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Zoom with NSS Chief Operating Officer Dale Skran Oct. 24

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National Space Society Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board of Directors member Dale Skran will be the guest at the next NSS Iowa Chapter meeting. He will join us via Zoom to outline the history of NSS, its mission, and future.

Speaker: Dale Skran – Get To Know Your NSS
Date and Time: Monday October 24 at 5:30 p.m. CDT
For more information: [email protected]
Zoom Videoconference: https://DMACC.zoom.us/j/95123855678
Meeting ID: 951 2385 5678

Dale Skran worked 17 years with Bell Labs (AT&T, Lucent Technologies) and continued his career at several companies including Ascend Communications (VP of Enterprise Engineering), Sonus Networks (Director of Engineering), and CMWare (Founder, CEO, COO, and VP of Engineering). He was also a negotiator/ manager (Rapporteur) at the UN (International Telecommunication Union) where he led the development of international Internet standards for video conferencing and voice services (VoIP).

Dale has held or currently holds the following NSS leadership positions:

  • Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer (currently)
  • Co-Chair of the Bylaws Committee (currently)
  • Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee (currently)
  • At-large Board Member (currently)
  • Regional Board Member
  • Executive Vice President
  • Chair of the Policy Committee
  • Chair of the Executive Committee
  • Member of the Alliance for Space Development representing NSS
  • ISDC Policy Track Chair

In addition, Dale has written countless articles for the NSS blog, Ad Astra magazine, and other publications.

We look forward to having you join us for a conversation with Mr. Dale Skran.

Your NSS Iowa Chapter Officers:
Dr. Tony Paustian – President
Calvin Renaud – Vice-President
Dan Hoy – Treasurer
Joseph LeValley – Secretary

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