FYI,

: Space Access '09 Conference Preliminary Information
: April 2-4, Phoenix Arizona

: Space Access '09, our upcoming annual conference on the
: technology, politics, and business of radically cheaper access
: to space, featuring a cross-section of leading players in the
: field, will once again be the place to hear the latest on the
: fast-moving entrepreneurial new-space industry. Space
: conferences are set up to maximize opportunities for trading
: information and making deals. No rubber-chicken banquets, just
: an intensive single-track presentations schedule with relaxed
: on-your-own meal breaks in a setting with plenty of comfortable
: places to go off and talk.

: SA'09 is just two months away. Book your flights and rooms soon
: - early April is still winter sunshine tourist season in
: Phoenix, so affordable rooms and good airfares can be hard to
: come by at the last second.

: We are as usual just getting rolling on organizing the
: conference presentations at this point - stay tuned for
: additions to the program in coming weeks. One way we get the
: up-to-the-minute latest on this new industry is to stay
: flexible right up to the last minute. Look for a detailed
: program schedule about two weeks before the conference starts.

: Confirmed SA'09 speakers so far:

: - Armadillo Aerospace/John Carmack

: - FAA AST

: - Flometrics/Steve Harrington

: - Jeff Foust

: - George Herbert/Retro Aerospace

: - Clark Lindsey

: - Masten Space/Dave Masten

: - Jim Muncy/PoliSpace

: - SEDS

: - Space Studies Institute/Lee Valentine

: - Henry Spencer

: - Stratofox/Ian Kluft

: - Unreasonable Rocket/Paul Breed

: - XCOR Aerospace

: Overall Conference Schedule:
: - Thursday April 2nd, sessions 2 pm - ~10 pm
: - Friday April 3rd, sessions 9 am - ~10 pm
: - Saturday April 4th, sessions 9 am - ~ 6 pm
: - Space Access Hospitality Suite open till late all three
: nights.

: SA'09 takes place at the Best Western Grace Inn at 10831 South
: 51st St, a comfortable resort-style hotel in Phoenix Arizona,
: ten miles from the Phoenix Airport via free hotel shuttle, in
: a pleasant suburban neighborhood with shopping and dining a
: short walk away, with free parking.

: Our rates are the same as last year, both for SA'09 conference
: registration ($100 by check mailed in advance, $120 check cash
: or credit card at the door, student rate $30 either way) and
: hotel rooms ($99 a night for 1 or 2 including tax and full
: American buffet breakfast).

: For hotel room reservations, phone the Grace Inn at
: (800) 843-6010. Ask for the "space access conference rate" for
: our $99-inclusive discount room rate. (If you're attending,
: this rate is good for three days before and after the
: conference too, if you want to catch some extra Arizona
: springtime sun.)

: For advance SA'09 conference registration, mail checks (sorry,
: credit cards can only be accepted at the door) to

: Space Access '09
: 5555 N 7th St #134-348
: Phoenix AZ 85014

: Print, fill out, and send along this form so we'll have all the
: info we need to have your badge ready when you arrive.

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Mark Reiff