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- Subject: Head of Russian Space Agency Dinner
- X-Sender: newtout 0.02 Nov 17 1992
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- Date: 22 Nov 92 15:45:44
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- A friend asked me to post this onto the nets. --- And I thought, what
- the heck, this might be of some interest to some of the local Callahan'ers ---
- Wales --
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
-
- LOCAL TECHNICAL SOCIETY BANQUETS
- HEAD OF RUSSIAN SPACE AGENCY
- DECEMBER 2ND, 1992 IN HUNTINGTON BEACH
-
- On the evening of December 2, 1992, the Orange County Chapter of the
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is
- honoring Yuri Koptev, the director of the Russian Space Agency.
- This banquet follows the first visit by Koptev to the West coast of
- the United States, and highlights a whirlwind tour of local space
- industries in Southern California, arranged by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher
- (45th Congressional District).
-
- "I'm very pleased that the AIAA can host this event", says Dallas
- Bienhoff, Chair of the Orange County AIAA section. "It gives a
- chance for Director Koptev to meet more than just a few executives
- involved with Southern California's space industry. The AIAA has
- over 1200 members in Orange County alone."
-
- Koptev was appointed to head the newly organized Russian Space
- Agency in February of this year, by Russian President Boris Yelstin.
- Under Koptev, the Russian Space Agency is beginning to radically
- transform the Russian space and rocket program in line to better
- meet the needs of the Russian people, to compete on a world-class
- quality basis, and to slim down to within a shrunken government
- budget.
-
- Under Koptev, all Russian government funds for space activities are
- now funneled through the Russian Space Agency. Despite the serious
- financial and economic problems in Russia, Koptev has managed to
- secure funds to keep most of the Russian space program alive. At
- the urging of Koptev and other Russian space leaders, Russian space
- products are now emerging onto the international markets, and
- cooperative ventures with US and other international firms and
- agencies are being formed.
-
- The public is invited to this event.
-
- The banquet will be held at The Waterfront Hilton, located at 21100
- Pacific Coast Highway, in Huntington Beach, California. To reach the
- restaurant, take Beach Boulevard south from the 405 Freeway to
- Pacific Coast Highway. Turn right (north) on Pacific Coast Highway
- for approximately 1.5 miles.
-
- The banquet cost is
- $40 with reservations by 28 November
- $35 for AIAA members)
- $20 for Students (or under age 18)
-
- The evening schedule is
- 6:00 PM Social/Cocktails
- 7:00 PM Dinner
- 8:00 PM Program
-
- For reservations call the AIAA West Coast Office, phone 800-683-AIAA
-
- The AIAA is a non-profit organization representing over 37,000
- members nationwide for aerospace, space, and aviation. The Orange
- County Section has over 1200 active members from major employers in
- Orange County such as Hughes, McDonnell Douglas, Rockwell
- International, and TRW.
-
- For more information contact:
- Wally McClure, AIAA Orange County Section Vice Chair for Public
- Policy, (310) 922-4666 (days), or
- Kim Chilcot, AIAA Orange County Section Vice Chair for Programs,
- (714) 896-3311, ext. 7-1204 (days)
-
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
-
- OC AIAA Rel. 92-02
-
-
-
- --- Maximus 2.00
-