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Marshall Institute: Innovation in Aerospace
8am, Breakfast provided Please RSVP by calling (202) 296-9655 or email info@marshall.org. During much of the 20th century, the aerospace industry drove innovation in the U.S. economy. Thus, it earned the moniker, "the space age." By the end of the century, however, developments in information technology, biological sciences, and biotechnology seemed to eclipse aerospace as a major driver of innovation in the United States. Indeed, the "information revolution" replaced the "space age" as an off-hand reference to the century. At the same time, mainstream aerospace activity, particularly as it related to government programs intended to serve the national interest, suffered from increased bureaucratization and risk aversion. National centers of technical creativity and innovation shifted from aerospace firms, which were consolidating and downsizing with the end of the Cold War, to places such as Silicon Valley and the Northern Virginia technology corridor. Yet, with the turn of the millennium, a growing movement of space professionals sought to import the culture and innovativeness of the IT revolution into aerospace. Capital started to flow from information technology enterprises back into aerospace while individuals who had successful careers in the information revolution sought to join the aerospace community. During this time, the U.S. government sought to capitalize on these trends by exploring new models of public-private cooperation. To explore these trends and their implications for U.S. civil space programs, the Marshall Institute is holding a workshop to explore the means of promoting greater creativity and innovation in the aerospace industry. In particular, the workshop will examine the challenges, lessons, and applicability of the information technology industry's practices for the aerospace community and the experience that innovative firms have had in working with government agencies. Panel I: Introducing Silicon Valley to Aerospace
Panel II: Public-Private Partnerships
The Marshall Institute's National Security Space program provide the public, the media, and policy makers with information and assessments to aid their consideration of those controversial issues. The George C. Marshall Institute, a non-profit research group founded in 1984, is dedicated to fostering and preserving the integrity of science in the policy process. The Institute conducts technical assessments of scientific developments with a major impact on public policy and communicates the results of its analyses to the press, Congress and the public (www.marshall.org). Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Location: National Press Club 529 14th St, NW, Washington, DC, US Web Site Address: http://www.marshall.org Contact Email Address: < info@marshall.org > |
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