North Carolina citizens appreciate the role that NASA has played in research and education throughout our state. We would like to continue – and improve – this successful partnership. Therefore, the North Carolina Space Initiative, a program of the Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science at NC State University, is sponsoring a meeting on NASA and North Carolina: Building Stronger Partnerships. The overall goal is to foster an increased awareness of NASA’s programmatic needs and the role that North Carolina can play in meeting them.

Senior representatives from the five NASA strategic enterprises will spend the day with research and education leaders from North Carolina. The agenda will be tailored to promote maximum information exchange among all the participants. Individuals from all universities, colleges, research organizations, government and industry are invited to attend.


Agenda
8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 am Welcome
9:15 am Partnerships with NASA

• Biological and Physical Research
• Human Exploration and Development of Space
• Aerospace Technology
• Earth Science
• Space Science
• Educational Initiatives
  

12:15 pm Lunch (box lunch provided)
1:00 pm Programs and Potentials in North Carolina

• NCSU
• NCA&T
• UNC-CH
• Duke
• MCNC
• Research Triangle Institutek
• UNC
  

3:00 pm Breakout sessions (along strategic enterprise lines)
4:00 pm Reconvene for closing remarks and adjourn