Conference Schedule for Thursday May 23

ISDC 2013 Programming Schedule for Thursday, May 23

While we strive to have this page up to date, please consult onsite volunteers and signage for last minute changes.

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Thursday, May 23

8:30 am - 8:50 am
Presentation of Mayoral Proclamation declaring May 23rd to May 27th 'National Space Society Week' in San Diego.
Opening Ceremonies	Aventine Ballroom
8:50 am - 9:45 am
Bas Lansdorp, Co-Founder & CEO of Mars One
Opening Keynote	Aventine Ballroom

9:45 am - 10 am
Networking Break
Coffee Break	Foyer

10 am - 10:50 am
Asteroid Track: Panel Discussion: Asteroids: Threats or Resources?
Featured Session	Aventine Ballroom
Mark Sonter, Director, Mining and Processing, Deep Space Industries
Stephen J. Kortenkamp, Senior Scientist, Planetary Science Institute
Dr. Martin Elvis, Astrophysicist, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Dr. Bong Wie, Director, Iowa Asteroids Deflection Research Center
Breakthrough Science and Advanced Space Technology Concepts Track	Room: Mykonos (2nd Floor)
Getting More Bang Before the Buck Arrives: How do We Restart Our Engine of Creativity and Innovation? Bill Gardiner, Laboratory Consulting Sources, Inc.
Is Orbital Debris a Useful Test Case for Space Manufacturing? Joe Carroll, President, Tether Applications, Inc.
Lunar Track	Room: Palatine
Welcome, Introduction, and Lunar Track Overview Dave Dunlop, ISDC 2013 Lunar Track Chair
Multi-Disciplinary Science and Engineering Objectives/Challenges for Terrestrial Lunar and Mars Lava tube Exploration. Dr. Heather Smith, NASA AMES Astrobiology Institute and Chair Lava Tube Science Organizing Committee
NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation Team TBD
Mars Track	Room: Portofino
Mars Track Introduction Brandon Larson, ISDC 2013 Mars Track Co-Chair
Road to Sustainability Heiko Martens-Scholz, President, Road2sustainability
Open Space Track	Room: Athenia (2nd Floor)
Academy Study on Space Elevator Feasibility Dr. Peter Swan
Do-It-Yourself Space Robert Brand, Director of Spacecraft Communications, Navigation and Data. Team Stellar
Open Space II Track	Room: Delphi (2nd Floor)
Robot Localization Autonomy and Dexterity for Space Applications David Bruemmer, Vice President, 5D Robotics

10:50 am - 11 am
Break

11 am - 11:50 am
Asteroid Track: Asteroid Characterization for Planetary Defense
Featured Session	Aventine Ballroom
Dr. Martin Elvis, Astrophysicist, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Breakthrough Science and Advanced Space Technology Concepts Track	Room: Mykonos (2nd Floor)
Server Sky - Introduction to Thinsat Technology Keith Lofstrom, Server Sky, http://server-sky.com
Lunar Track	Room: Palatine
Engineering Challenges and Approaches in Lava Tube Exploration Dr. Aaron Parness, Jet Propulsion Lab
Panel Discussion: Field Experience and Analog Opportunities Paul Graham. Project Director, OpenLuna Foundation, Inc. Dr. Heather Smith. NASA AMES Astrobiology Institute and Chair Lava Tube Science Organizing Committee John Strickland. NSS at-Large Director, Region 3 Dave Dunlop. NSS and Moon Society
Mars Track	Room: Portofino
NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation Team TBD
Mars One Conceptual Art Bryan Versteeg, Team Member, Mars-One. Conceptual Artist for Visualizations Depicting Concepts in Space Exploration
JMARS Geospatial Information System Brandon Larson, Mars Society. Independent Researcher
Open Space Track	Room: Athenia (2nd Floor)
Three Steps to Colonize Space Paul Sudhakar Veerla, Founder and CEO of Globelines Design Solutions Cloud.

12:00 pm - 1:50 pm
Dr. Bob Richards Co-Founder and CEO, Moon Express, Inc.
Lunch	Pavilion Ballroom

2 pm - 2:50 pm
Asteroid Track: Space Technology Overview for NEO Impact Threat Mitigation
Featured Session	Aventine Ballroom
Dr. Bong Wie, Director, Iowa Asteroids Deflection Research Center
Breakthrough Science and Advanced Space Technology Concepts Track	Room: Mykonos (2nd Floor)
Can We Get Healthy Enough to Live in Space so we can be Healthy Enough to Stay on Earth? Bill Gardiner, Laboratory Consulting Sources, Inc.
Lunar Track	Room: Palatine
(Remote Presentation) Research Challenges of Extra-terrestrial Lava Tube Exploration Dr. Penelope Boston, Academic Director, National Cave and Karst Research Institute, New Mexico Tech
Mars Track	Room: Portofino
NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation Team TBD
Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) Season 12 Overview Gerry Williams

2:50 pm - 3 pm
Break

3 pm - 3:50 pm
Asteroid Track:
Featured Session	Aventine Ballroom
NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation by Team TBD Speaker Name, Affiliation
Earth-Safe Asteroids Capture Stephen D. Covey, Director, Research & Development, Deep Space Industries
Breakthrough Science and Advanced Space Technology Concepts Track	Room: Mykonos (2nd Floor)
Five Nation Wireless Power Transmission Demonstration Experiments Narayanan Komerath, Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Lunar Track	Room: Palatine
(Remote Presentation) Exploration of Lunar Volcanic Terrains: Doing Apollo Sorties with Today's Instrumentation Jennifer Whitten, Brown University
(Remote Presentation) Analog Research Opportunities at the International Lunar Research Park Rob Kelso, Executive Director of Pacific International Center Exploration of Space (PICES)
Mars Track	Room: Portofino
Access to Mars - Operations in Cislunar Space and in LMO John Strickland, NSS at-Large Director, Region 3

3:50 pm - 4 pm
Break

4 pm - 4:50 pm
Asteroid Track: An Innovative Solution to NEO Impact Threat Mitigation
Featured Session	Aventine Ballroom
Dr. Bong Wie, Director, Iowa Asteroid Deflection Research Center
Breakthrough Science and Advanced Space Technology Concepts Track	Room: Mykonos (2nd Floor)
Space Travel without a Rocket or a Ride: Meteor Formation in the Mesosphere by the Electrolytic Ion Recombination (Deionization) Process Bill Gardiner, Laboratory Consulting Sources, Inc.
Lunar Track	Room: Palatine
Lessons Learned Managing Analog Activities at the Mars Desert Research Station, Utah and Mars Flashline Station, Devon Island, Canada Paul Graham, Project Director, OpenLuna Foundation, Inc.
(Remote Presentation) Using the Cube Sat/Cube Lab Design Paradigm as a Lava Tube Exploration Architecture - In Situ Access and Analysis Dr. Pam Clark, Catholic University and Goddard Space Flight Center
Mars Track	Room: Portofino
NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation Team TBD
The Mars Initiative (Tentative) Brandon Larson,Mars Society. Independent Researcher
Fabrication at Mars Analog Hab Speaker from Mars Foundation

4:50 pm - 5 pm
Break

5 pm - 5:50 pm
Asteroid Track: NEAs - Threats AND Resources (A Survey)
Featured Session	Aventine Ballroom
Al Anzaldua, President, Tucson L5 Space Society. Board Member, The Moon Society.
Breakthrough Science and Advanced Space Technology Concepts Track	Room: Mykonos (2nd Floor)
Space Travel Solutions through Local Distortions of Space-Time Marshall Barnes, Director, R&D and Marketing AET RaDAL
Lunar Track	Room: Palatine
Lunar Mapping and Modeling Portal - A Research and Planning Tool and a vehicle for Educational Engagement and Outreach Shan Malhotra, George Chang, Richard Kim Lunar Mapping and Modeling Portal Development team members, JPL
GLXP Team Stellar will announce a lunar landing site competition in collaboration with NSS and will select their landing site at next year�s ISDC Maria Catalina, Google Lunar X-Prize Team Stellar
Mars Track	Room: Portofino
Makerspaces In Space, Doing Space Activities Ethan Chew, panel (Remote)

5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
AIAA Space Colonization Technical Committee (SCTC) Meeting - Members Only	Room: TBD
SCTC Members or Invitees Only

6 pm - 7 pm
Cocktail Reception at Asteria Terrance

7 pm - 9 pm
Keynote Speaker: Rick Tumlinson Founder of The EarthLight Institute; Chairman of the Board, Deep Space Industries. With Special Presentation by: Art Dula, CEO of Excalibur Almaz Limited
Dinner	Pavilion Ballroom
The USAF and Boeing X-37B Team will receive the 2013 NSS Space Pioneer Award. David E. Hamilton, Jr, Director, Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (AFRCO) will be accepting the award on behalf of the Air Force X-37B OTV Team. Ken Torok, Boeing, and colleagues will be accepting the award on behalf of the Boeing X-37B team.

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