MOFFETT FIELD, CA - August 19, 2010
-- NASA will host a Green Aviation Summit Sept. 8-9 to highlight the
agency's work to develop environmentally responsible aviation
technologies.
The two-day meeting at NASA's Ames Research
Center in Moffett Field, Calif., will bring together experts from NASA,
other federal government organizations, industry and academia. They
will discuss groundbreaking solutions that NASA and its research
partners are developing to reduce aircraft noise, emissions and fuel
consumption, and to ensure the safe and manageable growth of the
aviation system.
The Green Aviation Summit will feature
keynote presentations by leading policymakers as well as detailed
technical presentations and panel discussions on the current
state-of-the-art and emerging technologies. NASA Administrator Charles
Bolden will address the participants on Sept. 8.
Seating is
limited. Journalists interested in attending the summit must register
online by Aug. 31. Portions of the event will be broadcast live on NASA
Television's Education Channel.
For registration and more information, visit: http://www.aeronautics.nasa.gov/calendar/20100908.htm For more information about aeronautics research at NASA, visit: http://www.aeronautics.nasa.gov