Topic:

Earlier this year NASA went to market for commercial companies to provide proposals for the collection of space resources (https://blogs.nasa.gov/bridenstine/2020/09/10/space-resources-are-the-key-to-safe-and-sustainable-lunar-exploration/). This opens up a new frontier of ownership and property rights issues in space. How do we think about assigning rights in space, what governance is required, and what economic opportunities does it bring?

Join our panel to get right back to first principles on these core issues. In this seminar we will have three panel members speaking for 10-15 minutes each, with a further 10-15 minutes for questions and discussion.

At the start of the event we will also be announcing the winner of our essay competition. Come at 12.00 for a light lunch to celebrate the end of the year, with the seminar kicking off at 12.30.

You can also connect to this seminar via Zoom. Details will be sent prior to the meeting

Speaker Details:

Andrew Johnson leads the Space Policy and Regulatory Systems team, which forms the core of the New Zealand Space Agency (housed within MBIE). The Space Agency was established in 2016 and is the front door for space activity in New Zealand – the lead government agency for space policy, regulation, strategic sector development, and outreach.

Prof. Joanne Gabrynowicz will join us from Mississippi via VC, She has been teaching space law and remote sensing law since 1987 and was the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Space Law for 12 years. She was Research Professor and Director of the National Center for Remote Sensing, Air, and Space Law of the University of Mississippi School of Law (2001 – 2013) and Professor of Space Studies and Director of Graduate Studies at the Space Studies Department of the University of North Dakota (1987 – 2001).

Dr Maria Pozza is an Otago International Studies alumna specialising in space law. After completing her M.Int.St. with distinction, Dr Maria attained a PhD in international law and policy in outer space in 2013, graduating in 2014. Dr Maria was a visiting lauterpacht fellow and has been the recipient of number of awards and accolades for her work in space law, including the Peace and Disarmament Education Trust and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Historical Research Grant . She is the principle and director of Gravity Lawyers, a law firm that specialises in space law, and she is currently finishing her book titled “Risk Management in Outer Space Activities: An Australian and New Zealand Perspective”.

Zoom details

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Queries about this event can be directed to:

Brett Woods, brett.woods@vodafone.com

CPD Hours:

Lawyers may note that if this seminar is part of your learning objectives in your CPDPR, then the seminar can count for one hour of your 10 CPD hours. Please approach a LEANZ representative at the seminar to request confirmation of your attendance.