1. AIAA Structures TC Fall Meeting September 28, 2007 Lockheed-Martin Aeronautics Company, Ft. Worth, TX Host: Robert Taylor

2. Agenda Call meeting to order, mwh Go-around-the-room introductions, all Call for items to add to the agenda, mwh Update on TC organization, mwh Update on 49th SDM, request for reviewing abstracts, if still needed, Jeanette Domber Update on Starnes Award, Bob Jones Report from Member Report Card Committee, Mike Enright Aerospace America Article, Harry Hilton TC web page, Cristina Beldica

3. Agenda (cont’) TC Newsletter, Grant Hensen Liaison Reports, Brian Wardle, Steve Russell News about 50th SDM (if any yet), Steve Clay International Structures Session at 50th?, all Structures Education Panel at 50th? all Do we want two TC meetings at SDM, or one?, all Possible Structures TC CD (Like the Structural Dynamics CD ‘Exploring Structural Dynamics’), mwh Items of interest from AIAA, mwh Other Business, all

4. TC Organizational Structure/Goals The Structures Technical Committee (STRTC) is part of the Structures, Design, and Test Technical Activities Group under the AIAA Deputy Director for Materials and Structures. There is considerable latitude in the definition of committee activities. The three major goals of the AIAA Structures Technical Committee are: –Serve as a focal point for new developments in aerospace structures –Develop and deploy innovative approaches for rapid dissemination of technical information to professionals –Help in identifying future directions of research in support of aerospace systems. For more information on the Organizational Structure of the TC and how it fits into the AIAA see the TC Guide Book.TC Guide Book. Return to AIAA Structures TC home page

5. TC Organizational Structure Chair: M.W. Hyer, Va Tech Steering sub-Committee –Stephen Engelstad, Vice-Chair, L-M –Michael Mohaghegh, Boeing –Steven Russell, Secretary, Vought –Aditi Chattopadhyay, Arizona State U. –Mark Hilburger, NASA Langley

6. TC Organizational Structure (cont.) Web Master, Cristina Beldica, U. Ill Editor, Aerospace America, Harry Hilton, U. Ill Newsletter Editor, Grant Hensen, Analex Liaison, Materials TC, Brian Wardle, MIT Liaison, Long Range Planning, Steve Russell Liaison, Strategic Directions, Steve Russell TC Rep to 50 th, Steven Clay, WPAFB

7. TC Organizational Structure (cont.) TC Rep to 49 th SDM, Jeanette Domber, Ball TC Rep to 50 th, Steven Clay, WPAFB Member Report Card Committee, Michael Enright, Chair, Southwest Research –members: Ben Thacker, Norm Knight, Takahira Aoki, Mary Mahler Starnes Award Committee, Chair, Robert M. Jones –members: Byron Pipes, Michael Hyer