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FIRST DAY: Monday, 16 March 2015
8:00 – 9:00 REGISTRATION
9:00 – 9:30 WELCOMING REMARKS
- Paul Dempsey (Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University, Canada)
- Nancy Graham (International Civil Aviation Organization, Canada)
- Ram Jakhu (Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University, Canada) Welcome & intro
9:30 – 11:00 Session 1: Extension of Existing Services: Telecom, Space Navigation and Remote Sensing
Co-Chairs: Joseph Pelton and Ram Jakhu
- Audrey L. Allison (The Boeing Company, United States): Accommodating New Commercial Space Applications in the Global Regulatory Framework: A Brief Look Ahead of the ITU’s 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference Download
- Sanat Kaul (International Foundation for Aviation, Aerospace & Development, India Chapter, India): New Extension of Commercial Space Applications-Broadband, Information Communication Technology (ICT) and Geomatics Download
- Tare Brisibe (former Chairman of the Legal Sub-Committee of the UNCOPUOS): A Decade of Convergence and Technology Acceleration in Non-safety Aeronautical Mobile-Satellite Communications Download
- Scott Madry (Global Space Institute, United States): Future Policy, Legal, and Practical issues in Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Download
- Mukund Rao, K R Sridhara Murthi (National Institute of Advanced Studies, India): “NewSpace” Emerging Perspectives for EO and GI Policy . Download
11:00 – 11:30 REFRESHMENT BREAK
11:30 – 13:00 Session 2: Space Transportation
Co-Chairs: Paul Dempsey and Tommaso Sgobba
- Will Pomerantz (Virgin Galactic, United States): Virgin Galactic: The World’s First Commercial Spaceline Download
- Jimena Blumenkron (ICAO, Canada): International aviation soft-law scheme as a governance example for emerging space transportation Download
- Joseph Pelton (Arthur C. Clarke Foundation, United States): New Ways Forward in Protozone Regulation Download
- Taro Kuusiholma (Finnish Transport Safety Agency, Finland): RPAS and High Altitude Platform Systems; New extensions of Air and Space providing possible ways to rethink and perceive unresolved NewSpace legal issues Download
- Neil Wolf (Law Offices of Neil G. Wolf, United States): Organizing aerospace traffic management using ANSP programs and systems – is it possible? Download
- Chuck Lauer (Rocketplane Global, United States) Legal and Regulatory Aspects of US-Developed Suborbital Spaceplane Flights from International Spaceports Download
13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH
14:00 – 15:30 Concurrent session 3A: Small Satellites
Co-Chairs: Ram Jakhu and Niklas Hedman ( Intro)
- Rene Laufer (Baylor University, United States) and Scott Madry (Global Space Institute, USA): Small Satellite Challenges around the World Rene Laufer (Baylor University, United States) and Scott Madry (Global Space Institute, United States): Small Satellite Challenges around the World
- Mazlan Othman (former Director of UNOOSA, Malaysia), Attila Matas (International Telecommunication Union): Small Satellites: Opportunities and Challenges Download
- Lucien Rapp, Victor Dos Santos, Adriana Martin (Space Institute for Research on Innovative Uses of Satellites, France): Entering a “NewSpace” Era: What Might Be Expected From Satellite Miniaturization? Download
- Steven Freeland (U. of West Sydney, Australia): NewSpace, Small Satellites and Law: Finding a Balance between Innovation, a Changing Space Paradigm and Regulatory Control Download
- Michael Mineiro (Science & Technology Policy Inst., Washington DC): Regulatory Uncertainty for Non-Traditional Commercial Space Activities Download
- Gokhan Inalhan (Istanbul Technical U., Aeronautics & Aeronautics, Turkey), Kemal Yillikci (Permanent Mission of Turkey to ICAO), Kemal Nazim Ure (MIT, Dept of Aeronautics and Astronautics, USA) & Emre Koyuncu (Istanbul Technical U.): The Future of Micro/Nano-Satellite Based Earth Observation and Communication Systems Download
14:00 – 15:30 Concurrent session 3B: Legal and Regulation Reforms to Respond to NewSpace Challenges
Co-Chairs: Jimena Blumenkron and Michael Simpson
- Charles Stotler (Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University, Canada): What is “New Space”? Download
- Niklas Hedman (Office for Outer Space Affairs, UN Office at Vienna): Developments in the work of COPUOS and role of OOSA Download
- George D. Kyriakopoulos (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece): Positive Space Law and Privatization of Outer Space: Fundamental Antinomies Download
- Benjamyn Ian Scott (Institute of Air and Space Law, Leiden University, The Netherlands): Suborbital Activities and the Need for Legal Reform Download
- Shouping Li (School of Law, Beijing Institute of Technology, China): International Legal Issues on Developing Space Solar Power Download
15:30 – 16:00 REFRESHMENT BREAK
16:00 – 17:30 Session 4: Commercial Space Stations and Launches and Infrastructure for Trips to Outer Space
Co-Chairs: Steven Freeland and Scott Madry
- Eric Dahlstrom (International Space University, France) From Space Station Programs to Commercial Habitation Download
- Ram Jakhu (Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University, Canada): Legal Challenges of Commercial Space Stations Download
- Tommaso Sgobba (IAASS) & M. L. F Kerolle (Institute of Air and Space Law, Leiden University, The Netherlands): Self-Regulation of Commercial Human Spaceflight Industry and Liability Issue Download
- Martin Griffin (EUROCONTROL, Belgium): The Integration of Aerospace Vehicles into the Existing ATM System Download
- John D. Rummel (East Carolina University, United States): “Due regard” in space activities: avoiding harmful contamination in the exploration and use of outer space Download
17:30 – 19:30 RECEPTION
SECOND DAY: Tuesday, 17 March 2015
9:00 – 11:00 Session 5: On-Orbit Servicing and Active Orbital Debris Removal
Co-Chairs: Tommaso Sgobba and Yaw Nyampong
- Michael Simpson (Secure World Foundation, United States) & Christopher D. Johnson (Secure World Foundation, United States): Transparency and Security Assurances for Commercial NewSpace On-Orbit Servicing
- Isabelle Rongier (IAASS): French Space Law and Its Implementation Download
- Lauren Small-Pennefather (IASL Graduate, McGill University) & Yu Takeuchi (JAXA, Japan): Space debris removal as a first step to realising a legal framework for Space Traffic Management in outer space Download
- Ntorina Antoni (Swiss Space Systems Holding SA - S3, Switzerland): Legal challenges for the industry in active debris removal Download
- Tanja Masson-Zwaan (President, International Institute of Space Law): Liability issues of On Orbit Servicing and Active Debris Removal Download
11:00 – 11:30 REFRESHMENT BREAK
11:30 – 13:00 Session 6: Commercial Systems for Military
Co-Chairs: Tare Brisibe and Cassandra Steer
- Bhupendra Jasani (King’s College London, the United Kingdom): Commercial Satellites for Military Purposes Download
- Duncan Blake (Australia): Commercial Satellites for Military Purposes Download
13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH
14:00 – 15:15 Session 7: Commercial Space Mining
Co-Chairs: Mukund Rao and Joseph Pelton
- Paul B. Larsen (Georgetown University Law Center, United States): Asteroid Legal Regime: Time for a Change? Download
- Susan Willshire (Independent Attorney, United States): Terrestrial Legal Considerations in Asteroid and Space Mining Activity Law and Policy Development Download
- Barbara Skardzińska (University of Warsaw, Faculty of Law, Poland): The environmental liability in outer space mining Download
- John D. Rummel (East Carolina University, United States): One Small Step for a Man, One Giant Leap for My Real Estate Broker: Taking the Next Steps in Space Governance Download
15:15 – 15:45 REFRESHMENT BREAK
15:45 – 17:00 Concurrent Session 8A: Financial and Risk Management
Co-Chairs: Isabelle Rongier and Lucien Rapp
- Yaw Nyampong (Pan-African University, African Union Commission, Ethiopia): The Role of Insurance in the Development and Commercialization of NewSpace Activities Download
- Andrea J. (DiPaolo) Harrington (IASL, McGill University, Canada): Risk Management in the Intermediate Frontier: Insurance for Sub-Orbital Flight and Hypersonic Intercontinental Transportation Download
- Nathan A. Johnson (University of Nebraska, USA): NewSpace Tipping the Balance of Domestic Liability Regimes: A U.S. Perspective Download
15:45 – 17:00 Concurrent Session 8B: Reports on NewSpace around the World
Co-Chairs: Mazlan Othman and Sanat Kaul
- Mukund Rao (National Institute of Advanced Studies, India), K R Sridhara Murthi (NIAS) & Baldev Raj (NIAS): Future Indian (new)Space – Contours of a National Space Policy that Positions a New Public-Private Regime Download
- Phetole Sekhula (The High Court of South Africa, South Africa): The Regulation of Sub-Orbital Aeroplanes under South Africa Domestic Air and Space Laws: A Search for Consensus Download
17:15 – 18:00 SESSION 9: Conference Wrap-up and Closing Roundtable
Moderator: Paul Dempsey
Speakers:Joseph Pelton, Jimena Blumenkron, Steven Freeland, Michael Simpson, Tommaso Sgobba, Tare Brisibe, Mukund Rao, Isabelle Rongier, and Lucien Rapp