NASA Kennedy Space Center Hosts Launch: Energy Forum Nov. 11 - 13

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Oct. 31, 2011

David E. Steitz 
Headquarters, Washington      
202-358-1730 
david.steitz@xxxxxxxx 


MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-225

NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER HOSTS LAUNCH: ENERGY FORUM NOV. 11 - 13

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA and partners from the LAUNCH: Energy 
forum will discuss innovative ideas during a three-day forum Nov. 
11-13. Reporters are invited to attend the forum at NASA's Kennedy 
Space Center in Florida. Reporters must register in advance by 
contacting David Steitz at: david.steitz@xxxxxxxx by noon EDT Nov. 4. 


LAUNCH: Energy is part of an ongoing initiative to identify, showcase 
and support innovative approaches to sustainability challenges 
through a series of forums. It is the third forum in the series. 

LAUNCH allows NASA to propel innovative solutions that help those 
outside the agency make the connection between our lives on Earth and 
how we live and work in space. Through the U.S. Agency for 
International Development (USAID)'s involvement, LAUNCH places a 
special emphasis on accelerating innovations poised for large scale 
impact in improving the lives of people in the developing world. 

During the forum, 10 international participants will showcase new 
innovations that could address energy problems on Earth and in space. 
NASA, USAID, Nike Inc., and the U.S. Department of State are LAUNCH 
founding partners. The partners all contributed to planning the 
forum, selecting innovators and recruiting other event participants. 
A list of the innovators and innovations will be available online 
prior to the forum at: 

http://www.launch.org 

A link to live video of the conference via UStream will be posted to 
the Launch.org website by 10 a.m. Nov. 10. To participate as part of 
the LAUNCH: Energy community, the public may access and engage in the 
conversation online via MindMapr at: 

http://mindmapr.nasa.gov 

For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit: 


http://www.nasa.gov 

	
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