Propulsion & Energy Group Discussion on TAC Future Conference Strategy J.W. Hamstra (817) th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting - Gaylord Opryland, Nashville, TN Sunday, January 8, 2012

P&E Discussion Framework There Is An “Imperative For Change” NEM Tiger Team Has Developed & Evaluated Four Specific Conference Model Options; Briefed At Today’s TAC Workshop Exact Path Forward Is TBD (TAC Meeting On Thursday)  Incorporating Workshop Feedback; Stay The Course Vs. Change Direction?  Process & Timeline For Making An Actionable Decision  Assume At Some Point, There Will Be A TAC/BOD Vote On A Specific Motion Issues Before P&E Leadership  How Do We Best Solicit And Represent Feedback From Our TC Members & From The P&E Community As A Whole?  Is There A Specific Option That Is “Best” For The P&E Community?  Is There Value In Developing A “P&E Group Position” … Or, Is It Best Left To Each TC Or Each Individual Member? 2 50 th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting - January, Nashville, TN

Propulsion & Energy Group Organization Deputy Director Air-Breathing Propulsion Jeff Hamstra Aerospace Power Systems TC Terrestrial Energy Systems TC Gas Turbine Engines TC High Speed Air Breathing Propulsion TC Air Breathing Propulsion Integration TC Deputy Director Rocket & Space Propulsion I-Shih Chang Hybrid Rockets TC Liquid Propulsion TC Solid Rockets TC Electric Propulsion TC Nuclear & Future Flight Propulsion TC Energetic Components & Systems TC Propellants & Combustion TC Deputy Director Advanced Propulsion & Technologies Selma Goldstein Director Propulsion & Energy Ashwani Gupta Deputy Director Energy David Lilley 3 4 Branches, 12 TCs, Organized BY Technical Specialty 50 th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting - January, Nashville, TN

Four Event Models Assessed to Date NameDescription Current Current portfolio with minor change, e.g., some co-location Consolidated Current larger Events (ASM, Fluids, JPC, Space, GNC, SDM) plus Aviation and Defense as centers of gravity for consolidating smaller conferences Augment with systems development/integration elements Integrated Comprehensive, domain-focused Events providing integrated content ~4 Events spread over the year: R&D, Aviation, Space, and Defense Unified Multi-domain, unified Events split between R&D and Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (SEIT) One big Event for R&D (winter) and one for SEIT/programs (summer) and a smaller Defense conference 4

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