Houston, TX - January 12, 2012 – Schipul - The Web Marketing Company (www.schipul.com), a leading Web marketing, social media consulting and Web design company, today announced it has joined the growing list o sponsors for SpaceUp Houston (each organization focused on education and innovation in the aerospace sciences. SpaceUp Houston recently began selling tickets for the second annual SpaceUp Houston Unconference. The event is scheduled for February 25^th and 26^th, 2012 and will be held at The Lunar & Planetary Institute (LPI) near Johnson Space Center.

 

A private reception will be held Saturday evening, February 25^th, followed by the Explore the Solar System Panel where aerospace experts discuss manned and unmanned missions and plans for the future. Seating is limited for this exclusive evening presentation.

 

Tickets to participate in the 2^nd Annual SpaceUp Houston Unconference are $25 for adults. Students ages eight to 18 are free with adult registration. Breakfast, lunch, soft drinks and snacks are included. Admission to the private reception on February 25^th is $10 per person. Those wishing to attend the Explore the Solar System Panel without participating in the full unconference can do so for $10 per person.

 

 

 

The SpaceUp Houston 2012 Unconference will feature spontaneous sessions created by attendees.  Participants will decide the topics, schedule and structure of the event. An unconference is also known as a user-generated conference or BarCamp.  Learn more about the unconference format at https://spaceuphouston.org/spaceup-2012-unconference/.

 

 

SpaceUp Houston, a 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2010, brings the Houston-Clear Lake community together in sharing and discussing the possibilities for space exploration covering NASA programs, hobbyist projects, start-up companies, research, and the arts. SpaceUp events are designed as catalysts for future science, technology, engineering, and mathematics development.  SpaceUp Houston is made possible because of generous sponsors including The Boeing Company, Thinkgeek, and HGK Asset Management.   Our supporting partners include NASA, Lunar & Planetary Institute,Schipul – The Web Marketing Company, and Yuri’s Night. The official SpaceUp Houston Twitter stream can be found at Twitter. 

 

Questions can be directed via email to SpaceUp Houston at press@spaceuphouston.org.