Propulsion & Energy Group Discussionon TAC Future Conference Strategy

J.W. Hamstra(817) 655-8894jeffrey.w.hamstra@lmco.com

50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting - Gaylord Opryland, Nashville, TNSunday, January 8, 2012

P&E Discussion Framework

• There Is An “Imperative For Change”• NEM Tiger Team Has Developed & Evaluated Four Specific

Conference Model Options; Briefed At Today’s TAC Workshop• Exact Path Forward Is TBD (TAC Meeting On Thursday)

Incorporating Workshop Feedback; Stay The Course Vs. Change Direction? Process & Timeline For Making An Actionable Decision Assume At Some Point, There Will Be A TAC/BOD Vote On A Specific Motion

• Issues Before P&E Leadership How Do We Best Solicit And Represent Feedback From Our TC Members &

From The P&E Community As A Whole? Is There A Specific Option That Is “Best” For The P&E Community? Is There Value In Developing A “P&E Group Position” … Or, Is It Best Left To

Each TC Or Each Individual Member?2

50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting - January, 2012 - Nashville, TN

Propulsion & Energy Group Organization

Deputy Director Air-Breathing Propulsion

Jeff Hamstra

Aerospace Power Systems TC

Terrestrial Energy Systems TC

Gas Turbine Engines TC

High Speed Air Breathing Propulsion TC

Air Breathing Propulsion Integration TC

Deputy Director Rocket & Space Propulsion

I-Shih Chang

Hybrid Rockets TC

Liquid Propulsion TC

Solid Rockets TC

Electric Propulsion TC

Nuclear & Future Flight Propulsion TC

Energetic Components & Systems TC

Propellants & Combustion TC

Deputy Director Advanced Propulsion &

TechnologiesSelma Goldstein

DirectorPropulsion & Energy

Ashwani Gupta

Deputy DirectorEnergy

David Lilley

34 Branches, 12 TCs, Organized BY Technical Specialty

50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting - January, 2012 - Nashville, TN

Four Event Models Assessed to Date

Name Description

Current •Current portfolio with minor change, e.g., some co-location

Consolidated •Current larger Events (ASM, Fluids, JPC, Space, GNC, SDM) plus Aviation and Defense as centers of gravity for consolidating smaller conferences

•Augment with systems development/integration elementsIntegrated •Comprehensive, domain-focused Events providing integrated content

•~4 Events spread over the year: R&D, Aviation, Space, and DefenseUnified •Multi-domain, unified Events split between R&D and Systems

Engineering, Integration, and Test (SEIT)•One big Event for R&D (winter) and one for SEIT/programs (summer)

and a smaller Defense conference

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TAC Workshop Materials

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Conference ModelsBackground