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March 17th, 2014

SMi—The Evolution Of Space Militarization (Event)


[SatNews] Join SMi in two weeks' time at the 9th annual Military Space conference featuring leading military space experts, senior military representatives, government officials and academia from across the world.

Hear more than 20, up-to-date presentations from an international panel of speakers and learn how the militarization of space is evolving, including: Civil-military cooperation, utilization of space data, U.S. and European approaches to space operations, and future challenges. With a stellar line-up of high-level military speakers and new nations added to the agenda including a keynote address from South Africa and new presentations from Italian MoD and Nigerian Navy, MilSpace 2014 promises to be better than ever. Have the chance to network with: China Academy of Space Technology, Norwegian Armed Forces, Swiss Armed Forces, Defence Science Technologies Centre (Europe) plus many more at this year's MilSpace 2014 event. Places are now filling up fast so those interested are advised to secure their seat as quickly as possible—select this direct link to book now.

NEW NATIONS to speak at MilSpace 2014:

  • Brigadier General Ian Fordred, General Officer Commanding, Command and Management Information Systems Support Foundation, South African National Defence Force
  • Commodore Christian Anuge, Defence Communications, Nigerian Navy
  • Commander Amleto Gabellone, Head of Department, Systems Management, Navy CIS Rome Centre, Italian MoD

The 2014 speaker faculty also includes:

  • Brigadier General Friedrich Teichmann, Director, Geospatial Department, Austrian Armed Forces
  • Lieutenant Colonel Vincent Lengkeek, Branch Chief ISTAR and Space, Royal Netherlands Air Force
  • Colonel Franck Scher, Joint Space Command, Ministry of Defence, France
  • Major Brad Green, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Officer, US Marine Corps
  • Howard Farr, VP Government and NGO Sales, Signalhorn GmbH

Click here to download the conference brochure, which includes the full speaker line-up and topics.