58th International Astronautical Congress - 2007, Hyderabad, India

The 58th International Astronautical Congress 2007 was inaugurated at HICC with the traditional flavour of Indian cultural ensemble. the opening ceremony of the Congress was attended by the Honorable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Dr. Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy, Shri Prithviraj Chauvan, Honorable Union Minister of State (PM's Office), Dr. G.Madhavan Nair, Chairman, ISRO and President Astronautical Society of India (ASI), Dr. James V. Zimmerman, President, IAF, Prof. Edward C.Stone, President, IAA, Dr. Nandasiri Jasentuliyana, President, IISL and a Galaxy of chiefs of Global Space Agencies, Space Scientist and Technocrats.

The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, in his address, expressed his happiness on holding this prestigious event at Hyderabad. He pointed out that the congregation of the National and International Space professionals, leaders and policy makers on a common platform present during the occasion, signifies the International goodwill in the peaceful use of outer space and strengthens out trust in the common objectives of the worldwide space community. While appreciating the efforts of ASI, ISRO, IAF, IAA and IISL for organising the congress, he emphasized that space system have been playing an increasingly important role all over the globe, helping to benefit humanity through national and international development efforts, the use of advanced technologies and the creation of space assists. Acknowledging the social benefits brought out by ISRO in the State of Andhra Pradesh, he expressed his confidence that this week-long congress will offer a comprehensive platform for the great minds from the global Space industry, academic researchers and young professionals worldwide to present and to deliberate upon contemporary ideas, prevailing activities and future aspirations across a diverse range of Space-related topics with prominence given to societal benefits.

Dr. Madhavan Nair, while welcoming the galaxy of Space professionals, was confident that the congress would be useful and informative to all the delegates, and would provide enough opportunity for the International audience to know about the Indian Space Programme and interact with the Indian Counterparts. Dr Madhavan Nair also inaugurated the IAC-2007 Space Expo, being held at HITEX venue.

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