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Date posted April 12, 2007

SpotBeam California - April 11, 2007

CSA Space Day in Sacramento, May 2
Join the space enterprise community in Sacramento on May 2, 2007 for CSA's annual Space Day. We'll be converging on the State Capitol to speak with Legislators about key issues facing our industry, including science and math instruction, career technical education and workforce development. We'll also be promoting the three NASA centers in California and shining the spotlight on the economic potential of space tourism. Dan Dunmoyer, the Governor's Cabinet Secretary, will be a feature speaker during our luncheon. And then in the evening, we'll enjoy a cocktail reception with Legislators in the Governor's Counsel Room. Make your reservations to join us as soon as possible.

Our sponsors include: Raytheon, SpaceX, Lockheed Martin, Empirical Systems Aerospace, Comcast, and Space Systems Loral. For more information on California Space Day Sacramento, contact Randall Echevarria at (916) 551-1543 or e-mail Randall Echevarria.

The California Technology 100 Conference
April 24-25, 2007 - Irvine Hilton Hotel, 18800 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine, CA. Join us for this opportunity for California‚s leading technology companies to be recognized and to see Technology Companies present their best pitch to panels of Angel and Venture Capital Investors. To register for this event, please go to: http://www.goldencapital.net/Events/California_Tech_100.asp, or for more information contact Ray Wells.

DoL Lauds CSA of WIRED Grant as "Model" for Nation (PDF)
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Emily Stover DeRocco, gave high praise over the California Space Authority's (CSA) involvement and first-year success in drawing together diverse California industries and organizations in advancing the Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) initiative.
Asst. Sec. DeRocco's letter (PDF)

SMC Industry Days, April 17-19
Long Beach Marriott at the Airport.

In coordination with the organizers of SMC Industry Days, CSA is offering a limited number of exhibit spaces to small companies at the event.

California Space Enterprise Strategic Plan Implementation
Implementation of the California Space Enterprise Strategic Plan 2007-2010 begins in earnest this month with the scheduling in April and May of the five statewide collaboratives and working groups implementing the Plan's five strategic initiatives. As "trustee" of California space enterprise strategic planning, California Space Authority (CSA) facilitates collaborative development and implementation of this strategic plan, with the support of the Space Enterprise Advisory Council. Or contact Jamie Foster. See following article re. Collaborative and Working Group meetings.

Upcoming Collaborative Meetings

Science, Research and Technology Development (SRTD), May 8
Contact Ray Wells at (626) 440-0565 x105 for details. Location in S. Cal TBD.

Business Development (BDRG)/SBG/SVG Collaborative/Groups:
April 27, Southern CA. Contact Randall Echevarria at 916.551.1543 or

CA Space Industrial Base Vitaity (CSIBV)/SCIAG/SMG Collaborative/Groups:
April 27, Southern CA. Contact Nick Pelster at 805.349.2633 or

Education and Workforce Development (EWD)/NSPWG Collaborative/Group:
April 16, Los Angeles, CA. Contact Deborah Hirsh at 626.440.0565 or

New Space Professionals Working Group (NSPWG) (PDF)
CSA is actively recruiting for the New Space Professionals Working Group (NSPWG), a highly visible group formed to represent the voice and perspective of new space professionals by actively engaging them in space enterprise leadership activities.

California Supply Chain Survey
Fifty percent of all US aerospace suppliers are based in California; with 80% of the workforce employed in companies with less than 100 employees. The impact of the California supplier network is huge; a single major manufacturer has 6,000 Californian suppliers spending $5.6B annually with them, affecting 60,000 jobs. California is the world‚s 6th largest economy. Please respond to and distribute this important survey to your manufacturers and supply chain constituents. Responses will be collected from 4/16/07 through 6/30/07.

STEM Inventory Survey
Help us create an inventory of STEM-related efforts in California.

Satellites & Education Conference XX, August 9-11
California State University at Los Angeles. The only conference that effectively connects teachers with their students' future employers - technical industry and government - to better prepare the students for today's most promising careers. Visit the conference website for registration and more.

AR Tech Receives AS-91000 Registration
The company received the registration based on their score of 98.4% during the three-day audit.

Progress on the Sea Launch Investigation and Recovery

Lunar Commercial Communications: Providers and End-Users Workshop, July 27
Presented by Lunar Enterprise Corp. and SpaceDev at the Santa Clara Hilton. Focus on service providers and end-users for a pioneering industry offering communications capacity from the Moon. To register, contact news@spaceagepub.com or call 650-324-3182.

Transforming Space 2007, November 6-9
CSA's premier conference and awards event, LAX Hilton. Elon Musk, CEO/CTO of Space Exploration Technologies, is our first confirmed speaker.

NASA Regolith Excavation Centennial Challenge, May 12 (PDF)
Santa Maria Fairpark. Also, in conjunction with the regolith challenge, the K-12 California RoboChallenge, same day, same place.

CSEWI Releases RFP for STEMCAP (PDF)
The project involves collecting information, writing, and disseminating a Science, Technology, Education, and Math (STEM) Collaborative Action Plan (CAP). Responses are due April 20.

Intermediate Space Challenge, May 4 (PDF)
Model rocket launch competition for students in grades 6 through 9, Mojave Airport. For more information, contact Marie Walker at 661-824-2488.

The 6th Annual Aerospace Outlook Conference 2007
May 11, 2007 - Manhattan Beach Marriott
Solutions to Optimize The Supply Chain
http://www.aerospaceoutlook.com or 310-973-3163

Santa Barbara Space Enterprise Day, May 18
The City of Santa Barbara has proclaimed May 18 as Space Enterprise Day. In conjunction with that proclamation, the Santa Barbara Industrial Association will host two meetings that day to discuss space enteprise. The first meeting will be a breakfast meeting at 8 a.m. featuring NASA Astronaut and motivational speaker Rick Searfoss at the Fess Parker DoubleTree Resort. The second meeting will also feature Searfoss and will focus on the planned California Space Center. It will begin at noon and be held at the Santa Barbara Airport.

Space: The Next Five Years, June 4-5
This outstanding conference will examine the full-range of major space programs, plans, needs, opportunities and challenges facing the space industry. San Diego, CA.

Yuri's Night: The World Space Party, April 12
CSA and CSEWI will be hosting a booth at the Los Angeles Yuri's Night party at the Griffith Observatory on April 12. Bring your family and friends for this unique educational event to celebrate the first human entry into space. YN Los Angeles will host booths and activities during the day, then hold a party in the evening inside the observatory! Yuri's Nights are located all over the world and range from family events to 18+ club scenes. To locate the party nearest you or learn more about Yuri's Night visit: http://www.yurisnight.net

NASA Announces Aeronautics Research Opportunities
The "Research Opportunities in Aeronautics" announcement seeks research in several new topic areas for the Next Generation Air Transportation System Air Traffic Management Airspace Project and the Subsonic Fixed Wing Project.

NASA Response to the National Aeronautics R&D Policy (PDF)

CalTech Joins MIT and Stanford as Top Engineering School (PDF)
The U.S. News top professional school rankings for 2006 indicates a 3-way tie for first in AEROSPACE/AERONAUTICAL/ASTRONAUTICAL: CalTech (CA), MIT, and Stanford (CA)

Clovis Technology Conference, October 29 - November 1
Veteran's Memorial Building, Clovis, CA

50 Years in Space, September 20-21
California Institute of Technology, Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories (GALCIT), Northrop Grumman Space Technology, and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory host an international conference in celebration of the 50th anniversary of space exploration. California science teachers and student may attend free of charge (without the dinner and lunches).

Previously Announced in SpotBeam...

Online Archive of SpotBeam California
All issues of this e-newsletter may be found online. The current issue is usually posted within a few days of the e-mailing.

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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