Kossiakoff Conference Center
The Johns Hopkins University- Applied Physics Laboratory
11100 Johns Hopkins Road
Laurel, Maryland 20723-6099
September 10-12, 2002
Dr. John Sommerer
Director, Research and Technology Development
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Rich. Katz
Grunt Engineer
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
AIAA Chapter Meeting
Monday Evening, September 9, 2002. Hors D'oeuvres/Cash Bar: 6:30 pm. Talk
begins at 7:15 pm
Invited Speaker
Dr. Nancy Leveson
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Do You Know What Your Software is Doing Right Now? Accidents and Mishaps
Involving Software
A. Applications: Military and
Aerospace
Tuesday Morning, September 10, 2002. Session starts at 9:00 am
Session Chair: Ralph Kohler - Air Force Research Laboratory
Invited Speaker: Ed Euler and Steven Jolly, Lockheed
Martin Astronautics Operations
Recovery from the Mars Surveyor '98 Failures: Lessons Learned and Applied
B. Design 1: Logic Design and
Programmable Devices
Tuesday Afternoon, September 10, 2002. Session starts at 1:30 pm.
Session Chair: Rich Katz - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Introduction: Dr. Roger D. Launius, NASA Chief
Historian
Invited History Talk: Allan J. McDonald, ATK
Thiokol Propulsion
The Challenger Accident
C. Reliability: Devices and The
Effects of the Radiation Environment
Wednesday Morning, September 11, 2002. Session starts at 8:45 am.
We will start with 9/11 memorial events.
Session Chairs: Ken LaBel - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
D. Design 2: Systems and Platforms
Wednesday Afternoon, September 11, 2002. Session starts at 1:45 pm.
Session Chairs: Dr. Tanya Vladimirova, University of Surrey; Agustin Fernandez-Leon,
European Space Agency
E. Design 3: Evolvable Hardware and
Other Systems and Architectures
Thursday, September 12, 2002. Session starts at 9:00 am.
Note that this session will run into the afternoon. Pizza lunch will be
provided.
Session Chair: John McHenry - National Security Agency
P. Poster Session
Posters will be up throughout the Conference. There will be a dedicated
Poster Session Wednesday Afternoon, September 11, 2002, from 3:00 - 3:45 pm.
Session Chair: Dr. Mark Martin - JHU/APL
Keynote Address and Dinner Speaker
Major General Richard A. Hack,
Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Materiel Command
Cocktails and Dinner from 6:00 - 7:45 pm, Tuesday, September 10, 2002.
Keynote Address starts at 7:45 pm.
Entertainment: Jackie Capecci http://www.tuxedoparkstrings.com/ 
Panel Session 
Why Is Mars So Hard?
A Discussion of the Technical, Programmatic, and Political Factors
That Have Lead To Failures at Mars over the Last 40 Years
Trivia Contest, Cocktails and Dinner from 5:00 - 6:30 pm, Wednesday,
September 11, 2002.
Entertainment: Jazz by the Barry Dove Orchestra
Panel Session starts at 6:30 pm.
Conference Ends
Thursday, September 12, 2002, 2:40 pm.
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