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Inspiring Today's Young Space Professionals. Kamara Brown President, NASA Academy Alumni Association (NAAA). Goal. To share concepts on how to motivate and retain young space enthusiasts from a student perspective. Ideas to Inspire. Go Where They Mingle Be Proactive Alternative PR - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Inspiring Today's Inspiring Today's Young Space ProfessionalsYoung Space Professionals
Kamara BrownPresident, NASA Academy Alumni Association
(NAAA)
GoalGoalTo share concepts on how to motivate
and retain young space enthusiasts from a student perspective.
Ideas to InspireIdeas to InspireGo Where They MingleBe ProactiveAlternative PROther Methods
Go Where They MingleGo Where They MingleGet to know organizations/events like:
NAAA Space Generations
Foundation
NSBE-Space Yuri’s Night
ISU Alumni SEDS
X-Prize Cup ISDC
Leading organizations/events with many current and future young space professionals
◦ Manage Annual Events
◦ Host Major National & Regional Conferences
◦ Conduct Teambuilding R&D Technology Projects
Establish a presence
Be ProactiveBe ProactiveMove Like Your Hair’s
On FireHost Network Events
among SG-sponsored fellow and Intern alumni often Invite dynamic space
leaders to talk with
future ones
Utilize tele /video conferences to create virtual forums
Offer real scholarships (4-year) & competitive internships similar to commercial industry
Bring back full-time opportunities for space leaders in exchange for years of service
◦ Rotational Training
Programs for New Hires
Alternative Cost-Effective PRAlternative Cost-Effective PRBlogsPodcastsYouTubeMySpaceProfessional Student
Organizations Magazine / Websites
◦ NAAA, SEDS, X-Prize,
…
ListservsWeb banners
Get media involved in your events
◦ Local
◦ NPR
Build partnerships with cable networks and space products
◦ Discovery Channel
◦ SciFi Channel
◦ Disney -the little explorers
◦ XM Radio
Other MethodsOther MethodsGet former fellowship & internship
participants involved◦ Reveal the politics & policies of your group
◦ Let them really see how your agency function
Take a lesson from HollywoodFind out what young space professionals
are passionate about
Space tourism Space public policy
Renewable energy
Green initiatives for Space Science
Final HighlightsFinal HighlightsEstablish real collaborationsAdvertise by utilize Today’s ‘IT’ Technologies Follow-up with past fellowship participantsShare democratic practices & grant young
space leaders more secure participation of Political Business
Research
Foster environments to inspire highly creative space professionals
ResourcesNAAA www.nasa-academy.org NSBE Space www.nsbe-hsc.org/space/projects.htm
Yuri’s Night www.yurisnight.net
X-Prize Cup www.xprize.org/xprizecup
ISDC Space Leadership Conference http://isdc.nss.org/2007
SEDS http://www.seds.org
SpaceAlumni www.spacealumni.com
Space Generations Foundationwww.spacegeneration.org/usa
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