# Space Enterprise Summit, June 26-27, 2019
**ACTION:**
Notice of a meeting
**SUMMARY:**
The U.S. Department of State announces a joint event with the Department of Commerce to further Space Policy Directive-3 activities, to forge partnerships with the space industry, and to promote U.S. Government and commercial best practices and standards for space safety and the preservation of the global space environment.
**DATES:**
Wednesday, 26 June, 2019, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and Thursday, 27 June, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
**ADDRESSES:**
The Loy Henderson Conference Room, Department of State, 2201 C Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia 20520.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Stephanie Wan, Space Enterprise Summit Coordinator, Office for Space and Advanced Technology, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC 20522, phone 202-663-2672, or email *[email protected].* For inquiries specifically related to press and/or media, please contact *[email protected].*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The meeting will be open to the public, including the media and members and staff of governmental and nongovernmental organizations, up to the seating capacity of the room; prior registration through the event website is required. Confirmed attendees should plan to arrive at least thirty minutes in advance to check-in at registration desks and allow for a prompt start. For more information on the Space Enterprise Summit, please visit: * https://www.state.gov/e/oes/sat/spacesummit/index.htm*
The agenda for the meeting includes the following topics:
• *U.S. Commercial Space Activities:* Outline innovative commercial space activities, the government role in stimulating such activities, and highlight examples of industry spurring changes in government activity.
• *The International Dimension:* Industry and government to explore the challenges and opportunities of international collaboration and competition resulting from the global nature of the commercial space enterprise.
• *Removing Regulatory Barriers:* Developing a robust commercial space economy through the creation of a more permissive, “light-touch” regulatory regime that accommodates rapid innovation and expansion of commercial markets.
• *Responsible Behavior in Space:* Explore efforts to improve responsible behavior in space. Examine best practices and guidelines in long term sustainability for preserving the outer space environment for future commercial space investment and use.
• *Role of International Institutions:* Impact of UN, international trade, international financial regulation, and other institutions that potentially affect value and access for space products and services.
• *Improving Analysis and Narratives for the Value of Space:* Encouraging a better understanding of the economic value of space activities on earth.
• *Best Practices in Civil SSA/STM and Debris Removal:* The respective roles of government and commercial actors in protecting the space environment and creating industry standards and best practices regarding civil SSA/STM.
Kenneth D. Hodgkins,
Director, Office of Space and Advance Technology, Department of State.