SPACE SYMPOSIUM
DECEMBER 6, 2019
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON HUB SOUTH BALLROOM
Featuring General Kevin Chilton (Ret.)
Join us as we convene top faculty, researchers, policymakers and industry experts to highlight interdisciplinary challenges at the intersection of space technology, science and policy in the Pacific Northwest.
PANELS
The panels at the Symposium will cover “Autonomy and Security in Space,” “Regional Policies on Space Security,” and “Bridging Academia, Government, and Industry.”
STUDENT LIGHTNING PITCHES
Select students from the University of Washington will be invited to share their space-related research in 3-minute lightning pitches.
NETWORKING
Share your initiatives with colleagues and stay for the reception to make local and global connections with experts from the University of Washington and from government and industry around the globe.
FEATURED SPEAKER
GENERAL KEVIN CHILTON (RET.)
General Chilton is a retired US Air Force four-star general and test pilot. He was commander of the U.S. Strategic Command. A distinguished graduate from the U.S. Air Force pilot training and test pilot Schools, he flew operational assignments in the RF-4C and F-15 and weapons testing in the F-4 and F-15. The general also served 11 years as an astronaut at NASA and commanded STS-76, his third space shuttle mission. General Chilton is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and a Columbia University Guggenheim Fellow.
PRICING & REGISTRATION
Walk-in registration available.
INDUSTRY
EDUCATION/NON-PROFIT
PARKING AND LOCATION
Padelford Garage is the UW parking lot closest to the Husky Union Building.
Rates are $4/hr or $17/day.
Request this garage at a campus gatehouse.
The Space Symposium is in the South Ballroom of the Husky Union Building (HUB). Enter through the modern glass entrance by Starbucks and go up TWO floors to the 200 level. Follow signage to the South Ballroom.
Both Padelford Garage and Husky Union Building are recognized in map apps for convenient navigation.
SPONSORS
Job and Gertrud Tamaki Endowed Professorship
This event was made possible in part with funding from Carnegie Corporation of New York.