[SatNews] Set for May of next year is this new event...

Smarter Shows Limited, an independently operated U.K.-based developer and organizer of nexgen B2B conferences and exhibitions, has announced the official show dates and early exhibitor commitments for Spacecraft Technology Expo. Set for May 8, 9 and 10th, 2012, at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, the show will bring together global decision makers, supply chain experts, suppliers and customers to identify present and future market growth opportunities for the design, manufacture and pre-launch testing of spacecraft and other space-related technologies. Invited technical experts and guests shall include representatives from NASA, ESA, CSA, JAXA, and other key players from government, military and private sectors. Confirmed exhibitors include United Space Alliance, ACRA Control, Siemens, Axon Cable, Martinez & Turek, Microflown Technologies, RAL Space at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (U.K.), AlphaStar, Flotron, Cryoconnect, Wyle Laboratories, Collier Research and DNB Engineering, among dozens of others.

With its planned technical programming, comprehensive hall offerings and highly targeted networking opportunities, Spacecraft Technology Expo will offer exhibitors and attendees the opportunity to share in a one-of-a-kind marketplace of ideas via one of the most highly targeted return-on-investment channels offered by any exhibition of its type.  From satellite systems to launch vehicles, to spacecraft design engineering, to components, subsystems and all facets of the manufacturing supply chain, exhibiting companies will effectively reach a highly targeted audience with a pre-established growing need for relevant technology and service offerings.