George Mason University
School of Public Policy
 Center for Aerospace Policy Research

Short Course

“The U.S. Government Space Sector”

 

14-16 October 2008

GMU School of Public Policy
(Arlington Original Building)
3401 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington, Virginia 22201-4498

 

Co-sponsored by

                      

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Program [Day 1]: Tuesday 14 October 2008

08:00-08:45                 Registration/Breakfast

08:45-09:00                 Opening (Welcome[s], Administration/Logistics, etc)

09:00-10:15                  Keynote: “A brief history of the space age"

Roger Launius
Chair, Division of Space History
National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian Institution

10:15-10:45                 Break

10:45-12:00 Keynote: “The U.S. Government space budget”

Paul Shawcross
Science and Space Programs Branch
White House Office of Management and Budget              

12:00-12:45                         Lunch

12:45-02:15 Session: “The Administration: Civil Space”

“The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Overview”
Lynn Cline
Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Operations
NASA
“Other Departments and Agencies involved in civil space"
Ian Pryke
Senior Fellow
Center for Aerospace Policy Research,
School of Public Policy,
George Mason University

02:15-02:45             Break

02:45-04:00 Session: “The Administration: National Security Space”  

Peter Hays
SAIC

 Program [Day 2]: Wednesday 15 October 2008

07:45-08:00 Course Administration/Logistics

08:00-09:00 Session: “The Role of Congress in Space Activities”

Marcia Smith
Director, Space Studies Board
National Research Council

09:00-09:30 Session “Role of the National Research Council in U.S. Space Policy”

Marcia Smith
Director, Space Studies Board
National Research Council

09:30-10:00 Break

10:00-11:30 Panel:    “Interaction within the Government”

Allen Li
Professional Staff
Committee on Science and Technology
Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
U.S. House of Representatives                  
Kimberly Wells
International Economist
Office of Aerospace
International Trade Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
David A. Turner
Deputy Director
Space and Advanced Technology
Department of State   

11:30-12:15             Lunch

12:15-01:45 Panel:    “Interaction with the Government”

Eric Sterner
Consultant
(Formerly with NASA, House Science Committee Staff and                                     House Armed Services Committee Staff)
Ian Pryke
Senior Fellow
Center for Aerospace Policy Research,
School of Public Policy, George Mason University
(24 years as ESA Representative in Washington)
Jonathan Malay
Director, Civil Space & Environment
Lockheed Martin Washington Operations

01:45-02:15             Break

02:15-04:00 Panel: “The Role of the Government in Regulating Space Activities:                               Examples”

Terry L. Davis
Deputy Director of Licensing
Bureau of Political Military Affairs
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls
Department of State
[Export Licensing of Space Products]
Ken Wong
Manager, Licensing and Safety Division                                 
Office of Commercial Space Transportation                          
Federal Aviation Administration
Department of Transportation
[Regulation and Licensing of Commercial Space
Transportation]
Kay Weston
Chief, Satellite Activities Branch
NOAA-NESDIS
[Licensing of Commercial Remote Sensing Systems]
                                         

Program [Day 3]: Thursday 16 October 2008

08:15-08:30             Course Administration/Logistics

08:30-10:30 Panel:    “Negotiating International Partnerships: US Perspectives”

Peggy Finarelli
Senior Fellow
Center for Aerospace Policy Research,
School of Public Policy, George Mason University
(Past Associate Administrator, International Relations, NASA)
Ralph Braibanti
Department of State (Retired)
Brent Smith
Chief, International and Interagency Affairs
National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration                                        

10:30-11:00                Break

11:00-12:00               “Negotiating International Partnerships: A Non-US                                    Perspectives”

Graham Gibbs
Counsellor, Space Affairs and CSA Representative
Canadian Embassy

12:00-12:45                 Lunch

12:45-02:00 Session: “U.S. Space Policy” [Policy making process and key policies]

Damon Wells
Senior Policy Analyst
Office of Science and Technology Policy

02:00-03:15 Panel:    “Critiquing existing and planned policy”

Moderator: Ian Pryke
Senior Fellow
Center for Aerospace Policy Research,
School of Public Policy, George Mason University
John "J.P." Stevens
Vice President, Space Systems
Aerospace Industries Association
Vincent Sabathier
Senior Fellow and
Director, Space Initiatives
Center for Strategic & International Studies
Mark Albrecht
Past President of International Launch Services and Former Executive Secretary of the White House National Space Council
                                                                         

03:15                          Close