Illinois Space Society Dan Regan First General Meeting

We are ISS Ad eundum quo nemo ante iit. Our purpose: 1.Create a network of space supporters in the C-U area 2.To serve the community through Educational Outreach 3.To provide supporters with resources that will assist them in following their dreams in the field of space exploration Member of SEDS since November 2003 Founded by Kirk Kittell and Derek Meyer

Administration Dan Regan Director Brian Gardas Ed Out Director Jason Allen Tech Director Stephanie Camello Social Director Eric Reisenbuckler Outreach Director Akash Shah Assist. Director Phil Michel Adm. Director Unknown Freshman SEDS Rep Unknown Freshman EC Rep Unknown Freshman AEUAB Rep

Technical Projects

USLI Competition University Student Launch Initiative – Design, build, and launch a rocket – An apogee of One Mile – Deploy an autonomous quadrotor

Microgravity University Real NASA research Design an experiment and test it on the Vomit Comet Video

NASA RASC-AL Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts-Academic Linkage Develop end-to-end design for an element of a space mission NEA, Mars, Lunar exploration Top teams report to NASA

More Possibilities GMSGC Rocket Competition AAS Project Two Stage Rocket High Altitude Rocket High Altitude Balloon First Meeting

Educational Outreach

What Ed Out is All About Share what you learn as an Engineer Build a sense of community Expand your professional network Make a young student’s day!

How Can I Contribute? D.I.V.E - [OCT 6 th ] – Recruit prospective U of I engineers with FIRE and ICE ( Winter is coming! ) Mahomet Science Day - [Nov 9 th ] Illinois Space Day - [April 2013] FIRST MEETING Tue. 9/11, 7PM

What You Stand to Gain A better understanding of your “calling” Great stories of your experiences Satisfaction Future Employers LOVE Ed Out – Mention it in your interviews! – “Seriously, trust me. I’m a rocket scientist” - Dan

Publicity and Corporate ISS is funded by the University and Industry contributions Requires that people know what we do – Internal and external publicity – Fund Tech and Ed Out projects

Social Events Because you have to log off of MATLAB at some point. Potential events for 2012 – 2013 – Capture the Flag – Poker Night – Movie Night – Brawl Tournament Want to help? –

Yuri’s Night Celebrate the first human in space! – Rent out a bar – 200+ people last year – Open bar for first hour, discounts after

Trips Past trips include – Huntsville – Boulder – Washington DC – LA – Houston Goddard Space Symposium – March 19-21, 2013 Fall trip TBD – Buffalo? LA? Boulder? The MOON!?!?!?

Your Personal Mission “Didn’t they cancel NASA?” NO!