Special Events

Producer: Eric Gever, Flight Systems Engineer, Boeing

When: Sunday, May 18th, 2:30 PM - 6:30 PM  

Location: Rooms 201, 211, 214, and 217

SpaceUp is a space-themed "unconference" dedicated to bringing aerospace industry professionals together with students and local enthusiasts to collaborate on new ideas for space travel, access, and exploration.

SpaceUp is designed to be an informal, conversation-inducing event, providing participants an opportunity to demonstrate and share their space-related projects with the community, run their own sessions, and get feedback on their ideas.

As a SpaceUp participant, you are presented with an empty session grid and are encouraged to host your own session in one of multiple formats, providing you an opportunity to share your space ambitions and ideas with the ISDC community.

You may come to SpaceUp prepared with a personal presentation, run "ad-hoc" conversation style sessions, or just listen in on other ISDC attendees’ ideas for the future of space exploration.

When: Saturday, May 17th, starting at 10:00 PM

Location: California Ballroom

Join us for the International Space Development Conference weekend party Saturday May 17th, the "Space Is Sexy Party" featuring micro-gravity dance floor, live entertainment, LED fire dancer, and cocktails. Come dressed in your finest costumes and space regalia.

Access to the party is free for people who have purchased meal tickets for the Saturday night Celebration Dinner (Click here to purchase meal tickets for the Dinner)

For people have not purchased meal tickets for the Saturday Celebration Dinner or have not registered for the conference at all, an entrance fee can be purchased for the party only:
 
$10 (+$1.54 fee) if you purchase the party ticket online HERE

$15 if you purchase the party ticket at the door (note: cash only)

Hosted by Mat Kaplan, Planetary Society

When: Saturday, May 17th, 3:00 - 4:00 PM

Location: Century Prefunction Area

Planetary Radio Live is the celebration of all things space recorded in front of an enthusiastic audience. It's part of the Planetary Society's weekly public radio and podcast series that airs on 150 radio stations and Sirius XM Satellite Radio, bringing the best of space exploration and development to explorers of the final frontier everywhere on our planet. Join host Mat Kaplan, planetary evangelist Emily Lakdawalla and special guests, hopefully including a virtual appearance by Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye the Science Guy.

When: Saturday, May 17th, at 2:00 - 5:00 PM

Location: Gateway Prefunction Area

Some of our VIP authors will be signing their books. Please join us for this special event!

Authors: 
Dr. Robert Zubrin, Mars Society
Rod Pyle, Rod Pyle Media
Peter Swan, International Space Elevator Consortium
John Mankins, Artemis Innovation Management Solutions
Paul Gillebaard, Author
Dan Moran, Author
Howard Bloom, Author
Cameron Ashkar, Outer Space Education Alliance, L.L.P.