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<![endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US"><br>September 29th, 2011; Cape Town, South Africa</span></i></b>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:right" align="right"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US"> </span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span lang="EN-US">The 10<sup>th</sup> Space Generation Congress Opens its Doors for the first time in Africa</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">Between 29 September and 1 October, 2011, South Africa
is hosting the first Space Generation Congress on the African continent and the
tenth in the history of the Space Generation Advisory Council. High-level
leaders and heads of space agencies from around the world will meet with young
professionals and university students in the sector to debate on five major
themes: Industry, Agency, Society, Exploration and Outreach.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US"> </span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">2011 marks an important milestone in the history of
SGC — the tenth anniversary of the global space congress for university
students and young professionals interested in today's key space issues. At the
same time, it is the first time SGAC organises its annual conference in Africa,
offering young African leaders the opportunity to exchange ideas and knowledge
with their peers from around the world. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">“SGAC is extremely happy to be coming to Africa this
year. One of our main goals as an organisation is to ensure global cooperation
and knowledge transfer between young space professionals from different regions
of the globe. SGAC is well represented in Africa with two Regional Coordinators
and twelve National Points of Contacts from eight countries, all of which are extremely
driven young people, determined to make their voice heard in space matters,”
says Catherine Doldirina, SGAC Co-Chair.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">SGC 2011 brings together 130 young space leaders from more
than 40 countries and six continents. During the three-day conference organised
at the Cape Town Lodge Hotel & Conference Centre, SGC 2011 delegates will
address today’s top challenges in the space sector with the view to bring a
fresh, innovative perspective from the young space generation. At the end of
the Congress, the participants’ input will be used to develop five reports
reflecting the youth view on key space themes, which SGAC representatives will
share with high-level people throughout 2011 and 2012.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">Among the top professionals who will be addressing the
Space Generation are:</span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
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the International Astronautical Federation (IAF)</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
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mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;mso-hyphenate:auto;tab-stops:list .5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">Sandile Malinga, </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" lang="EN-US">CEO of the
South African National Space Agency (SANSA)</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;mso-hyphenate:auto;tab-stops:list .5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">S.O. Mohammed, </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" lang="EN-US">Director
General, Nigeria's National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;mso-hyphenate:auto;tab-stops:list .5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">Dumitru Prunariu, </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" lang="EN-US">Chairman of
the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN
COPUOS)</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;mso-hyphenate:auto;tab-stops:list .5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">Johann-Dietrich Wörner, </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" lang="EN-US">Chairman of
the Executive Board of the German Aerospace Center (DLR)</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;mso-hyphenate:auto;tab-stops:list .5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">Vladimir A. Popovkin, </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" lang="EN-US">Head of
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US"></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-style:italic" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>“This year´s Space Generation Congress is by
far our biggest event since our foundation at UNISPACE III. We are thrilled to
be celebrating our tenth Space Generation Congress in South Africa and are
excited about the number and quality of our delegates, speakers and supporters.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>We are looking forward to excellent debates
on some of the big issues in space that we as a society are facing,” said Michael
Brett, SGAC Chair.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">Among the themes that the SGC delegates will approach
this year, <strong>Industry</strong> –<i> The
Political and Technological Challenges of Space Debris and Its Mitigation </i><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>– will challenge participants to look at ways
to keep space clean, safe and useable for future generations.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>This group will review the key issues
surrounding space debris as well as discuss possible steps to debris mitigation
with inputs from the Session Spotlight Speaker, Peter Martinez, South African
Astronomical Observatory Head of Space Science and Technology Division, and two
Industry Subject Matter Experts, Minoo Rathnasabapathy and Chijioke Cj Nwosa, Co-leads
of the SGAC Space Safety and Sustainability (SSS) Group.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">In the<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> Agency </b>session<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> </b><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>–<i> <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Radio Frequency Spectra and Satellites: The
Technological, Logistical and Political Implications of Regulation</i> –
delegates will make recommendations on how to further develop the regulation of
integral telecommunication technology in space with help from Session Spotlight
Speaker, William Gerstenmaier, NASA Associate Administrator for Space
Operations, and Agency Subject Matter Expert Stephanie Wan, NASA Space
Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Technology Policy Specialist.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">The focus of the <b>Society </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">session</span> –<i> <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold">Integrating Space Technology into Society: Overcoming Societal,
Political, Economic, and Logistical Roadblocks </span></i>– will be to identify
the difficulties as well as potential ways to facilitate the integration of
space technologies into society. Delegates will be coordinated by Session
Spotlight Speaker, Ray Williamson, Executive Director of the Secure World
Foundation and Society Subject Matter Expert Agnieszka Lukaszczyk, European
Program Manager for the Secure World Foundation.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">During the<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">
Exploration </b>session – <i>Robotic Exploration in Today's Evolving Global
Space Sector</i> – SGC 2011 delegates will explore the pro’s and con’s of
robotic exploration as well as its role in space exploration as a whole under
the guidance of Session Spotlight Speaker, Fritz Merkle, Member of the
Executive Board of OHB System AG Exploration, and Subject Matter Expert Andreas
Hornig, Student, University of Stuttgart.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">In the <b>Outreach session</b> – <i>Space for
Developing Regions: The African Case Study</i> – delegates will examine both
the benefits from space for developing countries as well as the necessary steps
to implement space technologies into the societies of developing countries with
help from Session Spotlight Speaker, Kevin Govender, Director at the Global
Office of Astronomy, and Outreach Subject Matter Expert Brad Inggs, Managing
Director of the African Space Institute.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">The full programme of the conference, which takes
place at the Cape Town Lodge Hotel & Conference Centre<b>, </b>is available
<a href="http://spacegeneration.org/images/stories/SGC11/110304_SGC_2011_Schedule.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">For additional information please visit the <a href="http://spacegeneration.org/index.php/activities/sgc-2011-cape-town" target="_blank">SGC
2011 website</a>.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
10.0pt" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt" lang="EN-US">Follow us on Twitter during
the congress: <a href="http://twitter.com/sgac" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/sgac</a> or
by using #SGC2011</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">Media representatives who wish to attend the congress
should register with:</span></p>
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normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR" lang="FR">Media
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mso-ansi-language:FR" lang="FR">, SGAC PR Lead – oana.sandu@spacegeneration.org, +40 724
024 625</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:
Geneva" lang="EN-US">The Space Generation Advisory Council in support of the United Nations
Program on Space Application (SGAC) is a non-governmental organization, which
aims to represent university students and young space professionals to the
United Nations, States, space agencies, industry and academia. SGAC has
permanent observer status in the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer
Space (COPUOS). SGAC has a long history and was conceived at the Third United
Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Space (UNISPACE-III)
in Vienna in 1999.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The SGAC Executive
Council is made up of representatives from each of the six UN regions, and has
a larger body of representatives from nation states. Our focus is on pragmatic
space policy advice to policy makers based on the interests of students and
young professionals, broadly in the age range 18-35, interested in space, from
around the world. SGAC currently has 4,000 members in over 90 countries.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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