May 21, 2009; 6:30pm-9:30pm
Michaels at Shoreline, Mountain View
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The AIAA San Francisco Section is pleased to honor the 2009 winners of the Galileo Memorial Scholarship and the Ryan Essay Contest. As part of its Honors and Awards Banquet, the AIAA San Francisco Section is honored to have Alexandra Hall, CEO of Airship Ventures, as the evening's principal speaker. |
We also thank Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company for their sponsorship in helping to make this event possible.
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Alexandra Hall, CEO
Airship Ventures
Moffett Field, CA
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Gone for decades, the skies over the Bay area once again see an airship; and once again Moffett Field is home to the operation. Airship Ventures flies the Zeppelin Eureka regularly over the South Bay/Silicon Valley, San Francisco skyline, Sonoma/Napa Valley wine country, and Monterey/Big Sur -- cruising at 1,200 feet at 35-40 mph.
Eureka, built by ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik, made its maiden flight in Germany on May 21, 2008, flew to the Bay area, and now makes it base of operations at Hanger Two, Moffett Field.
How did the airship make its return to Moffett Field? What are the prospects for its future? Join us, along with Alexandra Hall and members of the Airship Ventures staff, as we discuss the Return of the Airship.
Alexandra Hall is CEO and co-founder of Airship Ventures.
Just prior to this, she was the Executive Director/CEO of the Chabot
Space & Science Center, and sits on the board of the Hiller
Aviation Museum in San Carlos. Academically trained in astrophysics,
following a childhood desire to be an astronaut, her diverse talents
also include being a published author, planetarium consultant, and
former science TV host for the BBC.
Alex has 18 years of experience growing new business ideas and teams, and covers business strategy and management, marketing, operations and finance. Her previous roles have given her a large network of contacts in local, state and federal agencies, as well as within the sectors of aerospace and aviation. Alex spent six years articulating the vision for, and delivering the National Space Center, the UK's national visitor attraction based on space and astronomy.
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This meeting is open to the general public. Since this is the Honors &
Awards Banquet, the agenda is different from our usual dinner meetings.
6:30 Registration and no-host cocktails
6:50 Chairman's Welcome
6:55 Introduction of Guests
7:00 Buffet Dinner
7:40 Scholarship & Essay Contest Awards
8:00 Introduction of Guest Speaker
8:05 "Return of the Airship"
9:10 2009-2010 AIAA SF Officer Introductions
9:20 Announcements
9:30 Adjournment
For more information about this meeting, contact Sylvee Walenczewski
Michael's at Shoreline
2960 N Shoreline Blvd
Mountain View, CA,94043
650-962-1014
Map: Google
