FYI,

"Submission Deadline Extended for SFF and Heinlein Trust $5,000
NewSpace Business Plan Prize"
Space Frontier Foundation Press Release
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.spacewire.html?pid=28371

: The Space Frontier Foundations' Heinlein Business Plan Competition
: is actively seeking Executive Summaries from companies that can
: demonstrate how their product or service is related or beneficial
: to the commercial space industry.

: Due to the continued interest in the competition after the
: International Space Development Conference, the Space Frontier
: Foundation has decided to extend the deadline for submissions by
: one week to allow teams more time to put together their 3 - 5 page
: summary. The new deadline is June 19th, 2009, 5:00PM Eastern.

: The announcement of which companies will be invited to participate
: will be on June 26th and the competition will take place on Sunday,
: July 19th at the Space Frontier Foundation's annual New Space
: Conference. First prize includes a $5,000 cash prize and the
: opportunity for the winning team to present at Space Investment
: Summit 7 in Boston, MA on September 30th. For more details on the
: recommended sections to include in the Executive Summary and
: competition guidelines, please see the Business Plan section of the
: NewSpace Website.

: NewSpace 2009 is a single-track conference focusing on
: entrepreneurial space activities. Sessions are intended not only to
: provide interesting presentations, but also to generate lively
: discussions among NewSpace CEOs, established space industry
: leaders, NASA & military space experts, and government regulators.

: Discounted early-bird registration for the Conference is available
: at the NewSpace 2009 website, which also provides information about
: our group rate ($99/night) at the Domain Hotel in nearby Sunnyvale,
: California.

: For more information about the foundation, conference, and
: registration, visit http://newspace2009.spacefrontier.org/ - or
: RSVP on Facebook today!

Mark Reiff