NASA Deputy Administrator Visits Columbus for Future Forum

Feb. 19, 2008

Tabatha Thompson
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-3895
tabatha.thompson-1@xxxxxxxx

Kelli Nowinsky
COSI, Columbus, Ohio
614-629-3114
knowinsky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-033

NASA DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR VISITS COLUMBUS FOR FUTURE FORUM

COLUMBUS, Ohio - On Thursday, Feb. 21, NASA Deputy Administrator
Shana
Dale will deliver a keynote address at 8:45 a.m. EST, at the Center
of Science and Industry, known as COSI. NASA's Columbus Future Forum
focuses on how space exploration benefits Ohio's economy and is part
of a yearlong series celebrating the agency's 50th anniversary. Gov.
Ted Strickland will deliver the luncheon address.

Astronaut Carl Walz, director of the Advanced Capabilities Division
in
NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, will provide an
overview of the agency's plans to return to the moon and beyond.
Other NASA participants include astronaut Piers Sellers; Woodrow
Whitlow, director of NASA's Glenn Research Center, Cleveland;
Geoffrey Landis, a researcher at Glenn; and John Hairston, director
of external affairs at Glenn.

Dale and others will participate in a media question and answer
session following the morning event. Reporters who would like to
attend should contact Tabatha Thompson at 202-358-3895 or
tabatha.thompson-1@xxxxxxxxx

Event schedule for the NASA Columbus Future Forum:

- 8:30 a.m. - Welcome by host, David Chesebrough, president of COSI
- 8:45 a.m. - Remarks by NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale
- 9:15 a.m. - Overview of the NASA Exploration Program, astronaut
Carl
Walz
- 9:55 a.m. - Media question and answer with presenters
- 10 a.m. - Innovation Panel: "Unleashing the power of technology and
creativity"
- 11:15 a.m. - Discovery Panel: "Pushing the limits of knowledge to
inspire new generations"
- 12:30 p.m. - Luncheon with address by Gov. Ted Strickland
- 1:45 p.m. - Inspiration Panel: "Building idea factories for the
future"

For complete biographical information about Dale, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/dale_bio.html

For more information about COSI, visit:

http://www.cosi.org

For more information on NASA's 50th Anniversary Future Forums, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/50th/future_forums


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