On October 15th & 16th a very high-level Conference on the future of the European Space Policy, its first two ambitious programmes: EGNOS/Galileo and GMES, and the future role of Europe in Space Exploration is hosted by Business Bridge Europe (BBE) .
The President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, the President of the new European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, and the President of the EIB, Philippe Maystadt, will participate to the opening of the Conference. Several others European leaders, such as Vice-Presidents Antonio Tajani and Jacques Barrot, or Jean-Jacques Dordain, General Manager of ESA also confirmed their participation.
This Conference is organised by our Company, in partnership with the European Commission, the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Investment Bank (EIB), and several industrial firms. It will especially be dedicated to an evaluation of the state of art of the two European Space Programs in progress - EGNOS/Galileo and GMES -, and to their prospective technological, industrial and societal benefits.
Like our previous Conference in June 2008 - which you may have attended - these two days will be a special occasion for European Institutions, national and local public authorities, R&D centers, enterprises, the civil society and everyone interested to meet and dialogue on space policy, space systems' applications and their financing.
Moreover, to underline the importance given to European Space Programmes by the civil society, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions are intended to invite every participant to a networking dinner at their headquarters on October 15th.
Convinced as we are that you will be interested in this great European get-together, we invite you to register on the Conference website - http://www.spaceconference.eu/ -. You will also find the Conference programme with details on sessions and expected speakers, as well as practical data.
The number of places being, for logistical reasons, limited, we cordially invite you to confirm your participation as soon as possible and hope to see you on October 15th and 16th 2009 in Brussels.
Inschrijven kan op de website http://www.spaceconference.eu/
