SUNDAY – OCTOBER 1
3:00 – 8:00 p.m. Conference Registration (Emerald Lanai)
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Opening Reception (Poolside Lawn)
MONDAY – OCTOBER 2
7:00 a.m. Registration (Emerald Lanai)
7:00 a.m. Delegate Networking Breakfast (Mauna Lani Lanai)
OPENING PLENARY SESSION (Ballroom I, II)
8:00 a.m Welcoming Remarks
Henk Rogers
Chairman, Board of Directors
Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES)
8:15 a.m. Hawai`i: A Portal to the Space Frontier
The Honorable George R. Ariyoshi
Former Governor of Hawaii (1974-1986)
Peter Quigley
Chairman, Hawaii Aerospace Advisory Committee
Senator Will Espero
Hawaii State Legislature
Representative Gene Ward
Hawaii State Legislature
8:45 a.m. How to Build an International Moon Village
Dr. Johann-Dietrich Wörner
Director General – European Space Agency
9:30 a.m. Envisioning a Sustainable MoonBase – View Presentation
Roger Dean
Internationally Renowned Artist and Designer
10:00 a.m. Delegate Networking and Refreshments: Mauna Lani Lanai
10:30 a.m. PLENARY PANEL (Ballroom I, II)
An International MoonBase Alliance: Connecting the Dots
Panelists: Bruce Pittman, Flight Projects Director /NASA Ames (Moderator)
- A. C. Charania, Business Development & Strategy Manager – Blue Origin
- Dr. Rolf Erdmann, Head of Business Development – PT Scientists
- Dr. Bernard Foing, Director – ILEWG*
- Dr. Alex MacDonald, Senior Economic Advisor – NASA HQ
- Dr. Clive Neal, Chairman – Lunar Exploration Analysis Group
- Dr. Dan Rasky, Director, Space Portal/NASA Ames
- Julie Rottier, Foreign Affairs Officer – SAT2/ Dept. of State
- Dennis Wingo, Founder and CEO Skycorp Inc
- *International Lunar Exploration Working Group – European Space Agency
11:40 a.m. Overview of Working Groups
Henk Rogers, IMS Chairman
NOON Lunch (Mauna Lani Lanai)
Luncheon Keynote
Topic: The Moon as a Gateway to Mars and Beyond
Dr. Buzz Aldrin
Apollo 11 Astronaut
1:30 p.m. Working Groups – Breakout Session I (Ballroom III, IV)
- Group 1 – Commercialization/Business Dynamics
- Group 3 – Cultural/Philosophical Factors
- Group 4 – Public Relations
- Group 9 – Inter-Agency/Public-Private Partnership
3:00 p.m. Delegate Networking and Refreshments – Mauna Lani Lanai
3:30 p.m. Working Group Breakout Session 2 (Ballrooms III & IV )
- Group 1 – Commercialization/Business Dynamics
- Group 2 – Geological/Geographical Factors
- Group 7 – Robotics / Surface System Components
- Group 9 – Inter-Agency/Public-Private Partnership
5:00 p.m. Evening Networking Reception (Honu Garden)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3
7:00 a.m. Networking Breakfast: Mauna Lani Lanai
8:00 a.m. PLENARY SESSION (Ballroom I, II)
Space Settlement: A Prosperous and Hopeful Future for All
Mark Hopkins
Chairman, National Space Society
8:30 a.m. The Challenges of Establishing a Human Settlement on the Moon
Dr. Erik Seedhouse
Norwegian / Canadian Suborbital Astronaut
9:00 a.m. Back to the Moon: A Look at Global Indicators – View Presentation
Rob Kelso
Former NASA Space Shuttle Flight Director
9:30 a.m. Settling Space
Mark Craig
Former NASA Strategic Plan Architect
10:00 a.m. Delegate Networking and Refreshments – Mauna Lani Lanai
10:30 a.m. Human Activities on our Moon: Past, Present and Future Visions
Madhu Thangavelu
Fellow, NASA’s Institute of Advanced Concepts
Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES)
11:00 a.m. Opening the Moon through Low-Cost Lunar Transportation
John Thornton
CEO/ Astrobotic
11:30 a.m. Lunar Activities in Support of Human Exploratio – View Presentation
Dr. Ben Bussey
Chief Exploration Scientist, Advanced Exploration Systems – NASA HQ
Noon Lunch (Mauna Lani Lanai)
Luncheon Keynote
Topic: ESA’s Moon Village Paradigm: A Roadmap to the Future
Dr. Tai Sik Lee
President
Korean Institute of Civil Engineering & Building Technology
Working Groups – Breakout Session 3 (Ballrooms III & IV)
- Group 1 – Commercialization/Business Dynamics
- Group 5 – Organizational Structure
- Group 6 – Design/Architectural Factors
- Group 9 – Inter-Agency/Public-Private Partnership
3:00 p.m. Delegate Networking and Refreshments: Mauna Lani Lanai
3:30 p.m. Working Group Breakout Session 4, (Ballrooms III & IV )
- Group 1 – Commercialization/Business Dynamics
- Group 2 – Geological/Geographical Factors
- Group 4 – Public Relations (mid course adjustment)
- Group 7 – Robotics / Surface System Components
5:00 p.m. Recess
6:00 p.m. Working Group Breakout Session 5 “optional” (Ballrooms III & IV )
Four Working Groups TBD
7:30 p.m. Working Group Breakout Session 5 concludes
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4
7:00 a.m. Delegate Networking Breakfast: Mauna Lani Lanai
8:00 a.m. PLENARY SESSION (Ballrooms I, II)
8:00 a.m. Assessment of Hawaii’s Volcanic Regolith as an Analog for MoonBase Development – View Presentation
Dr. Jeff Taylor
Professor of Planetary Sciences, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology
8:30 a.m. 3-D Printing Lunar Habitats through Mobile Automated Additive Construction
Robert Mueller
Senior Technologist, Swamp Works – NASA Kennedy Space Center
9:00 a.m. Lunar Sourced GEO Powersats: An Integrated ISRU System
Dr. Peter Schubert
Director, Richard G. Lugar Center for Renewable Energy
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Indiana/Purdue Universities
9:30 a.m. HI-SEAS as a Testbed for Living and Working on Other World – View Presentation
Brian Shiro
Geology Lead, HI-SEAS
10:00 a.m. Delegate Networking and Refreshments: Mauna Lani Lanai
10:30 a.m. ISRU Construction Technology for Moon and Mars
Dr. Tai Sik Lee
President, Korean Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology
11:00 a.m. Improving Life of Earth with Lunar Resources
Dennis Wingo
Founder and CEO – Skycorp, Inc.
11:30 a.m. Why the Space Economy Matters
David Dunlop
Chair, International Committee – National Space Society
NOON Lunch (Ballroom I, II)
Luncheon Keynote
Topic: Opening the Lunar Frontier – For All of Us
Dr. Bob Richards
Founder and CEO, Moon Express
1:30 p.m. Working Group Breakout Session 6 (Ballrooms III & IV )
- Group 1 – Commercialization/Business Dynamics
- Group 5 – Organizational Structure
- Group 6 – Design/Architectural Factors
- Group 8 – Developmental Resources/Funding
3:00 p.m. Delegate Networking and Refreshments: (Mauna Lani Lanai)
3:30 p.m. Working Group Breakout Session 7 (Ballrooms III & IV)
- Group 2 – Geological/Geographical Factors
- Group 3 – Cultural/Philosophical Factors
- Group 4 – Public Relations
- Group 7 – Robotics /Surface System Components
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
6:30 p.m. ALOHA Luau (Kekaha Lawn)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5
7:00 a.m. Networking Breakfast: (Mauna Lani Lanai)
8:00 a.m. Meeting of Working Group Leaders (TBD)
Discussion of Working Group recommendations and next steps, including final draft of press release from Public Relations Working Group.