Two great Summer Gatherings

June 18, 2017

Author: Smith

Two summer gathering alerts from SSI Senior Associates John Jossy and Tom Valone!
From SSI SA Thomas Valone, PhD, PE, President of the Integrity Research Institute:
‘It was a joy to have Gerard sign my copy of The High Frontier in the 1970s and gratifying to see his institute still in business.
This summer the Ninth International Conference on Future Energy (COFE9) will be held in Albuquerque NM on July 28-29, 2017 in parallel with the ExtraOrdinary Technology Conference in the same Embassy Suites Hotel. We also feature Breakthrough Propulsion speakers and are currently funding TWO breakthrough propulsion projects by previous presenters.
For more information please visit www.futurenergy.org ‘
 
And from SSI SA John Jossy:
‘This August Icarus Interstellar is holding their Starship Congress in Monterey, California. The event, held every other year, is dedicating this meeting to focusing on lunar space infrastructure development. Icarus Interstellar’s mission is to support the basic research needed for humankind to reach the stars. But first things first. The focus of this year’s conference poses the question: “How can we hope to gain experience living, building and working off planet without systematically capitalizing on our nearest, most accessible celestial body?”
Day one will examine the moon as a stepping-stone to the planets, and ultimately the stars. The presentations will explore all aspects of lunar colonies. For example lunar city planning, lunar resources, construction, power, water, radiation shielding, living and working, economy, sociology. In addition, planetary, deep space and interstellar exploration with the Moon as a centerpiece will be examined through discussions of spacecraft shipyards, lunar space elevators and deep space remote sensing telescopes.
The second day will look first at massive space access systems. This will include cis-Lunar transport vehicles, global logistics, tourism, legal and safety considerations and military presence. The topic of “Children in Space” will then be explored covering youth space education programs, people with disabilities in space and answer the question “When will we send the first child to space?” The philosophy behind solving this problem is that when it is safe for children to go there, it will be much more desirable for all people to travel to the moon!
The third day will address large-scale space based infrastructure and cultural needs. The former topic will address technology needed to support space and lunar industry such as space stations, mining facilities, telecommunications, zero gravity and lunar gravity manufacturing technology development. The cultural aspects include space arts, sports, community and culture; that is, everything not considered infrastructure, but which is necessary for humans to live and prosper on the Moon and in space.
A presentation on this third day will be made by Kim Holder, creator of Moonwards, a website depicting a virtual colony on the Moon. Moonwards attempts through engineering rigor and 3D simulation, to visualize a large-scale settlement by a group of nations collaborating to colonize the Moon, basing their design decisions on technical and economic merit. Immediately after the presentation, a panel discussion is planned moderated by Dr. David Livingston, host of the Space Show. The panel will feature Dr. Haym Benaroya, professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Rutgers University, Kim Holder, and myself. You can visit Moonwards at www.moonwards.com .
Starship Congress 2017 is happening August 7-9 at the Hyatt Regency in Monterey, California. You can find more information with links on how to register here:
http://www.icarusinterstellar.org/pages/starship-congress-2017 ‘
 
Thanks Tom and John for sharing this great information!
 

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