Space Access '08 Conference Info

Space Access '08 Conference Information
March 27-29, Phoenix Arizona

Space Access '08, our upcoming annual conference on the technology,
politics, and business of radically cheaper access to space, is just
over a month away. It's time to get serious about making arrangements
to be there if you don't want to miss this year's edition. Book your
flights and rooms now - late March is still winter tourist (and Major
League Baseball Spring Training) season in Phoenix, so affordable rooms
and good airfares go early.

We have about two-thirds of the conference presentations confirmed so
far - stay tuned for additions to the program right up through the event
itself. (One way we get the up-to-the-minute latest on this new
industry is to stay flexible right up to the last minute.) Look for a
detailed program schedule about two weeks before the conference starts.


Confirmed SA'08 presentations so far:

Air Force Research Lab FAST and RASTE projects/AFRL Commercial Partnerships

Armadillo Aerospace/John Carmack

Ken Davidian/NASA ESMD Commercial Development

FAA AST

Flometrics/Steve Harrington

Frontier Astronautics/Timothy Bendel
including discussion of a proposed spinoff, The Angel Company

Jordin Kare, on Recent Laser-Launch Technology Readiness Progress
and on his Laser-Launch Startup Company, LaserMotive

Masten Space/Dave Masten

Jim Muncy of PoliSpace on The Washington Scene

Misuzu Onuki

Pundit Panel, with Eminent Space Writers telling us What's What

Rocketplane LLC/Chuck Lauer

Space Propellant Depots Panel with Jon Goff, Dallas Bienhoff, Frank
Zegler, and Rand Simberg

Space Studies Institute/Lee Valentine

SpeedUp/Bob Steinke

Henry Spencer, on Various & Diverse Subjects Of His Choosing

Unreasonable Rocket/Paul Breed

XCOR Aerospace


Overall Conference Schedule:
- Thursday March 22nd, sessions 2 pm - ~10 pm
- Friday March 23rd, sessions 9 am - ~10 pm
- Saturday March 24th, sessions 9 am - ~ 6 pm
- Space Access Hospitality Suite open till late all three nights.

SA'08 takes place Thursday afternoon March 27th through Saturday evening
March 29th, 2008, at the Best Western Grace Inn at 10831 South 51st St
in Phoenix Arizona, ten miles from the Phoenix Airport via free hotel
shuttle, in a pleasant suburban neighborhood with shopping and dining a
short walk away, with free parking.

Our rates are the same as last year, both for SA'08 conference
registration ($100 by check mailed in advance, $120 check cash or credit
card at the door, student rate $30 either way) and hotel rooms ($99 a
night including tax and full buffet breakfast).

For hotel room reservations, phone the Grace Inn at 800 843-6010.
Mention "space access" for our $99-inclusive discount room rate. (If
you're attending, this rate is good for three days before and after the
conference too, if you want to catch some Spring Training action or just
relax in the sun.)

For advance SA'08 conference registration, mail checks (sorry, credit
cards can only be accepted at the door) to

Space Access '08
5555 N 7th St #134-348
Phoenix AZ 85014.

Print, fill out, and send along this form so we'll have all
the info we need to have your badge ready when you arrive.

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