GAIN A NEW PERSPECTIVE JULY 6-9, 2015 » BOSTON PROGRAM BOOK PLATINUM SPONSOR TABLE OF CONFERENCE CONTENTS OVERVIEW PAGE 4 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS PAGE 5 HOTEL MAP PAGES 6 FEATURED SPEAKERS PAGES 7 AGENDA PAGES 8-15 TECHNICAL BREAKOUT SESSIONS PAGES 16-18 SPONSORS PAGES 19-21 CONFERENCE EVENT OVERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS DESTINATION STATION: NASA’s International Space Station Program national awareness campaign and traveling exhibit is making a stop in Boston during the 2015 ISS R&D Conference. elcome! The 2015 ISS R&D Conference is your connection to the Destination Station promotes research opportunities, educates communities about activities on the International latest innovations, breakthroughs and discoveries onboard the Space Station, and communicates the real and potential International Space Station. We’ve brought together the leading impacts of space station activity on our everyday lives. W Stop by the registration desk for more information. minds in scientific research from commercial and academic communities. The fourth annual conference focuses on new discoveries in microgravity in a range of focus areas including life sciences, physical sciences, technology development and remote sensing. ISS 3D DISPLAY: REGISTRATION: Your conference registration Explore the International Space Station like you’ve fee includes all sessions, continental breakfasts, never seen it before. Stop by Floor 4 to gain a new breaks and receptions, and two of the three hosted perspective on the space station with this hands-on exhibit that offers 360-degree internal and external lunches. The keynote luncheon featuring CNN’s views of the space station. Rachel Crane is an additional $50.00; see the registration desk on Floor 4 to inquire if space is still available. If you have any questions during the conference, please visit the registration desk to speak with the conference staff. GAIN A NEW PERSPECTIVE» BOSTON BADGES: Keep your badge displayed during JULY 7-9, 2015 “ASK AN ISS EXPERT” EXHIBIT: the conference to access all the venues. CASIS and NASA have developed a brand-new inter- active exhibit to connect conference attendees to a PLATINUM SPONSOR: APP: Be sure to download our free conference network of space experts. The Ask An ISS Expert exhibit, located on Floor 4, is your one-stop shop for resources, app to reference agenda times, locations and information and key contacts. Have an innovative idea? session descriptions quickly. Search “ISSRDC” Looking to learn more about hardware? Curious about within your app store. the space station’s research capabilities? Stop by the Ask an ISS Expert exhibit today and chat with a team of experts that support the ISS National Laboratory. SOCIAL: Follow us on Twitter for conference updates and announcements, and be sure to use #ISSRDC to join the conversation. CASIS: @iss-casis NASA: @nasa www.issconference.org AAS: @astrosociety MARKETPLACE EXHIBITS: Make valuable connections in the marketplace exhibit area. CASIS and NASA have partnered with experienced companies that provide the specialized services you’ll HOSTS need to get your science to International Space Station, and many of these companies will have representatives on-hand to talk and answer your questions during ISS R&D Conference. www.astronautical.org www.nasa.gov www.iss-casis.org JULY 7-9, 2015 » BOSTON 5 HOTEL CHAD ANDERSON: Managing Director, Space Angels Network FEATURED MAP ISS 3D DISPLAY JEFF BINGHAM: Former Senior Adviser, SPEAKERS FOURTH FLOOR US Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee FLOOR 4 FRANK L. CULBERTSON: Executive Vice President and President, Space NANTUCKET Systems Group, Orbital ATK HYANNIS YARMOUTH VINEYARD PROVINCE- MARY LYNNE DITTMAR: President, TOWN ORLEANS FAL- Dittmar Associates MOUTH MARYBETH EDEEN: Manager, ISS SALON K SALON A Research Integration Office, NASA TRIUM A WILLIAM H. GERSTENMAIER: AREA Associate SALON J SALON B ELON MUSK Administrator, Human Exploration SALON G SALON F SALON E CEO and Lead Designer of and Operations, NASA JANICE L. HESS: President, Teledyne SALON I SALON C SpaceX; Product Architect Brown Engineering Segment, and CEO of Tesla Motors; President, Engineered Systems, Chairman of SolarCity SALON H SALON D Teledyne Technologies Inc. GREG JOHNSON: President and Executive Director, CASIS JEFF MANBER: Managing Director, “ASK AN NanoRacks LLC FEATURED SESSIONS, ISS EXPERT” ANGUS G. MCQUILKEN: Vice President LUNCHEONS EXHIBIT for Communications and Marketing, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center REGISTRATION DAVID MILLER: Chief Technologist, NASA RACHEL CRANE CNN Digital Correspondent DAVA NEWMAN: Deputy MARKETPLACE EXHIBITS, Administrator, NASA THIRD FLOORNETWORKING RECEPTIONS NASA ASTRONAUTS FLOOR 3 STEPHAN RECKIE: Managing Director, Angelus Funding SPONSOR BREAKFASTS JULIE ROBINSON: Chief Scientist, (INVITE ONLY) International Space Station CADY Program, NASA COLEMAN KEN SAVIN: Director of Innovation, SAM SCIMEMI: Director for Eli Lilly International Space Station, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA HQ SUNITA JOHN SHANNON: International Space WILLIAMS Station Program Manager, Boeing MARK SIRANGELO: Executive Vice President, Sierra Nevada Corporation Space Systems KAREN NYBERG ELLEN STOFAN: Chief Scientist, NASA MICHAEL T. SUFFREDINI: Manager, International Space Station TECHNICAL BREAKOUT SESSIONS OPENING RECEPTION Program, NASA JULY 7-9, 2015 » BOSTON 7 MONDAY, JULY 6 3:00 – 6:00 PM Registration Open AGENDA AT AGENDA 4:30 – 6:00 PM New User Workshop A GLANCE DAY 1 6:00 – 8:00 PM Opening Reception MONDAY, JULY 6 TUESDAY, JULY 7 TIME EVENT ROOM, FLOOR 7:00 – 8:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast & Networking 3:00 – 6:00 PM Registration Open Atrium Foyer • 4 8:00 – 8:15 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks 4:30 – 6:00 PM New User Workshop Berkeley • 3 8:15 – 8:45 AM An ISS Welcome, Michael T. Suffredini 8:45 – 10:00 AM A Conversation with Elon Musk 6:00 – 8:00 PM Opening Reception Atrium • 3 10:00 – 10:15 AM BREAK 10:15 – 11:30 AM International Space Station: Catalyst for the Future 11:30 – 1:00 PM Biomedical Advancements from Space-based Protein Crystal Growth NEW USER WORKSHOP FEATURED SPEAKER 1:00 – 2:15 PM Best of 2015 ISS Awards Ceremony and Lunch CADY COLEMAN, NASA ASTRONAUT 2:15 – 4:15 PM TECHNICAL BREAKOUT SESSIONS 4:15 – 4:30 PM BREAK NASA Astronaut Cady Coleman will join the New User Workshop 4:30 – 5:30 PM New Space: Funding New Ideas and Businesses in the Emerging Commercial Space Sector at ISS R&D Conference to highlight the exciting science and technology development projects that are being conducted on 5:30 – 7:30 PM Networking Reception the International Space Station. Coleman provides keen insight as WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 a veteran astronaut and as a key figure within NASA’s International 7:00 – 8:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast & Networking Space Station Program. She will offer a knowledgeable perspective on the increased capabilities of the space station to support innovative R&D 8:00 – 8:15 AM Welcome and what this means for new users. 8:15 – 9:30 AM The Evolving ISS Lab: Improvements to Enable New Research and Utilization 9:30 – 11:00 AM Viewpoints: Leveraging ISS to Enable LEO Commercialization 11:00 – 11:15 AM BREAK 11:15 – 12:30 PM Stem Cell Research: Impact on Therapeutics 11:15 – 12:30 PM Commercial Remote Sensing from the ISS NEW USER WORKSHOP 12:45 – 2:15 PM ISS User Innovation Keynote (featuring CNN’s Rachel Crane) This workshop is designed to connect and educate 2:15 – 4:15 PM TECHNICAL BREAKOUT SESSIONS prospective researchers, entrepreneurs and financiers 4:15 – 4:30 PM BREAK about the benefits, resources, and accessibility of using 4:30 – 6:00 PM Good Health: Translating Precision Medicine on the ISS National Lab to Human Wellness on Earth our nation’s only orbiting laboratory. In this engaging session, you’ll hear directly from R&D users, astronauts 6:30 – 8:00 PM Networking Reception and program leaders about the best ways to accelerate THURSDAY, JULY 9 your International Space Station (ISS) R&D initiatives. 7:00 – 8:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast & Networking Discover how to leverage the unique capabilities and microgravity environment of the ISS to support 8:00 – 8:15 AM Welcome research and business model development. 8:15 – 9:45 AM Beyond LEO: The Role of ISS in Support of Exploration Learn why new-to-space users are conducting innovative 9:45 – 10:00 AM BREAK research and technology development in space 10:00 – 11:00 AM Materials Science Research: Testing and Manufacturing in Space Review and discuss benefits of research and technology STEM on the ISS : How the ISS National Lab is Influencing Students and Educators in the Area of STEM demonstrations in microgravity 11:00 – 12:15 PM Education Get insight into the ISS mission, capabilities, and 12:30 – 2:15 PM Astronaut Keynote Address & Lunch development roadmap 2:15 – 4:15 PM TECHNICAL BREAKOUT SESSIONS Get connected to key access points for using the ISS National 4:30 – 5:30 PM Can Humans Survive 1,000 Days in Space? The Impact of ISS One Year Missions Laboratory via CASIS and NASA, as well as to conference mentors who will help you further engage with the ISS R&D community 5:30 – 5:45 PM Conference Closing Remarks JULY 7-9, 2015 » BOSTON 9 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION: AGENDA CATALYST FOR THE FUTURE In addition to being one of humankind’s greatest DAY 2 accomplishments, the International Space Station is an idea—a catalyst for the future, enabling the visions of nations, TUESDAY, JULY 7 scientists, explorers, industrialists and entrepreneurs. This panel TIME EVENT ROOM • FLOOR offers perspectives on the role of the ISS in realizing these visions, discussing such issues as: 7:00 – 8:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast & Networking Atrium Foyer • 4 The nature of international and commercial relationships 8:00 – 8:15 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks Salon F • 4 established throughout the ISS program 8:15 – 8:45 AM An ISS Welcome, Michael T.