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January 21st, 2014

Space Foundation—Register By January 24th + Save Hundreds (Event)


[SatNews] You can save $500 on standard industry registration for the National Space Symposium's 30th industry gathering by taking advantage of the Super Early Bird Discount through Friday, Jan. 24., at http://www.spacesymposium.org/register.

The Space Foundation's 30th Space Symposium will be held May 19-22, 2014, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA. Space Symposium registration includes admittance to the exhibit center, the opening ceremony and several networking events throughout the week. Expect even more international participation at the 30th Space Symposium than in previous years. Widely known as the most significant global space industry conference, the Space Symposium annually attracts more than 9,000 participants worldwide, including top decision makers from civil, military, commercial and academic institutions. Another of the main reasons to attend the 30th Space Symposium is the dynamic Boeing Exhibit Center and Boeing Exhibit Center Pavilion, featuring more than 160 displays of the world's latest space technology, products and services.

More than 100 top civil and military space leaders from the U.S. and abroad are slated to speak, including:

  • Brig. Gen. Yves Arnaud, FAF, Commander, Joint Space Command, French Ministry of Defense
  • Charles F. Bolden, Jr., NASA Administrator
  • Lt. Gen. James R. Clapper, Jr., USAF (Ret.), Director of National Intelligence
  • Matthew J. Desch, Chief Executive Officer, Iridium Communications, Inc.
  • Yasushi Horikawa, Ph.D., Chairman, United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
  • Letitia A. Long, Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  • Dr. Ger Nieuwpoort, Director,  Netherlands Space Office
  • Gen. William L. Shelton, USAF, Commander, Air Force Space Command
  • Deborah Westphal, Managing Director, Toffler Associates

Registration is also open for the Cyber 1.4 conference, to be held Monday, May 19, at The Broadmoor, immediately preceding the opening ceremony of the Space Symposium. Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX) (pictured above) will give the keynote speech for Cyber 1.4. Smith serves as chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.

See more about Symposium and Cyber 1.4 registration here.