Introduction: Formalism, Informalism, and Innovation in Space and Telecommunications Law

The University of Nebraska College of Law hosted its second major space and telecommunications law conference on May 1-3, 2008, at the Cornhusker Marriott Hotel. Among the conference attendees were seven admitted students to the Law College's inaugural LL.M. (Master of Laws) class that will enroll in August 2008. As with its first conference on March 2, 2007, the conference drew speakers from a wide swath of academia, government, and the private sector, with national and international connections. The theme of this year's conference was "Formalism, Informalism, and Innovation in Space and Telecommunications Law." It built upon discussions on this theme at an October 2007 Space Law Seminar in Omaha done in conjunction with the Strategic Space and Defense Conference.