[extropy-chat] SPACE: NewSpace 2006, Las Vegas

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  Los Angeles, CA, April 5, 2006 – The Space Frontier Foundation 
  has announced it is combining its long running Return to the Moon 
  Lunar Development Conference and its annual fall conference into 
  one large event in Las Vegas during the week of July 20th. 

  Commemorating the anniversary of Apollo and humanity’s first 
  steps on another world and celebrating the rise of a NewSpace 
  movement that is opening the frontier to everyone, NewSpace 2006 
  will build on a foundation of exploration and point the way to 
  the human settlement of space. Running from July 19-22 at the 
  Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, NewSpace 2006 will feature different 
  leading edge subjects each day. A variety of sessions will ensure 
  a variety of speakers and audiences, from entrepreneurs building 
  new rocketships and starting new space companies to space 
  enthusiasts who want to learn about this exciting new movement, 
  to potential space tourists who want to go themselves. 
  “The permanent opening of space heralds a renaissance in human 
  history,” said the Foundation’s Rick Tumlinson. “NewSpace 2006 
  will honor our roots in the exploration programs traditionally 
  led by governments, while bringing them together with the 
  entrepreneurs, visionaries, and leaders of the NewSpace 
  Revolution to discover ways we can all work together to achieve 
  our goals.” 
  
  As forums of an open frontier in space, the Foundation’s events 
  are gathering places for the leaders and insiders who are 
  creating a whole new breed of space firms designed to open space 
  in our lifetimes. From the so-called “thrillionaires” to small 
  entrepreneurial start ups, those “in the know” will join those 
  “wanting to know” in a unique and intimate gathering in a city 
  known for taking risks, in a place that was, like space, once 
  seen as empty and dangerous to life. 
  
  “We are creating synergies,” said conference manager Krysta 
  Paradis. “Anyone can throw a conference, but the Foundation’s 
  events are the tribal gatherings of the NewSpace movement, 
  drawing pro-frontier leaders from all aspects of the space 
  community. There will be noted speakers from NASA, astronauts, 
  scientists, businesspeople and investors mixing with visionaries, 
  engineers, designers and those who just want to go out there 
  themselves, all talking to each other plainly and directly in a 
  casual and fun environment.” 
  
  Foundation conferences are known for their focus and shared 
  experience approach. The full first working day is Thursday July 
  20th – “Moon Day”. Following the NASA meetings this spring, where 
  government planners, Foundationers and others will engage in 
  discussions on going back to the Moon and on to Mars, Moon Day 
  will focus on how to stay there. Concepts like mining, processing 
  resources, infrastructure development, property rights, and the 
  roles of NASA and the private sector will be discussed with a 
  spotlight on ways to enhance the NewSpace community’s involvement 
  in this great adventure. 
  
  Friday will be the first of two NewSpace Days, entitled 
  “Enabling NewSpace.” It will be a hard-nosed, roll up your 
  sleeves meeting of leaders of the New Space industry grappling 
  with pressing and important issues and opportunities. NewSpace 
  business people, spaceport operators, investors and government 
  officials who are trying to keep up with the pace of growth and 
  change in this exciting field will discuss investment, marketing, 
  business planning, and concerns like regulation, insurance and 
  taxes. 
  
  The Friday night Black Tie Banquet will feature celebrity guests 
  and pay homage to the heroes of Apollo and early space 
  exploration and business. Honors will go to the best presentation 
  of space in films, TV and commercials, from Hollywood and Madison 
  Avenue, and awards for the greatest accomplishments in Space 
  Journalism and Vision to Reality will be presented. 
  
  Saturday’s “Envisioning NewSpace” will feature “Beyond the 
  Horizon,” with edgy ideas like space elevators, and advanced 
  propulsion and “Breaking Out of the Greenhouse,” with 
  presentations on space solar power and other potential Earth 
  saving technologies. Other sessions include Teachers in Space, 
  NASA Space Prizes, “Enabling Mars,” “Space Colonies,” “Space 
  Tourism” and “Sex in Space” – subjects that are sure to draw 
  crowds and heat things up. Sunday morning’s wrap-up will include 
  discussions on the spiritual meaning of this new movement and a 
  town-hall meeting on public outreach and the “Next Steps for 
  NewSpace.” 
  
  “After all,” said Tumlinson, “when it comes to NewSpace, it’s 
  important that what happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas!” 
  
  For more information on the Foundation or for other inquiries, 
  call 800.787.7223, 
  
  e-mail information at space-frontier.org. 
  
  http://www.SPACEFRONTIERFOUNDATION.org


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