Honoring the Best and Brightest in Aerospace at the 1st NSBE Aerospace Systems Conference
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Los Angeles, California

The Celestial Torch Awards recognizes the accomplishments of distinguished African American engineers and scientists in the aerospace industry. NSBE’s first industry specific recognition event, the Celestial Torch Awards serves as a complement to NSBE’s highest awards, the Golden Torch Awards, which are presented at NSBE’s Annual Conventions. The Celestial Torch Awards will be held at the conclusion of the NSBE Aerospace Systems Banquet on Tuesday, February 9, 2010.

Highlight achievements and recognize dedication to both the aerospace profession and the African American community by nominating colleagues, co-workers and/or associates for the Celestial Torch Awards. These nominees will serve as role models that set the benchmark for which we should strive to achieve.

WINNERS MUST BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE AWARDS CEREMONY IN LOS ANGELES, CA IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE AWARD.

The NSBE Torch symbolizes our everlasting, burning desire to achieve success in a competitive society and affect positive change in the quality of life for all people. Help us pass on the Torch and nominate someone special for the NSBE Celestial Torch Awards!

The following awards are given to individuals that best exemplify the ideals of NSBE as reflected in our mission:

• Distinguished Engineer in Aerospace: This is the highest award of the Aerospace Systems Conference. Based on a career of outstanding achievements in the aerospace industry and exceptional leadership.
• Lifetime Achievement in Aerospace: This is awarded to a seasoned aerospace professional who has exhibited technical excellence, leadership, and made significant career contributions to his or her specific field over several years.
• Aerospace Pioneer of the Year:  This is awarded to an aerospace professional who has made distinguished contributions to the aerospace profession via innovation, product development, etc.
• Outstanding Woman in Aerospace: This is awarded to a female aerospace professional in recognition of a career of exceptional accomplishments in aerospace and demonstrated leadership.
• Aerospace Entrepreneur of the Year:  This is awarded for outstanding achievement in entrepreneurship. Nominees must own a majority percentage of a thriving engineering or technical company with a major line of business in the aerospace industry that demonstrates strong financial performance.  Financial report or annual report required with submission.
• Aerospace Technologist of the Year:  This award recognizes a NSBE Alumni Extension member who has demonstrated significant scientific or engineering achievement in aerospace. Moreover, this individual shall have shown leadership in the NSBE organization, made outstanding contributions in support of the NSBE mission, and demonstrated impact on our society as a whole.
• Outstanding Young Engineer in Aerospace:  This award recognizes aerospace technical achievements by professionals 35 years of age or younger. The individual must also have shown leadership in the NSBE Alumni Extension.

To nominate a member please download packet from here.

All full paper submissions received by October 2009 have been reviewed by three referees for relevance to conference tracks, technical merit and content.

Papers selected for oral presentation at the conference will be scheduled for presentation in technical paper sessions on Monday February 8th, Tuesday February 9th or Wednesday February 10th 2010.  An advance technical program schedule is forthcoming.

Late-breaking full paper submissions (5-6 pages in the format indicated below) may be considered, time permitting.  Content should be related to one or more of the technical tracks specified in the Call for Papers. Please contact the Technical Program Chair ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) regarding late submissions.

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

2010 NSBE Aerospace Systems Conference
February 5-10, 2010, Los Angeles, CA, USA

The NSBE Aerospace Systems Conference (NSBE ASC) is a forum for dissemination and technical exchange of information on technologies, applications, and developments in aeronautical and space industries or disciplines. It is organized by the Aerospace and Space Special Interest Groups of the National Society of Black Engineers Alumni Extension to provide a unique opportunity for networking and technical exchange among professionals and post-graduates and their contemporaries and leaders in the aerospace systems field.

Location:

NSBE ASC 2010 will be held at the Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles hotel in the city of Los Angeles, California, a cultural mecca boasting hundreds of ethnic communities and museums, year-round perfect weather, and distinction as the entertainment capital of the world. LA has been a popular location for both NSBE and aerospace focused conference venues, including AIAA, Space Frontier Foundation, IEEE, and more. It is the metropolitan heart of Southern California, an aerospace hub for decades as a leading region for aerospace research, development, and production. The region is home to many leading aerospace companies, two NASA field centers, worldclass universities, and aerospace focused military bases such as Edwards Air Force Base and the Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, the “Aerospace Capital of the World.”

Content:

Technical papers cover aerospace and related topics spanning the ten tracks listed below. Papers will cover theories, methodologies, designs, products, systems and applications.  Content includes status, developments, or results of ongoing/recent projects and missions, studies related to planned missions, concepts and technologies related to future missions, as well as important industry initiatives, trends, and program milestones. Tracks include the following (for more detail see the the Call for Papers):

• Commercial Aviation
• Space Exploration
• General Aviation & Ultralight/Sport Aircraft
• Space Commerce, Tourism, & Colonization
• Aerodynamics Research
• Space Science
• Avionics and Software
• Systems Engineering
• National Security Aviation & Space Systems
• Ground Launch, Recovery, Test, & Simulation

Registration Rates

Track-Focused Paper Submissions:

Prospective authors were invited to submit full papers related to the technical tracks listed above.  Papers are reviewed by three referees for relevance to the conference tracks, technical merit and content. Full versions (5-6-pages) of accepted papers must be presented at the conference by an author and will appear in the proceedings.

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