The Events Leadership Subcommittee of the SOSTC provides a forum for the presentation and review of space operations and support issues through local, national, and international technical symposia. This will include the support of established AIAA conferences/forums, when appropriate, the biennial International SpaceOps, and the Annual Improving Space Operations Workshop (special working group within the subcommittee), including organizing technical sessions, tracks, and panels dealing with space operations and support. The main activities of the Events Leadership Subcommittee:
Preparing conference inputs to the SOSTC activities plan.
Provide a forum for the presentation and review of space operations and support issues through local, national, and international technical symposia. Conferences appropriate for SOSTC member submission of technical papers are identified in the SOSTC activities plan.
Maintain calendar of upcoming conferences/forums of interest to the space operations community
Provide support to established AIAA conferences/forums, when appropriate, in organizing technical sessions, tracks, and panels dealing with space operations and support and arranging for SOSTC track or session chairmen.
Works with the Space Ops Liaison Officer in coordinating participation by the SOSTC in the biennial Space Ops Symposium.
Preparing workshop inputs to the SOSTC activities plan.
Identifying a Workshop Host at least 1 year in advance (to announce the next workshop at the current workshop)
Develop topics that are currently relevant to enhancing space operations, working with the other SOSTC subcommittees and the SpaceOps Liaison. It is anticipated that technology advances and new developments in launch and mission operations will be fertile areas for these topics.
Help the Space Ops Liaison Officer in coordinating participation by the Space Ops Organization in the annual Improving Space Operations Workshop.
Identify experienced track leaders who are willing to prepare material for distribution before the workshop and will lead a discussion at the workshop that produces a "focused" recommendation from the group in the selected track.
Arrange for tour(s) of interest to the workshop attendees
Plan and execute the logistics supporting the workshop.
This task includes expanding and updating the current distribution list.
Develop funding sources for the workshop.
Collect and distribute the results of the workshop and ensure they get posted to the SOSTC website
The SOSTC supports technical conferences on a regular basis, including the annual AIAA Space and Astronautics Forum and Exposition (SPACE 20XX) and the biennial International SpaceOps Symposia. This support requires the formation of small groups to support each conference/forum and usually involves the sponsorship and organization of one or more technical sessions.