civil space exploration and earth monitoring programs. As the staff officer for initiatives in the George Bush administration's National Space Council, Worden spearheaded efforts to revitalize U.S. He twice served in the Executive Office of the President. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Worden served in every phase of development, international negotiations and implementation of the Strategic Defense Initiative. He entered the Air Force in 1975 after graduating from the University of Arizona with a doctorate in astronomy. Worden was commissioned in 1971 after receiving a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Michigan. In this position he was responsible for developing new directions for Air Force Space Command programs and was instrumental in initiating a major Responsive Space Program designed to produce space systems and launchers capable of tailored military effects on timescales of hours. His final position there was Director of Development and Transformation, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA. Worden retired from the United States Air Force in 2004 after 29 years of active service. During the 2004 Congressional Session he worked as a Congressional Fellow with the Office of Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS), where he served as Senator Brownback's chief advisor on NASA and space issues.
In addition to his position with the University of Arizona, Worden served as a consultant to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ( DARPA) on space-related issues. Additionally he worked on topics related to space exploration and solar-type activity in nearby stars. Prior to becoming Director of NASA Ames, Worden was a Research Professor of Astronomy, Optical Sciences and Planetary Sciences at the University of Arizona where his primary research direction was the development of large space optics for national security and scientific purposes and near-earth asteroids. In this new role, Worden is tasked to run the Breakthrough Initiatives. At the press conference Pete Worden was introduced as the Chairman for the Breakthrough Prize Foundation. On Jat the Royal Society in London, Yuri Milner and Stephen Hawking launched the Breakthrough Initiatives. Worden announced his planned resignation from NASA in February 2015, indicating he would be pursuing "some long-held dreams in the private sector". He was named the 2009 Federal Laboratory Consortium Laboratory Director of the Year. He served as a scientific co-investigator for two NASA space science missions, and received the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal for the 1994 Clementine mission. Worden has authored or co-authored more than 150 scientific papers in astrophysics, space sciences, and strategic studies. He is a recognized expert on space issues – both civil and military. Prior to joining NASA, he held several positions in the United States Air Force and was research professor of astronomy at the University of Arizona, Tucson. Simon Peter Worden (born 1949, in Michigan) was Director of NASA's Ames Research Center (ARC) at Moffett Field, California, until his retirement on March 31, 2015. All registered participants will receive email updates about lodging as information becomes available.Chairman of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation / former Director of NASA Ames Research Center The Kepler project is working to book a block of rooms for out of town participants. A list of local hotels is provided by the NASA Ames Conference Center. Local accommodation includes the NASA Lodge on site here at Moffett Field (call +1-65). NASA Ames can easily be accessed by taking Highway US 101 either north from San Jose or south from San Francisco. NASA Ames Research Center is located in Mountain View, California and makes up part of Moffett Field.
The nearest alternative to SJC is San Francisco International Airport ( SFO). Mineta San Jose International Airport ( SJC). The nearest airport to the NASA Ames Research Center is Norman Y. The meeting will begin on Tuesday, October 13 and end on Thursday October 15. We will host the event in the conference room of building N-232 at NASA Ames. The Hack Event will take place at NASA Ames Research Center, in Silicon Valley, California.
NASA Ames Research Center Oct 13-15, 2015
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