Dr. Simpson has likewise pursued a standard of excellence with his own academic preparation. He holds a Bachelors Degree magna cum laude from Fordham University, a Ph.D. from Tufts University-The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, a MBA from Syracuse University; and two Master of Arts degrees from The Fletcher School. He has also completed the French Advanced Defense Institute (Institut des Hautes Études de Défense Nationale) and the General Course of the London School of Economics, both programs as prestigious as they are rigorous. He retired from U.S. Naval Reserve in 1993. Dr. Simpson has served as president of both Utica College and the American University of Paris, and has taught courses in political science, international relations, business management, leadership and economics in both the United States and France.

While serving as President of the ISU, Dr. Simpson works to establish an international network of institutional partners, including the University of Stuttgart in Germany and University Louis Pasteur in France, and has recently negotiated agreements with the countries of India and Canada. His work is instrumental not only toward the mission of the ISU, but to advance and promote the cause for international cooperation in the exploration of space, all with the hope that in doing so, we will find solutions to Earth's global challenges.

Please join us in August in Boulder to hear Dr. Simpson and our many other celebrated guests.

REGISTER NOW FOR A SPECTACULAR CONVENTION!
WHERE: Back to where it all began in 1998: University Memorial Center, University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado.
WHEN: August 14-17, 2008
REGISTRATION: Available online
HOTEL INFORMATION: Available online
SPEAKERS: We have an impressive list of knowledgeable, inspiring speakers already scheduled:

• J. Michael Straczynski (Creator of Babylon 5) - Tentative
• Dr. S. Pete Worden (Brig. Gen., USAF, ret.; NASA Ames Research Center Director)
• Elon Musk (Founder and CEO of SpaceX)
• Dr. Jim Garvin (Chief Scientist, NASA Goddard)
• Dr. Carolyn Porco (Cassini Imaging Team Leader)
• Dr. Chris McKay (NASA Ames Research Center)
• Dr. Carol Stoker (NASA Ames Research Center)
• Dr. Bill Clancey (NASA Ames Research Center)
• Dr. Matt Mountain (Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute)
• Dr. Michael Simpson (International Space University)
• Geoffrey Yoder (NASA - Director, Directorate Integration Office - Exploration Systems Mission Directorate)
• Joe Cassady (Aerojet: Director for Business Development in Emerging Space markets)
• George Whitesides (Executive Director, National Space Society)
• Dr. Robert Zubrin (President and Founder, The Mars Society)
• Dr. Buzz Aldrin (Apollo 11) Tentative
• Brother Guy Consolmagno (Vatican Observatory; Curator, Vatican Meteorite Collection)
• Dr. Ted Peters (Co-Editor: Theology and Science; The CTNS Journal of Science and Religion)
• Dr. David Spires (Senior Instructor, University of Washington)
• Dr. Michael Simpson (President, International Space University)