Mac Evans served for seven years as President of the Canadian Space Agency. He developed the 1985, 1994 and 1999 Space Plans for Canada, forging a broadly based consensus that allowed these plans to be approved with an allocation of over $3 billion of new funding. He retired from the Public Service of Canada. Among his achievements were the unique partnerships he developed between the Federal Government and the Canadian Space Industry which led to its remarkable growth and participation in the international marketplace. He led the negotiations with NASA for Canada's participation in the International Space Station Program. He received the Prime Minister's Outstanding Achievement Award of the Public Service of Canada; NASA's Distinguished Public Service Medal in recognition of his dedicated and exceptional efforts in support of US/Canadian cooperation in space. In 2003 Mr. Evans was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Society of Satellite Professionals International.

Bruce Elbert is the founder and President of consulting firm Application Technology Strategy, Inc. and has over 30 years of experience in satellite communications, wireless and information technology, from engineering and management perspectives. As a senior vice president with the satellite division of Hughes Electronics, he directed major technical projects and service organizations and led business activities in the U.S. and overseas. Bruce Elbert is an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin, College of Engineering, and an instructor at the UCLA Extension where he presents courses on satellite communications and IT networking. He has authored seven books on telecommunications, satellite and network technology and business management. He holds an MBA degree from Pepperdine University, an MS degree in communications engineering and computer science from the University of Maryland and a BSEE from CCNY.

Kathleen M. Sweet, M.A., J.D., Lt. Col (Ret) USAF
Phone: 9282370621 US cell
9284455173 US land
353-87-6384874 Ireland
44-7803 937755 UK
Fax: 9287778773
Email: smsweet@rmsecgroup.com

Kathleen M. Sweet, MA, JD, LT Col (ret) is currently on the faculty of Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, in the Department of Security, Intelligence and Globalization. She retired from the Air Force in 1999. While in the military, she was an instructor at the Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, an Assistant Air Attache to the Russsain Federation, an Intelligence Officer and a member of the Staff Judge Advocate's Department. Additionally she was assigned as a military/political affairs officer to the 353RD Special Operations Wing, Clark, AB, Republic of the Philippines. She is the author of two books, Terrorism and Airport Security, Edwin Mellen Publishers, March 2002, and Aviation and Airport Security, Prentice Hall Publishers, November 2003. She has published articles on the Russian Space Program, Weapons Treaties and the Use of Space, Bio/chemical Terrorism and Russian Crime.

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. Mr. Hartshorn 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.

He has published in hundreds 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.

Martin Jarrold
Chief, International Programme Development
Global VSAT Forum
Tel: + 44 1727 884513
Mobile: + 44 7802 612924
Fax: + 44 1727 884839
Email:martin.jarrold@gvf.org
Website: www.gvf.org

Martin Jarrold assumed the position of Chief of International Programme Development of GVF in June 2001. His responsibilities include outreach to the member organisations of the GVF and implementation of education and information dissemination programmes designed to educate and inform various “communities” about the products and services of the satellite communications industry. Prior to joining the GVF, Mr. Jarrold was Commissioning Editor and Head of Research for Space Business International magazine. His earlier career was predominantly in teaching and writing. He holds an honours degree in History and Politics from the University of Keele in the United Kingdom.

Ir. Sukarno Abdulrachman,
Masyarakat Telematika Indonesia (MASTEL)
Jl. Terusan Hang Lekir I / No. 25
Jakarta 12220 - INDONESIA
Phone: +62 21 7221016, 72801319
Fax.:  +62 21 7267931
http://www.mastel.or.id
E-mail: s_abdulr@jakarta.wasantara.net.id or s_abdulr@psn.co.id

Sukarno Abdulrachman is Chairman of the Board of Professions and Associations, the Indonesian Infocom Society, and Commissioner PT Asia Cellular Satellite (PT ACeS) and Commissioner PT. Pasific Satelit Nusantara (PT. PSN).

He was an engineering student at the Bandung Institute of Technology (1950-1955) and at the Technische Hogeschool Delft in the Netherlands, where he graduated in 1959. On his return to Indonesia he joined the Indonesian PTT and in 1965 became the Director of Planning and Construction of PN. Telekomunikasi (now PT. Telkom).

In 1969 after a short assignment at the Directorate General for Post and Telecommunications, Sukarno Abdulrachman was promoted to Chief of Planning, Ministry of Transport, Post and Telecommunications (1972 – 1982). In 1982 he returned to the Directorate General for Post and Telecommunications as Director General (1982-1991). From 1991 – 1994 he was the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia in Ankara, Turkey.

Sukarno Abdulrachman was elected President of the Indonesian Telecommunications Society (MASTEL) for two terms (1997-2003), during which period the Indonesian Telecommunications Society was restructured, becoming the Indonesian Infocom (ICT) Society.

Paul M. Bobrowski
Dean and Wachovia Professor
Phone: (334) 844-4832
Email: bobropm@auburn.edu
Office: 516H Lowder Business Bldg.

At Auburn since 2004

Education:
PhD, Indiana University, 1985
MS, Purdue University, 1976
BSAE, US Air Force Academy, 1972

Qishan Zhang is a professor at Beihang University in the People’s Republic of China and a nationally recognized researcher in electrical engineering and satellite communications. He has received numerous national awards including China’s second grade National Award of Invention and two second grade prizes for scientific progress from the National Scientific Department. His accomplishments include 6 books and 151 scientific papers on such topics as telemetry, remote control, ITS, and the Global Positioning System.

He proposed the concept of Bridge functions in 1982, and developed the first prototype of the Sequency Division Multiplex (SDM) telemetry system in 1983.

Professor Zhang is the chief scientist of School of Electronic and Information engineering of Beihang University.

His current research interests include telemetry, wireless communication, RFID, GPS and Galileo systems.

Joe Pelton, Director
Space and Advanced Communications Research Institute
George Washington University
Room 230, 20101 Academic Way Drive, University Center, Ashburn, VA 20147, 703-726-8250

ecjpelton@aol.com

neil.helm1@verizon.net

Neil R. Helm is the Deputy Director of the Institute for Applied Space Research and a Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The George Washington University.

From 1984 to 1991, Prof. Helm was the President of Helm Communications, a Washington, DC consulting firm which provided technical systems and services, primarily in the satellite communications field. One 18-month project included being the Principal Investigator for the final integration, testing, launch, and in orbit demonstration of a DOD satellite. As PI and Technical Director, he conducted research, planned in orbit experiments, designed and procured interface equipment, led the team in the conduct of experiments and demonstrations, prepared final report, and briefed results to DOD agencies.

From 1967 to 1984, he was employed by COMSAT where he held senior technical and management positions including the Director of Marketing for the Technical Services Division. From 1971 to 1979 he was at COMSAT Laboratories, where he was responsible for the commercialization of R&D into operational systems and products. He was also active in COMSAT's experiments on NASA's ATS-6 and responsible for many of COMSAT's experiments on the NASA's CTS program. He participated with Dr. Edelson, et al, in the research into the use of large geostationary platforms.

Mr. Helm received his B.S. degree from Georgetown University in 1966. He is a Member of the International Academy of Astronautics. Mr. Helm is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Chair (1997-98) of its Aerospace Policy Committee. He is an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Chair of its Communication Satellite Standards Committee. Mr. Helm is on the Editorial Board of Space Communications an international journal and has co-authored two books, and published more than 30 technical articles.