Leading space conference lifts off at Harwell Oxford
| Oxford: Friday, 6th January 2012 Leading figures from the space, science and technology centre gathered at Harwell Oxford for the 7th Appleton Space Conference. Hosted at the Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC) Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the heart of Harwell Oxford, the annual event is in its seventh year. The conference was attended by over 250 delegates, representing the industry's most prominent organisations, including NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), leading academic institutions and pioneering research and technology companies. The programme included a series of keynote speakers from the principal opinion formers and academics in the sector. The Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister for Universities and Science, delivered a video address, with Dr Phillip Lee MP and Robert Cabana, Director of NASA's Kennedy Space Centre, among the notable guest speakers. Dr Sally Ann Forsyth, Director of Harwell Oxford said: 'The Appleton Space Conference provides a unique forum which brings together the most influential people in space, science and technology to present and debate the latest developments and current issues relating to future space activities. It is testimony to Harwell Oxford's status as the country's leading hub for science, technology and innovation that the site hosts this distinguished event.' |