1. AIAA Aerospace Sciences Group TC Presentation
AIAA AVIATION 2014
Atlanta, GA
16-20 June 2014

2. AIAA Topic: Conference Attendance
U. S. Government attendance
Restrictions are still in place for government travel
Paperwork has grown
There have been two federal government efforts in relation to this restriction
Memo from Frank Kendall
Under Secretary of Defense of AT&L
To all DoD Agencies in regard to technical conference attendance
General Accounting Office (GAO)
Engagement on Scientific Conferences
What effects, if any, has DOD’s policy for the oversight and approval of conference sponsoring and attendance had on the DOD science and technology enterprise? & Technical Conferences

3. AIAA Topic: Conference Attendance/Budget FY14

4. AIAA Topic: Membership (FY2010, FY13 dues increase years)
31% of “new” are rejoins
29% of new members from web
18% are from conferences – this declining
16% are from upgrades – slight decrease

5. TAC Topic: New Event Model (NEM)
The dates and locations for the 2015 forums (most) have been finalized.
AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition
5-9 January 2015
Gaylord Palms and Convention Center
Kissimmee, Florida
AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition
22-26 June 2015
Hilton Anatole
Dallas, Texas 
AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum and Exposition
27-29 July 2015
Hilton Orlando
Orlando, Florida
AIAA Space and Astronautics Forum and Exposition
18-20 August 2015
Pasadena Convention Center
Pasadena CA
The AIAA Defense and Security Forum and Exposition is still in development.
Tentatvie meeting at Johns-Hopkins Univ.
March

6. TAC Topic: NEM Structure
Executive Steering Committee
4-6 high-level representatives from industry, gov’t, academia
Forum Organizing Committee
Led by Forum General Chair
Forum
Technical Chair
Integration Chair
Public Policy Chair
Education Chair
International
Chair
Member Engagement Chair
Etc.
Technical Program Committee
Led by Forum Technical Chairs (formerly Conference General Chair)
 Forum Technical Chairs from AS, ADS, and IS Groups
Chairs sit on Forum Organizing Committee
Representatives from TCs/PCs
Representatives from co-located symposia, workshops
Representatives from other societies (ASCE, ASME, etc.)

7. TAC Topic: Science &Technology Forum & Exposition
Dates/Location Confirmed:
5-9 January 2015, Gaylord Palms and Convention Center, Kissimmee, FL
Executive Steering Committee:
John Evans, Vice President, International Engineering and Technology, Lockheed Martin
Robert Braun, David and Andrew Lewis Professor of Space Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology
James Shields, Chief Executive Officer, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
Prof. Tom Shih, Head and Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University
George Lesieutre, Professor and Head of Aerospace Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University (SciTech 2015 Forum General Chair)

8. TAC/ASG Topics: New Event Model (NEM)
Reduction in number AIAA conference locations
Fewer opportunities to train/expose TC members to conference planning & organization
TC Chairs/Vice Chairs have been presented a new ASG Forum Chair rotation (upcoming slide)
Work load has increased for January meeting
ASM is now SciTech
Includes “old” GNC Conference (GNC, MST, AFM) plus ASM conference
The Defense Conference is still not developed due to Government reduction in travel.

9. ASG Topic: Conference Attendance Total = 2754 ASG = 1363

10. ASG Technical Forum Chairs
SciTech
AVIATION
Year TC
AIAA Role
2014
ASE TP
2015
GNC
AFM MS FD
ASG Forum Technical Chair (G1)
ASG Forum Deputy Technical Chair (G2)
ASG Forum Deputy Technical Chair (G3)
ASG Forum Technical Chair
ASG Forum Deputy Technical Chair
2016
PDL
APA
2017
AMT/GT
2018 AA
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
ASG Topic:
ASG Technical Forum Chairs
Proposed ASG Chair Rotation Assignment and Schedule
for
SciTech
&
AVIATION
Note: The same person does not need to be a TCs appointee/volunteer for all 3 years of the cycle.

11. ASG Topic: ASG Technical Forum Chairs
G1 ~741 papers
G2 ~730 papers
G3 ~340 papers

12. ASG Topic: Replacement of Scholar One
Desired by ASG Director and many TCs
Will raise issue again at TAC meeting in August
Scholar One issues
Difficulty in use
Poor Information Assurance (IA) implementation
Need working group to find viable replacement
My suggestions for group
AIAA Staff (Ann Ames, Carmela Brittingham)
Recent ASG Technical Forum Chairs (Rob Vermeland, Robbie Robertson, Brett Ridgley, Andy Broeren, other Forum Chairs from ASD, SPACE, P&E)
Recent Discipline Chairs (TCs with large number of sessions)
Need representative from Journals (e.g. AIAA, Thermophysics & Heat Transfer)

13. ASG Topic: TC Funds
No TAC Group Directors given annual funding for FY14
Hopefully will be restored in FY15
AIAA finances are problematic after last FY

14. Questions & Comments

16. AIAA Topic: Conference Attendance

17. AIAA Topic: Conference Attendance

18. TC Topic: Health Assessment
How healthy is your TC? TC/PC Self Assessment
Search for the file “TAC_F_Committee Self Assessment_V02”
Major items
Does your TC have a Charter?
Does your TC have a written manual or reference document?
A written process is needed if you select an award (e.g. best student paper, Aerodynamics or Thermophysics award).
How do members and others know what your TC is doing?
Web Pages
Good improvement
Keep up the good work

19. Aerospace Sciences Group Leadership Team
Jim Keenan – Director Technical
Fluid Sciences Deputy Directors
John Schmisseur
Tom Beutner
Aeroacoustics
Walter Eversman / Casey Burley
Aerodynamic Measurement Technology
Paul Danehy / Steven Beresh
Atmospheric and Space Environments
Marcia K. Politovich / Justin Likar
Fluid Dynamics
David Williams / TBD
Ground Test
Steve Dunn / Wink Baker
Meshing, Visualization, & Comp. Env.
Carl F. Ollivier-Gooch / Nick Wyman
Plasmadynamics and Lasers
Ron Litchford / Jonathan Poggie
Thermophysics
Eric Silk / Greg Naterer
Flight Sciences Deputy Directors
Rob Vermeland
Robbie Robertson
Applied Aerodynamics
Martiqua Post / TBD
Astrodynamics
Al Cangahuala / TBD
Atmospheric Flight Mechanics
Peggy Williams-Hayes / Rick Lind
Guidance, Navigation, and Control
D. Brett Ridgely / TBD
Modeling and Simulation
Bimal L. Aponso / Steven Beard 19