Books recommended by the Foundation:
| Burrows points out that spaceflight may be imperative to the survival of humanity as the need to create remote settlements becomes more pressing. |
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008
NewSpace Policy |
8:00 am
to 9:00 am |
Registration & Coffee |
9:00 am
to 10:00 am |
Session 1: VSE: The beginning of the end or the end of the beginning?
What should the next President do? |
10:00 am
to 10:30 am |
Coffee Break |
10:30 am
to 11:30 am |
Session 2: Space Policy Views of Presidential Candidates & Potential Consequences
A space policy surrogate debate. |
12:00 pm
to 1:30 pm |
Session 3: Cheap Access to Space
Using market friendly policies to close "the gap". |
1:30 pm
to 2:30 pm |
Lunch (included in registration) |
2:30 pm
to 3:15 pm |
Session 4: Space Based Solar Power & Policy
With Pressure for energy independence growing, how might SBSP play a role? What can be done now and who are the potential players? |
3:15 pm
to 4:00 pm |
Session 5: Inspiring STEM Learning through Education Policy
How may space education play a role in exciting youth to follow science and engineering career paths? |
4:00 pm
to 4:30 pm |
Coffee Break |
4:30 pm
to 5:30 pm |
Session 6: Appropriate Technology for Space Policy
Prizes, tax incentives, helpful regulation, grants of property rights, assuming liability, investing in new technologies and funding infrastructure. |
5:30 pm
to 6:30 pm |
Reception
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5:30 pm
to 6:30 pm |
Space Frontier Foundation Advocates Dinner (for active status Advocates) |
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Informal Dinner & Drinks at the DoubleTree SkyDome Louge (on your own) |
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
NewSpace Business |
8:00 am
to 9:00 am |
Registration & Coffee |
9:00 am
to 10:30 am |
Session 1: Annual Business Plan Competition (Part 1)
The Space Frontier Foundation is hosting its annual business plan competition. SEC-accredited investors and their representatives will judge the business plans based on a one-page summary and a 5-8 minute pitch. Presenting companies are all early stage companies with technologies or products that advance the goals of an enduring human presence in space.
Further details on the competition may be found by downloading the Business Plan Competition pdf.
Questions and business plans should be forwarded to businessplans@space-frontier.org |
10:30 am
to 11:00 am |
Coffee Break |
11:00 am
to 12:00 pm |
Session 2: Annual Business Plan Competition (Part 2) |
12:00 pm
to 1:30 pm |
Lunch (included in registration) |
1:30 pm
to 2:30 pm |
Session 3: The Nuts and Bolts of Growing Your Business in Space
Entrepreneurs involved in NewSpace enterprises are often visionary engineers with unmatched technical skills. In developing their business models, they often focus on overcoming technical challenges, while neglecting to establish a sound legal foundation.This panel will provide an overview of key legal considerations that go into developing a vibrant NewSpace business while maximizing future enterprise value. Topics of discussion will include: choice of entity, documenting shareholder relationships, fund raising, intellectual property protection and utilization, use of employees and independent contractors, risk mitigation, and navigating regulatory controls (both export and FAA / AST). The discussion will benefit both entrepreneurs with a dream and established business enterprises. |
2:30 pm
to 3:15 pm |
Session 4: Government Enabling NewSpace, NewSpace Enabling A Vision
How can NewSpace companies profit from NASA exploration? How can the potential ingenuity and efficiency NewSpace companies offer be fostered & utilized by government? Should NASA help promote private investment in exploration enabling capabilities, such as ISRU and fuel depots? What can be done now to eliminate government duplication of capabilities offered by entrepreneurial ventures? Discussion of government motivations and better methods of NASA-NewSpace communication. |
3:15 pm
to 3:45 pm |
Coffee Break |
3:45 pm
to 4:45 pm |
Session 5: COTS, An Inconvenient Truth
What potential does the COTS model hold for the future of space transportation? While NASA presently seems to emphasize the cargo transportation capability of this program, how serious are the competitors about human transportation? Would the government and entrepreneurial firms benefit from additional commercial transportation contracts for both demonstrations and services? |
4:45 pm
to 5:30 pm |
Session 6: Teaching New Dogs Old Tricks
What technologies exist inside NASA & its contractors that may help the budding NewSpace industry reach their ambitious price points and avoid the legacy costs that haunt their older, bigger brethren? From the NewSpace Co. perspective, where to draw the line between building in-house and ordering-in? |
5:30 pm
to 6:30 pm |
Cocktail Hour |
6:30 pm
to 9:30 pm |
62 Mile Club Event |
9:30 pm
to 11:00 pm |
Hospitality Suite |
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Saturday, July 19th, 2008
NewSpace Vision |
8:30 am
to 9:30 am |
Registration & Coffee |
9:30 am
to 10:30 am |
Session 1: Can NewSpace Save the Earth?
How do we use the nearly unlimited resources of the Solar System to both protect Earth's fragile biosphere and create a freer and more prosperous life for each generation? |
10:30 am
to 11:00 am |
Coffee Break |
11:00 am
to 12:00 pm |
Session 2: NewSpace Firsts
A discussion between the pioneers of the NewSpace industry recounting their achievements and future goals. |
12:00 pm
to 1:00 pm |
Session 3: In-situ Resource Utilization Revisited
While NASA continues support for ISRU development, this technology no longer lies in the critical path of Constellation's transportation architecture. Does in-situ resource utilization deserve reconsideration? What incentives would be necessary to have private companies develop this capability? |
1:00 pm
to 2:30 pm |
Lunch (included in registration) |
2:30 pm
to 3:15 pm |
Session 4: Predicting the Future of NewSpace
Recent space economic sources, such as Futron's Annual Economic Survey and the Tauri Group's Space Report highlight potential growth in the NewSpace industry. On paper, where are we now and where are we going over the next 3, 5, 10 years? |
3:15 pm
to 4:00 pm |
Session 5: The Overview Effect
A discussion of how viewing the Earth from space has altered the perception of Astronauts & Cosmonauts and how this clairvoyance may be shared with many more. |
4:00 pm
to 4:15 pm |
Coffee Break |
4:15 pm
to 5:15 pm |
Session 6: NewSpace for a New Generation
How large is the NewSpace opportunity for twenty-first century job creation? What is the likely impact on the rest of the economy? |
6:00 pm
to 7:00 pm |
Cocktail Hour |
7:00 pm
to 9:30 pm |
Arthur C. Clarke Tribute Banquet (separate registration) |
9:30 pm
to 11:30 pm |
Hospitality Suite |
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008 |
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Trip to Wallops Island, Virginia (tentative) |
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NewSpace 2008 Conference Hotel:
Doubletree Hotel, Crystal City, Virginia |
| The Doubletree Hotel in Crystal City, Virginia is situated on the west side of the Potomac, across from the capital. The views from the hotel make you feel as if you can reach out and touch the monuments. |
Special Rate: $149 per night, good for any 3 nights from July 14-20
Ask for the Foundation's NewSpace 2007 Conference rate...Group/Convention Code: SFF
Limited rooms still available (Single Rate $149.00, Double Rate $149.00, Triple Rate $169.00, Quad Rate $189.00) |
The Doubletree Hotel in the Crystal City business corridor, minutes from Ronald Reagan National Airport, is located just across the Potomac from Washington D.C. Our full service hotel is within blocks of the Pentagon, Crystal Drive office park, the Crystal Underground Shopping Center, and Fashion Centre Mall at Pentagon City. We're convenient to all major government centers and D.C. area attractions like the Smithsonian, the White House, The Capitol, the Washington Monument, and Arlington National Cemetery.
The hotel features spacious rooms and suites with a long list of amenities, including high-speed internet access. The hotel offers a complete array of audiovisual, communications and business support services, including a Business Center. Work out in the well-equipped fitness room or take a dip in the indoor, heated pool on top of the hotel. The Café Restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, or try Café Express for a light meal to go. The Skydome Lounge is the Washington D.C. area's only revolving rooftop lounge, featuring excellent views of the Capital and the Potomac, as well as happy hour buffets, dancing and entertainment. For a truly memorable dining experience, Windows Over Washington Restaurant offers elegant presentations of modern American cuisine and spectacular views on Friday and Saturday evenings only. Reservations are suggested.
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