The 2018 OSI Conference
On November 16, 2018, a public conference was held a UBC to introduce the The Outer Space Institute as a hub for subject matter experts in space, spanning a wide range of fields and producing interdisciplinary research in ways that have not been possible within the limited sights of specializations. In particular, the institute brings together perspectives from planetary scientists, political scientists, technologists, sociologists, international law experts, medical researchers, and policy and business advocates.
On November 16, 2018, a team of international experts convened to address two immediate near-term challenges in the sustainable development of space: space mining and orbital debris. The conference included a open half-day discussion and Q&A on the topics of asteroid mining, space debris, space colonization, and Canadian space policy.
The schedule can be viewed below:
- 11:00 AM – 12:15 AM. Space Debris, Moderator: David Kendall (former Chair of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space)Discussants: Moriba K. Jah (University of Texas, Austin)
James Clay Moltz (US Naval Postgraduate School)
Jennifer Busler (MDA/Maxar) - 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch
- 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM: Space Mining, Moderator: Aaron Boley (UBC)Discussants: Sara Russell (Natural History Museum, London, UK — by Skype)
Timiebi Aganaba-Jeanty (Arizona State University)
Catherine Johnson (UBC) - 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM: Space Colonization, Moderator: Michael Byers (UBC)Discussants: Tanya Harrison (Arizona State University)
Jeffery C. Chancellor (Texas A&M University)
David Beers (UBC) - 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM: Coffee/Tea
- 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM: Canadian Space Policy, Moderator: Ryder McKeown (University of Toronto and the DND) Discussants: Mac Evans (former President of the Canadian Space Agency)
Marie Lucy Stojak (Chair of the Space Advisory Board — by Skype)
Paul Meyer (SFU, former Canadian ambassador for disarmament)