Great Midwestern Regional Space Grant Consortia Meeting to be Held in Cleveland, Ohio

The Great Midwestern Regional Space Grant Consortia Meeting is being held at the Ohio Aerospace Institute in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 24 and 25, 2009. The annual meeting of the Great Midwestern Space Grant Consortia and their affiliates represents Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

Registration costs are $120 for students and $150 for non students. Participants are requested to provide their own transportation and lodging costs to attend. Advance registration is required. Registration deadline is Thursday, September 10, 2009!

Click here to register for the meeting.

Agenda

Click here to view a copy of the detailed Agenda.

Tour of NASA Glenn Research Center

On Thursday, September 24th, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, there will be a tour of NASA Glenn Research Center. Only U. S. citizens are allowed on the tour. Please wear comfortable walking shoes for the 3-hour tour. Also, please have a photo I. D. available (e.g., Driver's License). Bottled water/soft drinks and taking pictures during the tour are permitted.

Student Poster Competition

A student poster competition will be held at the meeting for both undergraduate and graduate students. To be eligible to participate, students must complete the Registration form and also be funded by any of the Region's consortia. The following prizes will be awarded:

Graduate 1st Place - $500 2nd Place - $250 3rd Place - $100

Undergraduate 1st Place - $500 2nd Place - $250 3rd Place - $100

To participate in the student poster competition, please review the Student Poster Competition and Abstract Requirements and submit your Abstract to Diane E. Jeffers at dejeffer@illinois.edu. Note that the deadline for submission of all materials is Thursday, September 10, 2009!

Lodging

Lodging accommodations will be at the Radisson Hotel Cleveland Airport West at $89 per night. Reservations can be made by telephone, or on-line at: Radisson Hotel Cleveland Airport West. Complimentary shuttle service to the hotel from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) in the Baggage Claim area located in the lower level is available, note that the Ohio Aerospace Institute, NASA Glenn Research Center, and the Radisson Hotel are located in very close proximity (5-10 minutes away) from the airport.

On-line Registration Process

1) Click on the Radisson Hotel Cleveland Airport West link.
2) Under "Check Rates & Availability", select your Check-in and Check-out Dates and Room information.
3) Click Go >.
4) Scroll down and to the right side of "Your Hotel Search" page, under "Search for Special Rates", under "Rate Type:", select Government Rate and enter space as the Promotional Code. Click Search >.
5) Review your reservation details under "Your Hotel Search" page.
6) Click Select to continue.
7) Review your reservation under Number 2, Review Rate Details, select your Room Options. Under Number 4, Sign-In or Continue, if you are not a goldpoints plus™ member, click Continue >.
9) Enter all the information to complete the reservation process on the "Reserve" page.
10) Click Confirm Reservation > to complete the Registration process.

25070 Country Club Boulevard
North Olmsted, Ohio 44070
Phone: 440.734.5060
Fax: 440.734.5471
Check-in time - 3:00 PM; Check-out time - 12:00 Noon

Directions to OAI from Hotel

Turn left out of the hotel parking lot onto Country Club Boulevard and stay in the right-hand lane until it dead-ends at Columbia Road. Turn right onto Columbia Road until Cedar Point Road (Columbia Point Beverage & Deli is on your right). Turn left onto Cedar Point Road. Go straight past the first traffic light (Valley Parkway) up the hill past Ruple Parkway through a residential area. Watch your speed as you cross the Valley Parkway as it will change to 25 mph. OAI is the glass building on your left after you pass Ruple Parkway.

Directions to Hotel from OAI

Turn right out of the OAI parking lot onto Cedar Point Road past Ruple Parkway and Valley Parkway. Stay on Cedar Point Road until it dead-ends at Columbia Road. Turn right onto Columbia Road until Country Club Boulevard. Turn left onto Country Club Boulevard. The hotel is on the right-hand side immediately past the entry to WalMart.

For more information, contact the OSGC Main Office at 440.962.3032 or 800.828.OSGC (6742) or via email: osgc@oai.org

2009 Student Research Project Symposium

Plans for the Seventeenth Annual Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) Student Research Symposium on Friday, April 17, 2009, are underway. The Symposium will be held again this year at the Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI) in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Symposium is an integral part of the OSGC Scholarship/Fellowship Program, and attendance is mandatory. We look forward to seeing all of you there.

Please keep in mind this is to be an enjoyable experience and will be noncompetitive. Oral presentations by Senior Scholars and Graduate Fellows are scheduled for 15 minutes each. Try to present your research project by giving sufficient background material so that it is understandable to someone not knowledgeable in your field. Juniors, Community College, Education, and Bridge Scholars will prepare a poster illustrating their projects and should be prepared to discuss their research with faculty and other students during the afternoon poster session. Junior Scholars also have the option to present their research in an oral presentation. Student faculty advisors and the new 2009-10 OSGC Scholars and Fellows are also welcome to attend.

For more information, click here.