NASA To Hold Future Forum In Boston

Sept. 10, 2008

Sonja Alexander
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1761
sonja.r.alexander@xxxxxxxx

Sofiya Cabalquinto
Museum of Science Boston, Mass.
617-589-0454
scabalquinto@xxxxxxx
MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-229

NASA TO HOLD FUTURE FORUM IN BOSTON

BOSTON -- NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will deliver a keynote
address at 8:45 a.m. EDT, Thursday, Sept 18, at Boston's Museum of
Science to kick off next week's Future Forum. The event is part of a
year-long series celebrating the agency's 50th anniversary. The
Future Forum in Boston will focus on how space exploration benefits
Massachusetts' economic and academic sectors.

During the forum, astronaut Nicholas Patrick will present highlights
from his latest shuttle mission. Stephen Cook, manager of Ares
projects at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.,
will provide an overview of the agency's plans to return astronauts
to the moon and travel beyond. Other NASA participants include Joyce
Winterton, assistant administrator for education.

NASA will be unveiling a new educational product, NASA eClips, during
this Future Forum. NASA eClips is an on-demand, web-based, free
service targeted at educators, students and the general public.

Dale and other participants will take part in a news media question
and answer session following the morning event. Reporters who would
like to attend should contact Sonja Alexander at 202-358-1761 or
sonja.r.alexander@xxxxxxxxx

Event schedule for the NASA Boston Future Forum:
(Subject to minor changes)

- 8:30 a.m. - Welcome by Dr. Iaonnis Miaoulis, president and
director,
Museum of Science
- 8:45 a.m. - Remarks by NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale
- 9 a.m. - Overview of the NASA Exploration Program: ARES manager
Stephen Cook
- 9:55 a.m. - News media question and answer session 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 speaker: STS-116 mission highlights by
astronaut Nicholas Patrick
- 1:45 p.m. - Inspiration Panel: "Building idea factories for the
future"

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

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


For complete biographical information about Dale, visit:

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


For more information about Museum of Science, visit:

http://www.mos.org/


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