<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Friends,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">We are having our monthly R&A meeting on Jan 7th, 2018 at 7:00pm (6:30 pm for pizza) in 1005 NCSU Engineering Building 1. The topic will be </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">"Retrospectives of Space Research - How Humanity Became a Space-faring Species" from Prof. Scott L. H. Madry, an inspiring technologist and former NASA scientist. This event is open for all those passionate in technology - from young school students to seniors.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Registration link:</div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/185672">https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/185672</a></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Please refer to event details in the forwarded email below for more details. All are invited. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Thank you.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Mahesh Balasubramaniam</div><div dir="ltr">IEEE ENCS RA24 Chair</div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:maheshba@ieee.org">maheshba@ieee.org</a></div><div dir="ltr">919-649-6902</div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <span dir="ltr"><<font color="#1155cc"><u><a href="mailto:enotice@ieee.org" target="_blank">enotice@ieee.org</a></u></font>></span><br>Date: Sat, Dec 29, 2018 at 5:26 PM<br>Subject: Retrospectives of Space Research - How Humanity Became a Space-faring Species<br></div>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:14pt">Retrospectives of Space Research - How Humanity Became a Space-faring Species - Prof. </span><span style="font-size:14pt">Scott L. H. Madry</span></strong></p>
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<p>In Jan 2019 monthly session,<strong> IEEE R&A honors Prof. Scott Madry from UNC </strong>and shares Scott's retrospectives of Space Research to our local community. <strong>This event is open for all those passionate in technology - from school students to seniors.</strong></p>
<p>Propulsion of technologies has strong connections with human cause, motivation and behavior. Humans have achieved amazing things in aviation and, later, human spaceflight, and we are poised on the edge of a new revolution in commercial and tourism spaceflight. But how did we become a species that can fly and go into space?</p>
<p>This lecture will present an historical view into the cultural history of human spaceflight that winds around the world over a thousand years. From the ancient myth of Icarus to the invention of gun powder in China, we will trace the evolution of rockets and science from the ancient astronomers and Arab scientists, to the European renaissance to the cold war space race, from Werner Von Braun to Elon Musk. It is a fascinating and interwoven tale of discovery and destruction, that leads right to your doorway with our modern telecommunications and GPS satellites.</p>
<p>How did we get the ability to put humans into space? Will you get to go? Come and learn how we got here, and where we will go next.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline">Speaker Information:</span></strong></p>
<p>Professor Scott Madry is a research associate professor of archaeology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and was on the faculty of the International Space University of Strasbourg, France for over 23 years. He was formerly a NASA scientist, and was on the faculty of Rutgers University, and is a frequent lecturer in Silicon Valley and around the world. He has written 4 books and many articles on space, space applications, technology, and the cultural aspects of technologies. Scott is known for being an engaging and entertaining speaker.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline">Parking Information:</span></strong></p>
<p><strong>Plenty of free parking available at following locations adjacent to EB1 Building.</strong></p>
<p>911 Partners Way, Raleigh NC 27606 (EB1 entry)</p><p>890 Oval Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606 (EB2 entry) <br></p>
<p>1070 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27606 (Hunts library 0.2m away)</p>
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<li>Starts <strong>28 December 2018 12:00 PM</strong></li>
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<p>6:30-7:00pm Networking with pizza and soda</p>
<p>The times below are approximate and are given just as a guideline:</p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt">7:00-7:15pm News and Announcements</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt">7:15-8:00pm <strong>Retrospectives of Space Research - How Humanity Became a Space-faring Species - Prof. Scott L. H. Madry</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt">8:00-8:15pm Brief Q&A session from Hobbyists</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt">8:15-8:30pm Show & tell by interested hobbyists</span></p><hr style="border-top:2px solid rgb(227,114,34);margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"></div>
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