AIAA-SF Calendar of Events in 2009

AIAA SF, P.O. Box 1548, Mountain View, CA 94042-1548

All events sponsored by the San Francisco Section of AIAA unless otherwise indicated.

January

Jan 13: Council meeting
Jan 22: Dinner meeting featuring Steven Cerri, STCerri International, AIAA SF Professional Development Director "What's Your Style?"
Jan 29: Young professionals happy hour at BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse in Cupertino

February

March

Mar 3: Council meeting
Mar 19: Dinner meeting featuring Robert Brodsky, AIAA Fellow "On the Cutting Edge: Space Engineering Adventures in the 1960s"
Mar 26: Young professionals happy hour at St. Stephen's Green in Mountain View

April

Apr 4: Council meeting
Apr 30: Dinner meeting featuring Prof. Robert Twiggs, Stanford University "Small, Low Cost Satellites"

May

May 5: Council meeting
May 21: Honors and Awards Banquet featuring Alexandra Hall, CEO of Airship Ventures "Return of the Airship". Sponsored in part by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company.
May 27: Young professionals happy hour at Dave and Buster's in Milpitas
May 30: Young professionals rocket launch competition in California City, sponsored by the AIAA Antelope Valley Section. The San Francisco Section was the winner in the Highest Altitude category, with over 9,000 feet AGL.

June

Jun 2: Council meeting
Jun 17: Dinner meeting featuring AIAA Distinguished Lecturer Dr. George Bibel, The University of North Dakota on "The Forensics of Airplane Crashes"

July

Jul 7: Council meeting
Jul 9: Dinner meeting featuring Steven Cerri, STCerri International, AIAA SF Professional Development Director "Understanding Your Preferred Communication Style for Better Interactions at Work"
Jul 19: NASA Ames Research Center hosts Moonfest 2009: From Apollo to LCROSS, and Beyond
Jul 25: USS Hornet Museum in Alameda hosts Splashdown 2009 Celebration of 40th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the moon, featuring Buzz Aldrin, Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 11.

August

Aug 4: Council meeting
Aug 25: Historic Aerospace Site ceremony honoring NASA Ames Research.
Aug 29: AIAA SF at the Ball Game. San Francisco Giants Vs. Colorado Rockies at AT&T Park.

September

Sep 1: Council meeting
Sep 19: AIAA SF BBQ with Student Branches. Stanford University.
Sep 24: Dinner meeting featuring AIAA Distinguished Lecturer Gene Austin on "Space Tourism". Joint meeting with the AIAA Stanford Student Branch.

October

Oct 6: Council meeting
Oct 22: Dinner meeting featuring Dr. Scott Eberhardt on Fighter Performance and Technology in the First World War. Joint meeting with the AIAA SJSU Student Branch.

November

Nov 3: Council meeting
Nov 5: Dinner meeting featuring aviation historian Larry Rinek on Convair F-106 Delta Dart

December