SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition Starts Today at Walter E. Washington Convention...

SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition Starts Today at Walter E. Washington
Convention Center, Washington D.C.

WASHINGTON, March 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being
released by SATELLITE 2009:

Event: 28th Annual SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition

Details: The SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition is the premier event
providing solutions to the satellite end-user community. SATELLITE 2009
features an anticipated 9,000 delegates representing 70 countries, more than
280 exhibiting companies and a full conference program led by more than 300
experts, thought leaders and top-level executives. The Exhibit show floor
consists of more than 60,000 net-square-feet of the technology and solutions
being used by all sectors of the vital satellite-enabled communications
marketplace. The SATELLITE 2009 Conference is future-focused with sessions
examining emerging applications, new technology, world regions and what the
next steps are for this rapidly growing marketplace.

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington D.C.

Date: March 24-27, 2009

Contact: Jenn Heinold, 301-354-1813, jheinold@accessintel.com

URL: www.SATELLITE2009.com

Highlights

Tuesday March 24, 2009

8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Pre-Conference Forum. Subjects include IP Networking
Over Satellite, Space Principles for Satellite Professionals, Communications
Via Satellite: The Basics, and Cracking Vertical SatCom Markets.

Wednesday March 25, 2009

9 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Opening General Session: The Big Four: Setting the Pace for
Expansion

11 a.m.-5:45 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open. The SATELLITE 2009 Exhibit show floor
features 60,000 square feet of hands-on access to new products and innovative
technology solutions being used by all sectors of the vital satellite-enabled
communications marketplace.

11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Washington Space Business Roundtable Flagship Lunch and
Silent Auction

11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. The WTA 2008 Teleport Awards Luncheon

11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. MSUA Innovation and Pioneer Awards Presentation and
Luncheon

1:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Commercial Military SatCom 2009: Recession-Proof?

3:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m.How Fast is too Fast? Betting the Ranch on Technology
Adoption

3:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m.The Warfighter's Secret Weapon: Assuring SatCom Access

4:30 p.m.-5:45 p.m. The New Hybrid Opportunity: Terrestrial Mobile and
Satellite

6:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI)
Gala

Thursday March 26, 2009

8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Opening General Session: What's Next for the Mobile
Satellite Industry?

9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open

10:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.Middle East and Africa: Long-term play?

10:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m. IPTV: Market Assessment

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.Satellite Executive of the Year Award Presentation
Luncheon

3:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Satellite Newsgathering: Send a Truck or Send a Laptop?

3:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Public Safety and Homeland Security Applications

6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Via Satellite's Satellite Executive of the Year Reception

Friday March 27, 2009

9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open

9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.Satellite Broadband: Finally a Ka-band Competitive Force?

11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. SATELLITE SWOT: New Opportunities, New Risks, New
Technologies in Turbulent Times

SOURCE SATELLITE 2009

Jenn Heinold of SATELLITE 2009, +1-301-354-1813, jheinold@accessintel.com