Cutting Edge of Space Seminars

Space Policy - Pretoria, 3 October 2005

Space and Education - Durban, 5 October 2005

Space Science - Cape Town, 7 October 2005

Three very successful seminars with International guest speakers were held countrywide during World Space Week 2005. The audiences included students, academics, provincial and national government representatives, educators and many others with an interest in South African and international space affairs.

The presentations given are available for download:

Monday 3 October

Policy Issues around Space and Environmental Security: Mark Doherty [83MB]
Policy Issues in Commercial Uses of Space: John Egan [2.92MB]
Space Policy a European (and British) Perspective: Colin Hicks [1.87MB]
Government Support for Space Science R and D: Prof Richard Holdaway [5.67]
NASA World Wind: Living on a Restless Planet, Vision of a virtual observatory: Frank Kuehnel [8.54MB]
Space Policy Formulation and Implementation in The United States: Ray Williamson [6.69MB]

Wednesday 5 October

Educating the Public: John Egan [1.0MB]
CEOS: and its role in education: Colin Hicks [15.7MB]
Space Science and the Public: Prof Richard Holdaway [9.21MB]
NASA World Wind: Living on a Restless Planet, Vision of a virtual observatory: Frank Kuehnel [8.54MB]
Space Policy Formulation and Implementation in The United States: Ray Williamson [6.69MB]
A brief overview of the SA Space Arena: Peter Martinez [5.36MB]
CSIR Satellite Applications Centre: Mothibi Ramusi [742KB]
Space Policy and The Impact Of Space on Society: Ray A. Williamson [2.63MB]