Members

• - Ludmila Dmitriev-Odier, Chair
• - George Abbey, Jr., UK Trade & Investment group
• - Brannon Morrison, British Consulate-General
• - Linda Andruske, NASA/KSC
• - Angela "Angie" Beck, Electrical Redesign Company
• - Marlo Graves, The Boeing Company
• - Dr. Albert Jackson, Jacobs
• - David Jih, NASA/JSC
• - Michael Kezirian, Engineer - The Boeing Company
• - James McLane III, Gulf Interstate Engineering Co.
• - Padraig Moloney, Rice University
• - Dr. Zafar Taqvi, Barrios
• - Dr. Gary Turner, Odyssey Space Research
• - Douglas Yazell, Honeywell

Charter
To provide a forum for exchange of ideas and information regarding international space activities. To stimulate education, professional development, and accomplishment by fostering communication and by providing resources.

Goals

• Make international sister sections come alive to entertain, educate, and inspire, while conducting citizen-to-citizen diplomacy
• Encourage lectures from government, industry, and universities
• Conduct two to four lunch-and-learns per year
• Meet in person quarterly to discuss the committee's work and to keep up to date with related current events
• Cooperate with other AIAA committees and other professional societies in our field
• Recruit members for this committee, including one or more from each 'international human space activities' organization in this Houston Clear Lake area

Sister Sections

• China
  AIAA Houston Section contact person: Marlo Graves
  Shanghai (sister section relationship established in 1987):
  Shanghai Astronautical Society (SAS)
  SAS Secretary-General (2008): Wu Wenxuan
  Beijing (sister section relationship in work as of late 2008):
  Student leader in Beijing: Franklin Zhang
  
  The Shanghai sister section relationship never stopped its activity (as of this writing in December of 2008) but was most active from 1987 to 1992 when it was led by James C. McLane, Jr., with help from many others including his son James C. McLane III. In about 2004, AIAA Houston Section council member Chris Taylor was on a long business trip in Shanghai while working in the oil business and not in aerospace. He joined some of the Chinese sister section members there for a dinner at a restaurant, as reported in an issue of our newsletter Horizons.
  
  Starting on Sunday, December 28, 2008, Marlo Graves is planning a two-week trip to Beijing and, if possible, Shanghai, on behalf of AIAA Houston Section.
  
  Journal of the 1988 AIAA Houston Section Technical Delegation to China: PDF, 51 pages & appendices.
  Journal of the 1992 AIAA Houston Section Technical Delegation to China: PDF, 25 pages & appendices.
  The 1987 Sister Section Proclamation with the Shanghai Astronautical Society - Shanghai Astronautical Society / Chinese Society of Astronautics / Houston Section American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Proclamation view
  
  
• French
  Association Aeronautique et Astronautique de France (AAAF) Toulouse - Midi-Pyrenees branch (AAAF TMP)
  AAAF TMP contact: Philippe Mairet and AAAF TMP President Alain Chevalier
  AIAA Houston Section contact: Douglas Yazell
  
  This sister Section relationship was voted into existence for 3 years as a start. It started in the 2007-2008 year for both groups. The new year starts on the first of July in AIAA and on the first of September in AAAF. As of November 2008, we have exchanged some newsletter articles and Mr. and Mrs. Yazell made a sister section visit to Toulouse while they were on a vacation of several weeks in France. Their visit took place from June 24 - 28, 2008. AAAF TMP members were very generous with their time and other resources. As of November 2008, planning for a 2010 sister section conference in Toulouse is in work, and that might be followed by a 2012 sister section conference in Houston. In 2012, perhaps in May or June of 2012, AIAA Houston Section will celebrate its 50th anniversary, so that might be a good time for a 2012 sister section conference in Houston.
• Election Results, May 22, 2009:
  
  Congratulations from Houston, Texas, USA, to these volunteers in France who continue to be of service to our profession, making the world a better place in very important and very inspiring ways.
  
  Association Aeronautique et Astronautique de France
  Toulouse – Midi-Pyrenees Chapter (AAAF TMP) also named 3AF TMP
  Bureau du Groupe Regional (Regional Group Office) 3AF TMP 2009-2010
  
  • President: Francis GUIMERA, retired, AIRBUS Central Entity
  • Vice-Presidents:
  • Secretary: Philippe MAIRET, AIRBUS France
  • Secretary Adjoint: Cristiane BLEMONT, retired, CNES
  • Treasurer: Guy DESTARAC, retired, AIRBUS France
  • Accounting: Francis RENARD, retired, AIRBUS France
  • Honorary President: Jean-Michel DUC, retired, DGA
  • Honorary Member: Patrick TEJEDOR (AIRBUS Central Entity)
  • Members: Michel AGUILAR, Pierre-William BOUSQUET, Jean-Luc CHANEL, Pierre CONFORTI, Gregory COURBATIEU, Klaas DIJKSTRA, Marie FROMENT, Denis GALL, Delphine GOURDOU, Yves GOURINAT, Jacques HUET, Jean-Francois IMBERT, Marc LABARRERE, Gerard LADIER, Philippe LANDIECH, Paul LEPAROUX, Laurent MANGANE, Olivier MARTY, Jean-Claude RIPOLL, Carole ROMBOLETTI, Manola ROMERO, Etienne ROUOT, Jean-Jacques RUNAVOT
  • Joelle STELLA (salaried secretary)

  Space Tourism Technical Committee: Flyer_AAAF_TMP_ SpaceTourism_ June2007_FrenchAndEnglish.pdf

  • President D. GourdouFlyer_AAAF_TMP_ObservationAnd ExplorationOfSpace_2008_FrenchAndEnglish.pdf
  • President Mr. Pierre Conforti
  • Secretary Mr. Laurent Mangane
    History: President G. Destarac Embedded Real Time Software: President G. Ladier Technical Commissions
  • Commercial Aviation: F. Guimera
  • Light Aircraft and Soaring Flight: E. Rouot
  • Environment: M. FromentFunctional Commissions Operations
  • Communication/Promotion: A. Torgue
  • Young Professionals/Scholarship: M. Rizzo
  • Events Programme: J.J. Runavot The 2007 Sister Section Proclamation - Association Aeronautique et Astronautique de France (AAAF) / Houston Section American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Proclamation view
• The 2007 Sister Section Proclamation - Association Aeronautique et Astronautique de France (AAAF) / Houston Section American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Proclamation view
  
  
• Russian
  Russian sister section idea in work as of December 2007
  AIAA Houston Section ISAC contact: Ludmila Dmitriev-Odier.
  
  She traveled to Russia in this role and in other non-AIAA capacities to see the Soyuz launch on October 10, 2007.
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  British
  British sister section: an idea in work as of December 2007
  Contact person: Dr. Gary Turner
  
  Past AIAA Houston Section sister sections included India (contact person in Houston: Dr. Zafar Taqvi), Australia, and Austria

Lunch-N-Learns
We plan to hold at least two lunch-and-learns each year. These events may be professionally recorded by NASA/USA. There is no charge to borrow a copy of the DVD. AIAA membership is not required.

Thursday, May 29, 2008 - The Rise of China's Space Program - View Event Announcement