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Topic: 8/13-15: Preserving the Race for Space (Houston)
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 52626 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-15-2024 04:27 PM
National Park Service (NPS) release Preserving the Race for Space 2024From the Earth to the Moon and Beyond Join us in Houston, Texas for a symposium on preservation of Space Exploration Resources! The NPS National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) is partnering with Space Center Houston, Cane River National Heritage Area, and NASA to host a three-day symposium, which will bring together professionals with a stake in preserving what space exploration has left and is leaving behind. The symposium will feature talks held at the Space Center Houston, in Houston, Texas, and tours of Johnson Space Center. Registration is through Eventbrite. Call for Presentations Potential Topics Include preservation of: - Structures and Sites
- Oral Histories
- Materials
- Technology
- Memorabilia
Presentations will be 30 minutes, including 10 minutes for questions. Please submit an abstract of no more than 500 words (excluding figures and references). Submissions need to include main presenter’s full name and contact information (name, title, organization, address, phone, email), and an additional 100-word biography for each presenter. We recommend no more than two presenters per presentation. Abstract Deadline EXTENDED to April 25, 2024. Presentation Papers Presenters will have the opportunity to prepare a paper for a symposium publication. Papers are due on September 1, 2024. Important Dates - April 25, 2024: Presentation abstracts due
- May 10, 2024: Accepted presenters notified
- August 7, 2024: Presentation files (ppt) due
- August 13-15, 2024: Symposium
- September 1, 2024: Papers for Proceedings due
Submit abstract and bio to: Catherine Cooper at cooperca@nsula.edu.Conference Venue Information Talks will be held at Space Center Houston, room TBA |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 52626 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-24-2024 02:03 PM
A reminder that registration is now open for this three-day symposium. The event will feature feature tours of Johnson Space Center and talks held at Space Center Houston. A sampling of the latter: - Apollo Mission Control Center Preservation (David Bucek, Jordan Shelton)
- "Space in the Seventies" (Emily Carney)
- Stories from the Moon: The History of NASA's Largest Apollo Sample Display (J.J. Kent, L.J. Costello, H.C. O'Brien, L.R. Casturi, L.A. Watts, A.B. Mosie, and J.A. Ziegler)
- Documenting Historic Space Race Sites Pre and Post Demolition (Roland Miller)
- Resurrection of an American Icon: Authetication and Conservation of the lecturn used by President Kennedy (Paul Spana, Steve Pine)
- Honoring the History of Space Exploration: Cosmosphere displays and initiatives (Jim Remar)
- Spacesuit Preservation at the National Air and Space Museum: New Approaches to Public Display (Lisa Young)
Plus, a session titled "Five Lessons Learned from 25 Years of collectSPACE" by someone you might have heard of... | |
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