Monthly Meeting @ Barbara Bush Library on Saturday, July 12, 2024 at 2PM

Join us for our Monthly NSS North Houston Space Society (http://NorthHoustonSpace.org) meeting.

This will be a hybrid meeting. Come in person at Barbara Bush Library (6817 Cypresswood Drive, Spring, TX 77379) or join us online using Zoom (updated): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86974913400

The meeting will be on Saturday, July 12, 2024 at 2PM (US Central Time).

2:00 PM – Opening Remarks
2:10 PM – Space News – Vendoni Woodfairy
2:40 PM – Passing the Torch: Educating and Inspiring the Next Generation – Daniel Roy
4:00 PM – End of Meeting at the Library
(as soon as we can get there)
Informal get together at PJ’s Coffee near the library

About our Featured Speaker: Daniel M. Roy

After an international engineering career in biomed, aerospace and software businesses, Dan is now happily retired in League City TX where he leads monthly STEM parties (microscopy and astronomy) for the park services and volunteers for the Foundation for International Space Education (FISE) United Space School (USS) program which brings 50 most brilliant kids from 25 countries to Houston for an intensive workshop about the space program.  Dan is also the education and outreach coordinator for the Houston Astronomical Society (HAS) and (of course) a member of NSS and a fan of its North Houston chapter. He enjoys indulging his ignorance in a wide range of scientific subjects as a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He also enjoys cooking, biking, nature walking, kayaking and doing whatever is on wife Rebe’s “honey do” list.

About the Meeting

Meetings are open to all age groups and interest levels. Come explore with us the potential that developing and exploring space has to better life here on earth and to open up new frontiers creating new perspectives that can help enrich the human experience.

The Vision of NSS is people living and working in thriving communities beyond the Earth, and the use of the vast resources of space for the dramatic betterment of humanity.

The Mission of NSS is to promote social, economic, technological, and political change in order to expand civilization beyond Earth, to settle space and to use the resulting resources to build a hopeful and prosperous future for humanity. Accordingly, we support steps toward this goal, including human spaceflight, commercial space development, space exploration, space applications, space resource utilization, robotic precursors, defense against asteroids, relevant science, and space settlement oriented education.

Website:  http://NorthHoustonSpace.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NssNorthHoustonSpaceSociety/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nss-north-houston-space-society/
Barbara Bush Library: https://hcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/events?series=6765e65bfea9b97171fc2ac1

Meeting Roles and Responsibilities

There is a lot of work involved before, during and after the meetings to make them run smoothly. We could use your help! If you are interested in helping, please email nathan.price@NorthHoustonSpace.org. Here are the current assignments and open roles for our next meeting:

Meeting RolesDescriptionJuly 12, 2025
MCOpen meeting, manage agenda, introsChristean Kapp
Space NewsSpace highlights & updatesVendoni Woodfairy
Setup CrewSet up chairs/tablesVendoni Woodfairy
Presenter TechManage presenter’s laptop, slides, micsGreg Stanley
Presenter Tech Backup(open)
Zoom ManagerLaunch Zoom, manage camera/audio, co-hosts, chat, recording, Zoom-bomb defenseTanush Solai
Zoom Manager BackupTom Miller
GreeterWelcome guests, manage sign-in sheetRobert Hall
Sign PosterPost directional signsVendoni Woodfairy
Cleanup LeadDirect volunteers to restore the roomDan Roy
Library ReportSubmit attendance form to librarianVendoni Woodfairy
Social HostCoordinate post-meeting gathering at PJ’sVendoni Woodfairy
PhotographerTake group and event photos; gather others’ photosDan Roy

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