IEAS Convention #1: Invitations/Recruiting
updated 5/12/04 1:12am cdt
Detailed list of recruiting targets:
Recruit rocketry vendors, exhibitors, and lecture/forum presenters.
Invite High Profile companies and individuals: Ask to be vendors
(no charge) and do presentations on their products and their field of expertise
Public Advertisements:
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aRocket mailing list [5/7/04]
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chemroc mailing list [5/7/04]
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rec.models.rockets [5/7/04]
Invited, accepted:
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Carl - HydraHex, 10" casing
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Bob - Bun Bun, teach composite layup course
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Jeff - Teach water rocket course. Thor 4", water rocket pads, Mid-power/small-HP
pad, 4-pad low power setup with controller
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Ray Calkins - liquid motor test stand
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Mike K. - 500lb liquid motor & test stand, presentation on liquid motors
and his electro-forming process, teach welding?
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Brian Elfert - RV, launch tower?
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Kevin Rezzac
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Tim Young - Rocket Technologies: on-site vendor of motors and kits.
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Paul Y and the Illinois chapter Bring his Yellow Jacket pad.
Multiple large multi-stage flights.
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Justin (and dad, Tom) -- the Radio Fliers -- are more than 50% to come...
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Still waiting to hear from John
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John Wickman - Sell courses, hold class?
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Terry McCreary - Solid motor theory. Sell his books, maybe hold a
class.
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Mike Dilsaver - high performance water rocket
Can't attend personally but will send exhibit:
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Jon Drayna - October Science Bravo Niner KNO3/sugar motor kits.
Invited, Interested but can't commit yet:
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Ky. [Invited 4/30/04. Interested but can't commit for
another few weeks - has too many other projects and doesn't know his schedule.]
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Dave Leininger: [Invited 4/30/04 - would like to come but only if can find
someone to run TRA-MN launch. No copter.]
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Andy Limper - [Bob invited. Told Jeff he will come if he isn't in
D.C.]
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Josh ??? - TRA-MN
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Glen Overby - TRA-MN/MASA
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Loki Research - Jeff Taylor [invited 5/6/04]
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Richard Nakka - Sugar motors, the essence of Amateur Rocketry [Excited
but not positive of travel plans yet.]
Invited, no response yet:
Missileworks - Jim Amos: Vendor, presentor about Avionics in general,
his products in particular, the future [invited 4/30]
Tim Covey - composite hybrids [ Invited 4/30/04]
Richard Hagensick - [Invited 5/3]
Wedge Oldham and his Nike Hercules [Invited 4/30/04]
TSM members - [Bob invited]
Robert Compton - working on large H2O2 rocket "Heavy Water 1" [ invited
5/11/04]
Richard Speck - flew 1st TRA liquid motor at BALLS: peroxide and kerosene
[ invited 5/11/04]
Invited, declined:
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Bob Fortune - "No thanks"
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Tom Tweit - TRA-MN, TSM: No, Boy Scout camp.
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Anthony Cessaroni - CTI news & products, Aerospike test results [Doesn't
have time. I asked for permission to use his photos.]
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Mark K. Spute - [unable to get away right now]
Not yet specifically invited :
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Tony Manzara - Give presentation on history of composite propellants
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RATT Works - Dave Griffith
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Propulsion Polymers - Marcus Leech ??
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RCS - Gary Rosenfeld: history of High Power, Aerotech/RCS situation, Product
line, development process for new formulations
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Korey Kline - ask to speak about history of hybrids
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Mike Mauer
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Scott Frazer
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John Carmak
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Xcor team
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ERPS team
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University Aero departments from around the country
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Pulse Jet Engine guys
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http://www.beyond-earth.com/ Colorado Springs, CO based "Commercial
Space Development Company"
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Scott Bartel - Black Sky - Vendor. Recent Aerospike tests w/NASA.