Norwegian Space Law & Policy Seminar

Friday 17 Feb 2017, 09:00 → 14:30 UTC

Norwegian Space Centre/ Norsk Romsenter

The Norwegian Space Centre, together with the European Centre for Space Law (ECSL), part of the European Space Agency, is organising a legal and policy workshop which will take place on 17 February 2017 at the offices of the Norwegian Space Centre in Oslo, Norway. As the space sector continues to grow, the purpose of this seminar is to take stock and highlight some of the legal and policy aspects of space missions, from the institutional aspects like how these activities are regulated through to questions of liability, the registration of space objects and debris. This is intended to be an informal, introductory seminar to space law and policy. In addition to the topics of the presentations, there will be ample opportunity to network and exchange on other developments in the space sector, e.g. mega-constellations, space mining, suborbital flights and remote sensing. The panel of speakers will include representatives from the Norwegian Space Centre, European Space Agency and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. As the National Point of Contact for the ECSL, the Norwegian Space Centre is committed to furthering the aims of the ECSL and fostering interest in space in Norway. This seminar aims to provide industry, academia, government, students and other interested stakeholders an opportunity to exchange and engage on these topical areas. There is no fee to attend this seminar. If you would like to register, please complete the Registration section on the left hand toolbar of this page before 15 February 2017. You will receive an email confirmation separately.

09:00 → 09:20 Registration and Coffee

09:00 → 09:30 Registration and Welcome

09:20 → 09:30 Welcome from Organisers

09:30 → 09:50 Norway in Space

Speaker: Bo Andersen (Director General, Norwegian Space Centre)

09:30 → 12:15 Overview of Space Law and Policy

Convener: Mari Eldholm (Norwegian Space Centre)

09:50 → 10:20 Space Law in a Nutshell

Speaker: Alexander Soucek (Lawyer, European Space Agency)

10:20 → 10:40 Space Law and Policy Education and Awareness

Speaker: Nicholas Puschman (ESA/ECSL)

10:40 → 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 → 11:30 The European Space Agency and Space Law

Speaker: Marco Ferrazzani (Legal Counsel and Head of the Legal Services Department, European Space Agency)

11:30 → 12:00 The United Nations and Space Activities

Speaker: Niklas Hedman (Chief of the Committee, Policy and Legal Affairs Section, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs)

12:00 → 12:15 Q&A

12:15 → 12:50 Light Lunch

12:50 → 13:10 Launch: Defining "Launching State" and Liability

Speaker: Niklas Hedman (Chief of the Committee, Policy and Legal Affairs Section, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs)

12:50 → 14:30 Legal & Regulatory Aspects During the Life Cycle of a Satellite Mission

Convener: Nicholas Puschman (European Space Agency)

13:10 → 13:30 Registration and Frequencies: Registering the Space Object and Frequency Management

Speaker: Arvaid Bertheau Johannessen (Senior Advisor, Norwegian Space Centre)

13:30 → 13:50 Debris: Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Space Debris Mitigation

Speaker: Alexander Soucek (Lawyer, European Space Agency)

13:50 → 14:20 Q&A

14:20 → 14:30 Concluding Remarks