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Minutes of the Rocky Mountain Section of AIAALittleton, CO
13 March 2014
AttendeesRoger McNamara – Chair – [email protected] Zeller – Chair-Elect and Programs – [email protected] Sue Janssen – Secretary – [email protected] McNamara – Treasurer – [email protected] Burke – Regional Public Policy – [email protected] Gulliver – member-at-large – [email protected] Nagle – Newsletter – [email protected] Gerren – Northern Vice-Chair – [email protected] Kuchera – Public Policy – [email protected] McKay – Young Professionals – [email protected] Eiler – education – [email protected]
AgendaScience Fair ParticipationCouncil ElectionsHonors and AwardsBanquet PlanningChair-Elect ReportTreasurer ReportSecretary ReportNorthern Vice Chair ReportEducationMembershipNewsletterProgramsPublic PolicyWebmasterYoung ProfessionalsAdjournment
Science Fair ParticipationChris Zeller told the council about his experience at the Wyoming State Science Fair (http://www.uwyo.edu/uw/news/2014/03/casper,-greybull,-laramie-and-veteran-students-win-state-science-fair-competition.html). He and Michael Stoellinger served as volunteer judges. They awarded 2 well-deserved prizes (IPAD mini) from AIAA-RMS to one high school and one junior high school student. We also plan to give them a one-year student membership if Mike Stoellinger can get the students’ contact information. The forms should be returned to Sue Janssen who will submit the forms with payment. The expenses for the Wyoming State Science Fair were well within the allocated budget.
Chris ordered a Dobsonian telescope for one of the prizes but did not use it for the Wyoming fair. Sue Janssen made the motion to retain the telescope for use as a prize in a future STEM event. John Grace seconded. Chris will store the telescope. Jason Kuchera volunteered to help the winning student learn how to properly use the telescope.
John Eiler summarized the preparations for the Colorado State Science Fair. He had seven volunteer judges (including himself). One volunteer could not be there for the whole day so he declined her support. He has purchased two IPAD minis for prizes and will try to get the backs engraved with a brief message about the “AIAA RMS Prize.” Sue Janssen will request blank certificates from AIAA headquarters to be given with the prize. Judging will take place on 10 April in Fort Collins. John will attend the award ceremony on 11 April.
Council ElectionsSue Janssen sent an email to the RMS distribution requesting nominations for council positions. John Grace is monitoring the responses. Sue will send an email to the council distribution asking if they wish to continue, change responsibilities or step down.
Honors and AwardsHeather McKay sent an email to the RMS distribution soliciting nominations for Engineer of the Year, Young Engineer of the Year and Educators of the Year. Roger McNamara and Heather and 2 other volunteers will be the selection committee. People have begun to send nomination forms.
Banquet PlanningThe date has been set for 22 May. Sandy Manus has agreed to be the keynote speaker. Roger, Pam and Heather will find a venue in the Denver Tech Center area. Cindy McNamara will order the award plaques. Chris Zeller will design the program. If Lockheed Martin cannot print it then Chris will get them printed at Kinko’s. Tickets will be $20 for members (even students) who pay before the event. “Walk-ins” will pay $25. Non-members will pay the total cost of their meal. Heather and John Grace will get PayPal set up on the website for registration.
Chair-ElectChris Zeller asked for help with his Associate Fellow nomination. Sue will send the list of current Associate Fellows, Fellows and Honorary Fellows to Roger and Chris.
TreasurerCindy McNamara has ordered AIAA RMS stickers.Please submit receipts with reimbursement forms to Cindy.The section report is due in May (was June) but the Treasurer report is still due in June.
SecretarySue posts the draft minutes on the section website for review before the meeting. She asked council members to send her corrections or comments before the subsequent meeting if at all possible. A reminder will be sent with the meeting announcement.No amendments were identified for the February minutes so they were approved as posted.
Northern Vice ChairDonna Gerren was congratulated by Chris and others for her efforts in increasing the CU student attendance at section programs.Donna also submitted the following items via email:
At the AIAA SciTech Forum, January 2014:o Orville and Wilbur Wright Graduate Award Winner - Luis Zea, University of
Colorado Boulder, Colo.o International Student Conference, 2nd Place Team Award Winner - Leopard:
Low Earth Project for the Acquisition and Recovery of Debris. Presenters: Katie Rae Williamson & Jonathan Wu, University of Colorado Boulder, Colo. Project Advisor: Dr. Scott Palo.
CU Boulder AES MS student Gauravdev Soin (J. Koster, advisor) received the 2014 Best Paper Award from the AIAA Design Engineering Committee - making three years in a row that Project Hyperion won best paper.
The February AIAA RMS meeting was in Boulder; the CU Boulder student contingent broke their January attendance record of 20 with 27 students attending this time. Chris Zeller welcomed them and encouraged them to mingle and network with the professional members.
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The March (3/5/’14) CU student branch AIAA meeting was held in conjunction with the Flying Club at CU. The speaker was CU student Jack Wiegand, who was the youngest pilot to fly solo around the world until his record was beaten last September. Jack gave an excellent program on his adventure and experiences, both inspiring and entertaining the audience. A flyer is attached.
By request of Cindy McNamara and Heather McKay, a brief outline of CU Boulder AIAA branch expenses was submitted to them and Roger McNamara.
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Colorado School of Mines students submitted a letter expressing their intent to form an AIAA student chapter at the school. They requested financial support from the section. Cindy McNamara will create a proposed budget for next year for all student branches within our section.
EducationJohn Eiler submitted the following report via email:
Colorado Science FairWe will participate at the Colorado Science Fair. We are presenting two “AIAA-RM Aerospace Awards”, one to a Middle School project and one to a High School project. Our award will be a Mini iPad and a certificate of appreciation.We have 7 volunteer judges from the AIAA-RM: John Eiler; Sue Janssen; Terry Ladau; Krista Klosinski; Mike Mardis; Gretchen Valle; Brendan CoyneEvent details:JudgingDate: 10Apr14Time: 11:30AM-6:00PMLocation: Hilton, Fort CollinsAward CeremonyDate: 11Apr14Time: 6:00PMLocation: Timberline Church, Fort Collins
AIAA National Education Committee RequestThe National AIAA Education Committee has a program called “Mars Rover Workshop”. This program is a curriculum developed by the AIAA that is targeted at students in grades 3-8. The AIAA program teaches Grade 3-8 Instructors the curriculum and provides some of the classroom materials. We held a training session in Colorado Springs and Littleton in the summer of 2012.Details: http://www.aiaa.org/Secondary.aspx?id=17579
The current request for the committee chairman, Dr. Gar Bering, is to hold another training session for instructors in Colorado Springs and Boulder this summer with planned dates
Thu, July 17: Colorado Springs (this location just cancelled)Fri, July 18:Sat, July 19: Instructor training at LASP in Boulder, LASP POC Erin Wood
Things to work1. Invitations to instructors 2. Coordinate lunch. On their own or we provide3. Future “Regional Competition” in August in Colorado4. Coordination of a replacement site for Colorado Springs5. A Coordinator for this event
Education PresentationsStill requesting inputs of Classroom presentations to compile a library that can be used by members.
The council discussed if and how to support the National Education Committee request. Pam Burke suggested connecting with the Space Foundation. John will send an email to membership and to educator associates requesting volunteers. Sue will provide the email addresses for educator associates to John. Perhaps one of the winners of the Educator of the Year would be willing to chair the committee. The workshop is free, but could charge a small amount – to cover lunch and beverages.
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John Grace mentioned that Boy Scouts USA is having a STEM event at the National Western Stock Show Complex on 26 April (http://www.denverboyscouts.org/event/1444810). John Eiler will investigate if this is an opportunity for AIAA RMS outreach.
MembershipSue Janssen reported total membership is 1279 as of 28 February.
Sue contacted Matthew Cannella of United Launch Alliance to ask for his help in arranging a lunch-time membership drive, probably in April. Matthew is working with Laura Richard (Region V Director and ULA employee) to schedule.The membership drive at Lockheed Martin recruited three new members in January/February.
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The council discussed benefits of membership - WIIFM?? – What’s in it for me? Primary benefit is networking – meeting professionals in the industry, but not at your company. Best way to decide if you want to invest in a membership is to come to an event.
NewsletterAdrian Nagle has agreed to become the newsletter editor. He asked each officer and subcommittee chair to provide a brief article to him for the March newsletter.
ProgramsChris Zeller provided information for the upcoming programs:
20 March – Cancelled April 3 – Colorado School of Mines April 22 – Wings Over the Rockies Museum, cosponsored with INCOSE May 22– Honors and Awards Banquet
Brian Gulliver volunteered to present a program on commercial spaceport development at Mines on 3 April. Chris would like to have a program (perhaps co-presentation by Sierra Nevada and Lockheed Martin) on Dream Chaser (http://www.sncspace.com/ss_space_exploration.php). Pam Burke will provide contact information to Chris.Chris thanked Donna Gerren for successfully encouraging students from CU Boulder to attend the February program.
Public PolicyJason Kuchera submitted the following report via email:
Questions for Council: What dollar amount can the RMS commit to in support of the Colorado Aerospace
Day costs? (Fred Slane seconded motion) Can we have student membership maintain a blog (e.g. RMS SharePoint site,
Facebook page, Twitter, etc.) for aerospace news that would provide value-added informative for our members?
Colorado Aerospace Day (March 24, 2014) (Yes, the date is the 24th, not the 25th) Planning is commencing. AIAA-RMS has a
table. Event will be in East-West corridor this year vice the rotunda. Advisory is being redlined this week:
LegislativeState
South Metro Chamber (SMC) Day (February 26th): Several State Senators, Representatives and Governor Hickenlooper in attendance. Discussion covered all major topics of the day, including aerospace. John Brackney, Chamber President and CEO, believes the industry is doing better at getting the word out, but we can do a LOT more. One thing to consider is testifying in front of State committees. This is the best way to inform State Legislators on the importance of aerospace. The South Metro Chamber has many resources available to help prepare people for testifying.
Summer goalso Work with Mary Snitch to refine what AIAA can and cannot say when
approaching legislatureso Meet with Colorado Aerospace Champion, Maj. Gen. Jay Lindello Work with SMC on opportunities for testifyingo Schedule appointments with Front Range legislators as resources allow
Federal
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CVD was on March 12th.ATS
“CSBR is committed to supporting ATS again this year. We can certainly help in any or all areas where we add value to the Symposium. “ – Stacy DeFore, CSBR
Taylor and Jason currently working ideas for involvement levelOther Opportunities
AIAA sponsored UAS symposium (Spring 2014)o Photonics org is having a session on UAS/UAV in Feb (Pam is in
contact)o Colorado not chosen as UAS test site – RMUAV is reorienting
PPC team considering a ‘speakers bureau’ where we could provide outreach to rural communities in the importance and realities of aerospace/UAVs, etc.
o The first Colorado Road Trip of 2014 tentatively planned for April 9-11; this may provide forum to start. Working with Joe Rice on details.
Opportunities to engage local schools for STEM engagement PPC team investigating potential relationships with local media to provide
aerospace and technical support Grant ‘accelerator’ meeting (OEDIT): PPC team could leverage on Pam’s
exposure to OEDIT to provide an informative forum on the grant process What now for Colorado after publishing “Launch”? Dave Lung could provide
more insight into what Colorado leadership plans; so may CO Aerospace Champion.
Issue papers: UAS commercialization, UAS privacy, etc. Opportunities for outreach to local rotaries, chambers, Kiwanis, etc.
Points of Contact Legislative, CSBR & Aerospace Day: Jason Kuchera Space Foundation: Arthur Hingerty UAS, OEDIT: Pam Burke
Jason expressed that he feels it is much more advantageous to work locally rather than travel to Washington DC once a year for CVD. Federal staffers are available year-round in Colorado. RMS can deal directly with state legislators. CSBR can facilitate access to legislators.Cindy McNamara will email Jason the approved budget line item for Public Policy activities.
WebmasterJohn Grace submitted his report via email:
Announcements None
Support ATS – reactivated the [email protected] list. The REGISTER for ATS link is now
“hidden” from public view. Dropped the ATS-2013 logo from the ATS site. Plan to add a payment “confirmation” page and email registrants email confirmation.
Awards - reactivated [email protected] list Nominations – reactivated [email protected] list Elections – updated the Elections Survey for April. Standing by to insert
nominees and activate the page.
Updated the AIAA-RM email list ([email protected]) on March 7. AIAA-RM now has 2,497 email addresses (increase of 23 since Feb 2014).
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Council email list, [email protected] has the following [email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@stellarsolutions.com
[email protected] [email protected]@ulalaunch.com [email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]
You may subscribe to Council from another email address at:http://lists.aiaa-rm.org/mailman/listinfo/council.
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John asked the council if the email list should be “scrubbed.” The list includes members and non-members and sometimes multiple addresses for subscribers. The council decided to totally refresh the list in June starting with AIAA’s database. If non-members want to keep abreast of section news and activities they can do so on the webpage. Sue Janssen will craft an email message to that effect.Brian Gulliver volunteered to become webmaster next year! John will begin the transition.John suggested posting ASME program notices on the RMS page. All agreed this is a good idea.
Young ProfessionalsHeather McKay and Chris Zeller are planning a membership drive at Ball Aerospace. Potentially we will have another happy hour and a BBQ during the summer.
AdjournmentRoger adjourned the meeting at approximately 20:30. The next council meeting will be held 16 April. Sue will send the announcement.
Respectfully submitted,Sue JanssenSecretary, AIAA RMS
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