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06 May 2009

Updates from Louis Friedman about Lincoln Conference on NEO Policy and Bruce Betts on IAA Planetary Defense Conference

Rusty Schweickart (left) and Tom Jones speaking at the University of Nebraska College of Law Conference on NEO Law and Policy, April 2009. Credit: Louis D. Friedman (The Planetary Society)

Planetary Society Shoemaker NEO winner Jana Ticha (left) and colleague Milos Tichy from Klet Observatory in the Czech Republic. The picture was taken during a reception at the IAA Planetary Defense Conference in Granada, Spain in April 2009. Credit: Bruce Betts (The Planetary Society)

Here are extensive notes from Dr. Louis D. Friedman and Dr. Bruce Betts (both of The Planetary Society) about the recently concluded University of Nebraska-Lincoln Conference on NEOs and Space Policy (Lincoln, Nebraska) and the 1st IAA Planetary Defense Conference (Granada, Spain).

Update from the Conference on NEO Law and Policy
23 April 2009, 2009 03:10 UTC
Louis D. Friedman
Link: The Planetary Society Blog Post

More from the Conference on NEO Law and Policy
24 April 2009 05:41 UTC
Louis D. Friedman
Link: The Planetary Society Blog Post

Updates from the IAA Planetary Defense Conference
27 April 2009 22:27 UTC
Bruce Betts
Link: The Planetary Society Blog Post

More from the Planetary Defense Conference: Shoemaker Grant Winners
27 April 2009 22:54 UTC
Bruce Betts
Link: The Planetary Society Blog Post

Planetary Defense Conference: Apophis Mission Design Competition
29 April 2009 21:15 UTC
Bruce Betts
Link: The Planetary Society Blog Post

Planetary Defense Conference: Interesting Tidbits
30 April 2009 20:03 UTC
Bruce Betts
Link: The Planetary Society Blog Post

Final Update from Planetary Defense Conference
30 April 2009 22:55 UTC
Bruce Betts
Link: The Planetary Society Blog Post

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