Ron Thue, Chair Utah Section Sept. 10, August 2009

Agenda - Future Meetings - Public Policy (Concern about the future of manned space flight) - Educational Outreach - AIAA Member Employment and how we can help - Interaction with Student AIAA Sections (USU, UofU, BYU, WSU) - Candidates for the AIAA Engineer of the Year, and Engineering Educator of the year and fresh faces - Altair Lunar Lander Presentation – Ian Simpson, ATK Clearfield

Proposed Calendar ( ) Generally meet 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:30pm, location varies –18 Aug – Dr. David Widauf – Wright Flyer Recreation Lunch & Learn at HAFB (11:30 to 12:30 in Base Auditorium) –13 Aug – Business Meeting – Mimis in Layton –10 Sep – ATK Altair Lunar Lander Presentation – Ian Simpson –22 Oct – Dave Riemer (VP Engineering ATK Promontory) Presentation (joint with other UEC members) – at the U of U –12 Nov – –10 Dec – USU Student Presentation (Tony Whitmore) at USU –14 Jan – –22 Feb – Utah Engineering Council Event –11 Mar -- –8 Apr -- –13 May – –June – End of Year Report

Officers Section ChairRon ThueAltair Engineering Vice ChairRon ReedBoeing SecretaryMark SultanNorthrup Grumman TreasurerMark SnauferATK Launch Systems Pre-collegeJohn BaraincaBrighton HS MembershipCharley Poe Semi-Retired Nice Guy UEC RepJim Thatcher Retired Newsletter/WebmasterCharlie VonoNorthrup Grumman Honors and AwardsOPEN Past ChairCharlie VonoNorthrup Grumman Past ChairDonald Sandberg Lockheed Martin Past ChairStephannie Mecham USAF Career EnhancementKatherine Thomas Northrop Grumman Young ProfessionalsOPEN Public Policy Orest Gogosha Lockheed At LargeJohn ArmstrongWeber State Univ. RAC RepsCharlie Vono, Ron ReedNG/Boeing INTRODUCTIONS

AIAA Mission Advance the state of aerospace science, engineering, and technological leadership Benefiting AIAAs individual members Member institutions The worlds forum for aerospace leadership

Utah Section Goals Meet once a month to conduct business, listen to guest speaker, review student projects, or etc. Two meetings with guest speakers where other associations are invited Ensure Student Chapter projects are supported (UofU, USU, BYU, WSU) Support Rice-Eccles and BYU Science Fairs Expand Student Chapters to UVU Support Student Chapters (invite to meetings, provide speakers, provide funding) Outreach to Middle Schools –Educator associates ($200 grants, teacher awards, 3 day teacher workshops in CT) –Sign up teachers as AIAA members Find Employment Opportunities for Unemployed AIAA Members Submit for Awards Other Ideas

AIAA Money Categories Category I - Section Rebate Allocations –Cat I Rebates are distributed in October upon review and approval of the Annual Report and Audit and Budget by the Regional Director –Cat I Money = $7.50 per member + $2.50 per NEA Category II - Section Awards Category III - Regional Director Funds –Each Regional Director has Cat III money Amount depends on membership size of Region –Section Chair can request money using Cat III Rebate Form in the Officer Manual Submit to Regional Director for consideration; RAC votes to approve –All funds are use or lose at end of fiscal year (30 September) Category IV - Vice President Member Services Funds Category V - Start-up Money for Prospective Sections

Budget Need to raise $2000 to meet budget Fund raisers? Direct AIAA Cat III funds to Universities Direct AIAA resources to Utah Middle Schools Not a lot of money to disburse to Students