Last revised: June 9, 2026 at 10:40 AM ET
Note: this page is being updated as information about presentations and presenters becomes available.
The DRAFT agenda for the 2026 SSEP National Conference is provided below, but first … get into the Conference mood with some NASA Johnson Style.
Monday, June 29, 2026
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
9:20-9:25
Welcome, Introductions and AV Orientation
Jeff Goldstein, NCESSE
9:25-10:00
Keynote Address
Title: TBD
Dr. Jeff Goldstein, SSEP National Program Director [Bio]
Center Director, National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE)
10:00-10:45
Oral Presentation Block 1 – Mission 20 and Mission 21
Oral 1: Melbourne, Florida [Mission 20, Flight Experiment]
Oral 2: Phoenix, Arizona [Mission 21, Flight Experiment]
Oral 3: Pasadena, California [Mission 21, Flight Experiment]
Oral 4: Melbourne, Florida [Mission 21, Flight Experiment]
Oral 5: Orlando, Florida [Mission 21, Finalist Proposal]
Oral 6: Orlando, Florida [Mission 21, Finalist Proposal]
10:45-10:50
Break
10:50-11:05
Featured Presentation 1
Title: TBD
Patrick O’Neill
Organization: TBD
11:05-11:50
Oral Presentation Block 2 – Mission 21
Oral 7: Orlando, Florida [Mission 21, Flight Experiment]
Oral 8: St. Petersburg, Florida [Mission 21, Finalist Proposal]
Oral 9: St. Petersburg, Florida [Mission 21, Finalist Proposal]
Oral 10: St. Petersburg, Florida [Mission 21, Flight Experiment]
Oral 11: Tampa, Florida [Mission 21, Semi-Finalist Proposal]
Oral 12: Tampa, Florida [Mission 21, Semi-Finalist Proposal]
11:50-11:55
Break
11:55-12:30
Oral Presentation Block 3 – Mission 21
Oral 13: Tampa, Florida [Mission 21, Finalist Proposal]
Oral 14: Tampa, Florida [Mission 21, Flight Experiment]
Oral 15: Asheville, North Carolina [Mission 21, Flight Experiment]
Oral 16: Athens, Ohio [Mission 21, Flight Experiment]
Oral 17: San Antonio, Texas [Mission 21, Flight Experiment]
12:30-12:35
Break
12:35-1:05
Featured Presentation 2
Title: Overcoming Obstacles and Reaching for the Stars!
Dr. Don Thomas [Bio]
NASA Astronaut, STS-65, 70, 83, 94
1:05-1:20
Community Impressions
1:20-1:30
Conference Wrap-up
1:30-6:00
Free Time to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex