Workshop to Promote Dialog on the Implications
of
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) for Space Science

An ad hoc committee will organize a workshop with the following goals: (a) identify concrete problems that government, industry, and academic space science researchers, managers, and institutions face as a result of ITAR; (b) determine the extent to which these problems are the result of implementation of the regulations, or misunderstandings of what is required; and (c) suggest follow-on steps for addressing or further examining those problems. A rapporteur will prepare a factual summary of what occurred at the workshop.

PLANNING COMMITTEE Norman P. Neureiter, American Association for the Advancement of Science, chair Spencer Armstrong, NASA, retired Daniel N. Baker, University of Colorado Reta F. Beebe, New Mexico State University Claude R. Canizares (NAS), Massachusetts Institute of Technology John R. Casani (NAE), Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jacqueline N. Hewitt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology RAPPORTEUR Margaret Finarelli George Mason University SENIOR STAFF OFFICER Joseph K. Alexander, Space Studies Board PROGRAM ASSOCIATE Carmela Chamberlain, Space Studies Board

AGENDA

Lecture Room, National Academy of Sciences Building 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC September 12-13, 2007

September 12

9:00 a.m. – Welcome and opening remarks – N. Neureiter and J. Alexander

9:20 a.m. – Status of ITAR implementation and changes since the Nov. 2003 workshop (S. Armstrong, Moderator)

• Summary of 2003 workshop highlights – C. Canizares, MIT

• DOS perspective – A. Ganzer, DOS/DDTC

• NASA perspective – J. Hall, NASA/OER

• DOC perspective – B. Kritzer, DOC/NSTTC

10:30 a.m. – BREAK

10:45 a.m. – Resume status updates

• OSTP perspective – R. Samanta-Roy

• GAO perspective – J. Hutton

• Congressional perspective – D. Fite, House Foreign Affairs Committee (invited) and Thomas Moore, Senate Foreign Relations Committee

• Universities perspective – R. Hardy, COGR

12:00 p.m. – LUNCH

1:00 p.m. Issues regarding activities and exports within the US (C. Canizares, Moderator)

• Panel remarks on case studies (M. A’Hearn, C. Himes, S. Eisner, A. Zirkelbach)

• General discussion

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3:00 p.m. – BREAK

3:15 p.m. – Issues regarding activities with foreign partners outside the US (Moderator TBD)

• Panel remarks on case studies (R. Torbert, D. McCleese, J. Norris, J. Lewis)

• General discussion

5:15 p.m. – Adjourn

September 13

9:00 a.m. – Issues regarding TAAs, licensing, advisory opinions, etc. (I. Pryke, Moderator)

• Panel remarks on case studies (D. Chenette, J. Simmonds, S. Sedwick, K. Scarlott)

• General discussion

10:45 a.m. – BREAK

11:00 a.m. – Splinter group discussions of specific sub-topics for future consideration

12:00 p.m. – LUNCH

1:30 p.m. – Splinter group reports (R. Beebe, Moderator)

2:30 p.m. – BREAK

2:45 p.m. – Synthesis and summary -- discussion of significant recurring views, needs for information and guidance, items for future action or study (N. Neureiter, Moderator)

• Over-arching commentary and policy implications (L. Bloomfield)

• Universities, national labs, and industry

• NASA, DOS, and White House

• Congress

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