SESSION 1 (THU Morning): Introduction to Balloons and NASA's Balloon Programs

• 1. 8:45-9:00; Welcome to workshop & orientation notes (Eliot Young, SWRI)
• 2. 9:00-9:50; A technical introduction to balloon missions (Steve Smith, SWRI)
• 3. 9:50-10:20; A practical introduction to NASA's balloon programs (David Pierce, NASA)

Break from 10:20 - 10:35

• 4. 10:35-11:05; NASA's balloon-based research opportunities (Vernon Jones, NASA)
• 5. 11:05-11:15; The near space environment and electrostatic discharge (Cindi Schmitt, ASRC Aerospace)
• 6. 11:15-12:00 Panel session (Vernon Jones, David Pierce, Steve Smith)

Lunch from 12:00-1:15

SESSION 2 (Thursday Afternoon): Current Balloon Efforts

• 7. 1:15-1:45; Gamma-ray astronomy from balloons. (Jack Tueller, NASA)
• 8. 1:45-2:15; FIREBALL: Faint Intergalactic medium Redshifted Emission Balloon (David Schiminovich, Columbia University)
• 9. 2:15-2:45; LSU's HASP payload (T. Greg Guzik, LSU)

Break from 2:45-3:00

• 10. 3:00-3:20; BalloonSat flight computers (L. Paul Verhage, Author/Teacher)
• 11. 3:20-3:40; Edge of Space Sciences balloon launches (Michael Manes, EOSS)
• 12. 3:40-4:10; Colorado Space Grant BalloonSat and MicroSat programs (Brian Saunders, CO Space Grant Consortium)
• 13. 4:10-4:30; Balloon mission concepts for Titan (Ralph Lorenz, JHU/APL)
• 14. 4:30-5:15; Panel session (Kevin Shoemaker, Michael Manes, L. Paul Verhage, Brian Saunders, T. Greg Guzik, David Schiminovich)

SESSION 3 (Friday Morning): Enabling Technologies for Low-Cost/Lightweight Balloon Missions

• 15. 8:30-9:00; Small balloons 1 (Mike Smith, Aerostar)
• 16. 9:00-9:30; Small balloons 2 (Tim Lachenmeier, Near Space Corp.)
• 17. 9:30-9:50; Balloon telemetry & communications (Gerald Knoblach, Space Data Corp.)
• 18. 9:50-10:05; The Mars Aerobot: A Lightweight Planetary Balloon Payload (Alberto Behar, JPL)

Break from 10:05-10:20

• 19. 10:20-10:40; Lightweight telescopes 1 (Bob Martin, Composite Mirror Applications)
• 20. 10:40-11:00; Lightweight telescopes 2 (Ed Friedman, Ball Aerospace)
• 21. 11:00-11:20; Pointing and stabilization of lightweight balloon-borne telescopes (Larry Germann, Left Hand Design Corporation)
• 22. 11:20-12:00; Panel session (Mike Smith, Tim Lachenmeier, Gerald Knoblach, Bob Martin, Ed Friedman, Larry Germann)

Lunch from 12:00-1:15

SESSION 4 (Friday Afternoon): "What if" Science Drivers

• 23. 1:15-1:35; Boat Launches of Medium-Sized Payloads (Bill Brown, High Altitude Research Corporation)
• 24. 1:35-2:00; Cosmic rays: The need for large payloads (T. Greg Guzik, LSU)
• 25. 2:00-2:25; Space Physics (David Klumpar, MSU)
• 26. 2:25-2:45; Solar observations (Craig DeForest, SWRI)

Break from 2:45-3:00

• 27. 3:00-3:20; Cosmic Microwave Background Observations (Shaul Hanany, UMN)
• 28. 3:20-3:40; Balloon observations of Occultations (Cathy Olkin, SWRI)
• 29. 3:40-4:00; Continuous observations of the inner Solar System: mapping Venus's winds (Mark Bullock, SWRI)
• 30. 4:00-5:00; Panel discussion (David Klumpar, T. Greg Guzik, Cathy Olkin, Mark Bullock)

SESSION 5 (Saturday Morning): Making the Case for LCANS

• 31. 9:00-9:30; Addressing the science priorities in NASA's Strategic Plans (Jonathan Ormes, DU)
• 32. 9:30-10:00; The case for a low-cost small-balloon program in SMD Planetary Division (Philippe Crane, NASA HQ)

Break from 10:0-10:15

• 33. 10:15-10:45; LCANS Missions in the Context of NASA's Planetary Instrument Definition and Development Program (Jonathan Rall, NASA HQ)
• 34. 10:45-12:00; Panel session (Jonathan Ormes, Phil Crane, Vernon Jones, Jonanthan Rall)