[Satellite TODAY 02-05-13] The Society of Satellite Professionals International has announced five new inductees for the 2013 Hall of Fame: Romain Bausch, President and CEO at SES; Robert Zitter, Executive VP and CTO at Home Box Office; Susan Irwin, President at Euroconsult U.S.; Professor U. R. Rao, Chairman at the Governing Council of the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad; and Dick Tauber, VP Transmission Systems and New Technology at CNN News Group.

   The SSPI Hall of Fame started in 1987 with the objective of recognizing the valuable contributions of individuals who have devoted their careers to the advancement of technology and to helping build the political and commercial foundations of the satellite industry. It includes names such as Dr. Arthur C. Clarke, Dr. Harold Rosen, Olof Lundberg, Eddy Hartenstein, Frederic d’Allest, Sidney Topol, Takayushi Yoshida, Mary Ann Elliott, Mary Frost, Peter Jackson, and Robert Berry. 

   The new inductees will be honored on March 19 during SSPI’s annual Gala.