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Eli Flournoy is a Senior International Assignment Editor
for CNN, the first 24 hour global news network. After graduating from Indiana University with a BA in Political
Science and African Studies in 1991 Eli Flournoy went to work for CNN Headline News as a writer then writer/producer.
From 1993 he has worked on CNN's International Desk, first as a Producer for CNN's International Affiliate Service -
International Newsource, then as an International Assignment Editor, part of CNN's team coordinating news coverage
outside the United States. Currently he is Senior International Assignment Editor - most recently in charge of CNN's
Baghdad coverage during the War in Iraq.
Eli Flournoy has field produced for CNN in Indonesia, Malaysia, HongKong, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Jordan, Angola and Great Britain. He lives in Atlanta with his beautiful wife, and ice cream mogul, Jill, 11 year old daughter Dakota and 9 year old son Cole.
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Upon the signing of procurement contracts for the Palapa Domestic Satellite System, Gunawan was assigned as representative in Los Angeles, CA, during development and factory acceptance of spacecraft, launch vehicles and ground stations.
In the 1980s, Gunawan was responsible for planning the entire Telkom network. It was during his tenure that electronic digital switching was introduced, and he helped to create PT Satellite Palapa Indonesia (Satelino). Established in 1993, Satelindo was the first new private telecommunications operator, being granted domestic satellite, international and cellular licenses. Gunawan was a member of the Board of Directors and subsequently the President of Satelindo.
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David Hartshorn is Secretary General of the Global VSAT Forum,
the London-based non-profit international association of the VSAT industry. The Global VSAT Forum consists of
more than 160 members from every major region of the world and from every sector of the industry, including satellite
operators, manufacturers, system integrators, and other service providers.
Hartshorn leads the Forum's efforts to facilitate the provision of VSAT-based communications solutions throughout all nations of the world. He works to support national-, regional- and global-level policy makers as they formulate state-of-the-art satellite regulatory frameworks. He is responsible for creating greater awareness of the commercial, economic, political and technological advantages that VSAT-based communications provide.
Mr. Hartshorn also currently serves as Rapporteur for an ITU programme on satellite regulation in developing countries; is a Member of the Satellite Action Plan-Regulatory Working Group, the Brussels-based satellite-industry group that provides inputs to the European Commission.
David Hartshorn has worked in the satellite communications industry for 14 years, serving in sales, business development, publishing, and association offices based in North and Southeast Asia, North America and Western Europe. He has been published in hundreds of editions of magazines and newsletters, and has spoken and chaired at conferences and seminars in every major region of the world. Hartshorn is on the Board of Directors of the Society of Satellite Professionals International, and is President of its UK Chapter.
Contact
Tel: +44 1727 884 739
Fax: +44 1727 884 839
Email: david.hartshorn@gvf.org
Web: http://www.gvf.org/
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Kei Hata was elected to the upper house of the Japanese Diet,
called the House of Counselors, where she helped shape government policy in areas of technology and economic
development. Upon graduation with a degree in French literature from Waseda University, she joined NHK (Japan
Broadcasting Corporation) and became the youngest newscaster to anchor Japan's most popular evening news program.
Ms. Hata studied and worked in France before returning to her native Japan and her successful run for national
office, which she occupied from 1995 to 2000.
Today, she runs the Sakushin Gakuin School along with her husband, Hajime Funada, while she pursues a PhD in Human Environment Science (Biopolitics) at Ochanomize University Graduate School.
Kei Hata's detailed bio is available on her website: http://www.k-hata.jp/profile/pro_e.html.
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Virgil Labrador is the editor of Satnews Daily and Weekly
editions, the International Satellite Directory and the monthly e-zine, SATMAGAZINE. He has worked in various
capacities in the satellite industry, more recently, as marketing director of the Asia Broadcast Center in
Singapore--a full-service teleport owned by the US broadcasting company, CBS. He has co-written several books
on media management and communications policy and is currently working on a history of the communications
satellite industry. He holds a master's degree in communications management from the Annenberg School of
Communication at the University of Southern California. He can be reached at
virgil@satnews.com.
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Robin Gambu Wani Latio is from South Sudan. He went to
school in Uganda, and obtained his B. Sc. (Hons) in Agricultural Science from Nairobi University in Kenya in
1992. Before coming to the US, Latio worked for an NGO that provides primary education for South Sudanese
refugee children in Kenya, Uganda and those displaced within the country. In 2000, Latio obtained an Associate
degree in Information Technology from Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. In 2002, he obtained
his M.A in International Relations from Ohio University. Latio is currently pursuing graduate studies (Ph.D)
in Instructional Technology in OU. Latio's general research interest is in the application of technology
(Web-based distance learning) to provide mass access to education particularly by the populations in rural areas.
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Dr. Shaul Laufer is the President and Co-founder of Shiron
Satellite Communications. He held senior positions at Tadiran, Linkabit and the Israeli Ministry of Defense
where he was instrumental in the R&D of CDMA networks. Dr. Laufer was a visiting lecturer at Tel Aviv University
where he received Ph.D., M.Sc., and B.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering. He is the author of numerous papers
on various aspects of Digital Communications. Dr. Laufer is the inventor of several patents on different aspects
of Satellite Communications.
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Keio University
5322 Endo, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 252-8520
Tel: +81 466 49 1100
Fax: +81 466 49 1395
Email: funya@sfc.wide.ad.jp
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Shuho Otani is a graduate student in international development
program at the Center for International Studies at Ohio University. After graduation with a Master's degree in
mechanical engineering from Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan she was hired by Metsu Laboratory and worked there
as a lab researcher. Meitsu Ad, then employed her as a director of advertising, and a manager for exhibitions in
Hong Kong and mainland China. After two years, she began working for the telecommunication company Fujitsu Limited.
As an engineer, she worked in the Mobile and Wireless Systems Division in the Overseas Technology Development Department. The range of her job responsibilities included developing telecommunication channels as well as technical support for overseas marketing and sales of Fujitsu wireless systems in the Pacific-rim regions and Europe. It also included designing and preparing professional conferences, seminars and product exhibitions to attract potential business partners and customers from around the world. At the present time, her study is focused on telecommunications and development in the Asia/Pacific region.
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His involvement in satellite communications began at PT Telkom when he was assigned to the Palapa B4 project, and then joined Satelindo in 1993 for the development of Palapa C. Between 1997 and 1998 he was Satellite Engineering and Frequency Coordination Senior Manager, the position he held until his current responsibility.
Phillip L. Spector is the managing partner of the
Washington, D.C., office of the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. His practice
focuses on telecommunications, with particular emphasis on high-technology companies. Spector is the former
Chairman of the American Bar Association's International Communications Committee. He has co-authored a book
entitled Communications and Technology Alliances, is editor of a weekly newsletter on telecommunications
developments.
Phillip Spector received his undergraduate education at the University of California, Santa Barbara in political science in 1972. At Harvard University he attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government, and was awarded a Master's degree in Public Policy and J.D. degree in 1976.
From 1976-1977, Spector served as law clerk to Judge James L. Oakes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and later as law clerk to Justice Thurgood Marshall of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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William Stowe earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from
Grinnell College, Master of Science in Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, and the Master of Science in
Industrial Relations from the University of Illinois, and his Juris Doctor from the Loyola University.
Contact
3731 Southern Hills Drive
Des Moines IA 50321
Tel: +1 515 237 1382
Email: wgstowe@dmgov.org
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Jun Takei received the B.E. and the M.E. degrees in communication engineering from the University of Electro Communications, Tokyo, Japan, in 1991 and 1993, and the Ph.D. degree from Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, in 2003. In 1993 he joined Japan Communication Satellite Company, Inc.(Now JSAT Co. http://www.sptvjsat.com/), where he is senior system engineer for satellite payload and satellite internet. He has been a research member of WIDE Project (http://www.wide.ad.jp/) since 1992. His contributions at WIDE have been in satellite internet deployment, including standardization activity in IETF UDLR-WG. Since 2002 he has been a visiting researcher at Keio University.
Contact
PCP Marunouchi 17F
1-11-1 Marunouchi,Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6218 JAPAN
Tel: +81 3 5219 7638
Fax: +81 3 5219 7871
Email: takei@wide.ad.jp
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Hsin-Ho Tsao is a master's student in Communication &
Development Studies, at the Center for International Studies, at Ohio University. Her development specialization
is instructional technology. She is pursuing her second master's degree in instructional technology. She earned
her B.F.A. Degree in Chinese Drama and a B.A. degree in Journalism from Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Undrahbuyan Basaanjav was a Ph.D. student in School of
Telecommunications at Ohio University (currently the School of Media Arts and Studies). She earned her M.A.
degree in telecommunications policy from Ohio University, and B.Sc. degree in computer systems engineering
from Technical University, Novosibirsk, Russia. Starting September 2002 Undrahbuyan worked as Assistant to
the Editor of the Journal and as webmaster.
Read Waterson's article.
Satellites Address the Digital Divide
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