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2nd Annual NASA Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs)/Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) Partnerships Meeting

By NASA's Office of STEM Engagement / MUREP

Date and time

Wednesday, September 16, 2015 · 8am - 12:30pm CDT

Location

Davidson Center

1 Tranquility Base Hunstville, AL 35805

Description

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. 

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