The following presentations were made on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at the plenary session of the three-day symposium, “From the Sun to the Earth”, International Policy Forum on Solar Energy from Space.
Welcome by George Dietrich, President of SPACE Canada Welcoming Letter from the Hon. Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, Government of Canada
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Panel Presentation: Space-Based Solutions to Earth-Bound Problems
Panel Chair: John Mankins
Panelists and Presentations:
- “Greenhouse Amplification of the Power of the Sun: An Earth-Bound Problem with Impacts Observable from Space”
Dr. Richard Peltier, Director
Centre for Global Change Science
University of Toronto
- “World Energy Outlook and the Prospects for Sustainable Sources”
Dr. Bryan Erb
- “Conquering Terrestrial Challenges to Realize Extraterrestrial Potential”
Wael Almazeedi
Founder & Chairman
FATE Consortium
Presentation not yet available | Bio
- “Vision and Challenges of Solar Power Satellites”
John Mankins
Co-Chair
IAA Study Group
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Key Note Address
- “The Smarter Planet”
Dan Fortin, President
IBM Canada
Presentation not yet available | Bio
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Panel Presentation: Space Policy
Panel Chair: Bob McDonald
Presentations and Panelists:
- “Space Security”
John Siebert, Executive Director
Project Ploughshares
- “Space Law and Possibilities for an International Space Treaty”
Dr. Ram Jakhu, Associate Professor
Faculty of Law
McGill University
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