International Space Station National Laboratory
Workshop
October 2-4, 2007 at NASA AMES


Data & Location.
The Workshop will be held October 2nd thru 4th, 2007 at the NASA Research Park Training Facility (building 3) at the NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA. 

Purpose.
The purpose of this workshop is to bring national thought leaders together to define the first suite of investigations and demonstrations that will be conducted in the ISS National Laboratory. These are expected to include:

  • Research to achieve scientific discoveries enabled by the unique environment of space;
  • Projects that demonstrate the value of the space environment for new commercial applications, especially in areas such as biotech, earth monitoring,  materials processing, manufacturing,  and other areas of commercial potential;
  • Knowledge and technology products that benefit humanity;
  • Investigations conducted to promote national security;
  • Educational opportunities that inspire and train the next generation of space experts; and
  • Implementation strategies based on availability of equipment and resources.

The workshop will be co-chaired by William Gerstenmaier, Associate Administrator for the NASA Space Operations Mission Directorate (SOMD) and Nobel Laureate Baruch Blumberg.  Mr. Gerstenmaier will represent the NASA ISS implementation community and Dr. Blumberg will represent the potential user community for the Space Station National Laboratory. 

The 2005 NASA Authorization Bill establishes the International Space Station (ISS) as the first National Laboratory beyond Earth.  You are invited to participate in this ISS National Lab Workshop, and help initiate  the process of identifying and crafting the first investigations and the procedures, policies, approval requirements, and accommodations necessary to establish the ISS as the first national laboratory beyond Earth.

Contact Information.
If you have any questions regarding the workshop, please contact Bruce Pittman at bpittman@earthlink.net  (650-604-4655) or Jim Grady at jgrady@alliancespace.net (650-400-8937), of the Alliance of Commercial Enterprise and Education for Space (ACES).

Program. 
In addition to the Co-Chairs, speakers will include private sector and government entrepreneurial space leaders, venture capitalists and other financial experts, commercial space product leaders, key policy leaders and others critical to a successful national laboratory in space.

Future Events.  
This ISS National Lab workshop is intended to complement follow-on events such as the Dec. 5-7 Space Investment Summit (also sponsored by ACES), which will also have a Silicon Valley venue.

Exhibits. 
Space will be provided for exhibits that are consistent with the entrepreneurial  theme of the International Space Station  National Laboratory Workshop. 

Sponsorship. 
Sponsorship opportunities are numerous, and include meal sponsorship, workshop material sponsorship, education related sponsorship, and many other sponsorship areas.  Inquiries are welcome. 

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Preliminary Agenda