SWOTS ‘22 Agenda

Below is the current plan (as of 20 July) for each day of the workshop. This is nearly finalized, though there may still be some minor changes.

Unless stated otherwise below, all sessions will be held at MGMWERX in downtown Montgomery (41 Commerce St.)



Sunday, 24 July — Arrivals

Monday, 25 July — Introduction

0800-0930 Welcome and Introductions (Miller)

0945-1100 US Space Force and USSPACEOM (Montemayor)

1100-1230 Lunch Break (on your own)

1230-1400 Orbital Mechanics (Johnson)

1415-1545 Spacepower Theory and Strategy (Dolman)

1730-1930 Welcome Reception, Common Bond (Nield)

Tuesday, 26 July (there will be 2 separate tracks on this day; each participant may attend either session on either track)

Track 1 — A Brief History of Space

0800-0930 Early Space Societies, Interaction, and Sponsorship (Pavelec)

0945-1115 The Cold War Space Race (Laney)

1115-1245 Lunch Break (on your own)

1245-1415 Post-Cold War Cooperation (Launius)

1430-1600 The Future of Space (Hanlon)

Track 2 — Space Technology

0800-0930 Space Vehicle Design (Keys)

0945-1115 Responsive Space: An Industry Perspective (Sandberg)

1115-1245 Lunch Break (on your own)

1245-1415 Position Navigation & Timing (Lott)

1430-1600 Space Threats/Warfare (Smith)

Wednesday, 27 July — Special Topics

0800-0930 International Space Law (Harrington)

0945-1115 US Space Policy and Strategy (Klein)

1115-1245 Lunch Break (on your own)

1245-1415 US Space Policy (Whitman Cobb)

1430-1600 Commercial Space (Garretson)

Thursday, 28 July — Comparative Space Policies

0800-0930 Middle East Policy (Rubin)

0945-1115 French Policy (Ben-Itzhak)

1115-1245 Lunch Break (on your own)

1245-1415 Indian Policy (Goswami)

1430-1600 Chinese Policy (Hines)

1730-1930 Informal Dinner, Mellow Mushroom

Friday, 29 July — Pedagogy and Methodology

0800-0930 Conducting Research on Space (Ziarnick)

0945-1115 Grad Student Research Panel (de Bruhl, Fletcher-Jones, Swenson)

1115-1245 Lunch Break (on your own)

1245-1415 Best Practices for Teaching about Space (Borowitz)

1430-1600 Panel: Sci-Fi as Space Literature (Dolman, Harrington, and Miller)

Saturday, 30 July — Departures