Abstracts for papers due Nov. 6

More than 1,500 leading scientists, engineers and aerospace industry
executives are expected to gather in Huntsville, Ala., next summer for the
39th annual Joint Propulsion Conference, organized by the American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

Event coordinators currently are calling for papers; abstracts must
be received Nov. 6, 2002. Complete submission guidelines and other
information can be found at: http://www.aiaa.org

Hosted July 20-23, 2003, by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, the
conference is sponsored by AIAA and the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, the Society of Automotive Engineers and the American Society for
Engineering Education.

Mindful that 2003 marks the 100th anniversary of powered flight, the
conference theme, “Powered Flight — The Next Century,” challenges
participants to look a century ahead, determining together how the
propulsion industry can meet the needs of science, industry, government and
commerce over the next 100 years.

The four-day conference will be held in the Von Braun Center in
Huntsville. The center is named for Dr. Wernher von Braun, whose arrival in
Huntsville in the 1950s — to lead the technology research that would enable
the nation’s push into space — helped foster the city’s reputation as a
national resource for propulsion innovation. The Marshall Center continues
to uphold that tradition of excellence, providing cutting-edge propulsion
research and development to support the nation’s space program.

Representatives from more than 300 organizations, including NASA and
Department of Defense contractors, are expected to attend the conference.

With its rich history spanning more than four decades, the Marshall
Center remains one of NASA’s largest field centers, occupying over 1,800
acres and employing more than 2,700 civil servants. More than 23,000
contractor personnel are engaged in work for the Center, which has an annual
budget of more than $2.3 billion.