National Society of Black Engineers
Region V Alumni Extension
2004 Professional Development Conference
Houston, TX
Space Exploration Safety Panel
Purpose:
To engage the African American space community in an uninhibited, rigorous discussion concerning the political, technological, managerial, and safety issues that impact human spaceflight. It is hoped that the panel discussion will bring to light issues worthy of being pursued in more extended discussions throughout the Agency.
Panel Format:
Duration: 2 hours, 5 minutes
Saturday, November 20, 2004
2:00 pm – 4:05 pm
Moderator: Larry Shaw – Assistant Division Chief, Advanced Programs and Analysis Division, NASA-Johnson Space Center
Panelists
§ General (ret.) Charlie Bolden – Senior Vice President, Tech Trans International; Former Astronaut
§ Dr. Augustine Esogbue – NASA Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
§ Yolanda Marshall – Director, Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate, NASA-Johnson Space Center
§ Darrell Warner – Boeing Director of NASA Systems Safety and Mission Assurance
Pre-Conference Activity
§ Questions will be taken from NASA civil service and contractor employees between August 1, 2004, and October 1, 2004.
§ The Moderator and NASA members of the PDC Conference Planning Committee will discuss the submitted questions and identify six primary questions and four reserve questions to use in the panel discussion.
§ The ten questions will be provided to the panelists no later than October 15 in order to allow time to research and develop appropriate responses.
Question Submission Guidelines
(NASA civil service and contractor employees only):
§ Provide a concise question statement that can be read in 20 seconds or less.
§ If applicable, provide 1-3 supplemental paragraphs explaining the question/problem in greater detail. This supplement will not be read during the panel discussion, but will be provided to the panelists and audience to help them follow the questions.
§ Provide at least one research point-of-contact for the panelists in the event follow-on or additional background information is needed. (Where applicable, multiple names should be provided.) Include the contact’s name, center or location, phone number, email address, and a brief description of the contact’s experience with the question/problem.
§ Questions may be submitted anonymously.
Panel Discussion Format
§ Attendance will be limited to NASA-badged civil service and contractor personnel who have registered for the NSBE Region V Professional Development Conference. (This restriction is to preclude any Export Control, ITAR, etc. concerns.)
§ Registration is available at https://nol.nsbe.org under Events – choose 2004 Region 5 Fall Regional Conference.
§ Audience will receive a copy of all ten questions, including any supplemental statements.
§ Moderator will introduce the panelists – 30 seconds each.
§ Moderator will introduce self and provide an overview of the format – 1 minute.
§ Question Response Timeline: (20 minutes per question)
o Moderator will read the question (20 seconds each)
§ 3-minute response from each panel member
· One 30-second Follow-Up question from audience (directed to one panel member)
o 5-minute response from one panel member
§ One 30-second Follow-up to the follow-up question from audience (directed to one panel member)
· 2-minute response from one panel member
o End of discussion on that question.
§ If any time remains after discussion of the six primary questions, the moderator will first draw from the four reserve questions and then entertain open questions from the audience until the allotted time for the panel discussion is exhausted.
Space Exploration Safety Panel
Question Submission Form
Question Statement
Please provide a concise question statement that can be read in 20 seconds or less.
Supplemental Paragraphs
Please provide 1-3 supplemental paragraphs explaining the question/problem in greater detail. This supplement will not be read during the panel discussion, but will be provided to the panelists and audience to help them follow the questions.
Research Point of Contact
Identify one or more persons the panelists may contact to obtain follow-on or additional background information. Because the panelist may not be familiar with the intricacies of your question, make sure to provide sufficient contacts for all panelists to become knowledgeable. Use additional pages if necessary.
Contact Name:
Center/Location:
Phone Number:
Email Address:
Brief Description of Contact’s Experience with the Question/Problem:
Please email this form to or mail it to the following address:
Region V Professional Development Conference
c/o NSBE-Houston Space Chapter
PO Box 58494
Houston, TX 77258
All questions must be received by October 1, 2004