BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250819T123258EDT-80590XUDxi@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250819T163258Z DESCRIPTION:Join us for a public discussion of threats to the safety\, secu rity\, and sustainability of outer space featuring\n\nAmbassador (Ret’d) P aul Meyer\n The Simons Foundation\n\nDr. David Kendall\n Chair of UN COPUOUS \n\nDr. Steven Freeland\n University of Western Sydney\n\nTheresa Hitchens \n Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland\n\nAlmost 60 y ears of exploration and use of outer space have brought unprecedented bene fits to humanity. Space technologies\, activities and issues are no longer matters just for States\, but also for commercial space enterprises and n on-State actors.\n\nFrom the provision of cellular phone signals to naviga tion\, from banking to weather forecasting\, disaster monitoring and agric ulture\, space technology and applications have become intertwined in our daily lives. However\, with ever increasing space junk\, harmful interfere nce with radio communications\, excessive space militarization\, possible space weaponisation and conflicts in space\, the disruption of the space i nfrastructure and services would have devastating impacts on society globa lly. \n\nA panel of world’s leading experts in space technology\, law\, po licy and diplomacy will address crucial issues related to the threats to t he safety\, security\, and sustainability of outer space.\n\nCocktail rece ption to follow.\n DTSTART:20160524T220000Z DTEND:20160525T000000Z LOCATION:Room Mont Royal 1 (20th floor)\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1W7\, Be st Western Ville Marie Hotel\, 3407\, rue Peel SUMMARY:Outer Space At Risk? URL:/law/channels/event/outer-space-risk-260779 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR