You're invited to join NASA leadership, astronauts, scientists, and engineers along with local business, technology and academic leaders and local, state and federal officials discuss the role of space exploration in advancing science, engineering, technology, education and the economy that benefits your community and the nation.

The program features an exciting preview of NASA’s Constellation Program – America’s return to the Moon and beyond.

http://www.nasa.gov/50th/future_forums/sanJoseWithGallery.html

NASA's Future Forum will be held RL at The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, CA (http://www.thetech.org/) and attendance is by invitation only.

HOWEVER...for the first time ever you can participate in Second Life! If you have not already done so, please join the Welcome to NASA group in SL to participate via group chat and to receive future notices about this event.

We are identifying a number of locations where the event will be streamed into SL and where NASA volunteers will be present to assist.

Please contact Universa Vanalten by IM inworld if you are interested in hosting this event on your sim or if you are interested in related volunteer opportunities.

The keynote address given by NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale (SL Xena Dahl) will be broadcast live on NASA TV.

You can also view agendas and keynote addresses given at Future Forums held earlier this year in Seattle WA, Columbus OH, St. Louis MO, and Miami FL at http://www.nasa.gov/50th/future_forums/index.html.



Events will be hosted at Explorer Island, NASA CoLab, the International Spaceflight Museum, and in Extropia Core.