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WORKSHOP PROGRAMME - OCTOBER 2005
 
DAY 1- Tuesday 11 DAY 2- Wednesday 12      

08.30

Alan I. LESHNER – CEO, Washington Academy of Science
Welcome address

08.45

Session 5
OBJECTIVES/TARGETS/OUTCOMES OF THE MOON BASE

chair

Peter GLASER (via teleconference link) – Inductee, Space Technology Hall of Fame
Jim MADEWELL (on site) – President, ASRC Aerospace

co-chair

Giuseppe VEREDICE – CEO, Telespazio

 

Piero SPILLANTINI – University and INFN, Florence
Moon Base: Scientific Opportunities in Astroparticle Physics

 

Frank DIBELLO – President and CEO, Florida Aerospace Finance Corporation
Financing Moon Base Facilities and Infrastructure… ...Sharing Risks and Rewards

 

David CRISWELL – Director of the Institute for Space Systems Operation, University of Houston;
Return on Investment (ROI) from “New Worlds” & Lunar Solar Power

 

Alex IGNATIEV – Director, Texas Center for Super Conductors and Advanced Materials (TcSAM)
Solar Cell Development on the Moon for Lunar Solar Power

 

Cosimo LA ROCCA – CEO, Galileo SpA
Franco DI STADIO – Telespazio
Marco FERMI – CEO, Galileian Plus
Stefano LAGRASTA – Telespazio
Positioning and Navigation on the Moon

 

Hugh ARIF – Space Initiatives Manager, CISCO Corporation
Network Centric Space Communications

 

G. GIACOMELLI – University of Arizona
David E. LYNCH – Chief Scientist, ASRC Aerospace
Fabio PICCOLO – Sales Executive, Aerosekur
P. SADLER– Sadler Machine Co.
C. SEVERINI– University of Foggia
From Alaska to Moon Base: Fine Italian Food

10.15

coffee break

10.30

Session 6: Round Table
WHY WE COULD AFFORD THE MOON BASE PROGRAM? CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FROM THE STAKEHOLDERS

chair

The Hon. James SYMINGTON O’Connor & Hannan, LLC

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Pier Francesco GUARGUAGLINI – President and CEO, Finmeccanica

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W. Michael HAWES – Deputy Associate Administrator
for Program Integration, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA

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Stan ROSEN – Chairman, California Space Association

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Simonetta DI PIPPO – Head, Universe Observation Unit, ASI

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Frederic NORDLUND – Head, ESA Washington Office

12.30

Luncheon speakers:
Roger ANGEL and Pete WORDEN – Steward Observatory, University of Arizona
Sunblock, Climate Change, Solar Sails and Dyson Spheres

14.00

Session 7
PREPARING FOR THE MOON BASE

chair

The Hon. James SYMINGTON – O’Connor & Hannan, LLC

co-chair

Enrico SAGGESE – Senior Vice President, Finmeccanica

 

Giordano GIANNANTONI – CEO, Oerlikon Contraves
Silvano CASINI – former ASI Administrator, CEO ECSA
Marina RUGGIERI– University of Rome, “Tor Vergata”
To the Moon and Beyond. Advanced Technologies from Medium Enterprises for Space Exploration

 

Nazzareno MANDOLESI – Head, Technology Transfer Office, INAF
Astrophysics and Cosmology: Earth Test Bed

 

Richard DISSLY – Planetary Advanced Programs, Ball Aerospace and Technology Corporation
Lunar Resources: What are we looking for and where do we find them?

 

Gabriele PERALDO BERTINET – Vice President, Geoknowledge Foundation
A Moon Base Knowledge & Imagination Portal

15.15

coffee break

14.00

Session 8
MANAGING THE LUNAR FRONTIER

chair

Giorgio EINAUDI – Scientific Attachè, Embassy of Italy in the United States

co-chair

Christopher VIZAS – Director, Global and Entrepreneurial Finance Institute, George Washington
University

 

Stephen WEIL – Principal, TI Partners
Moon Base: Learning from the Euro Tunnel

 

Martino LO CASCIO – University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
Lorenzo LO CASCIO – ISTAT
Technological Shift and Soft Competition as Guidelines for Decision Making in the Moon Base Project

 

Raymond PRINCE – former Senior Economist, White House Council of Factors affecting past Period of accelerated Labor Productivity Growth

 

Christopher VIZAS – Director, Global and Entrepreneurial Finance Institute, George Washington University
Thoughts on Governance and Legal Structures for Investment on the Moon

18.30

RECEPTION AT THE ITALIAN EMBASSY
Remembering Columbus

 

International Conference Moon Base: a Challenge for Humanity
Venice Workshop, May 26-27, 2005 IAES - Washington Workshop, October 11-12, 2005, WAS