YP/Fellows Mixer
Faster, Higher, Smarter
Mountain View; Thursday, April 24, 2008
6pm until ? ...well, at least 8pm
If aerospace is the pursuit of faster higher farther, then this AIAA SF activity is the pursuit of faster higher smarter. It's speed networking between AIAA young professionals (members 35 and under) and AIAA Fellows (AIAA's most distinguished inventors, teachers, aviators...) in the comfortable surroundings of the Tied House Brew Pub in Mountain View.
Dinner Meeting
The Search for Habitable Worlds
Mountain View; Thursday, May 1, 2008
Science fiction presumes that our Milky Way Galaxy contains numerous habitable planets populated by civilizations engaged in interstellar exploration and commerce. Back in our real universe, Earth-like planets and alien life have proved elusive. Is science fiction fundamentally flawed? What properties render a world hospitable for life and are they common? Novel telescopes in space and on the ground will begin hunting for earths next year, sparking a race for signs of extraterrestrial life.
UC Berkeley astronomer Geoffrey Marcy leads the team that has discovered the majority of known planets around other stars, and will share his thoughts with us on these questions and more.
Recent Dinner Meeting
The 10 Pitfalls That Keep Engineers From Advancing Up the Management Ladder
Mountain View, March 27, 2008
Engineers spend years preparing for their technical profession, as good individual contributors. They join an organization, be part of a team, and not worry about being right, but being effective. Is it any wonder that they resist the move into management? And even if they say they want to be a manager they aren't? Or that while they play at being a manager they are still engineers? Steve Cerri, an aero engineer, trainer, and consultant, will talk about the 10 pitfalls that keep engineers from such advancement.
