Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-3749
katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 11-239
NASA IT SUMMIT REACHES FOR "STELLAR" RESULTS
WASHINGTON -- NASA is gearing up for a conference in San Francisco
that aims to improve the quality of Information Technology (IT) at
the agency, while drawing on the expertise and innovative spirit of
California's Silicon Valley.
The second NASA IT Summit will take place Aug. 15-17 at San
Francisco's Marriott Marquis Hotel. The theme of this year's event
is, "Making IT Stellar at NASA." NASA's Chief Information Officer
(CIO) Linda Cureton will host the event.
The summit will feature some of the biggest companies in the computer
world, speeches from leading IT thinkers, and a strong education
component aimed at getting American teens excited about science,
technology, engineering and math. The next generation of explorers at
the summit will learn about NASA internships and scholarships;
participate in hands-on science activities; meet with tech experts;
and view demonstrations by major IT vendors.
During the conference, NASA's Office of the CIO will host a luncheon
titled, "Pearls of Wisdom: Our Braided Lives," in support of a White
House initiative to meet the challenges faced by U.S. women and
girls. At the event, women from NASA, business, industry, federal
agencies and academia will meet with female high school students to
foster mentoring relationships.
Students also can attend the panel discussion titled, "Education
Blast-Off," with former NASA astronaut Leland Melvin, who now is the
agency's associate administrator for Education, and Vernice Armour,
the first African-American female combat pilot.
Social media will be integral to the event. Many sessions will be live
streamed on the Web.
On Twitter, follow NASA's CIO at: http://twitter.com/nasacio, and the
#nasait hashtag for summit updates. For further information, contact
Karen Harper at 202-358-1807 or karen.l.harper@nasa.gov.
To register, visit:
http://www.regonline.com/itsummit2011
For more information about NASA's Office of the Chief Information
Officer, visit:
Following the summit on Aug. 17, TEDxNASA@SiliconValley 2011 will take
place at the same venue. It is free and open to the public, but
requires separate registration. To learn more, register and view the
TEDxNASA webstream, visit:
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