Minutes of ARISS International Monthly Meeting
Go To Meeting/Teleconference
September 19, 2023 – 1100 UTC
Participants
Oliver Amend
Tanya Anderson
Frank Bauer
Armand Buzianowski
Shizuo Endo
Gianpietro Ferrario
Micol Ivancic
David Jordan
Keigo Komuro
Glenn MacDonell
Will Marchant
Lou McFadin
Ciaran Morgan
Martha Muir
Eric Oosterbaan
Jan Poppeliers
Kenneth Ransom
Gordon Scannell
Diana Schuller
Dave Taylor
Rosalie White
Satoshi Yasuda
Meeting Agenda
Roll Call—Martha Muir, W4MSA
Martha took attendance by recording the names shown on the Go To Meeting screen.
Welcome—Frank Bauer KA3HDO
Frank welcomed everyone to today’s meeting. He brought up the concept of branding, What does ARISS want to call itself once we move beyond the ISS? How do we adjust? We are still Amateur Radio. We are still International. We will still be on a space station. Think about this.
Frank extended a welcome to Yoshida Tetsuya, new member of the ARISS team in Japan. He also welcomed and introduced Tanya Anderson, new Director of Education for ARISS-USA.
1. Call for Acceptance of Minutes--Frank Bauer KA3HDO and Martha Muir W4MSA [Decisional]
Glenn MacDonell made a motion to accept the minutes of the July meeting.Rosalie White seconded that motion which was accepted without dissent.The minutes will be sent to Carol Jackson to be posted on the ARISS-I website.
2. 40th Anniversary Celebration Update – Frank Bauer
Frank suggested the theme for the 40th Anniversary Celebration could be ‘The Positive Impact of Amateur Radio on Human Spaceflight.”Owen Garriott’s use of ham radio on STS-9 Space Shuttle Columbia in November-December of 1983 was the first time the public could interact with an astronaut in space.Few could talk but thousands could hear him.
Schedule for the week:
Frank is expecting about 150 people at the celebration though we could accommodate more.There will be a cost to attend, about the equivalent of an expensive wedding. Frank is still looking for corporate donors to bring the cost down.
Expanded Schedule Details:
Delegate Meeting Schedule: Meetings run from 9 AM to 5 PM.
Tuesday: morning: Year in Review and Region Reports. Afternoon: Education Activities and Axiom.
Wednesday: Engineering and Operations
Thursday: Tours of the Kennedy Space Center starting at the Visitors Center. At 5 PM, there will be a reception where delegates can walk around the exhibits in the Exhibition Hall. We will also present awards to members of our team.
Friday: Conference featuring the Space Shuttle program in the morning and MIR in the afternoon. Conference adjourns at 4 PM to allow attendees to get ready for the Gala at 6 PM. Saturday: Conference featuring ARISS, adjourning at 5 PM.
Lunch on Friday and Saturday will have panel presentations with astronauts.The conference days will include presentations on astronaut experiences, SuitSat, and students who were involved in ARISS contacts and are now involved in STEM/STEAM careers.Some will be ‘lightning round’ talks that last only 3 to 5 minutes.
Gala: board buses at the Visitors Center for the drive over to the Saturn V building. Dress:business casual- polo shirts, nice dress. No shorts, no t-shirts.
Need to add activities for partners, like spouses and others. Hotels:There are 6 hotels identified in Titusville and Cape Canaveral.Attendees must reserve rooms for themselves. Must make reservations by December 19th (except the Marriott where you must make your reservations by January 19th). Coming soon: formal invitations, website, and press releases.
Aiming for a $100 fee for the annual conference and $100 for the Gala.This includes breakfast, lunch, and snacks. Frank showed a slide showing levels of sponsorship – platinum, gold, silver, and bronze. Perhaps we will offer a ‘sponsor an astronaut’ option.Email ‘Astro-hams-40 yrs@ariss-i.org.”
Oliver thanked Frank for organizing all of this.
3. SSTV Updates – Frank Bauer
Frank met with Sergey Samburov who said he is going to set up the equipment as early as the first week of October, perhaps in time for the anniversary of Sputnik.
We are very close to getting SSTV running again.
AOB (Any Other Business)
Oliver said that Amand Budzianowski shared that ESA has a new astronaut from Poland, Slawosz Uznamiski, who has plans to get involved in ARISS activities.
Axiom-3 mission is launching no sooner than January 2024. Michael Lopez-Alegria will be the commander. At least three of the astronauts are or will be licensed hams by launch time.
Rosalie thanked folks for sending her activity reports
Next Meeting October 17, 2023, 1200 UTC. Notice this new time reflects seasonal time changes in the USA and Europe.
Go To Meeting/Teleconference
September 19, 2023 – 1100 UTC
Participants
Oliver Amend
Tanya Anderson
Frank Bauer
Armand Buzianowski
Shizuo Endo
Gianpietro Ferrario
Micol Ivancic
David Jordan
Keigo Komuro
Glenn MacDonell
Will Marchant
Lou McFadin
Ciaran Morgan
Martha Muir
Eric Oosterbaan
Jan Poppeliers
Kenneth Ransom
Gordon Scannell
Diana Schuller
Dave Taylor
Rosalie White
Satoshi Yasuda
Meeting Agenda
Roll Call—Martha Muir, W4MSA
Martha took attendance by recording the names shown on the Go To Meeting screen.
Welcome—Frank Bauer KA3HDO
Frank welcomed everyone to today’s meeting. He brought up the concept of branding, What does ARISS want to call itself once we move beyond the ISS? How do we adjust? We are still Amateur Radio. We are still International. We will still be on a space station. Think about this.
Frank extended a welcome to Yoshida Tetsuya, new member of the ARISS team in Japan. He also welcomed and introduced Tanya Anderson, new Director of Education for ARISS-USA.
1. Call for Acceptance of Minutes--Frank Bauer KA3HDO and Martha Muir W4MSA [Decisional]
Glenn MacDonell made a motion to accept the minutes of the July meeting.Rosalie White seconded that motion which was accepted without dissent.The minutes will be sent to Carol Jackson to be posted on the ARISS-I website.
2. 40th Anniversary Celebration Update – Frank Bauer
Frank suggested the theme for the 40th Anniversary Celebration could be ‘The Positive Impact of Amateur Radio on Human Spaceflight.”Owen Garriott’s use of ham radio on STS-9 Space Shuttle Columbia in November-December of 1983 was the first time the public could interact with an astronaut in space.Few could talk but thousands could hear him.
Schedule for the week:
- Tuesday - Wednesday, February 20-21, 2024: International Face to Face meeting.
- Thursday, February 22, 2024: Tours of the Kennedy Space Center.
- Friday - Saturday, February 23-23, 2024: 40th Anniversary Celebration including a Gala dinner under the Saturn V rocket Friday evening.
- Venue: Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space Center in Titusville, Florida.
Frank is expecting about 150 people at the celebration though we could accommodate more.There will be a cost to attend, about the equivalent of an expensive wedding. Frank is still looking for corporate donors to bring the cost down.
Expanded Schedule Details:
Delegate Meeting Schedule: Meetings run from 9 AM to 5 PM.
Tuesday: morning: Year in Review and Region Reports. Afternoon: Education Activities and Axiom.
Wednesday: Engineering and Operations
Thursday: Tours of the Kennedy Space Center starting at the Visitors Center. At 5 PM, there will be a reception where delegates can walk around the exhibits in the Exhibition Hall. We will also present awards to members of our team.
Friday: Conference featuring the Space Shuttle program in the morning and MIR in the afternoon. Conference adjourns at 4 PM to allow attendees to get ready for the Gala at 6 PM. Saturday: Conference featuring ARISS, adjourning at 5 PM.
Lunch on Friday and Saturday will have panel presentations with astronauts.The conference days will include presentations on astronaut experiences, SuitSat, and students who were involved in ARISS contacts and are now involved in STEM/STEAM careers.Some will be ‘lightning round’ talks that last only 3 to 5 minutes.
Gala: board buses at the Visitors Center for the drive over to the Saturn V building. Dress:business casual- polo shirts, nice dress. No shorts, no t-shirts.
Need to add activities for partners, like spouses and others. Hotels:There are 6 hotels identified in Titusville and Cape Canaveral.Attendees must reserve rooms for themselves. Must make reservations by December 19th (except the Marriott where you must make your reservations by January 19th). Coming soon: formal invitations, website, and press releases.
Aiming for a $100 fee for the annual conference and $100 for the Gala.This includes breakfast, lunch, and snacks. Frank showed a slide showing levels of sponsorship – platinum, gold, silver, and bronze. Perhaps we will offer a ‘sponsor an astronaut’ option.Email ‘Astro-hams-40 yrs@ariss-i.org.”
Oliver thanked Frank for organizing all of this.
3. SSTV Updates – Frank Bauer
Frank met with Sergey Samburov who said he is going to set up the equipment as early as the first week of October, perhaps in time for the anniversary of Sputnik.
We are very close to getting SSTV running again.
AOB (Any Other Business)
Oliver said that Amand Budzianowski shared that ESA has a new astronaut from Poland, Slawosz Uznamiski, who has plans to get involved in ARISS activities.
Axiom-3 mission is launching no sooner than January 2024. Michael Lopez-Alegria will be the commander. At least three of the astronauts are or will be licensed hams by launch time.
Rosalie thanked folks for sending her activity reports
Next Meeting October 17, 2023, 1200 UTC. Notice this new time reflects seasonal time changes in the USA and Europe.
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