1. Inspiring Today's Young Space Professionals Kamara Brown President, NASA Academy Alumni Association (NAAA)

2. Goal To share concepts on how to motivate and retain young space enthusiasts from a student perspective.

3. Ideas to Inspire Go Where They Mingle Be Proactive Alternative PR Other Methods

4. Go Where They Mingle Get to know organizations/events like: NAAASpace Generations Foundation NSBE-SpaceYuri’s Night ISU AlumniSEDS X-Prize CupISDC Leading organizations/events with many current and future young space professionals ◦ Manage Annual Events ◦ Host Major National & Regional Conferences ◦ Conduct Teambuilding R&D Technology Projects Establish a presence

5. Be Proactive Move Like Your Hair’s On Fire Host Network Events among SG-sponsored fellow and Intern alumni often  Invite dynamic space leaders to talk with future ones  Utilize tele /video conferences to create virtual forums Offer real scholarships (4-year) & competitive internships similar to commercial industry Bring back full-time opportunities for space leaders in exchange for years of service ◦ Rotational Training Programs for New Hires

6. Alternative Cost-Effective PR Blogs Podcasts YouTube MySpace Professional Student Organizations Magazine / Websites ◦ NAAA, SEDS, X- Prize,… Listservs Web banners Get media involved in your events ◦ Local ◦ NPR Build partnerships with cable networks and space products ◦ Discovery Channel ◦ SciFi Channel ◦ Disney - the little explorers ◦ XM Radio

7. Other Methods Get former fellowship & internship participants involved ◦ Reveal the politics & policies of your group ◦ Let them really see how your agency function Take a lesson from Hollywood Find out what young space professionals are passionate about Space tourismSpace public policy Renewable energy Green initiatives for Space Science

8. Final Highlights Establish real collaborations Advertise by utilize Today’s ‘IT’ Technologies Follow-up with past fellowship participants Share democratic practices & grant young space leaders more secure participation of PoliticalBusiness Research Foster environments to inspire highly creative space professionals

9. Resources NAAA www.nasa-academy.org www.nasa-academy.org NSBE Space www.nsbe-hsc.org/space/projects.htm www.nsbe-hsc.org/space/projects.htm Yuri’s Night www.yurisnight.net www.yurisnight.net X-Prize Cup www.xprize.org/xprizecup www.xprize.org/xprizecup ISDC Space Leadership Conference http://isdc.nss.org/2007 http://isdc.nss.org/2007 SEDS http://www.seds.org http://www.seds.org SpaceAlumni www.spacealumni.com www.spacealumni.com Space Generations Foundation www.spacegeneration.org/usa