1. NIAC Fellows Meeting
and Workshop
October 30-31, 2001
NIAC Headquarters
555-A Fourteenth Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
Voice: (404) 347-9633
Fax: (404) 347-9638
Contact: brandy@niac.usra.edu

2. NIAC Fellows Meeting and Workshop
Tuesday, October 30, 2001
NIAC Headquarters
8:00am - 8:30am Registration
8:30am - 9:00am Welcome, NIAC Status Report and Plans for the Future
Robert A. Cassanova, NIAC Director
9:00am - 10:00am Keynote Speaker
Ron White
Associate Director
National Space Biomedical Research Institute
The Digital Human
10:00am - 10:30am Break
10:30am - 12:00pm NIAC Status Reports
(30 mins.) Terri L. Lomax, Oregon State University
A Flexible Architecture for Plant Functional Genomics in
Space Environments
(30 mins.) Dava J. Newman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Astronaut Bio-Suit System for Exploration Class Missions
(30 mins.) Edward Hodgson, Space Systems International, Inc
A Chameleon Suit to Liberate Human Exploration of Space
12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch (buffet in Atrium)
1:00pm - 3:00pm NIAC Status Reports
(30 mins.) George Cybenko, Dartmouth College
A Novel Information Management Architecture for Maintaining
Long-Duration Space Crews
(30 mins.) H. John Caulfield, Fisk University
3D Viewing of Images on the Basis of 2D Images
(30 mins.) Guoqing Zhou, Old Dominion University
Architecture of “Intelligent” Earth Observation Satellite for
Common Users in 2010-2050
(30 mins.) Larry J. Paxton, The Johns Hopkins University
Global Observations and Alerts from Lagrange-Point, Pole-Sitter
and Geosynchronous Orbits
3:00pm - 3:30pm Break
3:30pm - 4:30pm NIAC Status Reports
(30 mins.) Ross N. Hoffman, Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc.
Controlling the Global Weather
(30 mins.) David P. Bacon, Science Applications International Corporation
Adaptive Observation Strategies for Advanced Weather Prediction
4:30pm - 5:00pm Discussion
5:30pm - 7:00pm Reception (Atrium)

3. NIAC Fellows Meeting and Workshop
Wednesday, October 31, 2001
NIAC Headquarters
8:45am - 9:00am Welcome and Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Robert A. Cassanova, NIAC Director
9:00am - 10:00am Keynote Speaker
Henry Everitt
Program Manager
Army Research Office
Nanotechnology and Quantum Information for the Future
10:00am - 10:30am Break
10:30am - 12:00 Noon NIAC Status Reports
(30 mins.) Terry Kammash, University of Michigan
Ultrafast Laser-Driven Plasma for Space Propulsion
(30 mins.) Jordin T. Kare, Kare Technical Consulting
High-Acceleration Micro-Scale Laser Sails for Interstellar
Propulsion
(30 mins.) Michael R. LaPointe
Formation Flying with Shepherd Satellites
12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch (buffet in Atrium)
1:00pm - 3:00pm NIAC Status Reports
(30 mins.) Lyon B. King, Michigan Technological University
Propellantless Control of Spacecraft Swarms Using Coulomb
Forces
(30 mins.) John Paniagua, Plus Ultra Technologies, Inc.
Europa Sample Return Mission Utilizing High Specific Impulse
Propulsion Refueled with Indigenous Resources
(30 mins.) John R. Rose, University of South Carolina
Achieving Comprehensive Mission Robustness
(30 mins.) Nick Omidi, SciberNet, Inc.
High Speed Interplanetary Tug/Cocoon Vehicles (HITVs)
3:00pm - 3:30pm Break
3:30pm - 4:30pm NIAC Status Reports
(30 mins.) Carlo D. Montemagno, Cornell University
Directed Application of Nanobiotechnology for the Development of
Autonomous Biobots
(30 mins.) Glenn D. Starkman, Case Western Reserve University
Ultrahigh Resolution X-Ray Astronomy Using Steerable Occulting
Satellites
4:30pm - 5:00pm Discussion
5:00pm Adjourn

4. Registration
To facilitate the administration and check-in process at NIAC, please notify Brandy Egan via
email of you intention to attend the Workshop. In addition, please provide the following
information to brandy@niac.usra.edu regarding each individual planning to attend:
Name:
Affiliation:
Complete Business Mailing Address:
Business Phone Number:
Email Address:
The deadline for registration is Monday, October 22, 2001. There is no fee to attend this
meeting and workshop.
Midtown Area Hotels
Due to the number of conventions in Atlanta during this time period,
you are encouraged to make your hotel reservations as soon as
possible. Procrastination will result in higher hotel rates.
Ansley Inn
Quality Inn Midtown
253 15th Street, NE
870 Peachtree Street
Telephone: (404) 872-9000
Telephone: (404) 875-5511
Toll Free: (800) 446-5416
Toll Free: (800) 228-5151
Comfort Inn
Residence Inn Midtown
2115 Piedmont Road, NE
1041 West Peachtree Street
Telephone: (404) 876-4444
Telephone: (404) 872-8885
Toll Free: (800) 228-5150
Toll Free: (800) 331-3131
Courtyard by Marriott- Midtown
Sheraton Colony Square Hotel
1132 Techwood Drive
188 14th Street, NE
Telephone: (404) 607-1112
Telephone: (404) 892-6000
Toll Free: (800) 321-2211
Toll Free: (800) 422-7895
Fairfield Inn Midtown
Wyndham Garden Midtown
1470 Spring Street
125 10th Street
Telephone: (404) 872-5821
Telephone: (404) 873-4800
Toll Free: (800) 228-2800
Toll Free: (800) 996-3426
Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta
Hampton Inn Midtown
75 14th Street
1152 Spring Street
Telephone: (404) 881-9898
Telephone: (404) 872-3234
Toll Free: (800) 332-3442
Toll Free: (800) 426-7866
Marriott Suites Hotel
35 14th Street, NE
Telephone: (404) 876-8888
Toll Free: (800) 228-9290

5. I-75
SOUTH
I-75
NORTH
Wolf
Camera
I-85
SOUTH
I-85
NORTH
Atlanta
Hartsfield
Airport
Peachtree Street
West Peachtree Street
Hampton
Inn
14th Street
10th Street
Barnes Street
Georgia
Tech
Campus Holly Street
State Street
Silver
Skillet
GPTV
Georgia
Lighting
575 555
Abstein
Gallery
Hemphill
Northside Drive
Curan
I-75
I-85
10th/14th Street
Georgia Tech
EXIT 250
Courtyard
by Marriott
Papa
John’s
GCATT
NIAC
Parking
Techwood Drive
Williams Street
Spring Street
GCATT
Parking
one-way
one-way
one-way
NIAC
Hampton Inn Atlanta-
Midtown
1152 Spring Street,
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: 404-872-3234
Fax: 404-872-2434
Reservations: 1-800-
HAMPTON
Directions from Airport to
Hampton Inn:
Go North on I-75/I-85 to
Exit 250 (10th/14th/Tech).
Turn Right at second
traffic light (14th Street),
then turn Right at first
light onto Spring Street.
Courtyard by Marriott
1132 Techwood Drive,
Atlanta, GA 30318
Phone: 404-607-1112
Fax: 404-607-1020
Reservations: 1-800-321-
2211
Directions from Airport to
Courtyard by Marriott:
Go North on I-75/I-85 to Exit
250 (10th/14th/Tech). Go to the
second traffic light, turn Left
onto 14th Street.
Cross the interstate, and turn
Left onto Techwood. The
hotel is on the Right behind
Wolf Camera.
Techwood
10th/14th Street
EXIT 250
NASA Institute for
Advanced Concepts (NIAC)
555 Fourteenth Street, NW, Suite
A, Atlanta, GA 30318
Phone: 404-347-9633
Fax: 404-347-9638
Directions from Airport to NIAC:
Go North on I-75/I-85 to Exit 250
(10th/14th/Techwood). At first
light, cross over 10th Street. At
second light, turn
Left onto 14th Street. NIAC is
located on the right across from
the Abstein Gallery. Turn into
parking lot at the 555 sign.