NASA Attendees: Diane Detroye, NASA Headquarters; Magui Cardona, NASA Headquarters;
 Mike Freeman, NASA Academy
Space Grant Attendees: Neil Brown, Alaska Space Grant Consortium; David Bartlett, NH Space Grant Consortium; Clara Kustra,NH Space Grant Consortium; Elizabeth Humbert, NY Space Grant Consortium; Dorcas Metcalf, RI Space Grant Consortium; Chittaranja Filburn, CT Space Grant Consortium; Terry Shehata, Maine Space Grant Consortium; Jana Hall, Maine Space Grant Consortium; Helen Halaris, Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium; Bill Lakin, VT Space Grant Consortium; Laurel Zeno,VT Space Grant Consortium;
Karen Plaut, VT Space Grant Consortium.

Affiliate/Advisory Board Member Attendees: Jeanne Gerulskis, Christa McAuliffe Planetarium, NH

NOT PRESENT: Pete Schultz, RI Space Grant Consortium; Larry Young, Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium;
 Yervant Terzian, NY Space Grant Consortium.

MINUTES OF THE 2004 NORTHEAST REGIONAL MEETING

Bill Lakin
Welcome to everyone to the 2004 Northeast Regional Space Grant Meeting. He introduced Diane DeTroye.

9:15am 10:15 A.M.
Diane DeTroye and Magui Cardona
Guiding Documents
    ●   Vision for Space Exploration: President=s commission on implementation of U.S. Space
          Exploration.
    ●   The Education Enterprise Strategy
    ●   NASA Human Capital Management Plan
    ●   No change in structure at HQ regarding education.
    ●   No change in structure regarding Space Grant/EPSCoR.
    ●   Virtual Space Academy "a direction for Space Grant."

HQ asking for 5 year Strategic Plan.
    Include Explorer Schools; Explorer Institutes; Scientific and Technological Programs.
    "How does the Space Grant strategic plan fit with the State Strategic Plan?"

Aerospace Workforce Development
    ●   Single Consortia; Multi-Consortia[ $120,000]; ISS Engineering Outreach.
    ●   3 million dollars available
    ●   Best advice: read the schedule and follow carefully. Must talk about accomplishments if
          continuing to renew a program.
    ●   Divide Budget into each project.
    ●   Integrated Approach
This year's criteria asks the question: "How is it all connected." Multi-Consortia must show a "logic" as to how everything this year is going to be very competitive.

Diane DeTroye: It's more important that you find the hook that hangs them together. We often get chicken soup.
Bill Lakin asked about the proposal and institutional support. Diane responded: Add a sentence for institutional support

Evaluation Criteria
    ●   Overall Merit
    ●   Content
    ●   Partnership Leverage
    ●   Products

Fellowships and Scholarships
    ●   Student Satellite Activitiesa
    ●    Research
    ●   Internship Summer Curriculum Development

NASA Education
    ●   NASA Education was under Human Resources and Education and is now the Enterprise of
          Education—a huge gain for the recognition of programs and activities.
    ●   Adeana—Chief Education Officer
Brad Weiner—Director
Diane DeTroye and Magui Cardona: Acting Program Management.

Astronaut Education and NSIP
    ●   Role of the Region: Multiple Reasons: National Affiliates and Meeting.
    ●   Corporate Recruitment at Regional Meeting-(Job Fair)
    ●   Showcase Graduate Students through pipeline.

10am-10:45am
Mike Freeman
NASA Kennedy Opportunities
Michael began his presentation by stating that "what is good for the Space Grants is good for the Centers and vice a versa.  The next 10-40 years, Mike sees the collaborative approach between Space Grant Universities and NASA centers as a practical, and implementation these technologies.
    ●   After Mike’s presentation, Dryver Huston and Darren Hitt of UVM Mechanical Engineering
           were called to have a meeting and research on self-healing wires. Dryver plans to meet with
           Mike at Kennedy Space Center in 2005.

NOVA-Pre-Service Education Program: 92 Schools in U.S.
Some financial support for teacher placement.

KSC Contacts:
Mike Freeman
321-867-4035
michael.freeman@nasa.gov

11:00AM-12pm   NASA Goddard Opportunities, NASA Academy and Internship Programs
                               David Rosage, (Program Manager, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
                               [Laurel asked Dave for his PP presentation for review]

1:00 P.M.
NASA Explorer Schools and Planetariums
Jeanne Gerulskis: Christa McAuilife Center--opens a show on November 19th and 20.
Nicole Larose: NCUHS VT Explorer School
    ●   Doing Launch
    ●    Night Lights Map
    ●    Ham Radio
Magui Cardona
NASA Explorer School, 3 year program. Space Grant can be a source of funding and other support for continuation. C Explorer Schools.

Robert Gabrys: NASA Goddard SFC Education Division
La Wanka Foundation
Global Change- Jun Yu, Mathematics and Statistics, UVM (VT-NASA EPSCoR Researcher)

2:00PM-2:45PM
CricketSat and Balloon Satellite Data Collection-Collaboration, New York-Vermont-Alaska
New York- Medgar Evers College CUNY: Shermane Austin
    ●   MESCAT
    ●   Would NY Support student travel?
    ●   Would VSGC support housing at the University of Vermont?
New York Space Grant Consortium agreed to fund CUNY team travel to VT for launches and return.
Vermont Space Grant Consortium agreed to fund University of Vermont housing for CUNY team while in Vermont for launches.
Vermont: University of Vermont--Michael Fortney
    ●   CricketSat presentation.
    ●   Collaboration with Milton High School
Alaska Space Grant Consortium: Neal Brown
    ●   CricketSat in Alaska: Very similar to Michael Fortney’s CricketSat in Vermont.
    ●   Possibility of connecting with VT-NASA Explorer School for tracking balloon/CricketSat
           after launch.
A collaboration was formed between New York, Vermont and Alaska.

3:00PM-5:30PM
Regional Space Grant Consortium Program and Opportunities; Each of the Regional Space Consortia will report on activities in their state

Connecticut
Tom Filburn
    ●   NE Applications: Land Grant and Urban Sprawl

Maine
Terry Shehata
    ●   Only 501c3 Corporation
    ●   Affilate-based 30 Affiliates

Research Infrastructure
    ●   Workshops
    ●   Seed Grants
    ●   NASA Scholarships
    ●   Nanotech
    ●   Biotech
    ●   Earth System Science
    ●   Computer Science

Space Camp Competition
    ●   Emergent Opportunity Fund
    ●   Director’s Fund

Maine Space Grant on Probation: Improvement Plan
    ●   CMIS Data Entry—improve reporting|
    ●   Affiliate Structure
    ●   University Presence
    ●   Diversity
    ●   Alignment of Program Mix with National Priority
    ●   Assessment Methodology

Massachusetts
Raju Patel
    ●   Summer Graduate Program
    ●   Business Round Table
    ●   Musuem of Science in Boston [Cathy Clements]—Northeast Regional Broker, Facilitator
    ●   Space Day [420 students]

New York
Elizabeth Humbert
    ●   Space Day [420 students
    ●   New Affiliate-
    ●   2006 Fall National Space Grant Meeting—New York City

Rhode Island
Dorcas Metcalf
    ●   CricketSat and CubeSat
    ●   Chemistry, Ocean Biology and Geology
    ●   Eric Knight of Up Aerospace—has contacted RI Space Grant re: interest in project.
          Eric was exhibitor and speaker at the 2003
    ●   Native Spanish

Vermont
Laurel Zeno
    ●   UVM Mooncat Project
    ●   NASA’s Great Moonbuggy Race—Triangle Metal Fab—training, possibility of internships.
    ●   VSGC connection to Vermont’s NASA Explorer School
    ●   Home School contacts: NSIP
    ●   Contact made with UP Aerospace with invitation to exhibit a 2004 NE Regional Meeting.
           Unavailable, but stated they would like to attend
    ●   Ace Camp
    ●   URECA
    ●   Faculty Research Projects
    ●   Collaboration with Rosemary Millham, NASA AESP
    ●   Synergy Project VT-NASA Raytheon Synergy Project
    ●   State of Vermont [Aviation Club] Lt. Governor, VSGC Board and ASA
    ●   VT Space Grant working closely with VT Dept. of Economic Development

NE Regional Space Grants discuss collaboration.
    ●   Space Grant Director and Coordinators held a special morning session
    ●   Upcoming Aerospace Workforce Development Grant Proposal
    ●   General concern was that there was not enough time to prepare for a Multi-Consortia
          AWD  proposal-to have it competitive.
    ●   Discussed possible regional collaboration in another area.
    ●   It was decided that focus on the NASA Explorer School was a shared interest.
    ●   It was decided that the 2005 NE Regional Space Grant Meeting would be held in New
          Hampshire, hosted by NHSGC. The meet the NASA Explorer Schools to meet and
          report on their projects.
    ●   David Bartlett requested that Laurel contact Rosemary Millham to verify that she was the
          AESP for all of New England and ha
    ●   Request was agreed on by Laurel and Rosemary was contacted.
    ●   Sun-Earth Day activities were also discussed.
    ●   Laurel also announced that Glenn Wright has taken a position with a private corporation in
          Maryland. NASA Center for Technologydisbanded. The program is now run out of NASA
          HQ Human Resources area. Most everyone felt that this was a great loss to