The STEAMSPACE team is dedicated to opening the space frontier, in our lifetimes, to everyone. Beyond the boundaries of race, gender, ideological and socioeconomic difference, STEAMSPACE Education Outreach® believes in opening this new path to any and all who would like to go. In order to be prepared for the worlds of free space and settlement, the human race must consider what to do once the traveling is over and we have arrived. Our Cities in Space STEAM Competition for kids provides an immersive environment for students to explore all aspects of settlement design and development, while allowing them access to leading industry and academic professionals and a community of their peers, all growing towards our collective future in space.

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Overview of Cities in Space® Student Competition and Conference 2023

We are thrilled to announce that we’re back IN PERSON AND ON-PREMISES for Cities in Space Student Competition and Conference 2023.

Our team has worked hard to ensure that the experience will be just as exciting, involved and community-oriented as all our previous events, and we look forward to seeing all of you!

Winners of Cities in Space® will be announced and recognized at the closure of Cities in Space 2023 Conference Day.

Registration Cost: $45 per team.

(Registration fee includes lunch for all participating students and educators)

Young Pioneer Registration: $25 per team.

Registration Deadline: February 28, 2023

Virtual Competition Submission Deadline: March 7, 2023

(For students not attending in person.)

Event: Huston-Tillotson University Campus

Date: Friday, March 24, 2023

Time: 9:00AM – 5:30PM CST

Create your team. Integrating engineering, art, architecture, and science, create your own settlement, or explore an emerging technology that you believe will pave the way for space settlement.

Your team can focus on prototyping an Emerging Technology or on Settlement Design.

Schools may register more than one team.

Your settlement must be outside Earth’s atmosphere. This includes Earth orbit, and any location beyond that boundary.

Team Size: Teams may have up to 10 students.

Settlements are defined here as comprising a settling human population of 1,000 people with the understanding that this settlement is focused on sustainability and growth.

The Project Categories are:

Settlement Design: Physical Model or Video

Settlement Design: Digital Model as Video

Emerging Technology

Note: Videos must be no more than of 7 minutes in duration.

Examples of previous video presentations.

Resources for inspiration.

As you choose your location, research the environment, requirements, and data for that location and incorporate the appropriate challenges your settlement will face in your model or video.

Introduction — Overview — Emerging Technology Category — Virtual Competition — Work Requirements — Additional Information — Speakers — Exhibitors — Judges — Schedule — Our Sponsors — Our Partners

Introduction — Overview — Emerging Technology Category — Virtual Competition — Work Requirements — Additional Information — Speakers — Exhibitors — Judges — Schedule — Our Sponsors — Our Partners

Work Requirements

High School

In addition to the settlement model students must present a written work with a minimum 10 pages double-spaced, which describes the project, the specifications and requirements of their chosen location and what issues they chose to dedicate their time to solving for the long-term success of a settlement. Some examples of this could be how to grow food, manufacturing of goods and textiles, energy and creating a 100% recyclable community. Other issues could be how to create and sustain a rich civilization in the new frontier such as the arts, education, and sports.

Middle School 5 – 8 Grade

In addition to the settlement model, students must present a written work with a minimum of 6 pages double-spaced, which describes the project, the specifications and requirements of their chosen location and what issues they chose to dedicate their time to solving for the long-term success of a settlement. Some examples of this could be how to grow food, manufacturing of goods and textiles, energy and creating a 100% recyclable community. Other issues might include how to create and sustain a rich civilization in the new frontier, exploring such areas as the arts, education, and sports.

Young Pioneers

Our Young Pioneers category at Cities in Space is for 4^th and 5^th grade students to attend, present, and be judged by industry professionals during the conference. While Young Pioneers are not included in the formal Cities in Space Competition, two teams will receive Honorable Mentions for their work and presentation. Young Pioneers are able to enjoy the entire day with competing Cities in Space teams and prepare for competition as they enter 6^th grade. As of 2019, we have hosted over 350 Young Pioneers, beginning with the first Cities in Space in 2015!

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Additional Information and Presentation Planning

Students are required to sign off under a supervising teacher for their school. This teacher will oversee the project and help the team progress along the way. STEAMSPACE believes in equal opportunity for all and may offer some financial assistance for lower-resource schools upon request. This request is available on the registration page. Plan for a 7-minute presentation time for judges. As Cities in Space® is a supporter of Project Based Learning and Social and Emotional Learning, we celebrate diversity and encourage teams to fully explore their choice for presentation topic. Focusing on culture and ideology, preservation of history, architecture or the pursuit of the arts for a thriving settlement are completely acceptable topics. Supervising teachers are expected to attend the conference with their team, as well as be their support during the presentation period of the conference.

Supervising teachers are responsible for the behavior and participation of their team. Student teams are judged by a panel of educators, scientists, and entrepreneurs in the Commercial Space Industry. Awards are given in three different categories: Settlement Design: Physical Model with Video, Settlement Design: Digital Model with Video, and Emerging Technology, and are awarded in Middle School and High School Divisions. Honorable Mention is recognized.

Teachers must bring Honor Code and Media Waivers signed by students and parent and/or guardians to the event. Please download Honor Code and Media Waiver here:

Winners of Cities in Space® will be announced and recognized at the closure of our Cities in Space 2023 Conference Day.

Introduction — Overview — Emerging Technology Category — Virtual Competition — Work Requirements — Additional Information — Speakers — Exhibitors — Judges — Schedule — Our Sponsors — Our Partners

Speakers

The list of confirmed speakers will be updated as we approach the date.

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Exhibitors

Introduction — Overview — Emerging Technology Category — Virtual Competition — Work Requirements — Additional Information — Speakers — Exhibitors — Judges — Schedule — Our Sponsors — Our Partners

Judges

Judges will be announced and will be added here as we approach the date of the event.

Introduction — Overview — Emerging Technology Category — Virtual Competition — Work Requirements — Additional Information — Speakers — Exhibitors — Judges — Schedule — Our Sponsors — Our Partners

	Cities in Space 2023 Event Schedule – 9:00AM to 5:30PM Central Standard Time
9 – 9:30	Registration
9:30 – 9:45	What to expect today & welcome from STEAMSPACE™ CEO & Founder Holly Melear and Director of Operations Amos Behana
9:45 – 9:50	Welcome from STEAMSPACE™ Board Member: Sophie Williams
9:50 – 10:15	Speaker Presentation: Janet Ivey – CEO and Founder of Janet’s Planet, President of Explore Mars
10:15 – 10:25	Snack and Exploration of Exhibits
10:25 – 11:25	Forum A Presentations  Forum B Audience and Exhibit Exploration
11:25 – 11:50	Speaker Presentation: Leon Vanstone, Ph.D.  Aerospace Engineer, Space Entrepreneur, Rocket Scientist
11:50 – 12:00	Young Pioneers – Honorable Mention
12:00 – 12:45	Lunch on the Green: Science, Rocketry and Space!
12:45 – 1:00	Kepler Space Institute – Launch Award™ Cities in Space Student Alumni Award Winner – Cuatro Hanover
1:00 – 1:15	Student Mixer
1:15 – 2:15	Forum B Presentations
2:15 – 2:40	Speaker Presentation: Rick Tumlinson  Founder, Earthlight Foundation and Founding Partner SpaceFund
2:40 – 3:00	University of Texas Rocket Engineering Lab (TREL) Student interactive presentation
3:05 – 3:15	Snack + Exhibit Exploration
3:15 – 3:40	Speaker Presentation: Shaesta Waiz President Dreams Soar. Afghanistan’s first female certified civilian pilot.
3:45 – 4:05	Speaker & Music Presentation: Russ Glenn Astronomer, Educator and Musician
4:05 – 4:15	Student Mixer Challenge Announcement
4:15 – 4:35	Speaker presentation: Jeff Smith, Ball Aerospace with Melodie Yashar, VP – Building Design & Performance of ICON Build.
4:35 – 5:00	Speaker Presentation: Anita Gayle CEO National Space Society, Co-Founder Space Settlement Design Competitions, Retired Space Shuttle Engineer.
5:00 – 5:30	Awards Ceremony for In-Person & Virtual Teams  Amanda Masino, Huston-Tillotson University Chair of Natural Science
5:30	Closing and Dismissal