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Topic: 9/29-10/3: Intl Astronautical Congress (Toronto)
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alanh_7
Member Posts: 1252
From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 09-11-2014 07:01 PM
   
Anyone interested in attending the 65th International Astronautical Congress in Toronto, the final day, Oct. 3, is open to the public with tickets on sale at the door. The event is held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. |
alanh_7
Member Posts: 1252
From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 09-29-2014 06:20 PM
Has anyone planned to attend this today? Charlie Bolden was there I heard on the news.
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42986
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 09-29-2014 06:38 PM
A number of space journalists are on site and tweeting from the Congress (@IAF): |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42986
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 09-30-2014 05:16 AM
As reported by SpaceNews, multiple Russian and Chinese space engineers failed to obtain visas to attend the Congress. The absence of many in the planned Russian and Chinese delegations left gaps in sessions related to the future of the international space station, the development of new Chinese rockets and other topics....Berndt Feuerbacher, a past president of the International Astronautical Federation and the moderator of the panel with the heads of space agencies, publicly apologized for the visa issues that have put so many holes in this year's IAC program, and stretched the credibility of the idea that space is a protected domain. "This was not our intention," Feuerbacher said when questioned about how a panel discussing global space cooperation could do without China and Russia. "It is very unfortunate that problems in the visa area meant those delegations could not be here today. I apologize." According to Interfax, among the Russian delegation who were denied visas was cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, who was scheduled to speak at the Congress on Wednesday (Oct. 1). |
alanh_7
Member Posts: 1252
From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 09-30-2014 07:44 AM
I am not sure of the reason behind the visas not being issued but it smacks on the mindless bureaucracy that runs the Canadian Government these days. To host a space conference and then not have two of the top spacefaring nations there is just dumb. Apparently the Canadian Space Agency was also caught by surprise at this. | |
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