March 17-18, 2015
Michael Simpson and Chris Johnson Participated in McGill Conference on NewSpace Commercialization
SWF was actively represented at the Manfred Lachs International Conference on NewSpace Commercialization and the Law organized in Montreal, Canada by McGill’s Institute of Air and Space Law, and held at the headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Christopher Johnson presented a paper co-authored with Dr. Michael Simpson, while Dr. Simpson co-chaired one panel and participated in another. SWF Advisory Committee members Tanja Masson-Zwaan and Mazlan Othman also presented. Conference presentations are available here.
Conference papers will contribute to a McGill-led publication on international governance for space activities to be published in 2016.(http://www.mcgill.ca/iasl/3rd-manfred-lachs-international-conference-16-17-march-2015/program)
March 20 - 29, 2016
SWF Represented at Spring Meetings of IAF and IAA
SWF Executive Director Michael Simpson represented SWF on several committees and working groups during the spring meetings of the International Astronautical Federation and International Academy of Astronautics in Paris, France. After participating in an IAA working group developing a study of political and legal issues associated to space debris, Dr. Simpson was actively engaged in the work of IAF committees on Space Security, Commercial Spaceflight Safety, and GEOSS. He also participated in meetings of the IAA working group considering the establishment of a consortium to explore governance issues associated with space resource management.
March 26, 2015
SWF Project Manager Laura Delgado López moderated the Women in Weather Google+ Hangout
This event was co-organized by the American Astronautical Society and the American Meteorological Society to celebrate National Women's History Month. The expert panel featured speakers from government, industry, and broadcasting, and reached an international audience. (http://swfound.org/news/all-news/2015/03/laura-delgado-l%C3%B3pez-moderates-aas-ams-women-in-weather-hangout)
March 30, 2015
Brian Weeden attended NBR-IISS Conference on US-China Relations in Beijing, China
The event was organized by the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), the China-US People to People Exchange at Peking University, and the Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS) at Peking University. (http://swfound.org/news/all-news/2015/03/brian-weeden-participates-in-workshop-on-us-china-relations-in-strategic-domains)