NATO Undersea Research Centre – NURC to Host Reception for CSSP Delegates from 60+ Countries

Dr. François-Régis Martin-Lauzer, Director and Dr. Joseph Arbour, Deputy Director of the NATO’s Undersea Research Centre in La Spezia are pleased to host the reception to delegates from 60+ countries at the upcoming CANEUS Shared Small Satellites for Collective Safety, Security and Prosperity Workshop to be held at Mirana di Carrara, Tuscany, Italy on October 20-22, 2010. "We are delighted that NURC is the co-host for the CANEUS Shared Small Satellite Workshop and are pleased that NURC is hosting the main social and networking event during the workshop," said Milind Pimprikar, Founder and Chairman of CANEUS International and Co-Chair of this workshop.

Maritime Research supporting NATO’s Operational and Transformation Requirements - Small Satellite Systems highlighted at CANEUS CSSP

NATO’s requirements for Maritime Situational Awareness are among the issues to be framed in the upcoming CANEUS Shared Small Satellite Workshop hosted by NURC. As NATO’s New Strategic Concept take shape, the opportunities afforded by shared small satellites may very well take center stage as part of the solution package for the range of activities covered: counterinsurgency, stability operations, humanitarian assistance, and counter piracy operations. No doubt NATO will continue to be involved in unconventional complex operations that require both civilian and military partnerships.

About NURC:
One of three research and technology organisations in NATO, NURC conducts world class maritime research in support of NATO's operational and transformation requirements. Working together with NATO nations, NURC has the ability to conduct maritime and undersea research from concept formulation to validation at sea with its exceptional combination of expertise and steady rotation of staff from member nations.

About CANEUS:
CANEUS International is a global non-profit organization that seeks to benefit the aerospace industry and humanity by fostering international public/private partnerships between industries, research laboratories, and government stakeholders. CANEUS aims to mitigate the high cost and risk of advanced technology development by defining and executing these projects and initiatives through these collaborative public/private partnerships which foster open innovation and resource sharing of people, ideas, and demonstrations of prototypes.

ADM Jim Stavridis, USN US European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe

“As the globe shrinks, the linkages that determine our collective well-being and global security become more and more complex, or intertwined. Likewise, those linkages are increasingly defined by the influence of non-military enterprises. In fact, I believe that today, the next “big thing” is public-private collaboration.” Source: http://caneus.org/content.aspx?ID=memb_value

For more information about the CANEUS Shared Small Satellites CSSP Inaternational Workshop, visit www.caneus.org/cssp or email cssp@caneus.org.