Agenda & Papers

2007 Planetary Defense Conference
Invited Presentations and Papers

The following are the presentations and papers associated with the 2007 Planetary Defense Conference. Included are copies of papers and presentation materials, where available, and videos of the presentations themselves. The conference White Paper summarizes consensus findings and reccomendations. Papers and presentations are posted in printable format (pdf).

Thursday, March 8, 2007

Keynote:
Rene Oosterlinck, Director of External Relations, European Space Agency; Professor, Ghent University

SESSION 6: Panel Discussion: Political & Policy Issues

Chair: Richard Crowther, Rutherford Appleton Laboratories, UK

Opening Remarks

• International Policy Issues
  Rusty Schweickart, Association of Space Explorers Committee on NEOs (Paper)
  
• Legal Aspects of Planetary Defense Issues
  Frans von der Dunk, Space Law Research, International Institute of Air & Space Law (Presentation)
  
• The Domestic Politics of Planetary Protection
  John Logsdon, Director, Space Policy Institute, George Washington University
• Activity of Japan Spaceguard Association Makoto Yoshikawa, Japan Spaceguard Association (Presentation)
  
• Michael Simpson, International Space University
  
• Planetary Defense as a Major Rationale for Human Spaceflight and Exploration
  Alain Dupas, Director of Strategic Studies, College de Polytechnique, Paris (Presentation)
  
• Christopher Chyba, Professor of Astrophysics and International Affairs, Princeton University

SESSION 7: Panel Discussion: Findings & Recommendations

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Bill Ailor, The Aerospace Corporation
Panel: Donald Yeomans, David Morrison, David Lynch, Mark Barrera, Clark Chapman, Albert Harrison, Richard Crowther

Closing Comments

Bill Ailor, The Aerospace Corporation