Transcript AIAA SPRING TRIP 2008

AIAA General Meeting
Thursday December 13, 2007
Today's Agenda
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Student Group & Polygon Update
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Looking to Next Semester
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Trip Details
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Speakers
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COE Book Sale
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T-Shirts
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Proposed Meeting Day Change
Mid-term Elections
AIAA SPRING TRIP
2008
Ross Borchardt
TENTATIVE ITINERARY
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Houston, TX (March 05 – 09)
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NASA Johnson Space Center
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Ad Astra
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Mission Operations
Meet an Astronaut
Robotics Systems Technology
Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory
Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket
(VASIMR)
Any other ideas – Talk to Ross
COST
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Front ~ $300-$500
Actual Cost ~ $200-$300
Funding
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Polygon Engineering Council
Engineering Physics
AIAA Wisconsin
Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium
NASA?
Pizza Sales
PROCESS
1. Dates, Places, General Itinerary finalized
- Next couple months
2. Students participate in Funding process
- Instructions next meeting
3. Students instructed when and where to purchase
airline tickets
- Second spring meeting
4. Secure spot (20 person cap.)
- Participate in funding process
- Purchase airline ticket
Next Semester
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Guest Speakers
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Brant White, ORBITEC
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Prof. Matt Allen, UW-Madison
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Distinguished AIAA Lecturer, TBA
COE Events
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Book Exchange (Volunteers needed!)
AIAA Shirt Designing
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Typically, we have a shirt for the AIAA trip
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Do we also want a t-shirt?
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Any graphic designers?
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Design decision by the end of winter break
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Orders taken at spring meeting
Meeting Day Change
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Proposed: Tuesday-night meetings
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Same general time and location
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Special meetings for trip & guest lecturers
Any conflicts?
Mid-term Elections
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Amy Stoikes is graduating and leaving for
Kansas to work for Cessna
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Kenny Kearney: Outreach Chair
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Secretary: Open
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Responsibilities: Take notes (when necessary),
volunteering for AIAA events and tasks
Thank You
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Thanks for making it another successful
semester in AIAA
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Much more going on next semester, stay tuned
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Have a safe break!
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Next Meeting: Tuesday January 29 (tentative)