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	Getting Down to [Space] Business By Jonathan Lipman Special to space.com posted: 04:42 pm ET 02 November 1999

<a href=mailto:jonlipman@yahoo WASHINGTON (States News Service) -- Executives of some of the largest space businesses, Washington policy makers, and other space enthusiasts will meet in the capital for three days this week in what is being billed as "an unprecedented coming together of the international leadership" of commercial space at the International Space Business Assembly.

The ISBA will hold high-tech exhibits from dozens of companies and feature a series of panel discussions on various commercial space topics at the International Trade building here in Washington, D.C. Opening ceremonies are scheduled for Tuesday night, with the conference wrapping up at a black-tie affair late Thursday. Space.com will be covering the highlights.

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Some of the biggest companies in space business will be attending, including the CEO or Loral Space and Communications, Bernard Schwartz; Douglas Heydon, President of Arianespace; and International Launch Services President Mark Albrecht. Government will also be represented. NASA Administrator Dan Goldin is slated to give a speech, and Luo Ge, Director General of Foreign Affairs for the China National Space Administration, is also scheduled to participate.

Planned events include:

Tuesday, November 2, 1999

7:00 p.m.
Opening Ceremony -- Keynote Speaker: Kenneth Brill, Assistant Secretary of State

Wednesday, November 3, 1999

8:30 a.m.
Keynote Address -- Keynote Speaker: Mr. Bernard Schwartz, Chairman & CEO, Loral Space and Communications
9:15 a.m.
PANEL: "Defining the Global Space Industry"
10:30 a.m.
PANEL: "Building a Global Space Business"
2:30 p.m.
PANEL: "The Evolving Industry: Realignments, Multi-National Companies, Public-Private Partnerships, and National / International Customers"
4:00 p.m.
PANEL: "Industry at a Crossroads: Transcending National Barriers to Global Space Trade"
6:30 p.m.
The ISBA Diplomats' Reception

Thursday, November 4, 1999

7:30 a.m.
Interactive Intercontinental Breakfast: Non-Traditional Business Opportunities Come of Age
8:45 a.m.
Keynote Address -- Keynote Speaker: NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin
9:45 a.m.
PANEL: "Commercial Remote Sensing: When, Where, and How Much?"
11:00 a.m.
PANEL: "Over the Horizon: Hidden Markets in Non-Western Regions"
1:15 p.m.
PANEL: "Coveting GPS"
2:30 p.m.
PANEL: "ISS, a Business Opportunity"
4:00 p.m.
PANEL: "The Bottom Line: An Industry Summary and Global Outlook"
6:00 p.m.
The ISBA President's Reception
7:00 p.m.
The ISBA President's Dinner