Winter PPC Meeting Discussion Notes Public Policy Committee Meeting 5 January 2010 Steven Howell

AIAA Task Force on Earth Observations AIAA strategic plan approved in January 2009 · Identifies 3 Strategic Imperatives · Advance technologies to monitor and reduce environmental impacts; provide venues and programs around key advancements needed to measure global climate change · Other two imperatives focus on workforce and aerospace energy efficiency Impacts across the Institute · Tech Activities- no less than two new technical forums in strategic areas Agenda Item 2c

AIAA Task Force on Earth Observations Impacts across the Institute (cont.) · Public Policy- at least 10 annual policy events; majority focused on imperatives Recent and upcoming EO-related events · Climate Change Data Calibration (21 SEP) · Global pace Development Summit (12-13 NOV) co-organized with CSIS, CSA, and SF. · (20-22 APR)- Hyperspectral Processing/Analysis sessions · Inside Aerospace (11-12 MAY) Agenda Item 2c

AIAA Task Force on Earth Observations Task Force met on 12 DEC · Agreed in principle to a draft AIAA Information Paper. · Paper was submitted for approval through the executive review. · Is being released this week.  Includes a blast fax to Capitol Hill. Agenda Item 2c

Public Service Award Guidelines · Annual award is general presented at the Aerospace spotlight Awards Gala · The Public Service Award honors a person outside the aerospace community who has shown consistent and visible support fort national aviation and space goals. Previous Recipients (since 2000) · Amanda Wright Lane · Rep. David Hobson · Harold Gehman · Rep. Bob Walker · Eilene Galloway · Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner · William Perry Agenda Item 5

Public Service Award Suggested Candidates · Miles O’Brien- Aerospace Journalist (formerly with CNN) Looking Ahead · Bart Gordon- Chairman, House Committee on Science  Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics  Retiring in Nominating Process · Members make nominations electronically online at Agenda Item 5

Upcoming Activities- Conference Sessions Aerospace Sciences Meeting- January2010 – Tuesday session- Patent Law and Researchers hrs – Volunteer Lead- Richard Jaworski – Staff Lead- Steve Howell – Wednesday Luncheon- Aerospace R&D Policy in the Obama Administration – Keynote- Representative Suzanne Kosmas (FL-24)- Member, House Committee on Science and Technology & Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics – In conjunction with the New Horizons Forum – Volunteer Lead- Phil Hattis & Michael Francis – Staff Lead- Steve Howell – Sponsored by LMCO – Thursday workshop- OSTP/NSTC Biannual National Aerospace R&D Policy Update Rollout hrs – Session Lead- William Davis, OSTP Aerospace Technology Policy – Staff Lead- Steve Howell Agenda Item 6a i, ii, v

Upcoming Activities- Policy Forums Earth Observations- TBD – Follow up to the recently released AIAA Information Paper – In conjunction with the AIAA Task Force for Earth Observations – Volunteer Lead- Phil Hattis – Staff Lead- Ross Bell/Craig Day Agenda Item 6c

Recent Activities- Policy Forums Space Access Policy Post-Augustine- 2 November 2009 – Volunteer Lead- Phil Hattis – Staff Lead- Ross Bell Global Space Development Summit November 2009 – In conjunction with the Center for Strategic & International Studies, the Space Foundation, and the Chinese Society for Astronautics – Volunteer Lead- – Staff Lead- Craig Day Agenda Item 6c

Recent Activities- Others Dave Thompson Testimony- 10 December 2009 – Testified before the House Committee on Science and Technology – His statement and testimony focused especially on what program decisions would mean for the workforce, and included a short video presentation of several AIAA members discussing what initially inspired them to pursue a career in aerospace. – newsid= newsid=2696 Agenda Item 6c

Public Policy Committee- Future Meetings The committee is currently scheduled to meet for the Spring meeting would be from 10 May 2010 preceding the Inside Aerospace 2010 Forum in Crystal City, VA. Proposed Dates for Summer meeting- · July in conjunction with the Joint Propulsion Conference · 31 August – 2 September with Space 2010 Agenda Item 7