The Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) will induct six members into its Satellite Hall of Fame during a Feb. 20 ceremony preceding the annual SSPI Gala which coincides with the SATELLITE 2007 Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C.

Recognized for “the valuable contributions of the visionaries and pioneers who have made possible the age of satellite communications” will be Robert Berry, chairman of Space Systems/Loral; Laurier Boisvert, retired president and CEO of Telesat Canada; Mary Ann Elliott, chairman and CEO of Arrowhead Global Solutions; Yasuo Hirata, chairman of KDDI R&D Laboratories; Conny Kullman, retired chairman of Intelsat; and Delbert Smith, senior telecommunications counsel for Jones Day.