What:

– Expert panel discussion on the state of the aerospace industry in Arizona and future developments for Arizona’s aerospace industry.

– Discussion of aerospace’s job creation potential for Arizona

– Discussion of the substantial contributions aerospace makes to Arizona’s economy

When:  February 18, 2014

Where: Arizona State Senate

Capitol Complex, Hearing Room 1

Media Opportunities

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: Panel Discussion: Arizona Aerospace: Taking Technology to the Edge of Space and to the Forefront of National Security (Arizona State Senate Hearing Room 1)

Moderator: Ross B. Garelick Bell, chair, State Legislative Committee, Aerospace States Association.

Panelists: 

– David Almond, Apache International Programs, The Boeing Company; 

– Taber MacCallum, chief executive officer, Paragon Space Development Corporation, chief technology officer, World View Enterprises, Inc.; 

– Steve Pedigo, corporate lead executive, Northrup Grumman Corporation; 

– Kyle Squires, professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, 

– Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University; 

– Steven Glenn Zylstra, president and chief executive officer, Arizona Technology Council; and 

– Tim Holt, Ph.D.(Cand.), C.M., director of STEM programs, assistant professor of aeronautics, College of Business, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide

Media Contact: Ross B. Garelick Bell, 703.402.6384, rgbell@mrgbconsulting.comPanel: Arizona Aerospace: Taking Technology to the Edge of Space and Forefront of National Security

Aerospace States Association

2200 Wilson Blvd. #102-249, Arlington, VA

Telephone: 703.522.7745  E-Mail: asa52@erols.com