The agenda for the 2014 SSEP National Conference is provided below, but first … get into the Conference mood with some NASA Johnson Style.
Day 1 – July 2 (Wednesday)
8:45
Arrival at Museum through Independence Avenue Doors
9:00-9:20
Welcome Keynote Address in Milestones of Flight Gallery
Celebrating the Past, Embracing the Present, and Inspiring the Future:
Human Exploration, the Journey Continues
Dr. Jeff Goldstein, Center Director, SSEP National Program Director
National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE)
9:20-10:00
Magical Time in One the Most Visited Museum on Earth BEFORE the Visiting Public Arrives
The Museum’s east side first floor will be open, including major galleries, and the How Things Fly interactive gallery. The Museum’s Education Division will have Explainers on hand, and educators conducting programs at Discovery Stations.
10:05-12:30
Morning in Moving Beyond Earth Gallery
10:05-10:10
AV Orientation – Filming and Procedures
Paul Griffith, NASM
10:10-10:25
Introductions and Orientation
Jeff Goldstein, NCESSE
Michael Hulslander, NASM
Stacy Hamel, NCESSE
10:25-11:05
Oral 1: San Marino, CA, Team 1 [Mission 6, Semi-Finalist Proposal]
Oral 2: Hilo/Waiakea, HI [Mission 3b, Flight Experiment]
Oral 3: Rockland County, NY [Mission 5, Flight Experiment]
Oral 4: Rochester, NY [Mission 4, Flight Experiment]
11:05-11:20
Break
11:20-11:35
Featured Presentation 1
Achieving Your Dream
Dr. Don Thomas, NASA Astronaut, STS-65, 70, 83, 94
Towson Universty
11:35-12:15
Oral 5: Brookhaven, MS [Mission 5, Flight Experiment]
Oral 6: Traverse City, MI [Mission 3b, Flight Experiment]
Oral 7: New York City, NEST+m, NY, Team 1 [Mission 5, Flight Experiment]
Oral 8: North Charleston, SC, Team 2 [Mission 6, Flight Experiment]
12:15 -12:30
Featured Presentation 2
Seven Very Cool Facts about the International Space Station
Jeff Manber, Managing Director
NanoRacks
12:30-1:30
Lunch
1:30-2:40
Afternoon in Moving Beyond Earth Gallery
1:30-2:40
Oral 9: Howard County, MD
[Mission 3a, Flight Experiment]
Oral 10: Pleasanton and Callaway, NE [Mission 3b, Flight Experiment]
Oral 11: Kansas City, MO, Team 1 [Mission 5, Flight Experiment]
Oral 12: Jefferson County, KY [Mission 5, Flight Experiment]
Oral 13: North Attleborough, MA [Mission 5, Flight Experiment]
Oral 14: Teachers in Space, Space Frontier Foundation, Team 2 [Mission 5, Flight Experiment]
Oral 15: Oakland, CA [Mission 6, Flight Experiment]
2:40-3:00
Getting Situated for Poster Presentations
3:00-4:00
Poster Presentations by Student Teams to Museum Visitorship in Space Race Gallery
4:00-7:30
Free Time to Explore Museum
Evening 1 – July 2 (Wednesday) – YES, NCESSE IS HOLDING THE FAMILY NIGHT:)
A Special Family Science Night at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
for SSEP Delegations
The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum invite attendees of the July 2-3 Student Spaceflight Experiments Program Conference at the Museum to a very special Family Science Night. It is an opportunity for parents and students to learn together, and is suitable for 4th grade and up. The evening will be a celebration of what we know about Earth’s place in the cosmos – and that we can even know it. Attendees are invited to come early and walk through the recently updated Voyage Scale Model Solar System on the National Mall. The exhibition’s porcelain enamel panels were replaced with updated high resolution color imagery, and new captivating text describing the worlds of the Solar System.
7:45-8:15 pm
Arrival at Museum and exploration of open galleries
8:15-8:25 pm
Entry to IMAX® Theater
8:25-9:05 pm
Welcome and Presentation: A Voyage that will Forever Change Your Perspective of Home
Celebrating the Voyage Scale Model Solar System on the National Mall
9:05-9:45 pm
IMAX® Film: Hidden Universe 3D
9:45 pm
Exit Museum
Day 2 – July 3 (Thursday)
8:45
Arrival at Museum through Independence Avenue Doors
9:00-9:20
Welcome Address in Milestones of Flight Gallery
Remarks by the Director
General John Dailey, Director
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM)
9:20-10:00
More Magical Time in One the Most Visited Museum on Earth BEFORE the Visiting Public Arrives
The Museum’s east side first floor will be open, including major galleries, and the How Things Fly interactive gallery. The Museum’s Education Division will have Explainers on hand, and educators conducting programs at Discovery Stations.
10:05-12:20
Morning in Moving Beyond Earth Gallery
10:05-10:10
AV Orientation – Filming and Procedures
Paul Griffith, NASM
10:10-10:15
Orientation for the Conference Day
10:15-10:30
Featured Presentation 3
Research on the International Space Station
Diane Matthews, Education Manager
Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS)
10:30-11:10
Oral 16: Downingtown, PA [Mission 4, Flight Experiment]
Oral 17: Highlands Ranch, CO [Mission 4, Flight Experiment]
Oral 18: Kansas City, MO, Team 2 [Mission 6, Flight Experiment]
Oral 19: Kalamazoo, MI [Mission 6, Flight Experiment]
11:10-11:25
Break
11:25-11:40
Featured Presentation 4
The Curiosity Rover: Update from Mars
Dr. John Grant, Geologist
Center for Earth and Planetary Studies (CEPS)
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM)
11:40-12:20
Oral 20: San Marino, CA, Team 2 [Mission 6, Finalist Proposal]
Oral 21: Hillsborough County, FL [Mission 5, Flight Experiment]
Oral 22: Colleton County, SC [Mission 6, Flight Experiment]
Oral 23: Berkeley Heights, NJ [Mission 6, Flight Experiment]
12:20-1:20
Lunch
1:20-3:00
Afternoon in Moving Beyond Earth Gallery
1:20-2:20
Oral 24: North Charleston, SC, Team 1 [Mission 4, Flight Experiment]
Oral 25: Valley Center, KS [Mission 3b, Flight Experiment]
Oral 26: Long Branch, NJ [Mission 6, Flight Experiment]
Oral 27: Somerville, TN [Mission 6, Flight Experiment]
Oral 28: NYC, NEST+m, NY, Team 2 [Mission 3b, Flight Experiment]
Oral 29: Teachers in Space, Space Frontier Foundation, Team 1 [Mission 3b, Flight Experiment]
2:20-2:50
Community Impressions
informal reflections by community leadership on program impact
2:50-3:00
Wrap Up in Moving Beyond Earth Gallery
Parting Thoughts
3:00-3:20
Getting Situated for Poster Presentations
3:20-4:20
Poster Presentations by Student Teams to Museum Visitorship in Space Race Gallery
3:30-5:00
SSEP De-Brief Meeting with Community Program Directors (CPDs) and Teacher Facilitators
NASM Briefing Room
4:20-7:30
Free Time to Explore Museum
The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) is a program of the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE) in the U.S., and the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education internationally. It is enabled through a strategic partnership with NanoRacks LLC, working with NASA under a Space Act Agreement as part of the utilization of the International Space Station as a National Laboratory. SSEP is the first pre-college STEM education program that is both a U.S. national initiative and implemented as an on-orbit commercial space venture.
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), and Subaru of America, Inc., are National Partners on the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program.