Dover, Del. June 4, 2026--The Consortium for Execution of Rendezvous and Servicing Operations (CONFERS) today announced the results of its recent Board of Directors and Executive Committee elections, reaffirming the organization’s commitment to advancing industry-led standards, best practices, and international collaboration for in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM), rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) and on-orbit servicing (OOS).
The CONFERS membership re-elected the following individuals to serve a three-year on th Board of Directors effective June 3, 2026:
• Jon Beam, Rogue Space Systems
• Victor Nifo, MDA Space
• Vadym Vasyliev, Kurs Orbital
In addition, the Board elected the following officers to serve on the CONFERS Executive Committee for the next year:
• President: Joerg Kreisel, iBOSS
• Vice President: David Barnhart, Arkisys
• Secretary: Jon Beam, Rogue Space Systems
• Treasurer: Tahara Dawkins, Astroscale U.S.
The newly elected leaders will guide CONFERS as it continues its mission of developing industry-led recommendations for voluntary consensus standards and guiding international policies fo rservicing that contribute to a sustainable, safe, and diverse space economy.
CONFERS is the independent not-for-profit global trade association for satellite servicing, developing recommendations for industry-led voluntary consensus standards and guiding international policies that contribute to a sustainable, safe, and diverse space economy.
