Broadcast 2233 (Special Edition)

Guests: Dr. Nicola Sarzi-Amade, John Spencer. Topics: ISDC 2014 Space Conference, speakers, tracks, events, and programs. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed Dr. Nicola Sarzi-Amade and John Spencer to the program to discuss this year's ISDC 2014 conference to be held at the Los Angeles Sheraton Gateway Hotel from May 14-18, 2014. The theme of this years conference is "A Space Renaissance." For more information and to follow our one hour discussion in one segment, visit www.isdc.nss.org/2014. We started our discussion with John setting the stage for ISDC 2014 and today's rapidly evolving space industry. Nicola talked about the 11 tracks which are all detailed on the ISDC website. For full information about the tracks, panels, and track speakers & coordinators, see http://isdc.nss.org/2014/tracks.html. As you will hear, some tracks go for the entire length of the conference, others only for a day or two. Nicola highlighted many of the speakers, track c-chairs, & more. Both our guests stressed the Los Angeles benefits including connections to the film industry and terrific sites to see, several of which are available on ISDC special tours including SpaceX, JPL, and the Griffith Observatory. Nicola also talked about dinner and lunch speakers as well as the morning keynote speakers. Note that while keynotes are in progress, there are no competing tracks going on at the same time. We also talked about awards going to Elon Musk and Gwynne Shotwell. Check out the featured speakers at http://isdc.nss.org/2014/speakers-vip.html and the meal & plenary speakers at http://isdc.nss.org/2014/speakers-meals.html. Conference registration has many options from full conference registration to daily registration. Also, hotel registration is available through the ISDC website. We also learned that the overflow hotel is almost adjacent to the Sheraton Gateway but if you register early, you can still get the Sheraton Gateway at the conference rate. our guests highlighted some of the special areas of expertise for many guests. For example, when talking about Tabor, John discussed Inspiration Mars and the World View program. Near the end, we learned that there is an ISDC Meet UP at the end of the conference Sunday afternoon. If you can stay, don't miss this event. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog. You can reach John or Nicola through me.