Notes from 21 Nov 2002 LI Space Society working meeting

Present: Arthur Smith, Richard Ohlrogge, Edna Edelstein (by phone),
         David Ellis

Setting goals for 2003, steps to accomplish them.

Goals:
   1. Build a bigger pool of people enthusiastic about this work
   2. Find a home: Nassau, Suffolk, or both
   3. Schedule of speakers and events
   4. Establish budget and finances on a sound footing

Steps to accomplish these goals:
   1. Communications:
      * letters to institutions to find best ways to provide information
	- colleges and universities, schools (for teachers), libraries,
	  museums, companies (Grumman?)
	- university newsletter, engineering/science department -
          can we get ads in newsletters, put flyers in cafeteria?
        - for schools, county board of science supervisors may be place
          to start
      * poster and/or flyer, recruitment message, pointing to web site
      * build lists of contacts
      * build lists of announcement locations 
      * Develop the web site (add place to log people's interests)
      * Use email to the lists NSS provided
      * Work out a mailing list for people with no email

   2. Location: western Suffolk perhaps best?
      - in Nassau (Cradle of Aviation?) and one in Suffolk (Commack?)
      - we should check with Josh Stoff and Ben Parris on using CAM again
	for meetings. Some museum projects also?

   3. Ideas so far (we need to contact and confirm):
	* speaker from presidential commission: study on future of aerospace
	* presentation from regional Challenger center director
        * somebody to speak on space station?
        * watch shuttle launch over internet?
        * July 20 at CAM
        * Melanie Krieger (Science and Engineering fairs)
        * A video once in a while?
        * Breakfast meeting some time like LIMSAT meeting?
        * Dave Brody ("Inside Space") and recommendations?
        * Erik Langeland (Sea Launch)
        * Marty Hoffert (NYU - space solar power)

   4. Budget:
        * Dues
        * Donations
        * Fundraisers

Dave gave some ideas on the poster/flyer: we'll work on
a poster layout first.