NewSpace Past Events
A briefing was given at :
- GTP Training Center
- January 26, 2010
- 10:00 AM;
- Location: GTP Training Center
- 3800 Highway 58 North,
- Kinston, NC 28504.
Elizabeth City State University NewSpace Commerce Forum and Reception
November 11 – 12, 2009
Agenda
Purpose:
- Educate state and local government, business, and academic leaders about the economic development potential for North Carolina of the NewSpace industry
- Develop a “next-steps” strategy for the development of an indigenous NewSpace industry that is integrated with the state’s existing aviation- and aerospace-related industry clusters
8:30-9:00 Registration and coffee
9:00-9:20 Opening remarks
- Chancellor Willie Gilchrist, Elizabeth City State University
- Dr. J. Anthony Sharp, Director of Aviation Science, Elizabeth City State University
- Bill Greuling, NC Military Business Center/NC Aerospace Alliance
9:20-10:40 Introduction to the NewSpace industry and its relevance to aviation/aerospace and NC Northeast and statewide economic development
- Jeff Krukin, NewSpace Business Development – 60 minutes
- Q & A – 20 minutes
10:40-11:00 The Aviation Science Program at Elizabeth City State University: The Only One of Its Kind
- Dr. J. Anthony Sharp, Director of Aviation Science, ECSU – 10 minutes
- Q & A – 10 minutes
11:00-11:20 Break
11:20-1:00 NewSpace and North Carolina Government keynote speakers:
- Beverly Perdue: NC Governor (invited)
- Dale Carroll: Deputy Secretary, NC Dept. of Commerce
- Richard Walls: Director of Aviation, NC Dept. of Transportation
- Jeff Greason: CEO, XCOR Aerospace
- Bob Richards: CEO, Odyssey Moon and co-Founder, Intl. Space University
1:00-2:00 Lunch (no presentations)
2:00-3:30 “NewSpace in North Carolina” panel (moderator: Jeff Krukin)
- Raymond Jones, CEO, VX Aerospace; Chairman, NC Aerospace Alliance (Topic: NC business perspective)
- Charles Miller, NASA Innovative Partnerships Program Office, Senior Advisor for Commercial Space(Topic: NASA and NewSpace)
- Randy Maday, FAA (Topic: commercial spaceport application process)
- Michael Beavin, US Dept. of Commerce (Topic: role of Office of Space Commercialization)
- Lt. Col. Paul Damphousse, USMC (Topic: military & NewSpace industry)
3:30-4:30 Open floor discussion of next steps
- Moderator: Bill Greuling, NC Military Business Center/NC Aerospace Alliance
4:30-5:00 Closing remarks
- Dr. J. Anthony Sharp, Director of Aviation Science, Elizabeth City State University
- Bill Greuling, NC Military Business Center/NC Aerospace Alliance
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