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A one-day Practitioners' Forum has been organised every year since 1992. The aim of the Forum is to provide those working in the space sector with a forum for the exchange of views, knowledge and information.

During the forum experts present the latest developments in, for example: EC law, contracts and procurement law, telecommunications, space liability and insurance, etc. Each presentation is followed by a question and discussion session.

The forum is very informal, participants speak in their personal capacity and in general, papers are not collected or published.

The last edition was held at ESA Headquarters, Paris , France, on March 18, 2011 and focused on "Manned Spaceflight Safety Issues: Legal & Policy Aspects".

The programme along with the presentations made during the Forum are available on the right side of this page.

The next ECSL Practitioners' Forum will be held on Friday March 16, 2012, at Room A, ESA HQ, Paris, France. It will address the topic of "Insurance of satellite activities from cradle to the grave - legal aspects". The tentative programme is available at the right side of this page.

For more information:

European Centre for Space Law (ECSL)
c/o ESA, 8/10 rue Mario-Nikis F-75738 Paris Cedex 15
Tel: 0033 (0)1 53 69 73 53, Fax: 0033 (0)1 53 69 77 39
email:ecsl@esa.int