Nov. 17, 2011 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@xxxxxxxx Lee Keller Seattle Museum of Flight 425-898-2700/206-799-3805 lee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-235 SEATTLE MUSEUM OF FLIGHT HOSTS NASA FUTURE FORUM DEC. 9 WASHINGTON -- The second NASA Future Forum of 2011 will be held at The Museum of Flight in Seattle on Friday, Dec. 9 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PST. The forum will bring together NASA officials and local business and commercial space leaders to discuss the agency's role in advancing innovation, technology, science, engineering and education, and NASA's benefit to the nation's economy. The forum will feature panel discussions on the importance of these areas to the nation's economic future as well as commercial space investments and their benefits. Speakers will include NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, Seattle's Museum of Flight President and CEO Doug King, and panelists from Aerojet, Blue Origin, Boeing, Sierra Nevada, SpaceX, the University of Washington, Virgin Galactic and the Washington Technology Industry Association. Media representatives interested in attending the forum should contact David Steitz at david.steitz@xxxxxxxx or 202-358-1730 by 3 p.m. PST on Wednesday, Dec. 7. The forum is open to the public but preregistration is required. Space is limited. Registration will close after meeting space capacity has been met. Public registration is available online at: http://events.signup4.com/futureforum_seattle The forum will be broadcast live on NASA Television and streamed online at: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv Social media users can participate in the forum via Twitter using the hashtag: #NASAFuture. During the event, Tweeps can submit questions by including @NASA_Technology in their tweet. For more information about the Seattle Museum of Flight, visit: http://www.museumofflight.org For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit: http://www.nasa.gov -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: hqnews-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To remove your address from the list, send a message to: hqnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
