaut, STS-65, 70, 83, 94
11:20-12:00
Oral Presentation Block 2 – Mission 18
Oral 6: Kingston, Ontario, Canada [Mission 18, Flight Experiment]
Oral 7: Athens, Ohio [Mission 18, Flight Experiment]
Oral 8: Kent, Ohio [Mission 18, Flight Experiment]
Oral 9: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – CCAC [Mission 18, Flight Experiment]
Oral 10: Burleson, Texas [Mission 18, Flight Experiment]
12:00-12:10
Break
12:10-12:50
Oral Presentation Block 3 – Mission 18
Oral 11: Houston, Texas [Mission 18, Flight Experiment]
Oral 12: Plano, Texas [Mission 18, Flight Experiment]
Oral 13: San Antonio, Texas [Mission 18, Flight Experiment]
Oral 14: Waxahachie, Texas [Mission 18, Flight Experiment 1]
Oral 15: Waxahachie, Texas [Mission 18, Flight Experiment 2]
12:50-1:00
Break
1:00-1:15
Featured Presentation 2
Title: The International Space Station – Enabling a New Era In Research and Discovery
Patrick O’Neill, Public Affairs and Outreach Lead [Bio]
International Space Station National Laboratory
1:15-1:30
Community Impressions
1:30-1:35
Conference Wrap-up
1:35-6:00
Free Time to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
*2:45-3:15
Special Meet and Greet with retired Astronaut Dr. Don Thomas
Space Mirror Memorial (located behind the IMAX Theater)