SAE SoCal: RSVP's due for Sea Launch Meeting
> What: SAE -- Southern California Section -- April 2001 Section Meeting > Tuesday, April, 10th > > Topic: Sea Launch - Behind the Scenes > > Guest Speaker: Bohdan (Bo) I. Bejmuk > Vice President > Business Development & Strategic Planning > Sea Launch Company, LLC. > > Abstract: Sea Launch is a unique commercial satellite launching > company. This company brought together the rocket and marine specialists > from Russia, Ukraine, Norway and the United States to create this > remarkable launch system to serve global commercial customers. > > Sea Launch Company was formed in April 1995. The Sea Launch > Commander, a launch command ship and the Odyssey, an ocean going launch > platform made the trip from Russia to Long Beach to start launch > operations. The first Inaugural launch at the equator, March 27, 1999, > was less than four years from the start of Sea Launch. Sea Launch is > quickly becoming a significant player in the commercial satellite launch > arena. > > Schedule: 5:30 - 6:30 Social Hour Sponsored by College of Science & > Engineering, LMU. > Registration / Tour / Social Hour - > "Pereira Hall of Engineering" > 6:30 - 7:30 Dinner - "Hill Room" Malone Student > Center > 7:30 - 8:30 Presentation - "Hill Room" > > Cost: Members $20, Students $10 > ($5 additional without reservations) > > RSVP: By Thursday, April 5th. > E-mail: sae_meeting@onebox.com > Voice: (310) 309-3500 Box 5124 > Fax: (310) 309-3500 -Pause- 5124 > > Location: Loyola Marymount University > 7900 Loyola Blvd. > Los Angeles, CA 90045 - Thomas Guide Page 702, E-1 > Stop at Kiosk for parking lot info and directions to > Pereira Hall of Engineering (Parking is Free). > > Web Info (to be posted soon): http://www.sae-socal.org > > > ###