Each year, the Fundamental Aeronautics Program (FAP) convenes a technical conference for the aeronautics community, including partners from industry, academia, other federal agencies, and the international community as well as NASA researchers. The purpose of the conference is two-fold: 1) it provides a forum for the sharing of results obtained from recent NASA research projects; and 2) it provides an opportunity for NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate and FAP to present their technology development goals and objectives as determined by the NASA Strategic Plan.
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Components of the conference include an opening day plenary session, keynote addresses, a panel discussion, and full-day parallel technical sessions detailing research conducted by the four FAP projects. A packet of print materials is provided to each participant to optimize the experience.
Attendees interact with leading researchers in NASA aeronautics, and network with peers in aeronautics-related disciplines from across the nation. The 2012 event drew almost 500 aeronautics professionals, government representatives, and academics and featured approximately 120 presentations in four parallel tracks over three days. International aerospace organizations such as the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) also attended to further promote and/or enhance current partnerships and new collaborative opportunities in aeronautics research.
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