China Satellite 2011... Beijing Bound For SatConference (Event)

[SatNews] The China Satellite 2011 Conference and Exhibition will be held on 26th - 28th of this October at Hotel Nikko New Century in Beijing. 

China Satellite is a large-scaled, comprehensive, international conference that focuses on the area of the Chinese satellite application industry. It has been 13 years since the first China Satellite Conference, which was held in 1999. The conference will include keynote speeches, an equipment exhibition, technology lectures and roundtable discussions, becoming an open platform for professionals to discuss the development of satellite communication, satellite broadcasting, satellite remote sensing and navigation and location and more.

In China, the satellite communication and satellite TV service markets are being energetically promoted in rural and remote border areas. The participants of this conference come from all the areas covering broadcasting, communication, military, power industry, water conservancy, oil industry, education, meteorology and navigation. The China Satellite Conference will pay attention to market development, business cooperation, channel expansion and so on, providing an effective business platform for interaction between the products and solution providers and the buyers.

Prof. Yang qianli (The chairman of China Satellite) pointed out, "the whole serial of important technical projects which are being carried out in China, including the satellite emergency communication system, the high definition Earth Observing System, BeiDou(COMPASS) Navigation Satellite System, will lay a solid foundation for future satellite application". In addition, a budget of billions has been approved by the Chinese government to be used to improve infrastructure in a number of areas. Many more details will be available during this conference.

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