USEF Symposium
1st USEF SPACE INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM

ĄPROGRAMĄ

Date and time: Monday, March 9, 1998      13:00-20:00
Place: Palace Hotel, Tokyo Japan
Supporting Parties: Ministry of International Trade and Industry (tentative)
The Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies, INC.(S.J.A.C.)
Japan Resources Observation System Organization (JAROS)
Earth Remote Sensing Data Analysis Center (ERSDAC)

OPENING
13:00-13:15
Welcome Address : Mr. Hirotaka Kawamoto
President of USEF
Congratulatory Address : Mr. Hirobumi Kawano
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Congratulatory Address : Dr. Yoji Furuhama
Director General Communication Research
Laboratory

PART 1 PRESENTATIONS 13:15-15:25
13:15-13:35 (1) In Expectation of Promotion of Space Industries
       Ministry of International Trade and Industry
                      Mr. Ryo Imoto
13:35-14:35 (2) Space Industries in U.S.A.
       Space Systems/Loral President
                      Mr. Robert E. Berry
       VEXCEL President                      Dr. John C. Curlander
14:35-15:25 (3) Information Society and Globalization in 21th (tentative)
               Dr. Yoshio Tsukio Tokyo University
15:25-15:45 Coffee-break

PART 2 PANEL DISCUSSION 15:45-18:00
*Coordinator : Dr. Katsuya Nakayama
*Panelists : Mr. kazuma Yamane        Non-fiction Novelist
Mr. Robert E. Berry        President of Space Systems/Loral
Dr. John C. Curlander        President of VEXCEL
Mr. Yutaka Shinto        Executive Director of Perfec TV
Mr. Takeshi Hashimoto        Director of Mitsubishi Corporation

RECEPTION 18:20-20:00
Chairman of USEF
Mr. Takashi Kitaoka
Director of Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Mr. Katsusada Hirose
(c)Institute for Unmanned Space Experiment Free Flyer(USEF)