NASA To Hold Green Aviation Summit Sept. 8-9; Bolden to Highlight Importance of Issue to Future of NASA

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA will host a Green Aviation Summit Sept.
8-9 to highlight the agency's work to develop environmentally
responsible aviation technologies.

The two-day meeting at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field,
Calif., will bring together experts from NASA, other federal
government organizations, industry and academia. They will discuss
groundbreaking solutions that NASA and its research partners are
developing to reduce aircraft noise, emissions and fuel consumption,
and to ensure the safe and manageable growth of the aviation system.

The Green Aviation Summit will feature keynote presentations by
leading policymakers as well as detailed technical presentations and
panel discussions on the current state-of-the-art and emerging
technologies. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will address the
participants on Sept. 8.

Seating is limited. Journalists interested in attending the summit
must register online by Aug. 31. Portions of the event will be
broadcast live on NASA Television's Education Channel.

For registration and more information, visit:

http://www.aeronautics.nasa.gov/calendar/20100908.htm

For more information about aeronautics research at NASA, visit:

http://www.aeronautics.nasa.gov

For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

Source: NASA