Home | Introduction - Quick Facts - Multimedia - News SpaceRef | Moon Today - Mars Today - Saturn Today

Jupiter Today - Calendar of Events NASA Water Sustainability Forum - Launch: Water NASA today announced its founding partnership of Launch, an initiative to identify, showcase and support innovative approaches to sustainability challenges through a series of forums. The first forum, "Launch: Water," will take place at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida from March 16-18. "NASA is perfectly positioned to host a conversation with experts about potential solutions to the world's most perplexing sustainability problems," said NASA's Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, the host of the forum. "NASA offers a culture of problem-solving, deep technical expertise on sustainable systems such as the International Space Station, and a unique capacity to capture and analyze data about our home planet." Other founding partners are the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. State Department and Nike. The event will bring together 10 entrepreneurs from around the world who have proposed solutions to water shortages and 40 council members who represent business, policy, engineering, science, communications and sustainability sectors. During the two-and-a-half day forum, the invited innovators and the Launch Council will participate in sessions designed to identify challenges and discuss future opportunities for their innovations. Media are invited to attend this first Launch forum. U.S. journalists must contact Katherine Trinidad at 202-358-1100 by March 15 to arrange credentials. Credentialed journalists may request interviews with the participants. For those unable to attend the event, it will be broadcast live at: http://kscwmserv1.ksc.nasa.gov/LAUNCH Launch is a global initiative to identify and support innovative work that will contribute to a sustainable future. Organizers have begun a global search for visionaries, whose innovative world-class ideas, technologies or programs show great promise in making tangible impacts on society. Through a series of forums focused on key challenge areas including water, air, food, energy, mobility and sustainable cities, Launch will give thought leaders a forum to present innovative ideas among peers and join in collaborative, solution-driven discussions. To learn about the 10 innovators and their proposed solutions, and for a list of the 40 council members, visit: http://www.launchorg.com/ Date: 16-18 March 2010 Location: NASA Kennedy Space Center, FL, US Web Site Address: http://kscwmserv1.ksc.nasa.gov/LAUNCH

Only here can you send your star name and message to space on board an actual rocket. Have you heard about online forex < online bingo with trusted sites listed on respected directories