Events

Rockville, MD, March 10, 2021--The SATELLITE Conference announces the two keynote speakers, Neil Masterson, CEO, OneWeb, and Dan Goldberg, CEO, Telesat, to speak at its upcoming LEO Digital Forum, the first major satellite event of the year taking place April 6-8 on a digital event platform.

New York City, NY, March 10, 2021- Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) today announced that it will present the first ever Inspire Award to famed science fiction author Larry Niven at the 2021 Space & Satellite Hall of Fame Celebration on March 23. The Inspire Awards honor artists in visual, literary, and performing arts whose work has inspired the people of the space and satellite industry to create the innovations, raise the funds, and overcome the enormous obstacles to lay the foundations for the space economy of the future.

by Martin Jarrold

London, UK, March 3, 2021--In considering the theme for this month’s column my prompt came from threads of discussion featuring in GVF’s continuing online events program (https://gvf.org/webinars/) which resumed in January, following our successful 2020 online content response to the limiting circumstances of a pandemic world.  Mid-February’s Zoom into the subject of ground segment attracted 400 registrations, 300 actual attendances from 60 countries, and over 30 live questions, in addition to the moderator-led Roundtable dialogue.  

Washington, D.C., March 2, 2021-- NAB Amplify™ launches today with a free Early Access Bundle offer for those who sign up prior to March 31. Designed by the creators of NAB Show, NAB Amplify serves as the new digital hub for media and entertainment professionals to connect year-round, explore product innovations, discover new perspectives and gain trusted insights on important industry developments.

London, UK, February 17, 2021 – Building on its mission of Empowering Content Everywhere and serving the media, entertainment and technology industry, IBC today announced its strategic plan for 2021, focusing on the return of a live event in Amsterdam this year. IBC revealed plans to deliver a hybrid (physical and digital) event from 10^th – 13^th September 2021 and unveiled a fall-back option in early December 2021.

Washington, D.C., February 2, 2021--The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) revealed research that demonstrates growing confidence and positivity among NAB Show participants about a return to in-person events. Results from a survey conducted by Freeman Event Research as part of a trade show industry research project, which included NAB Show in Las Vegas, indicate a majority of past NAB Show attendees expect to attend in-person events in late 2021.

Singapore, January 28, 2021–Informa Tech, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) Singapore and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) today unveiled details of a new flagship tech event for Asia in 2021 – Asia Tech x Singapore (ATxSG).

Madrid, January 13, 2021–Integrasys and NSR are collaborating in a fascinating Webinar about The Revolution of Capacity Price and Network Deployment. The webinar will be on January 19^th at 16:00 h (GMT+1) / 10:00 h (EST). The panelists will be Richard Hadsall, Vice President Global Network Operations at Kymeta, Morten Skisland Director VSAT Antenna and RF at Marlink, Alvaro Sanchez CEO at Integrasys, and Lluc Palerm, Senior Analyst at NSR, the moderator will be Jose del Rosario, Research Director at NSR.

Montreal, Canada, January 6, 2021-The space industry is increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to push and redefine the boundaries of what is possible in space exploration. AIxSPACE, an event dedicated to AI applications in the space industry, has therefore been launched by Euroconsult and Innovitech, experts in space and innovation respectively, to address these challenges.  For this first edition, the event will be held virtually on January 18 and 19, 2021.

Washington, D.C., December 10, 2020--More than 540 companies have contracted to exhibit at the 2021 NAB Show, the world’s premier event for media, entertainment and technology, taking place October 9–13, 2021 in Las Vegas. Initial sales activity represents a significant head start on building out the show’s expansive exhibit hall, which will spotlight the latest products and technologies and feature three distinct new attractions focused on content, delivery and streaming.