BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:William T. Harris President & CEO\, Space Center Houston Manned Space Flight Education Foundation On October 23rd join us to hear directl y about how Space Center Houston inspires Innovation and Service.   Willi am T. Harris oversees the strategic direction of the space exploration lea rning destination\, Space Center Houston. With approximately 450 employees and contractors\, Space Center Houston is the No. 1 international attract ion in the greater Houston area\, generating a $118.7 million annual econo mic impact. The center is a nonprofit\, Smithsonian Affiliate\, the Offici al Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center\, and was named "Best Museu m in Texas" by USA Today. Joining the foundation and center in April 2016\ , Harris has more than 37 years in nonprofit leadership including senior p ositions at museums and universities\, where he led numerous multimillion- dollar fundraising campaigns\, principal and major gifts\, marketing\, com munications\, government relations and strategy development. In March 2023 \, Harris was appointed by President Biden to the National Museum and Libr ary Sciences Board where he will advance\, empower and shape policy for Am erica's museums\, libraries and related organizations. He serves as the ch air of the board of directors and executive committee of the Association o f Science and Technology Centers (ASTC). He is also a member of the board of directors and chair of the grants committee for the QueensCare Charitab le Foundation\, is a member of the board of directors for the Greater Hous ton Partnership and serves as board vice president of the Association of S cience Museum Directors (ASMD). Space Center Houston's shared purpose is t o bring people and space closer together. Over 1.1 million visitors and mo re than 250\,000 students and educators visit each year to connect with t he significance of space exploration to pursue a path in STEM or follow al ong as incredible feats of human spaceflight continue to make new discover ies. Space Center Houston is owned by the Manned Space Flight Education 50 1(c)3 nonprofit organization and generates an annual $118M economic impact to the Greater Houston area. Space Center Houston is a Smithsonian Affili ate\, the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center and a Certi fied Autism Center. Learn more at spacecenter.org.   DTEND:20251023T180000Z DTSTAMP:20261025T214207Z DTSTART:20251023T163000Z LOCATION:Tony’s Restaurant SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Mission Possible at Space Center Houston UID:8db16cea-03ec-48d3-83c3-10eae4b238f6 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Will iam T. Harris
\nPresid ent &\; CEO\, Space Center Houston
\nManned Space Flight Education Foundation

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On Octob er 23rd join us to hear directly about how Space Center Houston inspires I nnovation and Service.

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William T. Harris oversees the strateg ic direction of the space exploration learning destination\, Space Center Houston. With approximately 450 employees and contractors\, Space Center H ouston is the No. 1 international attraction in the greater Houston area\, generating a $118.7 million annual economic impact. The center is a nonpr ofit\, Smithsonian Affiliate\, the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center\, and was named "\;Best Museum in Texas"\; by USA To day.

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Joining the foundation and center in April 2016\, Harris ha s more than 37 years in nonprofit leadership including senior positions at museums and universities\, where he led numerous multimillion-dollar fund raising campaigns\, principal and major gifts\, marketing\, communications \, government relations and strategy development. In March 2023\, Harris w as appointed by President Biden to the National Museum and Library Science s Board where he will advance\, empower and shape policy for America'\; s museums\, libraries and related organizations.

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He serves as th e chair of the board of directors and executive committee of the Associati on of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC). He is also a member of the bo ard of directors and chair of the grants committee for the QueensCare Char itable Foundation\, is a member of the board of directors for the Greater Houston Partnership and serves as board vice president of the Association of Science Museum Directors (ASMD).

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Space Center Hou ston'\;s shared purpose is to bring people and space closer together. O ver 1.1 million visitors and more than \;250\,000 students and educato rs visit each year to connect with the significance of space exploration t o pursue a path in STEM or follow along as incredible feats of human space flight continue to make new discoveries. Space Center Houston is owned by the Manned Space Flight Education 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and gener ates an annual $118M economic impact to the Greater Houston area. Space Ce nter Houston is a Smithsonian Affiliate\, the Official Visitor Center of N ASA Johnson Space Center and a Certified Autism Center. Learn more at spac ecenter.org.

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