AIAA - New England Section Calendar, early Spring 2000

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Here are events of interest to members of the American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics - New England Section.

Please volunteer or recommend a colleague for one of the AIAA-NE
council membership or Chairman, Vice-Chairman, or Secretary.
contact David Paris & Pete Young, DSP@... PwYoung@...
Please send suggestions for speakers and activities to
Ian Dargin, Ian.Dargin@...

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March 15 AIAA-NE meeting
"The Promise of the Small"
Prof. Dan Hastings, MIT

"... One potential future lies in using large numbers
of distributed collaborating microsatellites to accomplish
current and new missions in space...."
RSVP: Reservations by Monday, Mar. 13, 2000
Paul Schwartz, PSchwart@... Ph: 781-271-3536.
http://www.mitre.org/support/aiaa-ne/events.htm

March 15 Newsletter deadline for May and June meetings
Begin Section election Process

March 16 ASM meeting, "An Engineer goes to Washington"
Prof. Widnall, MIT Faculty Club, time ??
David Goodhue, 781-665-8190, Jim Scutti, 508-835-6262

March 15-16 Congressional Visits Day (CVD), Washington DC

March 24, 25, 28 Regional Science Fairs, judges needed, see below

March 28 Mars Society Meeting,
Prof. Richard Binzel
info: http://chapters.MarsSociety.org/usa/ma/
Shannon Russell SJRussel@...

April 6 NSS Meeting,
http://www.spaceviews.com/boston/

April 11 Aviation/ Transportation Expo 2000
Logan Airport, Boston; 7:30 AM to 1:30 PM
FAA & United Airlines
expecting 3000 middle and high school students
AIAA-NE may need help with a table.

April 7-8 AIAA Region I mid-Atlantic Student Conference
Pennsylvania State University
Info: Dr. Robert G. Melton 814-865-1185 RGMaer@...

April 13 AIAA-NE monthly program meeting,
"Emerging Commercial Satellite Communications Systems"
Ms. Diane Z. Shaffer, MITRE
This presentation describes major emerging commercial
satellite communications voice and multimedia systems of
interest to the DoD and discusses some of
the issues involved in using these systems for the DoD.
Voice systems discussed include Iridium,
Globalstar, and ICO. Multimedia systems discussed include
Spaceway, Astrolink, and Teledesic
more info: http://www.mitre.org/support/aiaa-ne/events.htm

April 14-15 AIAA Region I Student Conference, Clarkson University, NY
info: Ken, Visser@... , 315-268-7687

May 1 Wright Center for Innovative Science Education workshops
Tufts University, Bowdoin College, Brewster Academy
Applications due for middle school or high school teacher
summer workshops, see below

May 10 AIAA-NE monthly program meeting,
Prof. Brian Williams has consented to talk at the
May 10th AIAA
Monthly Meeting. The topic he will address is
"Robotic Space Explorers That Think".
more info: http://www.mitre.org/support/aiaa-ne/events.htm

June 14 AIAA-NE Distinguished Lecture,
"Advanced, Unusual, Experimental and Conceptual German
Aircraft, (1936-1945)
Bruno Cavallo
Officers Club, Hanscom AFB, Lexington, Mass.

Navy Blue Angels local schedule:
May 28 Bangor, ME
June 17-18 Avoca, PA (Wilkes Barre area)
June 24-25 North Kingstown, RI

1st Mondays April 3, May 1, June 5, 2000
AIAA-NE Council meetings
Planning meeting for council members & volunteers,
Newcomers welcome, First Monday each month, 6 pm
at Arthur D. Little, Cambridge, Mass; Ian.Dargin@...
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AIAA Pre-College activities:

Massachusetts Science Fair Calendar

Each year, the Massachusetts Science Fair holds local middle and high school
fairs, followed by regional fairs and the state science fair. A number of
our members have served as judges in the past and all have thoroughly
enjoyed their experiences. Science Fairs offer an opportunity to view the
imaginative work of talented students and to offer some guidance. By
participating as AIAA members, we establish relationships with teachers and
organizers of local science programs.

March 24,25 Mass Region IV Science Fair Somerville
March 25 South Shore Science Fair Bridgewater
March 28 Western Mass Science Fair Amherst
May 5,6 Mass State Science Fair MIT
May 20 Middle School Science Fair Revere

For additional information about being a judge, contact Dave Paris,
Pre-college Chairman, at dsp@... or 781-937-4648.
For additional information about the science fair, visit their website:
www.scifair.com.

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Programs of the Wright Center for Innovative Science Education at
Tufts University

Do you know a middle school or high school teacher who might be
interested in an exciting summer workshop?
The Wright Center offers the following programs:

June 25-28 Biotechnology: The Human Genome Project:
Labs, Case Studies and Examples of Applied Biology
at the Cutting Edge, Tufts University, Medford, MA
June 27-30 Space Science for Educators XIV, Astrobiology,
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
July 6-9 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Science Education, Tufts
July 13-16 Beyond Multiple Intelligences: Innovative Methods
and Strategies for Maximizing Understanding in
Secondary Science Education, Tufts
July 20-23 Space Science for Educators XV, Chandra and
the X-ray Universe, Tufts
July 25-28 Earth Science II, Studying Climate Change
in the Classroom, Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro, NH

Applications are due by May 1, 2000. Appointments are competitive.
For applications and additional information, contact Dave Paris,
Pre-college Chairman, at dsp@... or 781-937-4648
or the Wright Center directly (please mention AIAA) 617-627-5394

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region, certain student section members, others who signed up at events
or expressed interest.

AIAA-NE chairperson: Ian Dargin, Ian.Dargin@...
AIAA-NE newsletter, submissions: Paul Schwartz, PSchwart@...
Calendar compiled by: Bruce Mackenzie: BMackenzie@...
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