We had a great first day here at the UC and tomorrow promises to be even better. Now today was only a half day, but tomorrow we have a packed schedule for streaming so here it is:
9:00 am – 9:30 am – Plenary Session

9:30 am – 10:00 am – Modeling Antenna Attitude and Positional Offsets

10:00 am – 10:30 am – Custom Logic for Airborne Early Warning

10:30 am – 11:00 am – Integrating ODTK & STK with Scripting

11:00 am – 11:30 am – Space Operations Software Development and Deployment Using STK

11:30 am – 12:00 pm – Satellite Maneuver and Catalog Mistag Detection via TLE

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm – Leveraging Multi-Core/64-bit Processors with AGI

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm – Real-Time Tracking Technology Integration

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm – AGI Components Panel

See you tomorrow!
-Rocket Girl (aka Amanda)

Good morning guys! So we are gearing up for Day 1 here at the AGI UC so I thought I would go ahead and share the poll results with you! Here is what I will be streaming; and remember you can check it out and chat with me about the presentations at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/agi-s-uc-live-stream .

1:30 – 2:00 pm – Plenary Session – Welcome
2:00 – 2:30 pm – Methods of Orbit Propagation
3:00 – 3:30 pm – STK 9 OM Usability Improvements
3:30 – 4:30 pm – Developing with Insight 3D
4:30 – 5:00 pm – Kepler Dust Cover Ejection Event Design and Optimization
5:00 – 6:30 pm – Reception and Iron Geek

See you guys soon!!
Rocket Girl (aka Amanda)

That’s right, if you can’t make it to the UC this year, I’ll be bringing all the action to you live! Check out our UStream.tv feed at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/agi-s-uc-live-stream starting on Tuesday, August 18, 2009, at 1:30 p.m. ET to view the opening Plenary Session. After that, stay tuned for “Under the Hood” presentations, user presentations and developer/integrator sessions throughout the day. What exactly will I be broadcasting? Well that’s up to you! On the side of this blog, you’ll notice three polls. Choose your favorite topic from each of the three categories and I will stream the top vote getters. I will also be bringing you some sights and sounds from our Technology Zone (including the always entertaining Iron Geek Competition), Monte Carlo night and our keynote speech on Wednesday by Miles O’Brien. If you’re watching the stream, you’ll be able to chat with me and some of your other favorite AGI'ers and I’ll be available for questions, whether they are for me or for the presenters. If you can’t check out the stream, check out the blog ... I’ll be posting updates all day long. Finally, make sure you follow me on Twitter at AGIRocketGirl for the latest updates on what’s going on at the event. We are down to one week until the big event so if you’re still planning on attending, you better go register now at http://uc.agi.com!

Till Next Time!

Rocket Girl (aka Amanda)

In the next couple of weeks AGI is going to be hosting an online game – dubbed "Are You Smarter Than A Rocket Scientist" or "AYSTARS" – where you will have a chance to test your knowledge against other customers, AGI’ers and the general public. This game consists of at least one multiple choice question each week leading up to the August AGI Users' Conference. The beauty of the game is that you don’t have to actually be a rocket scientist to play; anyone who’s up for the challenge can join in the fun. You can play on your own or pull together a team together for a chance to win some fabulous prizes ranging from an iPOD touch to a Blu-Ray player. The top eight scorers who also attend the UC will have the option to compete in this year’s Iron Geek bracket for a chance to win a $500 Visa gift card! The game starts on Monday, June 8, so start your training now. Check out the video below for all the details and then visit http://www.agi.com/aystars/ to register and play!

Till Next Time, 

Rocket Girl (aka Amanda)

That’s right; we are getting ready for the AGI UC 2009 coming up in August! Last year's event in Chicago was a huge success because of you, our users, and we need your help again! Make sure you answer our call for presentations. We would love to hear how you are using our software to solve your space, defense or intelligence needs, so why not share with us and other users? All you need to do is e-mail presentation@agiuc.com with your abstract (no more than 500 words please). You'll need to do this by May 15, so get started now!

If you weren’t able to make it last year, you can still get the resources at http://uc.agi.com/ucresources/2008/, or you can check out some highlights of what you missed here: http://uc.agi.com/images/AGIUsers.wmv.

Well that’s all for this time, but stay tuned to the blog for more information on the upcoming event not only from me, but from some of your favorite AGI’ers as well!

Till Next Time,

Rocket Girl (aka Amanda)

I just wanted to say a big thanks to all of you who attended the AGI UC ’08! It was truly a fantastic event, and we couldn’t have done it without all of our users. From the Tech Zone and the Iron Geek contest, to the Google Lunar X PRIZE announcement, to all of the great user presentations and keynotes from Brig Gen (ret) Duane Deal and Captain Alan Bean, it was truly an out of this world event! If you didn’t make it to the UC this year, don’t forget you can download all the resources and watch a great video montage (you are going to be so jealous of all of us that were there once you see it)!  Also, save the date for next year’s AGI User Exchange (UX), coming to Washington D.C. Aug 18-19, 2009! Stay tuned to agi.com for more details.

Now this isn’t the end of Rocket Girl! This girl is taking her blog over to AGI’s developer network (ADN).  You can check out Rocket Girl’s Blog for tips and tricks on how to use STK for launch vehicle and missile analysis (you know - rocket stuff).

Alright gang, we are less than a week away from the big event and the AGI UC Team is working around the clock to prepare! Since it's so crazy around here, I thought I’d drop in on the team to see how things are going on packing day. I also have my own message for all of you thinking about coming to the conference but who still haven’t decided yet. So sit back and relax and see what Meghan Thompson, Stefanie Claypoole, Andrea Grow, and I have to say:

Can you believe it?! They actually thought they could leave me behind! Well since they still might I guess I better wrap this up so I can get on out to Chicago to meet y'all. Remember, you don’t get many opportunities to have so many AGI software experts and users in one place at the same time, so you don’t want to miss out. If you haven’t registered—go do it now! If you haven’t built your schedule—get on it! Time is running out!

See you in Chicago!

Rocket Girl (aka Amanda)

Well, maybe not exactly international. I went down the hall to chat with Nicholas Thomson, a member of our International Team. Now even though that’s about as international as Rocket Girl here will probably get, that’s nowhere near how international the UC will be.  Did you know that there will be 13 different countries represented at the UC? 20% of our attendees are from outside of the United States and the farthest people will travel to get to Chicago will be our Australian business partners! We even have two international presenters – Maya Glickman from Israel Aircraft Industries/Mabat will be presenting  Mission Planning and Analysis for AMOS Satellites, and Guiseppe Corrao of Telespazio S.P.A will be talking about Integrating STK with DIS and HLA in a Distributed Simulation Environment. (I have to give a big thanks to our UC Registration Coordinator Andrea Grow for giving me the awesome stats, make sure you say hi to her at the registration desk in Chicago). Since we are having such a large international presence at the UC, I had Nick sit down and talk to you about why our international software users should come: 
So wherever in the world you are traveling from, the UC is a fantastic place to get up to date on what’s going on with our software and with other users. We are less then two weeks away from the big event so if you haven’t registered, go do it now!! Time is running out and you don’t want to be the only one not going because you waited too long to register! That’s it for now; we hope to see you there!

Till Next Time,
Rocket Girl (aka Amanda) 

I needed a little break from feverishly working on the Missile Defense Solution Session scenario that I’m building for the UC so I decided to head up to the third floor "Kids Room" here at HQ to recharge my brain with some video games. Who should I find working just as feverishly as I have been (although at a miniature desk?!?) but Dave Bissett, AGI Consulting Manager and UC Presentation Coordinator. He agreed to take a few minutes to tell you about some of the hottest presentations we have lined up for you. Dave rocks a wicked faux hawk, but whether it’s more awesome than Josh Poley’s is up to you to decide.What's even sweeter than Dave's faux hawk are all the fabulous users we have coming to share how they are using AGI software in their work. Now you guys know me, I’m definitely not missing Matt Feldmeier’s presentation on Ballistic Missile Defense Intercept Debris Analysis. It’s about how STK was used to calculate, propagate, and visualize impact debris clouds from successful missile intercepts (also Matt is currently pursuing his master’s degree at the University of Alabama-Huntsville, which is where Rocket Girl here got her bachelor's. Go Chargers!). Click here for more on the 27 User Presentations scheduled for the UC this year. 

Time is quickly running out, so if you haven’t registered for the UC I suggest you go and do it now so you don’t miss out on any of these exciting presentations.  Well that’s it for now.

Till Next Time,

Rocket Girl (aka Amanda)

Have you noticed how many experts we have coming to the UC? There are a TON who will be on hand to talk to you. And while you might think that everyone from AGI will be at the conference, unfortunately we have to leave some behind to support our customers who can't make it to Chicago! I happened to find two members of the inside sales team, Grant Triffo and Mike Ribeiro, who will be stuck at our Exton headquarters. They aren’t too happy about that. Here’s what they had to say:

You heard Grant, let’s go! Go and get yourself registered and create your schedule so that you aren’t missing out on all the fantastic opportunities to meet the experts, get up to speed on our software through training, and meet other users. We have guys here who would love to go but can’t, so you would be crazy to miss out on this opportunity! We have about a month left until the big event kicks off so don't delay ... register today!  Well that’s all I have for now.

Till next time,

Rocket Girl (aka Amanda)