The conference will bring together experts from the scientific, commercial, regulatory, and defense sectors to look out over different time horizons and discuss questions such as:
- How might we manage radio frequency (RF) spectrum, in space and terrestrially, to avoid harmful interference between scientific, commercial, and defense systems?
- What challenges do mega-constellations pose to space sustainability? What policies and regulations are required to manage RF spectrum conflicts between multiple satellite systems? What is the carrying capacity of space?
- Space is a relatively new domain for spectrum management with different characteristics than the surface of the Earth. Is this an opportunity to re-write the book on spectrum management?
- What role does standards play? What enforcement mechanisms are necessary to ensure compliance in an international regime? Between penalties and incentives, which is more likely to modulate stakeholder conduct?
- What policies and regulations are required to sustain space as a common resource? Areas to regulate would include: traffic management; end-of-life disposal; debris management; and recycling.
- Dark and RF-quiet skies are important for a variety of terrestrial concerns. For example, for many indigenous people, the moon and stars are part of their mythology and culture. Professional astronomers and amateur sky-gazers alike wish for pristine skies. How do we balance these concerns?