GSAW 2026
“Ground System Disruption: Reshaping the Status Quo with Commercial Innovation”
Tutorials—February 23 | Renaissance Los Angeles Airport Hotel | Los Angeles | CA
General Session—February 24-26 | Renaissance Los Angeles Airport Hotel | Los Angeles | CA
Classified Session—February 26 | The Aerospace Corporation | El Segundo | CA
Agenda-at-a-Glance
(All times listed are Pacific Standard Times)
| Monday February 23 |
Tuesday February 24 |
Wednesday February 25 |
Thursday February 26 |
| 7:15 AM PT Registration & Continental Breakfast | 7:15 AM PT Registration & Continental Breakfast | 7:15 AM PT Registration & Continental Breakfast | 7:15 AM PT Registration Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM PT Full Day and Half Day Morning Tutorials |
8:00 AM PT Session 1: Fireside Chat Paul Nielson, Software Engineering Institute (SEI), Maj General USAF (ret.) |
8:00 AM PT Session 11: Keynote Address Kevin Coggins, SCaN Deputy Associate Administrator, NASA |
8:00 AM PT Session 16: Keynote Address Bridgit Mendler CEO, Northwood Space |
| 9:15 AM PT Plenary Talks Session 2: Architectures |
9:15 AM PT Plenary Talks Session 12: Commercial Innovation |
9:15 AM PT Session 17: Panel Discussion |
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| 10:30 AM PT Plenary Talks Session 3: Interoperability/ Acquisition |
10:30 AM PT Plenary Talks Session 13: MBSE |
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| 11:00 AM PT Session 18: Working Group Outbriefs |
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| 11:30 AM PT Lunch |
11:30 AM PT Lunch |
11:30 AM PT Lunch |
11:30 AM PT General Session Closing Remarks |
| 12:15 PM PT Session 4: Lunchtime Keynote Rachel Kronyak, Life on Mars, NASA/JPL |
12:00 PM PT Classified Session Lunch (at The Aerospace Corporation) |
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| 12:30 PM PT Classified Session Check-in |
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| 1:00 PM PT Full Day and Half Day Afternoon Tutorials |
1:00 PM PT Session 14: Working Groups |
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| 1:30 PM PT Plenary Talks Session 5: Ground Resiliency |
1:30 PM PT Classified Session |
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| 2:45 PM PT Plenary Talks Session 6: Software Development (DevOps, DevSecOps) |
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| 4:00 PM PT Plenary Talks Session 7: Technologies for Ground Modernization |
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| 4:30 PM PT Adjourn |
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| 5:00 PM PT End of Plenary Talks |
5:00 PM PT End of Working Groups |
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| 5:30 PM PT Reception, Technical Exhibits, & Poster Session |
5:30 PM PT Session 15: Evening Session |
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| 6:00 PM PT Closing Remarks |
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| 6:10 PM PT Networking Time | |||
| 8:30 PM PT Adjourn |
8:30 PM PT End of Evening Session & Adjourn |
End of GSAW 2026 |