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	Mr. Avi Barda is V.P. R&D of Shiron Satellite Communications. Avi has led the development of the company's products since its foundation in 1996. He is responsible for building and managing of Shiron’s R&D team developing satellite modems and satellite Internet access systems. Shiron products are based on state of the art technology, and position Shiron as a leader in the two-way satellite IP systems. Avi has served at the IDF in several positions in the development of communication systems. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from Tel-Aviv University.

	Eli Flournoy is a Senior International Assignment Editor for CNN, the first 24 hour global news network. After graduating from Indiana University with a BA in Political Science and African Studies in 1991 Eli Flournoy went to work for CNN Headline News as a writer then writer/producer. From 1993 he has worked on CNN's International Desk, first as a Producer for CNN's International Affiliate Service - International Newsource, then as an International Assignment Editor, part of CNN's team coordinating news coverage outside the United States. Currently he is Senior International Assignment Editor - most recently in charge of CNN's Baghdad coverage during the War in Iraq.
Eli Flournoy has field produced for CNN in Indonesia, Malaysia, HongKong, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Jordan, Angola and Great Britain. He lives in Atlanta with his beautiful wife, and ice cream mogul, Jill, 11 year old daughter Dakota and 9 year old son Cole.

	Saleh Gunawan received a two year scholarship from the state own telecommunications operator known as Perumtel, to study at the premier technical university of Indonesia, the Institute of Technology – Bandung (ITB). After graduating in 1968 as a telecommunications engineer, he worked at PT Telkom as a support engineer for telegraph/telex service. In 1969 Saleh Gunawan was assigned to a joint venture with ITT forming the first international satellite company in Indonesia, PT Indosat.
Upon the signing of procurement contracts for the Palapa Domestic Satellite System, Gunawan was assigned as Telkom representative in Los Angeles, CA, during development and factory acceptance of spacecraft, launch vehicles and ground stations. In the 1980s, Gunawan was responsible for planning the entire Telkom network. It was during his tenure that electronic digital switching was introduced, and he helped to create PT Satellite Palapa Indonesia (Satelino). Established in 1993, Satelindo was the first new private telecommunications operator, being granted domestic satellite, international and cellular licenses. Gunawan was a member of the Board of Directors and subsequently the President of Satelindo.

	David Hartshorn is Secretary General of the Global VSAT Forum, the London-based non-profit international association of the VSAT industry. The Global VSAT Forum consists of more than 160 members from every major region of the world and from every sector of the industry, including satellite operators, manufacturers, system integrators, and other service providers. He can be reached at: Tel - +44 1727 884 739 Fax - +44 1727 884 839 Email – david.hartshorn@gvf.org Website - www.gvf.org
Hartshorn leads the Forum’s efforts to facilitate the provision of VSAT-based communications solutions throughout all nations of the world. He works to support national-, regional- and global-level policy makers as they formulate state-of-the-art satellite regulatory frameworks. He is responsible for creating greater awareness of the commercial, economic, political and technological advantages that VSAT-based communications provide. Mr. Hartshorn also currently serves as Rapporteur for an ITU programme on satellite regulation in developing countries; is a Member of the Satellite Action Plan-Regulatory Working Group, the Brussels-based satellite-industry group that provides inputs to the European Commission. David Hartshorn has worked in the satellite communications industry for 14 years, serving in sales, business development, publishing, and association offices based in North and Southeast Asia, North America and Western Europe. He has been published in hundreds of editions of magazines and newsletters, and has spoken and chaired at conferences and seminars in every major region of the world. Hartshorn is on the Board of Directors of the Society of Satellite Professionals International, and is President of its UK Chapter.

	Kei Hata was elected to the upper house of the Japanese Diet, called the House of Counselors, where she helped shape government policy in areas of technology and economic development. Upon graduation with a degree in French literature from Waseda University, she joined NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) and became the youngest newscaster to anchor Japan's most popular evening news program.Ms. Hata studied and worked in France before returning to her native Japan and her successful run for national office, which she occupied from 1995 to 2000.
Today, she runs the Sakushin Gakuin School along with her husband, Hajime Funada, while she pursues a PhD in Human Environment Science (Biopolitics) at Ochanomize University Graduate School. View Kei Hata's detailed bio on her website.

	Virgil Labrador is the editor of Satnews Daily and Weekly editions, the International Satellite Directory and the monthly e-zine, SATMAGAZINE. He has worked in various capacities in the satellite industry, more recently, as marketing director of the Asia Broadcast Center in Singapore--a full-service teleport owned by the US broadcasting company, CBS. He has co-written several books on media management and communications policy and is currently working on a history of the communications satellite industry. He holds a master's degree in communications management from the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Southern California. He can be reached at virgil@satnews.com

	Robin Gambu Wani Latio is from South Sudan. He went to school in Uganda, and obtained his B. Sc. (Hons) in Agricultural Science from Nairobi University in Kenya in 1992. Before coming to the US, Latio worked for an NGO that provides primary education for South Sudanese refugee children in Kenya, Uganda and those displaced within the country. In 2000, Latio obtained an Associate degree in Information Technology from Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. In 2002, he obtained his M.A in International Relations from Ohio University. Latio is currently pursuing graduate studies (Ph.D) in Instructional Technology in OU. Latio's general research interest is in the application of technology (Web based distance learning) to provide mass access to education particularly by the populations in rural areas.

	Dr. Shaul Laufer is the President and Co-founder of Shiron Satellite Communications. He held senior positions at Tadiran, Linkabit and the Israeli Ministry of Defense where he was instrumental in the R&D of CDMA networks. Dr. Laufer was a visiting lecturer at Tel Aviv University where he received Ph.D., M.Sc., and B.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering. He is the author of numerous papers on various aspects of Digital Communications. Dr. Laufer is the inventor of several patents on different aspects of Satellite Communications.

	Shoko Mikawa is a Ph.D. Candidate in School of Media and Governance at Keio University. She can reached at Murai Lab. Keio University 5322 Endo, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 252-8520 tel: +81 466 49 1100 fax: +81 466 49 1395 e-mail: funya@sfc.wide.ad.jp
Shoko Mikawa received the B.E. degree in policy management and M.E. in media and governance from Keio University, Shonan Fujisawa Campus, Japan, in 2001 and 2003 respectably. Since 1997 she has been a research member of the WIDE Project, School of Internet working group, where she conducts her research on distance education.

	Shuho Otani is a graduate student in international development program at the Center for International Studies at Ohio University. After graduation with a Master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan she was hired by Metsu Laboratory and worked there as a lab researcher. Meitsu Ad, then employed her as a director of advertising, and a manager for exhibitions in Hong Kong and mainland China. After two years, she began working for the telecommunication company Fujitsu Limited.
As an engineer, she worked in the Mobile and Wireless Systems Division in the Overseas Technology Development Department. The range of her job responsibilities included developing telecommunication channels as well as technical support for overseas marketing and sales of Fujitsu wireless systems in the Pacific-rim regions and Europe. It also included designing and preparing professional conferences, seminars and product exhibitions to attract potential business partners and customers from around the world. At the present time, her study is focused on telecommunications and development in the Asia/Pacific region.

	Johanes Indri Prijatmodjo is Vice President, Engineering & Services Development, PT Satelindo. He graduated from the Institute of Technology at Bandung in 1986 and completed certificates in Astronautical Engineering and Telecommunications Engineering at UCLA. Indri began his career in telecommunications in 1987 when he joined PT Telkom as a telecommunications planner and subsequently a staff engineer.
His involvement in satellite communications began at PT Telkom when he was assigned to the Palapa B4 project, and then joined Satelindo in 1993 for the development of Palapa C. Between 1997 and 1998 he was Satellite Engineering and Frequency Coordination Senior Manager, the position he held until his current responsibility.

	Phillip L. Spector is the managing partner of the Washington, D.C., office of the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. His practice focuses on telecommunications, with particular emphasis on high-technology companies. Spector is the former Chairman of the American Bar Association’s International Communications Committee. He has co-authored a book entitled Communications and Technology Alliances, is editor of a weekly newsletter on telecommunications developments.
Phillip Spector received his undergraduate education at the University of California, Santa Barbara in political science in 1972. At Harvard University he attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government, and was awarded a Master's degree in Public Policy and J.D. degree in 1976. From 1976-1977, Spector served as law clerk to Judge James L. Oakes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and later as law clerk to Justice Thurgood Marshall of the U.S. Supreme Court.

	William Stowe 3731 Southern Hills Drive Des Moines IA 50321 515.237.1382 wgstowe@dmgov.org William Stowe earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Grinnell College, Master of Science in Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, and the Master of Science in Industrial Relations from the University of Illinois, and his Juris Doctor from the Loyola University.

	Jun Takei, Ph.D., works as a manager in the Network Service Division of JSAT Corporation. He can be reached at: PCP Marunouchi 17F 1-11-1 Marunouchi,Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6218 JAPAN tel: +81 3 5219 7638 fax: +81 3 5219 7871 e-mail: takei@wide.ad.jp
Jun Takei received the B.E. and the M.E. degrees in communication engineering from the University of Electro Communications, Tokyo, Japan, in 1991 and 1993, and the Ph.D. degree from Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, in 2003. In 1993 he joined Japan Communication Satellite Company, Inc.(Now JSAT Co. http://www.jsat.net), where he is senior system engineer for satellite payload and satellite internet. He has been a research member of WIDE Project(http://www.wide.ad.jp) since 1992. His contributions at WIDE have been in satellite internet deployment, including standardization activity in IETF UDLR-WG. Since 2002 he has been a visiting researcher at Keio University.

	Hsin-Ho Tsao is a master's student in Communication & Development Studies, at the Center for International Studies, at Ohio University. Her development specialization is instructional technology. She is pursuing her second master's degree in instructional technology. She earned her B.F.A. Degree in Chinese Drama and a B.A. degree in Journalism from Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan.

	Basaanjav Undrahbuyan is a Ph.D. student in the School of Telecommunications at Ohio University. She earned her M.A. degree in telecommunications policy from Ohio University, and B.Sc. degree in computer systems engineering from Technical University, Novosibirsk, Russia. Starting September 2002 Undrahbuyan works as an Assistant to the Editor of the Journal.

	Vince Waterson is VP of Business Development at Hawaii Pacific Teleport (www.hawaiiteleport.com) which won the World Teleport Association ‘Teleport Developer of the Year 2003 ‘ award. Prior to joining the Hawaii Pacific Teleport Mr. Waterson was VP of Business Development at Subic Bay Satellite Systems Inc., a teleport in the Philippines.