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Jerry Berg
Media Relations Department
(256) 544-0034
jerry.berg@msfc.nasa.gov

Media Advisory: 01-172

NASA’s Marshall Center helping launch new technology conference in Huntsville this week

What:		The first conference for Education and Employment for Technological Excellence in Aviation, Missiles, and Space (E2-TEAMS, pronounced “E-squared-TEAMS”). NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., is collaborating with other federal agencies in the Huntsville area, as well as with industry and academia to focus on a critical need: drawing and retaining young engineers and scientists to the Huntsville area.
Who:		Sponsors are the NASA Marshall Center, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce, Huntsville Association of Technical Societies and the National Space Science and Technology Center. At least 18 universities from Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee are participating. More than 100 industry-sponsored booths and exhibits, open to the public, will be displayed. Human resource personnel will be available to discuss employment and career opportunities.
When:		Tuesday, May 15 and Wednesday, May 16 Exhibits open at 9 a.m. CDT each day.
Where:		Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Ala.
To attend:		News media interested in covering the event may contact Jerry Berg of the Marshall Media Relations Department at (256) 544-0034.

NOTE: Effective Jan. 1, all drivers requesting a visitor pass to Redstone Arsenal will be asked at the gate to provide proof of liability insurance on their vehicle if it is registered in Alabama. Failure to provide proof of such insurance will result in denial of a pass, and drivers also may be issued a citation. This is being done in compliance with Alabama's Mandatory Insurance Act.