The 2010 Theme
The evolution of the global economy and the technical maturity of satellites and launchers have opened a new era of space exploitation. When considering how many nations have now acquired space-faring capabilities, and how many nations or companies have the economical resources and the know-how to deploy and operate space missions, it is certainly worthwhile considering space not only as a venture but also as a business.
Regarding the missions performed now by Space systems, more and more applications, of commercial or of public service, have been developed that cover existing or future needs of the society. Space is therefore more and more oriented towards “applications”, and technology development or demonstration as well as progresses in knowledge (science missions) are somewhat put in a second row. But it seems hard to develop profitable business through development of very new Space services and technologies.
In the field of more fundamental research, many topics studied by economics laboratories find their application also in space. It is of paramount importance to show to industry that theoretical or applied researches could well bring a plus to their own current analysis. It is also very important that industry be able to bring data and case studies to research labs.
The space-eco symposium wishes to cover as many aspects of the Economy of Space as possible from research topics to market development, through business financing, market analysis, risks coverage and so on.
Any presentation relating to economy of firms, markets, product and their evolution will be welcomed. The call for papers covers the following fields: - Risks and insurance
- Markets and business plans
- Financing, subsidies and institutional aids, stock exchange
- Prices, costs, competition and its limitations
- Management methods and tools
- Relations between actors
- Decision mechanisms
- And any other topic in relation with the general subject of the conference i.e. economics and space.
However, especially for this 2010 edition, we would like to put more emphasis on, but not limit to, a number of topics such as : - In the context of a worldwide financial crisis, the robustness & sustainability of Space business is below the floodlights of the markets. Could the international financial and economy crisis opened in 2008, affect in depth the space activity as it was the case ten years ago?
- Is Space a profitable or a too risky business? What is the perception and reaction of the financial sector?
- Are new space missions developed in governmental frame (very often Space and/or R&D agencies) well relayed by industry and use oriented public entities, especially when it is time to decide on continuation of service and when it is necessary to develop operational product and service using these new space systems?
- The proliferation, the growing aversion of the society vis-à-vis risks on health and environment or safety, the delocalization of enterprises, the will to keep under control strategic activities or other subjects dictate new laws and regulations that influence the space activity. What are the various impacts? Are they beneficial or not?
- Internationalisation of economy (companies as well as markets) offers opportunities and risks. Are they well assessed and taken into account?
Working language Working language is English.
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Abstract Guidelines Abstract must be in English and must include: - Title of the paper
- Surnames and first names, postal and email addresses of the authors
- An abstract on one A4 page (maximum)
- Font: Times - Size: 11 - Line spacing: single
Specifications for the Electronic File Format The abstract MUST be submitted as a PDF-file, saved under PDF 1.4 (Acrobat 5), PDF 1.5 (Acrobat 6) or PDF 1.6 (Acrobat 7). Scanned PDF-files are not allowed. The files must be created using a PDF-distiller, all fonts must be embedded. The file may NEITHER contain any form of security, NOR bookmarks, links or multiple files in a single PDF file. Important Dates - Deadline for Abstracts
2 November 2009 30 November 2009 - Notification to Authors 15 February 2010
- Preliminary programme 15 March 2010
>> Deadline for Abstract Submission: 30 November 2009 |
