Sunday, November 15
5:30pm - 7:00pm

Keynote Event
Northern Hemisphere Ballroom BCD/Ballroom Level
Title: Space Exploration: Commemorating the Past, Envisioning the Future

		Keynote Speaker: Rear Admiral T.K. Mattingly (USN, RET.) Apollo Astronaut, Former Shuttle Commander & Accomplished Aerospace Industry Executive Ken Mattingly, is a veteran Apollo and space shuttle astronaut and one of the real-life heroes of the movie, Apollo 13. Mattingly will share the true story behind the most inspiring example of crisis management in recent history — the plight of Apollo 13. His gripping account of teamwork and peak performance has inspired thousands around the nation. He notes that the miracle of the Apollo 13 was not in one person rising to the occasion, but in the hundreds and thousands who worked together at peak performance to achieve the impossible.
Keynote Special Features:
		In commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11, ASME President Amos E. Holt and Immediate Past President Thomas M. Barlow will present the ASME President's Award to Apollo 11 astronauts - Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins.
		ASME member and NASA Mission Specialist Danny Olivas will present to the Society an ASME commemorative patch that flew with him onboard the recent space shuttle Discovery flight, which returned to earth Sept. 12, 2009.