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• Geoffrey commented on NAC seeks NASA Education and Public Outreach Help
  Most of the people I know who are really good at education and outreach are already completely busy. Steve Squyres, for example, is an amazing presenter. Jim Bell's photographs of Mars are some of the best outreach ever. But I think both of these are already overwhelmed with things to do, and don't need to be invited to yet another a committee. For that matter, there are a lot of people at the NASA speaker's bureau here who give dozens of excellent presentations at schools and social groups, with the only recognition within NASA being a nice little trinket at...

• GK commented on NAC seeks NASA Education and Public Outreach Help
  People inside or outside of NASA who have a track record of advocacy and success in leading the charge of developing new strategies, new messages and new products. People who know how and are practitioners in communicating the inspirational value of space flight or exploration as evidenced by their past work. People who are educated in and know the value of education, communications and marketing. People who know and can use media, high tech and old tech....

• barsoom commented on NAC seeks NASA Education and Public Outreach Help
  I agree that I'd put one or two people who have the NASA experience if there is going to be some kind of an advisory group. At least in human space flight, I'd be careful of how I find them, though. For something like a NAC advisory panel, chaired by someone like Miles Obrian, the NASA management are likely to name some lead management people. In the area of communications, public affairs, or education, probably more so than technical areas, none of the managers in human space flight, none are accomplished. None have any substantive background. Certainly none have shown...