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Date posted March 20, 2006
SpotBeam California - March 17, 2006
CSA Sponsorship Opportunities Now Available (PDF)
California Space Week Washington DC
California Space Day Sacramento
2007 California Space Enterprise Strategic Plan
California Space Week Washington DC, March 28-30
Last call to return to the nation's capital for California Space Week Washington DC 2006. Please join CSA in Washington, D.C., the week of March 27 for meetings with members and staff of the California Congressional delegation as well as key executive branch officials. For questions or to sign up, contact Janice Dunn via E-mail at janice.dunn@californiaspaceauthority.org or by phone at (805) 349-2633, ext. 14.
Register here
Space Week Sponsors: University Space Research Association and Wyle Laboratories
California Space Day Sacramento, May 2
This is an opportunity for space enterprise stakeholders to meet and discuss space policy and regulatory issues with state legislators and executive branch key officials. Sponsorship Opportunities are available; contact Elizabeth Burkhead at 805-349-2633 or elizabeth.burkhead@californiaspaceauthority.org.
Register here
Space Day Sponsors: Space Systems/Loral and Lockheed Martin
Rapid Prototyping: Steps to Launch, April 11 (PDF)
Marriott Hotel, Long Beach. Join CSA and guest speaker Debra Factor Lepore, President, AirLaunch LLC who will discuss the rapid prototyping philosophy and its role in transforming access to space.
California Space Enterprise Strategic Plan Receives Special Recognition
At the February 28, 2006 conference of the Association for Strategic Planning (ASP), the California Space Authority received ãSpecial Recognitionä for facilitating development of the statewide 2004 California Space Enterprise Strategic Plan. ASP is a nonprofit professional organization focusing on best practices and effective uses of strategic planning nationwide. CSA board member Stan Rosen, Toffler Associates and CSA partner Victoria Conner, Strategic Vitality, LLC gave a joint presentation on the 2004 Plan development at one of the conference's 40 break-out sessions.
Support Needed for SB 1698 and the Space Grant Program
CSA requests your assistance. We are working to fund the Space Enterprise Competitive Grant Program. Senator Roy Ashburn has just introduced Senate Bill No. 1698, which would appropriate $2 million from the General Fund to the Business, Transportation and Housing (BTH) Agency for purposes of funding the California Space Enterprise Competitive Grant Program. Requested support information can be found here.
JPL Partnering Opportunities, April 18
Sponsored by the National Space Club, this all-day review and exchange brings JPL executive management from the Directorates of the Laboratory into direct contact with industry personnel to review the anticipated opportunities for doing business with JPL to supply the systems and technologies which JPL will procure in support of its missions and projects.
Ashburn's SB 1671 Provides Loan at Mojave (PDF)
Building on the recent successes of Burt Rutan's SpaceShipOne team, we at CSA support efforts to ensure the competitive edge of the Mojave Spaceport. As such, we ask for your help in supporting Senator Roy Ashburn's Senate Bill 1671. This measure will secure an $11 million loan for the construction of a terminal and advanced research and development facilities at the Mojave Spaceport. Please use CSA's letter (make these words a link to a PDF) as a model to construct your own. Senator Ashburn could use your support in this endeavor.
Member Advisory Panels (MAPs)
CSA members are encouraged to join MAPs on various topics (Education, Homeland Security / Public Safety, Military Base Retention / Protection, Taxation, Workforce / Business Atmosphere, Export Controls, etc.).
Save the Date! Nov 29 - Dec 1: CSA's 2nd Annual Transforming Space Conference
This year's CSA Transforming Space Conference will be held from the evening of November 29 through the afternoon of December 1 at the Sheraton Gateway LAX (same location as last year). Last year's conference.
ISCe 2006, June 13-15
San Diego Hilton Resort at Mission Bay, San Diego. CSA Members Special Discount. Save $200. Early Bird Discount Ends May 5 Mark your calendar to attend this premier event and hear senior leaders discuss the latest requirements, technologies and solutions within the enterprise, consumer and government sectors.
ISCe International Reception And Roundtable
As part of the 2006 International Satellite and Communications exchange (ISCe) Conference and Expo, the California Space Authority, Hannover Fairs USA and the AIAA have organized an International Reception that will immediately precede the ISCe Awards Dinner to be held on Wednesday June 14, 2006 (beginning at 6:30 pm) at Sea World in San Diego, California. Those invited to attend the reception and dinner are also welcome to attend the VIP Breakfast, Plenary Session, the International Roundtable and the Exhibit Hall on June 15, 2006 at the Hilton Resort at Mission Bay in San Diego California. The International Roundtable will look at markets in Asia, Europe and the Americas. There is a single fee of $80 for those participating in the above activities. Full conference registrants are invited to participate in all these events at no additional cost. If you are interested, please RSVP to Elizabeth Burkhead, at 916-349-2633 or via e-mail to elizabeth burkhead.
"Science on Saturday" Lecture Series
Science on Saturday is a series of free lectures and demonstrations targeted at middle and high school students. Presentations are aligned with the California Science Standards. Lectures are held at Amador Theater located at 1155 Santa Rita Road, Pleasanton, CA.
Space Billionaires: Educating the Next Generation of Space Entrepreneurs
On April 4, spend the day with some of the most creative thinkers from industry, academe, government, and private space entrepreneurship as the University of Southern California considers the enormous entrepreneurial opportunities that are rapidly growing out of the emerging private space industry. This is your chance to give input to the new space business initiative at the university and to network with leaders in industry. Click here for more information and to register.
SMC Industry Days, April 11-13
Mark your calendars now and watch for more information. This event will be held at the Long Beach Marriott. CSA is offering exhibit space to small companies for SMC Industry Days. The exhibits will cost $1,000 and include one free conference registration. The number is limited to 14 due to available space. Please contact Eric Daniels for details.
Booth space information (PDF)
SMC's web page
Three California Companies Team for Suborbital
XCOR Aerospace Teams with Silicon Graphics and Metacomp for Next-Generation Space Vehicle Design.
Online Space Calendar Available
Space Age Publishing Company has opened its Lunar Enterprise Daily and Space Calendar news sites to the public. Entries include astronomical events, space exploration events, and earthly events/conference/etc.
Space Entrepreneur Forum, April 4
Presented by the USC Marshall Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC). Los Angeles. Spend the day with some of the most creative thinkers from industry, academe, government, and private space entrepreneurship as we consider the enormous opportunities and exciting careers that are rapidly growing out of the emerging private space industry. CSA's Andrea Seastrand and Janice Dunn are among the speakers.
LockMart Supports Aerospace at Cal Poly SLO
Lockheed Martin will give four $2500 scholarships to freshman majoring in aerospace engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. "We hire many Cal Poly gards from all different majors; in fact, Cal Poly now ranks as our No. 2 supplier of new employees worldwide", said Mark Crowley, VP of LMCO's Military Space Programs and Chairman of CSA's Board of Directors.
Space Venturing Forum, May 4
With direct involvement from the International Association of Space Entrepreneurs and the MIT/Caltech Enterprise Forum, the Space Venturing Forum promises to be the premier event for pertinent and open discussions regarding recent and future developments in space entrepreneurship. Business leaders that are scheduled to appear include: Burt Rutan, designer of SpaceShipOne; Dennis Tito, the first space tourist; Robert Bigelow, the owner of Bigelow Aerospace; Elon Musk, CEO of Space Exploration Technologies; and Peter Diamandis, chairman of the X Prize Foundation.
Governor Appointment
Garrett Ashley, 39, of Sacramento, has been appointed undersecretary for international trade at the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency. He has served as deputy chief of staff for the Office of the Governor since 2003. Ashley was previously executive director of TechNet, a high-tech political advocacy association, chief of staff for United States Congressman Steve Kuykendall and chief deputy director for the Office of Emergency Services. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $127,000. Ashley is a Republican.
New CSA Member Profile: White Oaks Hotel
2006 AMSAT-North America Space Symposium
October 5-11, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel San Francisco Mid-Peninsula hotel in Foster City, California.
San Diego Aerospace Museum Space Day, May 6
Contact Shalene Baxter, (619) 234-8291 x45, if you're interested in exhibiting to teachers, students, and others. No cost to guests or exhibitors!
Upcoming Events
Previously announced in SpotBeam...
ComDef West 2006, March 27-28
BABC Transatlantic Business Conf, March 29-31
SMC Industry Days, April 11-13
Technology Review and Update, Naval Post Graduate School, April 18-21
Vandenberg AFB "Industry Days", April 19
4th Responsive Space Conference (RS4) April 24-27
Space Tourism Society "Orbit" Awards Gala, May 4\
25th Annual ISDC 2006, May 4-7
Special Discount to CSA Members. Twenty-five years after the first ISDC was held in Los Angeles, The National Space Society is teaming up with The Planetary Society to bring ISDC back to LA and create the largest space advocacy conference ever.
National Conference on Aviation and Space Education
October 19-21, 2006. Arlington, Virginia.
CSEWI Support Is Tax Deductible
Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the California Space Education and Workforce Institute (CSEWI)! The CSEWI is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Contributions may be in-honor-of or in-memory-of anyone you wish. Make your check payable to CSEWI and send to:
California Space Education and Workforce Institute
c/o California Space Authority
3201 Airpark Drive, #204
Santa Maria, CA 93455
For more information, visit: http://www.csewi.org/
Join CSA For Space Enterprise Growth and Development!
Governed by a statewide board of directors, California Space Authority is a member-based, nonprofit "enterprise association" that provides the State's diverse space enterprise community (industry, government, workforce entities and academia) with the dynamic VOICE, VISIBILITY and competitive EDGE necessary to achieve development and growth.
Jamie Foster, CIO, California Space Authority
3201 Airpark Dr. #204, Santa Maria, CA 93455
(805) 349-2633, FAX (805) 349-2635
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