Webinar: Star Laws: The Final Frontier
Webinar link and password will be forwarded to all registered participants 24 Hours before the event.
Webinar is open to all.
Date and Time
Location
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- Date: 28 Apr 2020
- Time: 06:00 PM to 07:15 PM
- All times are (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
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- Co-sponsored by Christopher Sanderson
- Starts 10 April 2020 01:00 PM
- Ends 27 April 2020 12:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Grant Davis
Biography:
Grant Davis works for Lockheed Martin Space, programming simulations for the Orion Spacecraft which will be orbiting the Moon in 2021. Grant is a Professional Engineer in Software, one of 54 certified in Texas. He has a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He has Masters Degrees in Software Engineering and Finance from the University of Houston at Clear Lake.
Benjamin Ritz, JD of Thompson Coe, Cousins & Irons, LLP
Biography:
Benjamin Ritz is an associate attorney at Thompson Coe where he handles complex commercial and insurance litigation. He has extensive experience with federal and state courts, including the Supreme Court of Texas, the Supreme Court of Ireland, two appellate courts, and two trial courts. Also, while studying abroad in Prague, he had the opportunity to take a class on U.S. Supreme Court history with Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.
"Outside the office, Benjamin enjoys spending time with his son, attending conventions with his author wife, playing board games, attending and participating in theater, trying new restaurants, and traveling. Ben is an Eagle Scout, a law nerd, and a science fiction nerd."
Agenda
Learning Objective
1. Understand some of the U.S. laws that govern space.
2. Learn the founding principle documents that govern space on earth among many nations.
3. Have some fun and learn whats to come in space law.