0191-9067/8<y030253-02$02.00/0 Copyright c 1980 SUNS AT Energy Council REPORT ON ONE DAY CONFERENCE IN LOS ANGELES: SOLAR POWER SATELLITES — WHAT, HOW AND WHEN? FREDERICK H. OSBORN, JR. SUNS AT Energy Council sponsored a One Day Conference on Solar Power Satellites Thursday, February 28, 1980, at the Hyatt Hotel, Los Angeles Airport. More than 100 participants heard eleven speakers discuss the latest developments in obtaining energy from orbit. The meeting was opened by Dr. Peter Glaser, President of SUNS AT Energy Council. Dr. Glaser’s paper appears elsewhere in this issue. The other morning speakers were: Robert O. Piland, Associate Director for Program Development Engineering and Development Directorate NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas: The SPS Concept — Status, Problems and Outlook Dr. Ralph P. Ruth, Rockwell International Electronics Research Center Anaheim California: Gallium Arsenide Solar Cells for the SPS Richard Dickinson, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena California: Microwave Power Transmitting and Receiving Systems Dr. R.E. Beverly III, Consulting Physicist, Columbus Ohio: The Laser Option for the SPS Allan D. Kotin, Kotin & Regan, Inc., Los Angeles California: Rectenna Siting The luncheon speaker was Dr. Thomas O. Paine, President and Chief Operating Officer, Northrop Corporation, Los Angeles, California. Dr. Paine’s paper appears elsewhere in this issue. The afternoon speakers were: Dr. James W. Moyer, Manager, Physical Systems, Research and Development, Southern California Edison, Rosemead California: Future Energy Sources for Electric Utilities Orlando E. Johnson, Senior Aerospace Economist, Boeing Aerospace Company, Seattle Washington: Economics of Space Versus Terrestrial Solar Power Sy. Dr. Arrie Bachrach, Environmental Resources Group, ] Public Acceptance of the SPS
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