[SatNews] The Space Foundation has extended the deadline to December 1, 2014, for its Technical Track Call for Papers.

Tech Track presentations will be part of the Space Foundation's 31st Space Symposium, to be held April 13-16, 2015, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The Tech Track sessions will offer registrants an opportunity to hear from some of the government and industry leaders in space technology development, and to learn about recent advances from presenters in a series of 20-minute tech talks.

Please submit abstracts by December 1st to this infosite.

Presentations are welcome on technology developments with applications for civil, commercial, entrepreneurial, and national security fields. The emphasis should be on recent activities or emerging technologies. Areas of interest include:

• Smallsats/cubesats
• Satellite design and system architectures
• Launch vehicle development
• Communications
• Earth observation/remote sensing
• Space Situational Awareness (SSA)
• Commercial alternatives to government systems
• Government opportunities for small businesses and startups
• Emerging terrestrial applications of space systems    
• Policy and planning

Important Dates
Dec. 1, 2014:  Abstract submission deadline
Dec. 19, 2014:  Notification and detailed presenter instructions sent to authors via email
Jan. 19, 2015:  Deadline for author to confirm attendance
March 23, 2015:  Full papers due
April 1, 2015:  Presentations due
April 13-14, 2015:  Tech Track presentations at the 31st Space Symposium

Widely known as the most significant global space industry conference, the Space Symposium annually attracts top decision makers from civil, military, commercial and academic institutions from around the world. Space Symposium and Technical Track registration is available either separately or together. Save $200 when you purchase Space Symposium and Tech Track registration together.

Learn more details and register now at http://www.SpaceSymposium.org/.