Asa chapter report annual 2015

1. Chapter Report

2. Chapter Activity
Forming:
•South Carolina
•Arkansas
•Missouri
•Louisiana
•Virginia
•New York
•Louisiana

3. Leadership
•Co-Chairs:
– Senator Jean Fuller, Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Defense and Aerospace
– AssemblyMember Patrick O’Donnell, Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Aerospace
•Vice-Chair:
– Bill Buratto
Activities
•Successful Bid for FDI
•California Aerospace Week 2015 (March 23-24)
– Legislative Roundtable
– FDI Reception
– Sponsors: Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Virgin Galactic,
San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation, Boeing
•Monthly Teleconferences
•Held 2nd
Annual Meeting and forming Budget
•Co-Sponsored the San Diego Regional Economic Development UAS Conference
•Expert Testimony:
– Testified before the Assembly Judiciary and Entertainment Committees on UAS
– Testified before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on UAS
– Panelist before the California Association of Fire Districts on UAS
•Supported Supported UAH UAS Center for Excellence bid

4. Leadership
•Chair:
– Lt. Governor Kay Ivey
•Vice-Chair:
– Greg Canfield, Alabama Secretary of Commerce
Activities
•Alabama Aerospace Week 2015 (April 6-9)
– Legislative Panel- Aerospace 101
– Alabama Joint Legislative Aerospace Caucus
– NASA Breakfast
– NASA Small Business Supplier Conference
– Exhibits
– Sponsors: University of Alabama at Huntsville, Auburn University, Lockheed Martin, Jacobs,
U.S. Space and Rocket Center, ASRC, AAIA, Huntsville Chamber of Commerce, Boeing
•Monthly Teleconferences
•Held 2nd
Annual Meeting and forming Budget
– Executive Committee Established with USSRC as Secretary
•Supported UAH UAS Center for Excellence bid

5. Chapter Activity
Forming:
•South Carolina
•Arkansas
•Missouri
•Louisiana
•Virginia
•New York
•Louisiana

6. ASA Social Media
• Facebook
– Chapter Pages
– ASA Page
• Twitter
– Chapter Tweets
• @CAAerospace
• @ALAerospace
• @NVAerospace
• @ArizAerospace
• @HawaiiAerospace
• @AlaskaAerospace
– ASA Tweets
• @AerospaceStates
– LinkedIN Groups
• California
• Alabama
• Nevada

7. Chapter Organizing
Contact Info:
Ross B. Garelick Bell
(703) 402-6384
Garelickbell@aerostates.org