The Full Conference is December 4 - 6 and available to MEMBERS ONLY at this time and that registration page can be found HERE.
SCHEDULE
Saturday, December 6th
11:00 AM PST:
Why OSMED?
A panel of the OSMED Leadership team that will discuss OSMED, our goals, and what the organization is about.
11:15 AM PST:
OUR MOON - Rebecca Boyle
How Earth’s Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are
11:30 AM PST:
Off-Planet, Off-World - Bernard A Harris JR
12:00 PM PST:
LUNCH BUFFET
1:00 PM PST:
Designing for Humans in Space - Hillary Coe
1:30 PM PST:
Human Variable 1 Presentation
Human Variable 2 Presentation
2:00 PM PST:
Human Variable 3 Presentation
Human Variable 4 Presentation
2:30 PM PST:
Human Variable 5 Presentation
Human Variable 6 Presentation
3:00 PM PST:
“We are Story Tellers” - Danica Vallone
3:30 PM PST:
Concluding Statements & Future Goals
4:00 PM PST:
OSMED Happy Hour!
5 - 9 PM PST:
Extended Happy Hour
Dinner + Drinks @ Chapter One in Santa Ana
We are OSMED.
To become a spacefaring species we must understand human sensitivity to space travel, not just through biology, but through all the variables that make us human. This requires a multidimensional lens, a collective of innovative thinkers, specialists, creatives, and curious minds.
When
December 6, 2025
The Estate on 2nd
207 W 2nd St, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Optional Dinner (Not Included in Ticket)
December 6 – Closing Dinner at Chapter One (Santa Ana)
Travel & Lodging
Airports Nearby:
John Wayne Airport (closest)
Long Beach Airport
LAX
Hotels:
Hotel Fera - Anaheim
ALO Hotel by Ayres - Orange
Ayres Hotel Orange
Parking:
Santa Ana parking structure (201 W 3rd St)
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Chief Design and Marketing Officer - VAST
Hillary Coe is an Emmy-award-winning, hands-on design leader at the intersection of technology, storytelling, and human experience. She leads design and marketing at VAST, having previously driven design at SpaceX, Starlink, Apple, Google, and top creative agencies. Beyond her professional roles, she’s a commercial pilot, astronaut candidate, drag racing record holder, and a passionate advocate for young people entering STEM.
Bernard A. Harris Jr. is a former NASA astronaut, physician, and entrepreneur. On February 9, 1995, he became the first African American to walk in space during the STS-63 mission. After leaving NASA, he founded the Harris Foundation to support STEM education and leads Vesalius Ventures, a firm investing in medical and tech innovations.
Medicine - NASA Astronaut
Rebecca Boyle is a science journalist and author whose work explores astronomy, space, and history. She is the author of Our Moon, a sweeping history of humanity’s connection to Earth’s lunar companion. She contributes to outlets like Scientific American, The Atlantic, Quanta, and Atlas Obscura, and her writing has been featured in numerous national publications.
Journalist/Author
Dr. Erik Antonsen has built his career at the intersection of medicine and engineering for human spaceflight, serving as CTO of Advancing Frontiers, holding leadership roles at NASA, and teaching at Baylor College of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and MIT while practicing emergency medicine in Houston and Boston. He co-founded ADE Aerospace Consulting and ADE Medical, contributed to the StratEx mission, and continues advancing research in space medicine, AI in healthcare, and human health systems design.
OSMED Acting President
Danica Vallone
Danica Vallone, president and co-founder of Making Space Agency, works at the intersection of aerospace and entertainment, leading design, engineering, and prototyping projects for clients such as NASA, Vast Space, Sierra Space, Disney, Netflix, and Warner Brothers. She also contributes globally through leadership and creative roles with organizations including XPRIZE, Global Effects, UCSD Design Lab, the National Space Society, the NASA-supported Haughton-Mars Project, and WORLD.MINDS, while continuing her advocacy for the importance of humans in space.
OSMED Board Member
Dr. Jennifer Rochlis is the President and CEO of Advancing Frontiers, with a career spanning leadership at NASA, Teledyne FLIR, and her own firm, Jennifer Rochlis Coaching & Consulting, where she provides integrative coaching for individuals and executive teams. With degrees in physics and aeronautics from Mount Holyoke and MIT, she has authored key works on human systems integration, served on multiple nonprofit boards, and continues to mentor, advise, and speak on STEM, leadership, and the human side of technology and spaceflight.