ADVISORY/Media Accreditation Now Open for 41st Space Congress; Annual Event Set for April 27 - April 30, 2004 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.Business Editors ADVISORY...for April 27-30 (Tuesday-Friday) CAPE CANAVERAL Cape Canaveral (kənăv`ərəl), low, sandy promontory extending E into the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island, E Fla., separated from Merritt Island by the Banana River, a lagoon; named (1963) Cape Kennedy in memory of President John , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 2004 The 41st Annual Space Congress is set for April 27-30, 2004 at the Radisson Resort in Cape Canaveral, Florida This article is about the city of Cape Canaveral, Florida. For the site neighboring the Kennedy Space Center, see Cape Canaveral. Cape Canaveral is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 8,829 at the 2000 census. . Media accreditation can be completed by visiting the 41st Space Congress online press room at http://www.spacecongress.org, and faxing the Accreditation Form to 321-541-1038. Media interviews can be requested on the form: a complete program and list of speakers is available by reviewing the Agenda available on the site. The annual event provides a forum for space professionals to meet and share their knowledge of technical areas and issues facing the space program. The event hosts four days of technical paper and panel sessions, network receptions, Evening with the Astronauts event, Youth Science Fair, and golf tournament. Under the theme "Determination: Meeting Today's Challenges, Enabling Tomorrow's Vision," this year's Congress will feature leaders from the aerospace community including keynote speaker Gene Cernan, retired US Navy pilot and NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. Astronaut; Chinese Space Initiative Expert Joan Johnson-Freese; Chuck Yeager  This page is currently protected from editing until disputes have been resolved. , Legendary Test Pilot; Dr. Seth Shostak Seth Shostak is an American astronomer. He earned his physics degree from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in astronomy from the California Institute of Technology. , Astronomer with Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI SETI (sĕt`ē) [Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence], name given to a series of independent programs to detect radio signals from civilizations beyond the solar system. ); Dr. Peter Diamandis, Chairman of the X-Prize Foundation, and Hall of Fame Astronauts Jim Lovell, Wally Schirra, and Al Worden. For questions, contact Amelia Woodbridge: 321-724-1688. About Space Congress The Canaveral Council of Technical Societies (CCTS CCTS Combat Crew Training Squadron CCTS Combat Crew Training School CCTS Contractor Cost Tracking System CCTS Conseil Canadien sur le Tabagisme et la Santé (Canadian Council on Smoking and Health) ) created Space Congress in 1962 to stimulate interest and promote professionalism in the space program. Space Congress is organized in cooperation with NASA, the Department of Defense, industry, and academia. The event brings together leaders from space, science, military and private enterprise to reflect on past accomplishments and discuss new technologies and ideas for future advancements in space, science and exploration. The event hosts panel and paper sessions, along with open networking and reception forums. For more information visit http://www.spacecongress.org or call 321-452-3068. |
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