Comings and goings

Dr. Ray Williamson has returned from the International Space University annual seminar, held in Barcelona, Spain this year, and Phil Smith has returned from the Mars Society annual conference. Later this month, Ray will be attending the CRECTEALC/SRE/INAOE – II Seminar on Outreach and Information: Activities of the Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education for Latin America and the Caribbean in Mexico City, Mexico. The objective of this seminar is to discuss benefits CRECTEALC offers to Latin American countries; inform new objectives for a multilateral space agenda; to promote discussions on the importance and benefits of the use of space technology for sustainable development; and the need for high-level education and training for specialized personnel in the academic, public and private sectors in the various relevant fields.

Leonard David, Information Manager for the Secure World Foundation, moderated a very successful debate on space issues between Lori Garver, representing Senator Barack Obama and Walt Cunningham, representing Senator John McCain. An excellent write up is provided by Dr. Jeff Foust at The Space Review. This week, Leonard is attending the Space Transportation for the 21st Century: Passing the Torch - A DC-X/XA Reunion workshop in Alamogordo, New Mexico this week. The conference, held at the New Mexico Museum of Space History, will focus on "aircraft-like space access for the 21st century."

Brian Weeden, SWF Technical Consultant and Ben Baseley-Walker, SWF Foreign Policy Consultant will be attending the Cornell Space Warfare Workshop. This is a two-day workshop organized by MIT and Cornell. The goal is to have a debate on the feasibility of various tactics and strategies and space warfare in general.