REGISTER NOW for the Seminar on “Case Studies in International Cooperation: Lessons for Exploration”. This special seminar is a spin-off from the 7th AIAA Workshop on International Space Cooperation held in Anchorage, Alaska, May 2-6, 2004, during which participants in the Space Exploration Working Group developed a concept for international cooperation in exploration. That concept involved international coordination of programs to optimize the global exploration endeavor. It also noted that international cooperation on the level of program participation and project management can benefit from the large body of practical experience generated over several decades, and highlighted a “toolkit” of bilateral and multilateral international cooperative mechanisms that partners can draw upon to select the most effective mechanism for the program or project envisioned.

Also, it is a spin-off from recent CSIS activities, including
- The workshop on “International Industrial Cooperation for Space Exploration” that was held in Washington on November 16, 2004.
- The Conference organized in the framework of the Human Space Exploration Initiative, HSEI, and held in Brussels, Belgium, February 16, 2005, where the need for new financial mechanisms was identified as critical for the future of Space Exploration.

This seminar will look at some of the cooperative mechanisms in the “toolkit”, identifying lessons learned and the appropriateness of the mechanisms for application to some aspect of space exploration. Focus of the seminar will be case studies of past international programs involving implementation on an industry-to-industry basis, considering what industry did, extent of government-to-government “umbrella”, how government helped or hindered industry efforts, and other lessons learned that have applicability to ongoing and planned exploration-related activities.

The output of the seminar will be a written report on lessons learned from the case studies and their applicability to exploration-related activities. During the Seminar, participants from government, industry, academia and NGO’s will be invited to provide input to the development of a strategic assessment of the case studies for the written report. The report will be made available to senior government and industry representatives.

Location: Hotel Washington, Pennsylvania Avenue @ 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC

Cost: $150 (AAS and AIAA members) $175 (non-members) Includes continental breakfast, refreshment breaks, lunch and CD with presentations and final report.

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Program

8:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 Welcome and Overview

9:15 NASA’s International Activities in Support of the Vision for U.S. Space Exploration
- NASA Office of External Relations

10:00 Structuring International Cooperation in Future Space Exploration
- Ian Pryke, Senior Fellow, Center for Aerospace Policy, School of Public Policy, George Mason University
- Peggy Finarelli, Vice President, North American Operations, International Space University

10:30 Break

11:00 Air Traffic Management
- Kevin Brown, Vice President for Air Traffic Management, Boeing

11:30 Earth Observation Programs
- Clark Nelson, Vice President for Global Communications and Vice President for Sales and Marketing, Spot Image

12:00 Networking Lunch

1:30 X-38 CRV
- Norbert Puettmann, Space Management, DLR

2:00 GX-Rocket
- Koji Sato, Vice President and General Manager, Planning and International Business Development, Galaxy Express Corporation

2:30 Russian RD-180 Rocket Engine for Atlas V Launch Vehicle
- Gregory Pech, Director, Atlas Propulsion Systems, Lockheed Martin

3:00 Break

3:30 International Space Station Multi-Purpose Logistics Module
- Gustavo Piotto, Italian Space Agency/ALTEC Liaison to NASA JSC

4:00 Evolution of Industry-to-Industry Collaboration on Fighter Aircraft
- James Lewis, Senior Fellow and Program Director for Technology and Public Policy, Center for Strategic & International Studies

4:30 Summary and Next Steps

5:00 Adjourn