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Track: Space Engagement
The ISDC 2014 Space Engagement Track showcases organizations, projects and activities that aim to educate, engage and inspire the public about outer space. These activities may encompass various education types (from informal to experiential), entertainment mediums (including film, music and fashion), media outlets (from traditional to social media), incentive-based programs (including grants and competitions), age groups, link with global initiatives (such as STEM, sustainability, and the environment) and other industries (from arts to health and law), and geographical significance.
| Track Co-Chairs |
 Director, Canadian Space Commerce Association (CSCA); VP, Space Tourism Society (STS) Canada |
 President, Space Tourism Society Canada |
Preliminary* Agenda and Scheduled Speakers
*all information on this page is subject to change
| Thursday, May 15th |
| Salon 210 (2nd Floor) |
| 10:00 am - 10:25 am |
| UrtheCast: Harnessing Ultra HD Earth Video From Space |
 CEO, UrtheCast |
| 10:25 am - 10:50 am |
| Space Engagement through Emerging Space Industry Leaders Workshops |
 Director of Research, Office of the Chief Engineer, FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation |
| 11:00 am - 11:25 am |
| A Crowdfunding Success Story: How Planetary Resources “Kicked" for Science |
 Director of Marketing, Planetary Resources, Inc |
| 11:25 am - 11:50 am |
| The New Apollo-level Space Age |
 Consultant, 21st Century Waves |
| 12:00 noon - 1:50 pm |
| Lunch |
| 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm |
| Global Space Panel |
| Panelists: |
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UrtheCast CEO |
 Outer Space Education Alliance, L.L.P. |
 Founder at Inter-planetary Corporation |
 Executive Assistant, Dauria Aerospace |
| Moderator: |
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Director of Research, Office of the Chief Engineer, FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation |
| 3:00 pm - 3:25 pm |
| Space Culture and Business & Market |
 Space Frontier Foundation |
| 3:25 pm - 3:50 pm |
| Get Some Space! Real Stuff Teachers (and you!) Can Do Today |
 Director, Teachers In Space |
| 4:00 pm - 4:25 pm |
| How the Space Renaissance Benefits from a Renaissance in Education |
 Thornburg Center for Space Exploration |
| 4:25 pm - 4:50 pm |
| Beyond Advocacy: The Role of the National Space Society Going Forward / Makerspaces In Space, Developing A Makerspace For Space Projects |
 National Space Society |
 Mojave Makers |
| 5:00 pm - 5:50 pm |
| Out Of This World Engagement - Workshop |
 Janet’s Planet, Inc. |
 Vice President of Professional Development at Inspiring Educational SySTEMs, Inc |
| Friday, May 16th |
| Salon 210 (2nd Floor) |
| 10:00 am - 10:25 am |
| Mindfulness from Weightlessness |
 Astronaut/Senior Researcher of KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) |
| 10:25 am - 10:50 am |
| The Best Is Always Yet To Come |
 Open Aerospace.org |
| 11:00 am - 11:25 am |
| The Red Pill: Humans, Exponential Perception, Compassion, and the Universe |
 VP & GSP Director, Singularity University |
| 11:25 am - 11:50 am |
| Why Space Sells But Cannot Be Sold |
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Founder at Inter-planetary Corporation |
| 12:00 noon - 1:50 pm |
| Lunch |
| 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm |
| Women in Space Panel |
| Panelists: |
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Astronaut/Senior Researcher of KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) |
 Co-founder, Yuri’s Night; Chair, Programs and Partners Committee; Galactic Unite Flight Director, Zero Gravity Corp; Founder Astronaut, Virgin Galactic |
 Executive Director, Space Generation Advisory Council |
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Janet’s Planet, Inc. |
| Moderator: |
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President, Space Tourism Society Canada |
| 3:00 pm - 3:25 pm |
| Innovative Financing of Space Science |
 Paradigm Ventures |
| 3:25 pm - 3:50 pm |
| Africa 2050: Africa Leapfrogging Space Technology for Economic Growth, Security and Environmental Sustainability |
 JAKA Consulting Group |
 JAKA Consulting Group |
| 4:00 pm - 4:25 pm |
| RocketCam: The Roots for Many STEM Efforts |
 Ecliptic Enterprises Corporation |
| 4:25 pm - 4:50 pm |
| Space City |
 President & CPO, Ansari Enterprise (AENP) |
| 5:00 pm - 5:50 pm |
| Feature Movie "Orphans Of Apollo", with Q&A with Director Michael Potter |
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Entrepreneur, Documentary Filmmaker, Social Enterprise leader |
| Saturday, May 17th |
| Salon 210 (2nd Floor) |
| 10:00 am - 10:25 am |
| Changing Space Science with Lynx Research and Education Mission Capabilities |
 XCOR Aerospace |
| 10:25 am - 10:50 am |
| Searching for Cosmic Company |
 SETI Institute |
| 11:00 am - 11:25 am |
| Microgravity for Societal Benefit |
 Space Portal, NASA Ames Research Center |
| 11:25 am - 11:50 am |
| Impact on Humanity from a Space Elevator Perspective |
 International Space Elevator Consortium |
| 12:00 noon - 1:50 pm |
| Lunch |
| 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm |
| Media Panel |
| Panelists: |
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Paradigm Ventures |
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Consultant, 21st Century Waves |
 spacevidcast |
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SETI Institute |
| Moderator: |
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Open Aerospace |
| 3:00 pm - 3:25 pm |
| Death and the Drake Equation, or You're Not Looking So Good Lately |
 Author |
| 3:25 pm - 3:50 pm |
| International Space University: Highlights and Success Stories |
| Panelists: |
 International Space University |
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Director, Canadian Space Commerce Association (CSCA); VP, Space Tourism Society (STS) Canada |
| 4:00 pm - 4:25 pm |
| From STEM to STEAM: A Merger of STEM Education with the Visual Arts |
 New York Film Academy |
| 4:25 pm - 4:50 pm |
| Inspiration for Innovation |
 Team Leader, GLXP Team Synergy Moon; Executive Director, Buzz Aldrin Innovation Institute |
| 5:00 pm - 5:50 pm |
| Inspiring Tomorrow's Space Pioneers: A Model for Next-Gen STEM Education and Outreach |
 Founder, OOOOjOOOO |
| Sunday, May 18th |
| Salon 210 (2nd Floor) |
| 10:00 am - 10:25 am |
| Exploring the Cosmos & Our Own Human Potential |
 Co-Founder, Moon Express |
| 10:25 am - 10:50 am |
| Prize Model 2.0 - The Business Plan Competition as a Catalyst for Space Commercial Development |
 Founding Partner, Exodus Consulting Group |
| 11:00 am - 11:25 am |
| Google Glass Technology as Applied to Space Exploration |
 CEO, Skycorp Incorporated |
| 11:25 am - 11:50 am |
| Space Stations for Dummies—Building the Impossible for pennies on the Benjamin |
 President/CEO, Mutual Space |
| 12:00 noon - 1:50 pm |
| Lunch |
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