This looks like it might be worthwhile: Space Frontier Foundation - Space Frontier Conference XII.

Got a dot com? Building your own rocketship? Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com, Elon Musk of PayPal, and John Carmack of id Software (creator, Quake and Doom) are. Come find out what's happening in the new space race. Learn about the exciting projects now underway by the hot new space entrepreneurs and aerospace heroes like Burt Rutan, Dennis Tito and Buzz Aldrin.

Access to space is moving from the monopoly of governments and large corporations to the realm of entrepreneurs and small businesses. Learn who is doing what, and learn how you can get involved in new space ventures.