AFHF SYMPOSIUM and MUSEUMS CONFERENCE
21 May 2025, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Executive Board Room
8 AM to 5 PM
REGISTRATION FEE
AFHF MEMBER: $140
NON-MEMBER: $195
Limited to 140 Participants
Includes parking, light lunch options, and Symposium attendance for the day.
Tentative agenda currently includes:
0810-0820 Welcome
0820-0855 Kickoff Address (Roger Launius, PhD, IB Holley Award recipient)
The Frontier Military Experience as a Model for the Military in Space
Learning from History to Shape the Future
0900-0955 Columbia Accident (MG John Barry, Executive Director/Space Shuttle Columbia Accident Investigation)
1000-1130 AFHF Literary Awardees Panel
All Article Winners and Book Prize recipients talk about their challenges
and triumphs in documenting Air and Space history
1145-1215 LUNCH TALK: Back to the Books: The rebirth of A Few Great Captains (AFHF/AU Press Imprint)
(Phil Meilinger (Contributor), Abbie Hoffman (Editor), Dik Daso (Contributor)
1225-1400 Behind the Scenes: The Birth of Space Force with Those Who Were There
(General David D. Thompson, Maj. Gen. Clinton E. Crosier, Col Stu Pettis, Chair)
1410-1500 Origins of the Space Force Through Artifacts (David Arnold)
1510-1645 The Military-Academic Zone: Teaching Spacepower in PME and at USAFA
Chair, DFHAA-L Weaver, ACSC-P.J. Springer, DFH-T. Givler, Johns Hopkins-M. Pavelec, AU-J Terino
1650-1700 Conference Summary and Farewell
Awards Banquet 22 May 2025
For more details and to register: https://afhistory.org/events/