Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium Spring Meeting

Monday, April 24, 2023 -Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Venue: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab

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Featured Speakers

Registration

Click here to register to join us at the Spring Meeting: https://events.jhuapl.edu/LSICspring2023

Registration Deadlines: 10 April (in-person attendance); 17 April (virtual attendance).

Meeting Overview

The LSIC 2023 Spring Meeting will focus on the United States, NASA, and Space Tech’s vision for a sustained presence on the lunar surface. Panels, discussions, and working sessions will include topics such as long-term use cases for infrastructure on the lunar surface, technology developments, and discussing a community white paper aimed to capture the community’s perspective on the infrastructure and technology developments needed to support transition from a mostly NASA-supported presence to industry or other public or private participants.

Day 1 Keynote Speakers:

• Kurt "Spuds" Vogel, NASA Director of Space Architecture 
• James Reuter, NASA Associate Administrator for the Space Technology Mission Directorate

Day 2 Keynote Panel:

• Pam Melroy, NASA Deputy Administrator
• Stefanie Tompkins, Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
• Matt Daniels, Assistant Director of the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy for Space Security and Special Projects
• Kurt "Spuds" Vogel, NASA Director of Space Architecture 
• Moderated by Walter Engelund, Deputy Associate Administrator for Programs in the Space Technology Mission Directorate

Peripheral Activities

If you would also like to register for the LSIC Workshop: Space Technology Competitive Opportunities, which will be held on the day following the Spring Meeting, please click here: https://lsic.jhuapl.edu/Events/Agenda/index.php?id=441.

Travel

Please review important details, including COVID guidelines, about visiting APL here: https://www.jhuapl.edu/About/VisitorInformation

Lodging options can also be found on APL's website here: https://www.jhuapl.edu/About/Lodging
Please be sure to carefully check recent reviews of local hotels before making your final choice.

Draft Agenda

All times listed are Eastern

DAY 1 (Monday 24 April)
Time	Topic	Speaker(s)
9:00AM	Coffee & Networking (In Person and in GatherTown)
10:30AM	In-Person Welcome & Logistics	Rachel Klima, LSIC Director Robert Braun, Sector Head, Space Exploration Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)
10:35AM	NASA's Blueprint Objectives	Kurt “Spuds” Vogel, Director of Space Architecture, NASA
11:00AM	NASA Space Tech Update	Jim Reuter, Associate Administrator for Space Technology, NASA
11:25AM	Fireside Chat	MODERATOR: Niki Werkheiser, NASA Kurt “Spuds” Vogel, Director of Space Architecture, NASA Jim Reuter, Associate Administrator for Space Technology, NASA
11:50AM	BREAK
12:10PM	LSII and LSIC Updates	Wes Fuhrman, APL LSII Lead Rachel Klima, LSIC Director LSII Team, APL
1:00PM	Lunch Break & Community White Paper Discussions
2:40PM	PANEL: LuSTR Project Results	MODERATOR: Harri Vanhalla, NASA Paul van Susante, Michigan Technological University (ISRU) Ahsan Shoudhuri, University of Texas at El Paso (ISRU) Philip Lubin, University of California, Santa Barbara (Power)
4:00PM	BREAK
4:20PM	Lightning Talks	Community Members
5:00PM	Poster Session & Networking
6:00PM	Adjourn for the Day

Day 2 (Tuesday 25 April)
Time	Topic	Speaker(s)
9:00AM	Coffee & Networking in Person and in GatherTown
10:30AM	Welcome and Introduction	Robert Braun, Sector Head, Space Exploration, APL
10:35AM	PANEL: Government Collaboration to Meet Long-term Goals for a Lunar Ecosystem	MODERATOR: Walt Engelund, NASA Pam Melroy, Deputy Administrator, NASA Stefanie Tompkins, Director, DARPA Matt Daniels, Assistant Director for Space Security and Special Projects, White House OSTP Kurt “Spuds” Vogel, Director of Space Architecture, NASA
12:00PM	BREAK
12:20PM	CLPS Program Updates
12:35PM	PANEL: CLPS Program
1:10PM	Lunch Break and Small Group Discussions: National Strategy
2:40PM	PANEL: How Do Long-term Use Cases Drive Technology Development
3:40PM	BREAK
4:00PM	GROUP DISCUSSION: Findings and Recommendations
5:00PM	Adjourn Meeting