1. New Initiatives Subcommittee Report Thursday, January 6th, 2011 1

2. Agenda Old Business  TC Annual Report Form Status (Nancy Anderson)  2009 Education Workshop Closeout (Halliwell)  2010 Standards Workshop Status Closeout (Arrington/Melanson)  Program Committee Updates (Brett Anderson/Tony Gross)  TC/PC Health Assessment Closeout (West /Melanson)  TAC/NIS Documentation and web storage (Melanson)  ABET Structured Programming Project Status(Eberhardt)  TC Newsletter Status and Articles Discussion (Melanson/Halliwell)  Technology Survey and Recommendations (Williams)  Charter update of the Society and Aerospace Technology Technical Committee (SAT TC) New Business  SAE Space Environments Committee transition to AIAA - Charter and Proposed PC (Paul McElroy)  Cognitive Engineering and Human Performance Working Group Proposal (Amy Pritchett)  2011 Workshop Brainstorm  Chair Removal Language in Charter?

3. TC Annual Report Form Status (Nancy Anderson) TC Annual Report Format in use in Engr. & Technology Mgmt Group has been updated based upon discussions TC Annual Report 3 Return to Agenda

4. 2009 Education Workshop Status/Closeout – Halliwell Workshop activity is closed out Ian will continue to work with STEM – K12 4

5. 2010 Workshop Status Workshop actions are closed  Standards has ongoing actions NIS on standby to support  Arrington remains the POC  Arrington is also TAC liaison with SEC and an ongoing member of SEC 5

6. Program Committee Review Plan for May 2011 Anthony R. Gross, Program Committee Coordinator Presentation to NIS at ASM 2011 Orlando, FL

7. PC Review Plan for May, 2011 Gossamer Spacecraft PC Homeland Security PC

8. TC/PC Health Assessment (Bill West) Rolled out in late December 2010 for use with Chair Training  NIS members were copied on the assessment spreadsheet rollout Chair training feedback  Positive feedback in general Path Forward  Bill West and Mark Melanson will amend as necessary 8 Return to Agenda

9. TC/PC Processes and Procedures Updates and Plan forward (Melanson) Status  TAC charter distributed and in place on sharepoint site  Document Naming convention in place –All current documents use name convention  Suggestion: create a web page with document synopsis and links to help unfamiliar personnel find/use documents  Chair handbook needs continued work (ongoing revisions) 9

10. 10 Structured Programming Education – Status Report to NIS AIAA TAC New Initiatives Subcommittee Allen Arrington, Director/ETM Orlando, FLJanuary 4, 2011

11. 11 Structured Programming Education Requirements Study Issue raised within TAC/ASG; concerns about the apparent lack of structured programming education in BSAE programs. Series of surveys to gage the state of structured programming education.  AE Department Chairs (2007) –What is being taught. –Importance of programming languages and tools.  Employers (2008) –What languages and tools are used. –What skills are needed in an aerospace engineer.  Young Professionals (2008). –What were you taught –What are you using in your professional career.

12. 12 Structured Programming Education Requirements Study Data collection completed 2008. Data review and analysis completed fall 2009. Final report on the project has been completed.  Paper reviewed by NIS (West and Keenan), D. Krausche, and some folks at NASA GRC (J. Haas, J. Van Zante, J. Stephens).  AIAA paper presented at the ASM 2011.  “Structured Programming Education Requirements for Aerospace Engineering” – AIAA-2011-0466. Conclusions:  Employers want these skills.  Schools are providing the education.  But the students are missing the importance/relevance.

13. 13 Structured Programming Education Requirements Study Recommendations:  Schools need to integrate structured programming into the mainstream aero courses to show how the skills are applied.  Employers need to do a better job of communicating requirements to the schools. White Paper drafted by NIS and currently under review.  Eberhardt made the first pass; Arrington completed the draft.  Forwarded draft to Academic Affairs Committee Chair, Jeff Forbes.  Joint paper from TAC and AAC (Signed by VP-TAC and Chair AAC ). Next Steps:  Finalize White Paper working with AAC.  Develop best course of action jointly with the AAC.  Merge efforts with Software Engineering efforts?

14. TAC Newsletter status Two Issues rolled out  Latest was December 23, 2010 Ian Halliwell has now taken on Editor position for continued development Feedback positive thus far 14

15. TAC Newsletter status Need further ideas for articles and volunteers to write them  TAC funds – what they are and how to use them  Update your data! (Email, interest codes)  What drives conference reg fees  Membership upgrades  Need to investigate AIAA mailing, not magnet mail (informal poll indicates widespread failure to recognize email), or alternate email from Betty asking everyone to alter junk mail settings to recognize magnet mail 15

16. TAC Newsletter status Need to investigate AIAA mailing, not magnet mail (informal poll indicates widespread failure to recognize email), or alternate email from Betty asking everyone to alter junk mail settings to recognize magnet mail 16

17. NIS Technology Initiative January 2011 -ASM Tony Williams, Deputy Director – SMG Member Services

18. Information Technology Initiative Goal – SMG Sponsored NIS initiative to increase AIAA accessibility and improve participation by leveraging info technology Premise – Maintaining role as ‘world’s pre-eminent aerospace society’ implies that we need to evolve and adapt to reach out to evolving constituency Background – mini-survey conducted in October 2010 Ironically, technical committee meetings are often the least ‘technical’ meetings you can find!  Limited access to telecon, internet, shared services, etc. 18

19. Technology Survey 19

20. Survey Questions and Responses 20

21. Survey Questions and Responses 21 What other Non-AIAA IT resources do you routinely use in TC/PC business? Skype, Email, Wiki What IT resources would benefit TC/PC business? Skype, Video Conferencing, Wiki

22. Technology Initiative Set aside $5K for Space 2011 (approximately a 0.9% portion of total budget)  Solicit candidate ideas for integrating technology into tech program –Example – SLTC concept for webcasting sessions to students in Europe  Since Space is a SMG conference, this seems to be an SMG decision Investigate providing :  Provide each TC chair with Telecon and Webex (like) accounts –Used for TC business, including regular meetings and other working activities Define next set of actions:  Tony Williams will investigate (with Tammy Marko) cost and issues with telecon and webex-like  Tony will get with YP to solicit help in charter future opportunities to move forward with technology-based tool evolution 22

23. Charter update of the Society and Aerospace Technology Technical Committee (SAT TC) Charter update of the Charter update of the Society and Aerospace Technology Technical Committee (SAT TC)  Although technically a revision, the TC doesn't really have a very detailed charter that is well documented. As part of efforts to update documentation a proposed wording change was made.  Prior identified charter purpose: The AIAA Society and Aerospace Technology (SAT) Technical Committee promotes the transfer of aerospace technology and techniques to help solve critical problems in society and improve the general quality of life.  Proposed charter wording is: The AIAA Society and Aerospace Technology Technical Committee (SAT TC) focuses on (1) how aerospace technology and techniques help solve critical societal challenges and improve quality of life, and (2) understanding interactions between the aerospace enterprise and broader social and cultural trends. No issues among TCs during review 23

24. New Business Items 24

25. Space Environmental Systems Program Committee (SESPC) – A Proposal 6 January 2011 Dr. Paul M. McElroy Director, Structures & Materials Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd. Triadelphia, WV 26059 pmm@trl.com

26. Agenda Introduction and Background Charter, Scope, and Objectives Why is it a PC and not a TC Ongoing Activity Plan Related AIAA Committees Membership Roster Recommendation

27. Background The SAE Space Environmental Systems Committee is transitioning from SAE to AIAA  We are an existing, vibrant committee with very significant ongoing conference efforts (ICES) and community activities  Transition effort has been underway for approximately one year –Six months of Telecon’s with NIS and Thermo Physics TC to try to establish best available means to join AIAA

28. What are Space Environmental Systems? Areas of interest relate to humans living and working in hostile environments with applications inside or outside of terrestrial or outer space habitats or vehicles  Aerospace Human Factors  Environmental Control and Life-support System Technology  Environmental Monitoring And Controls  Planetary Protection  EVA System Technology  Life Sciences  Planetary Habitats and Systems  Thermal Control Systems Technology for Both Manned and Unmanned Vehicles

29. Proposed Charter - Scope The AIAA Space Environmental Systems Program Committee (AIAA SESPC) will develop, collect, and help disseminate information of value relative to the design, manufacture, maintenance, and testing of environmental/ thermal control systems and components for aircraft, spacecraft, planetary and interplanetary missions

30. PC or TC? A great deal of discussion with TAC leadership has gone into the decision to recommend forming SES as a PC Key rationale the PC approach:  As an SAE committee, SPACE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS focused heavily on the systems/systems integration  Transition of broad multi-national SAE members to AIAA will be more easily facilitated by the PC model – Move of SES from SAE to AIAA is unique  SES has a strong motivation to integrate a variety of technical aspects for several TCs – Will strongly seek out broad TC participation of relevant participants

31. Proposed Charter - Activities Sponsoring or co-sponsoring the yearly International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES) conference sessions and student poster competitions  2011 effort includes short course on Space Environment and its Effects on Space Systems The SESPC supports the concept of strategic alignment of ICES with other AIAA conferences and will work with our ICES partners and other appropriate conferences to determine potential arrangements for future conferences that are held in the United States

32. Proposed Charter – Activities (con’t) Establish liaisons with other technical societies with related interests Ensure an active membership that is representative of the Environmental Systems community Honor technical contributors through nominations for AIAA Fellow, and recommendations for member upgrades Bring together the appropriate technical disciplines represented within various technical committees within AIAA Facilitate the review and publishing of Environmental Systems articles Conduct educational and public policy outreach activities to further promote interest in Environmental Systems science and engineering

33. Related AIAA Organizations Groups that Support ICES Conference: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Life Sciences and Systems Technical Committee AIAA Space Architecture Technical Committee American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Environmental Systems Committee American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Crew Systems Technical Committee ICES International Committee (INT) Program Committees: AIAA Gossamer Spacecraft PC Technical Committees: Thermophysics (Great Discussions Held on 5 January!) Atmospheric and Space Environments

34. AIAA SESPC - Membership Roster McElroy, Paul (Chairman) Adamson, Gary Alloca, Robert Behrens, Burkhard Birur, Gajanana Chambliss, Joe Delil, Ad Ducas, William Farmer, Jeff Gasbarre, Joseph Hall, Jack Holladay, Jon Juhasz, Al Killough. Brian Leimkuehler, Tom McBarron, Jim Ousley, Wes Pin, Olivier Roman, Jose Stephan, Ryan Szigetvari, Zoltan Tan, Gijsbert Teti, Nicholas Thomas, Julian Wasson, David Winton, Dale

35. Recommendation Transition From SAE committee to AIAA Program Committee  Space Environmental Systems Program Committee (SESPC)

37. 37 2011 Workshop Brainstorm Membership growth and cultivation Revitalizing conferences – ideas, brainstorming, procedures and norms  Adding value  Drawing more participants  Alternate delivery methods and models  Linked to membership growth…  Funding conferences  Exhibits  developing and institutionalizing change – how do you change and institutionalize the new ideas. Integration of national TAC and Sections and Regions and Student chapters  Ways to tie together the two areas

38. 38 Chair Removal Language in Charter Issue/Concern: We have no formal process or charter language to “replace” a chair in the event that things go badly in a TC/PC  Do we need to add language/authority/process in TAC charter to accommodate that possibility? Consensus opinion was this was not a significant issue and no further consideration at NIS was required.

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