Actions Panel
2nd Annual NASA Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs)/Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) Partnerships Meeting
Date and time
Location
Davidson Center
1 Tranquility Base Hunstville, AL 35805Description
EVENT REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.
THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT AT NASA'S 2ND ANNUAL HBCU/MSI PARTNERSHIPS MEETING
REGISTRATION CLOSED AS OF 4PM (EST) ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
This event is targeting NASA’s immediate and future subcontracting opportunities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSI). This is an opportunity to network with representatives from NASA and its prime contractors including Aerojet Rocketdyne, Ch2M Hill, Jacobs, Lockheed Martin, Orbital ATK, Teledyne Brown Engineering, The Boeing Company, and United Launch Alliance among others.
NASA and many of its large business prime contractors will be afforded the opportunity to interact with HBCU/MSI representatives to discuss potential subcontracting opportunities. NASA and the NASA primes, would like to extend a special invitation to the HBCU/MSI community to attend this special networking opportunity. The one-day event is part of an overall NASA initiative designed to increase prime and subcontract opportunities with HBCU/MSIs.
Agenda
TIME TOPIC
08:00 Registration/Meet & Greet
08:30 Call to Order/Housekeeping
Welcome/Intro of Elected Officials
Elected Officials
Opening Remarks:
Marshall Space Flight Center Welcome
NASA Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) Welcome
NASA Welcome
09:00 State of HBCUs/MSIs at NASA
09:10 MSFC HBCU Initiative
09:20 Education Funding Opportunities at NASA
09:30 Formation of a Mentor Protégé Agreement Relationship
09:45 Break
10:00 HBCU Mentor Protégé Success Story
10:45 Other Federal Agencies Engagement with HBCUs / MSIs
11:30 Networking
12:30 Adjourn
Organized by
The NASA Office of STEM Engagement Minority University and Education Project (MUREP) engages underrepresented populations through a wide variety of capacity building initiatives. Multi-year cooperative agreements are awarded to assist Minority Serving Institutions, including faculty and students, in research of pertinent missions.