Upcoming Conferences
- Global Quilt: Cultural Contexts Symposium
- First Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking
- 2009 Annual Immigration / Emigration Summit (La Cumbre Anual Sobre Inmigración / Emigración, 2009)
- People and Perspectives of the Plains Conference
Recent Conferences
- 2008 Annual Federal and State Income Tax Institute
- Space & Telecommunications Law & Policy Conference
- 2008 Heartland Latino Leadership Conference
- Fabric of the Family: The Effects of Domestic Violence
- IHS Aberdeen Area Dental Conference
- Embracing the Wellness of Native American Communities May 28-30
- The Angry Child / When the Kid Who Can, WON'T
- Difficult, Defiant & Noncompliant Student
- 2008 Estate and Business Planning Conference
- HITS Conference 2008 - "Higher-ed IT Security"
- Combined Mental Health, Social Services and Substance Abuse Conference
- Formalism, Informalism and Innovation in Space Telecom Law Conference
- New Omaha Workshops! Discipline without Stress – Punishment or Rewards & Difficult, Defiant & Noncompliant Student
- Nebraska Institute of Forensic Sciences Symposium
- The Rough Cilicia: New Archaeological & Historical Approaches - An International Conference.
- Mid-America Association of Law Libraries (MAALL) Annual Meeting
- Metabolic Engineering - 2007 Plant Science Symposium
- Bullying Intervention and Prevention
- 30th Annual Big XII Conference on Black Student Government
- Big XII Sponsored Programs Conference
- The Oppositional Child & The Kid Who Doesn't Care
- 2007 Estate and Business Planning Conference
- Aberdeen Area Alcohol Program Directors Association - Learning to Break the Silence
- Space & Telecom Law Conference
- Molecular and Cellular Biology of the Soybean
- People of Color in Predominantly White Institutions
Formalism, Informalism and Innovation in Space and Telecommmunications Law Conference
The University Of Nebraska College Of Law—Space & Telecom Law Program, is proud to present the Formalism, Informalism, and Innovation in Space and Telecommunications Law Conference. The conference will be held at The Cornhusker Marriott Hotel in Lincoln, Nebraska, on May 1-3, 2008. For further information on the Space & Telecom Law Program, please visit http://law.unl.edu/spacelaw/
Conference Agenda
| May 1 (Thursday) | |
|---|---|
| 9:00-9:15 | Introductions |
| 9:15-10:00 | Opening Address (Space): Jonathan Galloway, Vice-President, International Institute of Space Law (confirmed) |
| 10:15-11:00 | Opening Address (Telecommunications): Ambassador Richard Russell, US Ambassador to the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference (confirmed) "The Operation of the ITU and US Preparatory Process for the ITU's World Radio Conference" |
| 11:00-12:30 | Paper#1: Professor Francis Lyall, Aberdeen University (confirmed), "Space: Improving the ITU" |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch: Helen Domenici, International Bureau Chief, FCC (confirmed) |
| 15:00-16:00 | Astronaut Clayton Anderson (recently serving on International Space Station) PUBLIC EVENT (Lied Center) (confirmed) |
| 17:00-18:00 | Inaugural Lecture of Frans Von Der Dunk (confirmed) |
| 18:00-19:00 | Reception (Van Brundt Visitor Center) |
| 19:00-21:00 | Dinner (Van Brundt Visitor Center) |
| May 2 (Friday) | |
|---|---|
| 8:45-10:30 | Paper #2: Pamela Meredith, Co-Chair, Space Law Practice Group, Zuckert, Scoutt, Rasenberger (confirmed) "Different Approaches to National Space Legislation" Commentator(s): June Edwards, Constellation Consulting, formerly with NASA/STRATCOM (confirmed); and Dr. Stephen Hobe, Director, Institute of Air and Space Law, University of Cologne (invited) |
| 10:45-12:30 | Paper #3: "Informal Regulation of Space Activities" Commentator(s): Rachel Yates, Holland and Hart (confirmed); Martha Mejia-Kaiser, UNAM, Mexico (confirmed); and Gerardine Goh, Senior Research Fellow, University of Cologne and also with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in its Legal and Business Support: Space Agency Department (confirmed) |
| 12:30-14:15 | Lunch: Tim Hughes, General Counsel, Space X (confirmed) "NASA's COTS Program" |
| 14:15-16:00 | Paper #4: Marvin Ammori, UNL College of Law, General Counsel, Free Press (confirmed) "Wireless Broadband Issues" Commentator: Brad Bernthal, University of Colorado-Boulder (invited) |
| 18:00-21:00 | Cocktails/Dinner |
| May 3 (Saturday) | |
|---|---|
| 9:15-11:00 | John Ordway, Berliner, Corcoran, and Rowe (confirmed) "The International Traffic in Arms Regulations as they Apply to Space Activities" Commentator(s): Eligar Sadeh, Air Force Academy, Eisenhower Center for Space and Defense Studies (confirmed), and Mike Gold, Corporate Counsel, Bigelow Aerospace (confirmed) |
| 11:15-13:00 | Working Lunch: Results, Findings, Recommendations, Preparation of Executive Summary |
| Afternoon | University of Nebraska Baseball game (Note: see baseball game info below!) |
| 18:00 | Dinner (on own) |
A Saturday at the Ballpark
The Nebraska Cornhuskers will take on Louisiana-Lafayette in a 2:05 p.m. game at beautiful Haymarket Park. We have a secured a limited number of tickets free of charge for conference attendees, which will be on a first-come first-served basis. If you would like to attend the game, please indicate that in the comment section during registration. If you would like to attend the game, please indicate that in the comment section during registration and/or e-mail . We will contact you if there will be a cost for your ticket.
Hotel Information
The conference is being held at The Cornhusker Marriott Hotel, 333 S 13th St, Lincoln, NE 68508. A block of sleeping rooms has been reserved for the conference at a special conference rate of $89.00. To make a reservation, with the special conference rate, please call the Cornhusker reservation desk at (402) 474-7474. When making your reservation, inform them that you are attending this conference. You can view more about the hotel online, but should call the number above to ensure the reduced rate.
Registration Information
General registration fee: includes conference registration plus lunch and dinner on Thursday & Friday—$129.00.
University of Nebraska Law College Faculty and Students will receive complimentary registration and lunches; faculty will also receive complimentary dinners. IMPORTANT: during registration, please select UNL Cost Object as the payment type and enter LAW for the Cost Object number.
Registration Payment: we accept VISA, MasterCard, Purchase Order, and UNL Cost Object number. If paying by Purchase Order, please make payable to: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Registration Confirmation: you will receive an email confirmation notice immediately after completing your online registration. If you do not receive this confirmation notice then you are NOT registered for this conference. Please contact us.
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Contact Information
Phone: (402) 472-9334
Email: conferences@unl.edu
Registration Fax: (402) 472-1264
Payment and Registration Telephone: (402) 472-2423
Send payments to:
Academic Conference Registration 1700 Y street University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0694
