2. Inspire the imagination, reinforce a passion for knowledgeand energize the creative spirit NIAC’sNIAC’sProcessProcess Provide a pathway for revolutionary discoveries by innovators with the ability for non-linear, orthogonal creativity

3. PublicityPublicityStimulates Inspiration for Revolutionary Breakthroughs Stimulates and Vigorous Scientific Reviewand ReviewSee handoutSee handout

4. PublicityPublicityStimulates Inspiration for Revolutionary Breakthroughs Stimulates and Vigorous Scientific Reviewand ReviewMasurskyAward for Gentry LeeDragon Moon PressLA TimesArizona DailyNew ScientistSpaceRefThe Future of ThingsScienceNowEngadgetZdnetPhysorgYbanetDigitalSilenceGSFC Engineering ColloquiumMRTAIAA Aerospace AmericaSpace NewsSpace Talk ShowNOVAFutures ChannelDiscovery ChannelTechLINKSExchangeCNNUSATodayAstronaut Hall of Fame for Jeff HoffmanOutlook Series Publicity –October 2006 –February 2007See handoutSee handout

5. PublicityPublicityStimulates Inspiration for Revolutionary Breakthroughs Stimulates and Vigorous Scientific Reviewand ReviewSee handoutSee handout“NASA 360”DVD being shown during lunch

6. Successful transition of NIAC concepts into NASA, DARPA, NRO and Private Industry(Examples) •Additional funding received•Included in long range plans•Intellectually accepted –subject of internal studiesVision and creativity, plus a passion for what you do, can make a difference

7. Lorentz-Actuated OrbitsMason Peck

8. Optics for the Study ofExtrasolarTerrestrial PlanetsNeville Woolf

9. Mini-MagnetosphericPlasma PropulsionRobert Winglee

10. TailoredForce FieldsNarayanan Komerath

11. Moon & Mars Orbiting SpinningTether TransportRobert Hoyt

12. Global EnvironmentalMicro SensorsJohn Manobianco

13. Planetary ExplorationUsing BiomimeticsAnthony Colozza

14. Solid State AircraftAnthony Colozza

15. New Worlds ImagerWebster Cash

16. AstronautBio-SuitSystemDavaNewman

17. ElectromagneticFormation FlightDavid Miller & Ray Sedwick

18. Global ConstellationOf StratosphericScientific PlatformsKerry Nock

19. SpaceElevatorBradley Edwards

20. SpaceElevatorGlobal ConstellationOf StratosphericScientific PlatformsElectromagneticFormationFlightAstronautBio-SuitSystemNew Worlds ImagerSolid State AircraftPlanetary ExplorationUsing BiomimeticsGlobal EnvironmentalMicro SensorsMoon & Mars Orbiting SpinningTether TransportTailoredForce FieldsMini-MagnetosphericPlasma PropulsionOptics for the Study ofExtrasolarTerrestrial PlanetsLorentz-Actuated Orbits

21. NIAC Student Fellows Prize (Funded by USRA)

31. Keynote SpeakersDr. Paul SpudisJohns Hopkins Applied Physics LabTuesday, March 61:30PMDr. Ronald TurnerANSER, Analytic Services, Inc. Wednesday, March 78:30PM

32. Creativity and Imagination are necessities, not luxuries