Y. Fujimori, Symposium Programme Committee Chair, and Faculty Member,
International Space University e-mail: fujimori@isu.isunet.edu
M.Rycroft, Faculty Member, International Space University e-mail:
rycroft@isu.isunet.edu N. Crosby, International Space University e-mail:
norma@bock-crosby.fsbusines.co.uk For the sixth annual ISU Symposium the
theme was "Smaller Satellites: Bigger Business? Concepts, Applications
and Markets for Micro/Nanosatellites in a New Information World". Thus,
the Symposium addressed the crucial question: are small satellites the
saviour of space programmes around the world It did this from the unique
perspective of the International Space today? University - the
interdisciplinary, international and intercultural perspective. This
Symposium brought together a variety of people working on small
satellites - engineers, scientists, planners, providers, operators,
policy makers and business executives, together with representatives
from regulatory bodies, from national and international organizations,
and from the finance sector, and also entrepreneurs. Discussion and
debate were encouraged, based on the papers presented and those
published here.