SWF-UNIDIR Space Conference 2011: Building on the Past, Stepping Towards the Future

SWF-UNIDIR Space Conference 2011: Building on the Past, Stepping Towards the Future is a collaboration of the Secure World Foundation  and the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research that aims to provide information  and thinking on space security issues to Geneva's disarmament community. This year the conference focused on how the international community can move forward, current initiatives on space security & the importance of transparency and confidence-building measures (TCBMs) and verification in space.

Event Agenda

Presentations

• The Role of Civil Society in Building Awareness- Engaging Critical Actors, Beatrice Fihn
• Technical Means for Monitoring Space Agreements, Dr. Dave Finkleman
• International Humanitarian Law and Codifying Constraints on Space Warfare, Steven Freeland
• Available and Emerging Weapons Technolgies, Lars Höstbeck
• UN Group of Governmental Experts: Promoting TCBMs for Prevention of Placement of Weapons in Outer Space, Sergey Koshelev
• Space Security Capabilities and Trends, Tal Dekel and Ram Levi
• Diplomatic Options for Reinforcing Outer Space Security, Paul Meyer
• TCBMs as Steps towards Verification, Laurence Nardon
• Space Sustainability: Setting a Technical Baseline for New Regimes, Dr. Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu
• Opening Remarks, Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze
• Reducing Military Tensions, Building Trust, John B. Sheldon
• China's Efforts in Pushing Forward the PPWT, Zhang Ze