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International Space Development Conference

                          ISDC 96
                  National Space Society's
       15th International Space Development Conference
          
            Grand Hyatt New York, New York City
           May 23-27, 1996 (Memorial Day Weekend)

WHAT IS THE ISDC?

The 15th annual convention of the The National Space
Society (NSS)  http://www.global.org/bfreed/nss/nss-home.html
features a multi-track program of astronauts, visionaries,
entrepreneurs, activists and educators.

ISDC 96 http://pages.nyu.edu/~rjn1039/isdc96/isdc96.htm 
will take place in a discounted, luxury hotel in
the heart of New York City, within walking distance of such
world-famous sights as the Empire State Building and United
Nations, as well as a huge range of dining and shopping.

MAIN ISDC PROGRAM TRACKS

Large Scale Programs Track
- Gov't / Big Business in Space, May 23-27

Rugged Individualism Track
- Entrepreneurship, Volunteerism, May 23-27

Technology Frontiers Track
- Technology and More, May 23-27

Education Track
- Space for Educators and Students, May 25-27


CO-LOCATED EVENTS:

A number of separate space-related events are being held in
conjunction with ISDC 96 -- most included with your ISDC 
registration fee.  See below for details.

"New Roads to the Stars" Interstellar Flight Symposium
- Symposium on starflight technology, May 23-24

1996 New York Space Expo
- Astronaut / Scientist Speaker Program
- Space Collectibles / Stamp / Merchandise Show
- US Postal Service Station / ISDC 96 Postal Cover
- "Art of the Distant Earth" Space Art Exhibit
- 1-Day Professional Space Courses (extra fee)
- Special NYC, Buehler Challenger Center tours (extra fee)

Students for the Exploration & Development of Space (SEDS)
Annual Conference, May 24

Scheduled Speakers (Partial List as of March 1):
- Buzz Aldrin (Apollo 11 Astronaut)
- Charles Walker (Three-Time Shuttle Astronaut)
- Norm Thagard (Shuttle/Mir Astronaut)
- Keith Baker (Amateur Satellite Corp.)
- Ed Belbruno (The Geometry Center, U of Minn)
- Greg Bennett (The Artemis Project)
- Terry Bisson (Award-Winning SF Author)
- Brice Cassenti (United Technologies)
- Robert Cenker (Former Payload Specialist)
- Peter Diamandis (The "X" Prize Foundation)
- Martyn Fogg (British Interplanetary Society)
- Lou Friedman (The Planetary Society)
- Jerry Grey (American Inst of Aero & Astro)
- Martin Hoffert (New York University)
- Marshall Kaplan (Launchspace, Inc.)
- Alan Ladwig (NASA Headquarters)
- Geoffrey A. Landis (Ohio Aerospace Institute)
- Arthur Larson (Interstellar Flight Author)
- Robert A. Lewis (Penn State University)
- Claudio Maccone (Alenia Spazio)
- Eugene Mallove (Interstellar Flight Author)
- Gregory Matloff (NY Univ., City Univ. of NY)
- Marc Millis (NASA Lewis)
- Charles Pellegrino (Author, LEM Historian)
- Seth Potter (New York University)
- James Powell (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
- Salvatore Santoli (British Interplanetary Society)
- Marshall Savage (First Millennial Foundation)
- Stanley Schmidt (Analog Magazine)
- Paul Shuch (The SETI League)
- Michael Simon (International Space Entreprises)
- Robert Staehle (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
- Francesco Tubiello (Biosphere 2 / GISS)
- Jeffrey van Cleve (Cornell University)
- Robert Zubrin (Mars Direct)

SPONSORS:
  National Space Society      
http://www.global.org/bfreed/nss/nss-home.html
  Space Frontier Society of New York City  
http://www.mne.com/sfs/
  Space Expos of America, Inc.

PRINCIPAL CO-SPONSORS:
  Philadelphia Area Space Alliance
  New York University
  Space Studies Institute
  Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
  US Space Foundation
  
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ISDC 96 PROGRAM HIGHILIGHTS
Please note that the following program is subject to change.  
Visit the ISDC 96 Web site for updates:
http://pages.nyu.edu/~rjn1039/isdc96/isdc96.htm

Rugged Individualism Track
(Space projects by individuals; entrepreneurship.)
- Space Business Case Studies (Thur 5/23)
- Space Tourism (Sat 5/25)
- Amateur Satellite & Rocket Projects (Sat-Sun 5/25-26)
- Private Space Missions (Fri 5/24)

Large-Scale Programs Track
(Government and Big Business in space)
- Space Shuttle / Space Station (Thur-Fri 5/23-24)
- New Launch Vehicles (Sat 5/25)
- Planetary Exploration (Sat-Mon 5/25-27)
- Solar Power Satellites (Sun 5/26)

Technology Frontiers Track
(Space technology and more.)
- Space Biomedical Session (Fri 5/24)
- In-Situ Materials (Fri 5/24)
- Biospheres and Space Habitation (Sat 5/25)
- Asteroids: Peril or Promise? (Sun 5/26)
  (Special session by the Philadelphia Area Space Alliance)

Education Track
(Educator / student programming.)
- Space on the Internet Session (Sun 5/26)
- Space Education Workshops (Sat-Mon 5/25-27)

Additional ISDC Activities
- Asteroids: Promise or Peril? Session
  Philadelphia Area Space Alliance (Sun 5/26)
- The Foundry (space project workshop) (Sat-Sun 5/25-26)
- Many Roads to Space ("open mike" room) (Sat-Sun 5/25-26)
- NSS Board Meeting (Sun 5/26)
- NSS Awards Banquet (Sun Eve 5/26)

SPECIAL EVENTS
Co-located special programming includes:

1996 New York Space Expo
- Talks by astronauts and space visionaries
- Space exhibits hall, collectibles show
- Art of the Distant Earth exhibit

Students for Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS)
Annual Conference
- SEDS college/university space project updates
- Friday, May 24 at Grand Hyatt New York

Professional-Level One-Day Short Courses (extra fee)

- Launch Vehicle Technology (Thur 5/23)
  Dr. Marshall Kaplan, Launchspace Inc.
  Overview of / trends in expendable, reusable launchers.

- Introduction to Remote Sensing (Thur 5/23)
  Dr. Scott Madry, International Space University
  Basics of Earth imaging, including applications, software.

- Chaos, Orbital Dynamics & Fuzzy Boundaries (Fri 5/24)
  Dr. Edward Belbruno, The Geometry Center, U of Minn.
  New low-energy planetary missions through chaos theory.

- Spacecraft & Satellite Systems (Fri 5/24)
  Mr. Robert Cenker, PE, Launchspace Inc.
  Introduction to spacecraft system technologies, trends.

TOURS OF NYC AND BEYOND

New York City is a great vacation spot, with the Grand
Hyatt New York right in the middle of it all.  Organized
sightseeing, shopping and dining trips will be available,
as will child day care.  Scheduled extra-fee tours include:

- Wall Street / NYC Technology Tour (Fri 5/24)
- Statue of Liberty / Ellis Island (Sat 5/25)
- "Jackie O" Walk / Metropolitan Museum of Art (Sat 5/25)
- Self-Guided Double-Decker Bus Tours of NYC (All Days)
- Discount Broadway Show (Sat Eve 5/25)
- Buehler Challenger Center (Fri Eve 5/24)
  (Includes tour, "Return to the Moon" simulated mission.)

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PRELIMINARY DETAILED SCHEDULE (As of 15 Feb 96)

ISDC 96 program tracks will run on a hourly, on-the-hour
schedule, from 9 am to noon and 2 pm to 6 pm.  Write for
details on individual speakers and talks.  Please note
again that the program is subject to change.  Visit the
ISDC 96 Web site for updates:

http://pages.nyu.edu/~rjn1039/isdc96/isdc96.htm


THURSDAY, MAY 23

Interstellar Flight Symposium (Day 1)

Rugged Individualism Track:
- Media Training Workshop (morning)
- Space Company Profiles (afternoon)

Large-Scale Programs Track:
- Space Business Issues (morning)
- Space Shuttle (afternoon)

Technology Frontiers Track:
- Space History (afternoon)

Space Expo:
- Exhibits Hall / Collectibles Show (afternoon)
- Art Show (all day)
- Intro to Remote Sensing Course (all day)
- Launch Vehicle Technology Course (all day)
- USPS Postal Cover Cancellation Station (all day)

Special Events:
- AIAA dinner with Dr. Jerry Grey (evening) (extra fee)
- Art Show Reception (evening)

FRIDAY, MAY 24

Interstellar Flight Symposium (Day 2)

Rugged Individualism Track:
- Space Entrepreneurship (morning)
- Private Space Missions (afternoon)

Large-Scale Programs Track:
- Space Station (morning-afternoon)
- Earth Observations / Global Climate (afternoon)

Technology Frontiers Track:
- Space Biomedical Session (morning)
- In-Situ Materials (afternoon)

Space Expo:
- Exhibits Hall / Collectibles Show (all day)
- Art Show (all day)
- Chaos, Orbital Dynamics & Fuzzy Boundaries Course (all day)
- Spacecraft & Satellite Systems Course (all day)
- USPS Postal Cover Cancellation Station (all day)
- New York Space Expo Dance (evening)

Special Events:
- SEDS Conference (all day)
- Statue of Liberty / Ellis Island Tour (morning)
- Wall Street / NYC Technology Tour (afternoon)
- Buehler Challenger Center Tour / Simulated Mission (eve)


SATURDAY, MAY 25

Rugged Individualism Track:
- Space Entrepreneurship (morning)
- Amateur Programs, Space Tourism (afternoon)

Large-Scale Programs Track:
- Role of Government in Space (morning)
- Reusable Launch Vehicles, Planetary Exploration (afternoon)

Technology Frontiers Track:
- Novel Propulsion Concepts (morning)
- Biospheres and Space Habitation (afternoon)

Education Track: 
- Space Education Workshops

Space Expo: 
- Speaker Session (all day)
- Exhibits Hall / Collectibles Show (all day)
- Author Readings / Signings (all day)

Special Events:
- The Foundry (all day)
- Many Roads to Space (all day)
- "Jackie O" / Metropolitan Museum of Art Tour (afternoon)


SUNDAY, MAY 26

Rugged Individualism Track:
- Amateur Rocketry (morning)
- Amateur Radio in Space (afternoon)

Large-Scale Programs Track:
- Solar Power Satellites (morning)
- NASA Exploration Programs (afternoon)

Technology Frontiers Track:
- Robotics (morning)
- Asteroids: Promise or Peril? (afternoon)

Education Track:
- Space Education Workshops (all day)
- Space on the Internet (afternoon)

Space Expo:
- Speaker Session (all day)
- Exhibits Hall / Collectibles Show (all day)
- Art Show (all day)
- Author Readings / Signings (all day)

Special Events:
- The Foundry (all day)
- Many Roads to Space (all day)
- NSS Board of Directors Meeting (all day)
- NSS Awards Banquet (evening)


MONDAY, MAY 27

Rugged Individualism Track:
- Foundry Summary, SF Writers Panel (morning)

Large-Scale Programs Track:
- Human Space Initiatives (morning)

Education Track:
- Space Education Workshops (morning)

Space Expo:
- Exhibits Hall / Collectibles Show (morning)
- Art Show (all day)
- Author Readings / Signings (morning)

Special Events:
- NSS Town Meeting (afternoon)

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REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Please use the form at the end of this text file or a
facsimile.

$60 regular / $25 student (through 15 March 96)
$75 regular / $30 student (through 1 May 96)
$90 regular / $35 student (through Conference)

DISCOUNT HOTEL RESERVATIONS

Grand Hyatt New York, 42 St & Park Ave, NYC
(800) 233-1234 or (212) 883-1234
Discount Code: ISDC 96 / Space Expos
$ 99 / night plus tax, single/double
$114 / night plus tax, triple
$129 / night plus tax, quad
Discounts available for suites.
Discounts good for May 20 - 30 inclusive.
NOTE:  HOTEL RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE BEFORE 15 MAY 96,
1 WEEK BEFORE ISDC, FOR THE DISCOUNT RATE!


DISCOUNT AIR AND TRAIN FARES

AMERICAN AIRLINES
(800) 433-1790  Star File S4156MA
5% - 10% fare discount
Discount good for travel to NYC May 20-30 inclusive.

AMTRAK
(800) USA-RAIL  Code X-81A-912
10% fare discount
Discount good for travel to NYC May 20-30 inclusive.

ISDC 98 "SUBORBITAL SHUTTLE"
The ISDC 98 (Milwaukee) Committee is running a "conference
on the way to the conference" aboard an Amtrak Lake Shore 
Limited train car out of Chicago.  For $10 plus discounted 
train fare, you can ride to New York with a group of other 
space types. For more information, contact Peter Kokh, Lunar 
Reclamation Society, PO Box 2102, Milwaukee, WI, 53201,
(414) 342-0605 (eve), kokhmmm@aol.com, or their Web site:
http://www.skypoint.com/~rab/space/train.html


ISDC 96 / SPACE EXPO REGISTRATION CONTACT:

Greg Zsidisin, Chair
Space Expos, PO Box 71, Maplewood, NJ, 07040, USA
(212) SAM-8000 (voicemail)
nssnyc@aol.com

mailto:nssnyc@aol.com

Make checks or money orders payable to:
Space Expos of America, Inc.

MasterCard, VISA & American Express accepted.
(Sorry, not Discover).

Visit the ISDC 96 World Wide Web Site for updates and
additional information, including site views and area
map:

http://pages.nyu.edu/~rjn1039/isdc96/isdc96.htm


"NEW ROADS TO THE STARS" SYMPOSIUM CONTACT:

Dr. Gregory Matloff, Chair
417 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11216
(718) 638-7586    
matloff@axp2.nyu.edu

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              ISDC 96 REGISTRATION FORM
Return to:
Space Expos, PO Box 71, Maplewood, NJ, 07040, USA

Make checks payable to SPACE EXPOS OF AMERICA, INC.

Name____________________________________________________

Address_________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

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Eve Phone_______________________________________________

Day Phone_______________________________________________

Fax_____________________________________________________

E-Mail__________________________________________________

Registration Type (circle one):   Regular       Student

$_____ By Mar 15 ($60 Regular / $25 Student)

$_____ By May 1  ($75 Regular / $30 Student)

$_____ At Door   ($90 Regular / $35 Student)

$_____ Intro to Remote Sensing Course ($149)

$_____ Launch Vehicle Technology Course ($149)

$_____ Chaos & Orbital Dynamics Course ($149)

$_____ Spacecraft & Satellite Systems ($149)

$_____ Special, Launch Vehicle AND Spacecraft Sys. ($249)

$_____ Other:_______________________________

$_____ TOTAL ENCLOSED / AUTHORIZED

CREDIT CARD INFORMATION

Card (circle one):        M/C       Visa       AmEx
(Sorry, not Discover)

Card Number______________________________________________

Expiration Date__________________________________________

(Signed)_________________________________________________

(Date)___________________________________________________


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       George R Lewycky       "I'd rather be on Titan !!"
                 [ look at my home page to find out why ] 

     try me:    http://soho.ios.com/~lewycky/
                    lewycky@soho.ios.com  
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