{"id":3879,"date":"2013-08-09T05:54:47","date_gmt":"2013-08-09T05:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3879"},"modified":"2013-08-09T05:54:47","modified_gmt":"2013-08-09T05:54:47","slug":"isec-space-elevator-conference-aug-23-25-seattle-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3879","title":{"rendered":"ISEC Space Elevator Conference, Aug.23-25, Seattle, WA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isec.org\/sec\/\" target=\"_d\">ISEC Space Elevator Conference<\/a>\u00a0 will take place August 23-25 at the <a title=\"Museum of Flight\" href=\"http:\/\/www.museumofflight.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Museum of Flight<\/a> in Seattle, Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Online <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isec.org\/sec\/index.php\/technical-program\/registration\">Registration<\/a>\u00a0is open until August 18, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isec.org\/sec\/index.php\/technical-program\" target=\"_d\">Technical Program<\/a> will run from Friday, August 23, 2013 through Sunday, August 25, 2013:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Space Elevator Overview Presentation:<\/strong> The popular conceptual design<\/li>\n<li><strong>Presentations on Tether Climbers<\/strong>: The theme and main focus of this year&#8217;s conference<\/li>\n<li><strong><del>The Strong Tether Challenge<\/del>:\u00a0<\/strong>Canceled this year due to lack of competitors<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carbon Nanotube (CNT) Research:<\/strong> Latest progress in high strength CNT research<\/li>\n<li><strong>Various\u00a0Workshop on Space Elevator Feasibility:<\/strong>\u00a0 Multiple workshops throughout the conference on various space elevator topics.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SE Impact on the Future: <\/strong> Transformations enabled by the SE &#8211; space exploration, resource utilization, and more<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shotgun Science Session<\/strong>: Ideas not ready for prime time: rapid sequence, 5 minutes each<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On Saturday 24th, there will be a one day <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isec.org\/sec\/index.php\/family-science-fest\" target=\"_d\">Family Science Fest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Space Elevator Conference presents the third annual Family Science Fest on Saturday, August 24. This day-long, family-friendly event has something for everyone and you\u2019ll have the entire museum to explore, top to bottom. Local companies, organizations, schools and universities will offer hands-on activities, displays and demonstrations with the focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). Roam the museum\u2019s Side Gallery and watch teams compete in a special robotics competition; visit Robot Alley and the Gadget Gallery; participate in a special STEM Scavenger Hunt; learn about the Space Elevator and its importance to mankind at Space Elevator 101 and 201 presentations. This event is included in the Museum of Flight admission price.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ISEC Space Elevator Conference\u00a0 will take place August 23-25 at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington. Online Registration\u00a0is open until August 18, 2013. The Technical Program will run from Friday, August 23, 2013 through Sunday, August 25, 2013: Space Elevator Overview Presentation: The popular conceptual design Presentations on Tether Climbers: The theme and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3879\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">ISEC Space Elevator Conference, Aug.23-25, Seattle, WA<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,82,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-future","category-space-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-10z","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8688,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=8688","url_meta":{"origin":3879,"position":0},"title":"Space elevator conference reviews + Japanese tether climber competition","author":"TopSpacer","date":"August 29, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"In its latest newsletter, the\u00a0International Space Elevator Consortium (ISEC) reviews their\u00a0recent conference and sets the theme of next year's event :\u00a0ISEC Newsletter August 2014. 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