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SUMMARY:SYP SpaceOps
DESCRIPTION:SYP SPACEOPS\nRegistrations are closed !  \nYou are working on a Cubesat project and attending the SpaceOps 2025 ? The cubesat workshop will be the perfect opportunity for you to share your work in front of a passionate audience ! To apply\, click on the button below : \nCALL FOR PAPER IS CLOSED !Activities \nWorkshopSpeed Mentoring SessionTechnical TourWorkshop\nSpace Operations for Constellation of CubeSat/Nanosatellite Workshop\nDate: 25 May 2025 \nTime: 09:00 – 16:00\nLocation: Canadian Space Agency \nDo you want to learn how to carry out space operations for Constellation of CubeSats/Nanosatellites? This event will be held on the margins of the SpaceOps 2025 conference. During this one day event\, students and young professionals will have the opportunity to learn about different approaches to space operations as well as to hear about  international peers working on cubesat/nanosatellite constellations projects. \nDuring this workshop\, participants from around the world will learn about the different philosophies behind cubesat/nanosatellite operations. Two Participants or group of participants will also have the opportunity to showcase their project. \nAfter the lectures by each representative\, all participants will have a chance to engage in discussions via a panel discussion. \nThe workshop is open to students and young professionals. If you aspire to work for a company\, an international space agency\, or if you are interested in starting your own satellite operations company\, then this one day workshop is a great opportunity to learn about the challenges and excitement of space operations. \nRegistration Costs: Workshop Registration is free. \n  \nAgenda Outline\n\n\n\n Time\n Agenda\n Details\n\n\n\n\n\n 09:00 \n\n\nRegistration Check-in \n\n\n Registration Required (no fee) \n\n\n\n\n 09:30 \n\n\nWelcome \n\n\n Opening message : Michel Doyon (CSA) \n Welcome message : Christophe Belzile (CSA) \n\n\n\n\n 10:00 \n\n\nParticipant Introduction \n\n\n  Ice Breaker \n\n\n\n\n 10:30 \n\n\nSYP Presentations \n\n\n“ESA Young Professionals Satellite: From Concept to Operations” – Marilia de Almeida Carvalho Matos (ESA) \n“Ground Station as a Service: A Cost-Effective and Scalable Solution for Space Mission Management” – Jamie John Moses (SANSA) \n“Spectrometric Acid Rain Precursor Detection and AI-Optimized Image Compression on a 3U CubeSat” – Pramit Shende (Carleton University On Orbit) \n“Western Skylark: Space-Enhanced Wildlife Tracking with Optical Payload” – Purvaja Karthikeyan (University of Western Ontario) \n\n\n\n\n 12:30 \n\n\nLunch \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n 13:30 \n\n\nTechnical Presentations \n\n\n“Satellite Operations Lessons Learned” – Tyler Hrynyk (CSA) \n“ISpace : Expand our Planet\, expand our Future” – Scott Moon (iSpace) \n\n\n\n\n 14:30 \n\n\nCoffee Break & Group Photo \n\n \n\n\n\n 14:45 \n\n\n Panel Discussion \n\n\nPanelists:  \nTyler Hrynyk (CSA) \nScott Moon (iSpace) \nMarilia de Almeida Carvalho Matos (ESA – SYP) \nYoung Lee (NASA JPL) \nModerator :  \nCharlotte Flory (Eutelsat/SGAC) \n\n\n\n\n 15:45 \n\n\n Closing Remarks \n\n\n  SGAC Workshop Chair : Charlotte Flory (Eutelsat/SGAC) \n\n\n\n\n  \n  \nSpeed Mentoring Session\nSpeed Mentoring Event\nDate: 27 May 2025\nTime: 6:30-8:00 PM \nLocation: Palais des congrès – Montreal \nThe Speed Mentoring Event is a great chance to kick-start connections that build over time\, create chance meetings and to meet with students\, early stage professionals\, experienced mentors and even possibly a future employer in the space operations industry. \nShare a table with top  managers and experts to ask questions\, seek advice\, and learn more about  their personal experiences which shaped their professional careers. \nThis event\, organized by the SpaceOps team is energizing for both students and young space professionals as well as the senior mentors\, providing both groups with a unique networking opportunity. \nRegistration Costs: Event Registration is free. \nSeats are limited. Applications will be evaluated by the event Organising Committee and candidates will be notified via email on the outcome. Apply ASAP! \nHow it Works\nEach Student or Young Professional (Mentee) sits at one of the tables with one Mentor. Each Mentor gets 10 minutes at the table to talk about their personal career background\, advice on how to develop a career/life path\, and answer questions (Examples: “what was one difficult challenge you faced in your career and how did you overcome it?; What are 3 tips you learned over the years that you wish you knew earlier as a student or young professional?). After 10 minutes\, the mentor must rotate to the next table and meet a new set of Mentees! \nA networking event will take place after the speed mentoring event and will allow all the participants to further network and follow up on discussions with the mentors. \nThere is no registration fee\, although places are limited\, so book your participation at the SpaceOps Speed Mentoring session today! \n  \nMentors\n​ \n\n\n\n\n \nSaeed Al Mansoori \nMBRSC \n\n \nSaeed Al Mansoori is the Director of the Remote Sensing Department at Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) and the head of the MBRSC Lab at the University of Dubai. He has received B.Sc. degree in Communication Engineering from Khalifa University of Science\, Technology and Research (KUSTAR)\, Sharjah\, UAE in 2010 and the M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from American University of Sharjah (AUS) in 2016. In 2024\, Saeed received a PhD in computer science from the British University in Dubai. Saeed’s research interests include signal and image processing\, artificial intelligence\, remote sensing\, GIS\, etc. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)\, a Senior Member of the international society for optics and photonics (SPIE) and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). He has authored or co-authored more than 90 papers in international conferences and journals.\n\n\n\n  \n\n \n\n  \n\n\n\n\n \nEugene Avenant \nSANSA \n\n \n\nEugene Avenant holds the position of Chief Engineer at the South African National Space Agency’s Space Operations program. He has been with SANSA since its inception in 2011 and before that at SANSA SO’s precursor The Satellite Applications Centre a centre of the CSIR. His responsibilities include the upgrade and establishment of new TT&C\, Image download stations and other satellite monitoring systems. He has also been involved in development of a GNSS augmentation system for South Africa leading from projects with the European Commission in their Frame Programmes 6 and 7 and the UK Space Agency Industrial Participation Support Programme. Mr Avenant has contributed to a number of national strategies most notably the National Air Navigation Strategy and the National Communication Satellite strategy. He leads a team in SANSA that is producing the implementation plan for the Space Infrastructure Hub\, a national strategic infrastructure project that aims to build infrastructure that will support a space value chain to address the needs of the country and region through space technology in a sustainable way. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n \n\n  \n\n\n\n\n  \n \nCesare Capararo \nALTEC \n\n \n\nAfter participating to several Human Space Flight projects at Thales Alenia Space\, with the founding of ALTEC in Torino\, Italy\, and the start of ISS assembly\, took responsibility of the engineering and mission support activities of the logistics modules MPLM at ALTEC. Following an experience at COL-CC as Columbus Flight Director\, he returned to Torino to take responsibility of the ESA ISS Training\, Logistics and Operations Support services and other Human Spaceflight and Space Exploration projects\, until being appointed as ALTEC Head of Programs. He represents ALTEC in the SpaceOps Committee at Large and is part of the Technical Program Committee. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n \n\n  \n\n\n\n\n \nNathalie Corcoral \nCNES \n\n \n\nNathalie Corcoral is the deputy head of the Cnes Operations Department. At the present time\, this department operates 14 satellites in LEO orbits and prepares more than 10 new missions for national purposes or international cooperations. Before joining operations\, Nathalie was involved in Monitoring and control activities (Head of M&C Office) as well as System Engineering and MBSE activities. She also was System Manager for a French and Chinese mission\, mission manager in Operations department and responsible for Earth Terminal Development. Before joining Cnes\, she spent some years in Airbus Defence & Space in Assembly Integration and Test department and was involved in Cassini Mission through the development of FPGA for one of the payloads. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n \n\n  \n\n\n\n\n \nThomas F. Kuch  \nDLR retired \n\n \n\nThomas Kuch studied telecommunications engineering at the Technical University in Darmstadt\, Germany. In his first position at the German Telekom with the then new topic “digital communications” he was involved in bi-lateral German-French projects. Early on he represented Germany in his field of expertise in international satellite organisations. Since 1987 after his change to DLR\, the German Aerospace Center in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich\, he was involved in international space projects\, working together with numerous colleagues from other European countries. \nHe was assigned as head of DLR’s mission operations department in 1999 and in this position\, he was responsible for the teams operating the flights of satellites and the activities of the European laboratory Columbus on-board the International Space Station. \nIn 2002 he took over the role as the German representative within the SpaceOps Executive Committee\, in 2008 he was a founding member of the Space Operations Committee of the International Astronautical Federation. Since May 2023 after his retirement from DLR he works as space operations expert providing his expertise and experience to various customers. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n \n\n  \n\n\n\n\n  \nPhilip Liebrecht \nNASA\, retired \n\n \n\nMr. Philip Liebrecht was the Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) and Deputy Program Manager for the SCaN Program for a decade before his retirement from NASA in August 2019. Prior to his assignment at NASA Headquarters he spent over 30 years at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in various engineering and leadership positions related to Space Communications and operations. Since his retirement he has been helping to mentor SCaN Student Interns and organize the Ka Band Communications Conference. \nMr. Liebrecht’s over four decade career at NASA spanned the end of the Apollo Program through the start of the Orion Project test flights and countless science missions. He has decades of experience with International collaboration on space communications and navigation enabling space missions across the globe. Phil was a member of NASA’s Senior Executive Service cadre and is the recipient of the SpaceOps Lifetime Achievement Medal\, the NASA Exceptional Service Medal\, and the NASA/GSFC Exceptional Achievement Award. He was honored to accept then National Space Club’s Nelson P. Jackson Aerospace Award for the Agency’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\nSinda Mejri\nESA\n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \nScott Moon\nIspace \n\n \nAfter studying in Canada and France\, Scott started his spacecraft engineering career in 2007 with cosine Research (now cosine) in Leiden\, The Netherlands as a payload systems engineer\, working on payloads and cameras for small Earth Observation spacecraft and the International Space Station. He then joined MOLTEK Consultants in 2011 where he served as a contractor for the European Space Agency for LEO and GEO Earth Observation spacecraft including the Sentinel Missions\, Meteosat Third Generation\, and the recently launched Biomass Earth Explorer. Scott was involved in payload and bus integration\, testing and in-orbit commissioning. In 2020\, Scott moved to ispace inc.’s Assembly\, Integration\, and Testing (AIT) team to begin working on Lunar Landers\, coming full circle to space exploration and embracing his true passion in the space industry. During ispace’s inaugural mission\, Misson 1\, in 2022\, he travelled with the lander during all phases of its development including assembly in Japan\, further assembly and testing in Germany and finally to the launch from the United States\, where he was part of integration into the launch vehicle. Once launched\, Scott immediately turned to manage the development of ispace’s second lunar lander RESILIENCE and its full development life cycle and subsequent launch. He is now the manager for ispace’s Serial Production\, Testing and Launch Division and concurrent AIT Manager.\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\nIsabelle Tremblay \nCSA \n\n \n\nFor over 25 years\, Isabelle Tremblay has been dedicated to the field of space exploration with the belief that this bold quest\, intrinsic to human nature\, propels us toward the future\, catalyzes innovation\, and unites us in the face of the fragility of our planet and the immense challenges of our future\, both on Earth and in space. Ms. Tremblay is responsible for the development and operations of Canada’s space infrastructure. The areas of activity are diverse\, including telecommunications and satellite positioning systems\, Earth observation\, space situational awareness\, and satellite maintenance in orbit. Essential to our daily lives\, this infrastructure allows us\, among other things\, to contribute to environmental protection\, monitor and preserve natural resources\, support disaster response efforts\, and ensure the security of the space environment. \n\nPreviously\, Ms. Tremblay held positions as a research and development engineer in space robotics and as a lead engineer for Canada’s contributions to NASA’s Mars Phoenix Lander and the James Webb Space Telescope. She also led Canada’s Human Spaceflight Program\, which includes the Canadian astronaut corps\, conducting scientific studies aboard the International Space Station focused on health research\, as well as developing future contributions to the autonomous delivery of healthcare during crewed deep-space exploration missions (on the Moon and Mars).\nIsabelle Tremblay holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from Polytechnique Montréal\, with a specialization in space technologies. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \nGareth Williams \nEumetsat \n\n \n\nAfter studying Physics followed by Astronautics & Space Engineering at university\, Gareth began his career at the European Space Agency in the Netherlands as a Young Graduate Trainee working on Columbus and Spacelab. He then started up the career ladder writing computer-based training software at Vega Group in the UK before moving to develop the ground segment for the UK’s Space Technology Research Vehicles minisatellites. He ended his time with Vega in Spain\, training the instrument controllers for the Infrared Space Observatory mission\, which neatly closed the loop from a university summer job at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh where he had supported the optical design for the ISO telescope. \nAfter a short stint at GEC-Marconi working on electro-optics\, Gareth moved to Germany where he started at EUMETSAT as a mission planner and spacecraft operations engineer on Meteosat\, Europe’s series of geostationary weather satellites. His career developed from there\, joining EUMETSAT staff in 2003 as a system operations engineer on the Metop polar satellite programme\, eventually becoming the System Manager and deputy Programme Manager. After a similar role on the Copernicus Sentinel-6 ocean altimetry programme\, Gareth stepped into his current role as Head of Flight Operations at EUMETSAT\, leading a team of 160 controllers\, analysts and engineers responsible for the operations of nine varied meteorological\, oceanographic and altimetry satellites. This fleet number will soon to rise to twelve with the upcoming launches of the MTG-S1\, Metop-SGA1 and Sentinel-6B satellites in the second half of 2025\, with a further five to come in 2026 and 2027 alone. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n  \nTechnical Tour\nTechnical Tour : John H. Chapman Space Centre (HQ of the Canadian Space Agency)\nDate : May 25th\, 2025 \nTime: 4:00 – 5:30 PM \nLocation: Canadian Space Agency \nA technical Tour will be offered at the John H. Chapman Space Centre (HQ of the Canadian Space Agency) on Sunday\, May 25\, 2025. \nThe centre houses a state-of-the-art satellite control facility managing all of CSA’s satellites\,. It also encompasses a Mission Operations Centre (MOC) to conduct robotics operations on the ISS as well as a payload support facility for Canadian experiments in space.   In order to support space robotics it houses a comprehensive simulator.  It is the centre for excellence for space science and operations in Canada. \n  \nApplications will be evaluated by the event Organising Committee and candidates will be notified via email on the outcome. Apply ASAP! \n  \nRegistration costs: Tour Registration is free. \n \nREGISTER TO SPACEOPS 2025*SYP in Space Operations and SpaceOps 2025 are separate events from the 5th NCAC-SGW. To attend all events\, you must register separately. \nOrganisers and Contacts\nCharlotte FloryYoung LeeGladys MagagulaStéphanie TessierCharlotte Flory\n\n\n\n\n \nCharlotte Flory \n\n \n\nCharlotte Flory is a Spacecraft Operations Engineer with more than 7 years of experience in this field. Currently working for Eutelsat\, she supports various projects\, from following the Operations development during procurement of new satellites to in-flight anomalies management on LEO and GEO satellites. \nShe volunteers for the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) since 2018 with both roles of French National Point of Contact and SpaceOps SYP Manager. She has also been part of the International Programme Management Committee (IPMC) of the IAF. \nShe has a Master degree from Centrale Supelec & Ecole Centrale Marseille\, with a specialization in Aeronautics & Space and Project management. \n\n\n\n\nYoung Lee\n\n\n\n\n  \n \nYoung Lee \n\n \n\nMs. Young Lee is the Advanced Design Engineering Technical Group Supervisor and Project Support Lead in the Project Systems Engineering and Formulation Section in Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Over the last fifteen years\, she has held many diverse leadership positions in NASA programs and projects\, establishing strategic and collaborative working relationships across many organizations within NASA\, including its domestic and international partners. Moreover\, she has over twenty years of experience in the development and deployment of operations systems for deep space missions\, focusing on operations cost reduction\, user-productivity improvements and increased information throughput to support many NASA’s deep space missions. She has served on the International SpaceOps Committee since 2014. She has a M.S. in Management of Information Systems from Claremont Graduate University in California. \n\n\n\n\nGladys Magagula\n\n\n\n\n \nGladys Magagula  \n\n \n\nMs. Gladys Magagula is the Projects Manager at the South African National Space Agency’s Space Operations directorate which is situated at Hartebeesthoek. Over the past 19 years\, she has worked for a diverse range of organizations and held various positions including Software Developer\, Satellite Mission Control Specialist Science Communicator\, etc. \nShe has served on the International SpaceOps Committee since 2019. She holds a master’s degree in engineering science (M. Eng. Sci.) from the University of Stellenbosch and is currently studying for an MBA degree at the Business School Netherlands. \n\n\n\n\nStéphanie Tessier\n  \n\n\n\n\n \nStéphanie Tessier \n\n \n\nIn September 2022\, Stephanie joined the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) as an Operational Assistant. For the past decade\, she has been a dedicated professional in Canada’s federal government\, playing a vital role in the Space Utilization division\, where she’s known for her meticulous approach and problem-solving skills. With many agendas demanding her attention\, she adeptly balanced her responsibilities\, ensuring the division ran smoothly with her efficient multitasking. \nStephanie\, a new member of the SpaceOps committee from CSA\, is contributing to the local organizing team for the SpaceOps 2025 conference\, which will be held at the Montreal Convention Center in May 2025. She also plays a key role in coordinating the Student and Young Professional (SYP) program\, ensuring its smooth running and engaging activities. \n\n\n\n\nCharlotte Flory: charlotte.flory@spacegeneration.org \nYoung Lee: young.h.lee@jpl.nasa.gov \nGladys Magagula: gmagagula@sansa.org.za \n 
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SUMMARY:SpaceOps 2023 SYP
DESCRIPTION:SpaceOps 2023 is a unique opportunity to meet east and west world-class scientists\, practitioners\, engineers and leaders in space industry to discuss the hot research topics and state-of-the-art technologies and innovations in the space sector. All of this and more are present in this event organized by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC). \nThis international forum is a valuable opportunity for our distinguished delegates to explore all aspects of space mission operations\, including areas such as robotics\, human\, earth-orbiting\, and deep space aspects of space operations. It also allows them to learn about the latest technologies and opportunities in this sector\, and how advanced space technologies can contribute to finding solutions for the future of humanity. \nRegistrations are now closed !  \nYou are working on a Cubesat project and attending the SpaceOps 2023 ? The cubesat workshop will be the perfect opportunity for you to share your work in front of a passionate audience ! To apply\, click on the button below : \nCALL FOR PAPERS IS NOW CLOSED !Activities \nActivities \nWorkshopSpeed Mentoring SessionTechnical TourOpportunities for women in Space OperationsWorkshop\nSpace Operations for Constellation of CubeSat/Nanosatellite Workshop\nDate: 5 March 2023 \nTime: 09:00 – 16:00\nLocation: Dubai World Trade Centre \nDo you want to learn how to carry out space operations for Constellation of CubeSats/Nanosatellites? Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) is collaborating with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) to host the workshop in Dubai\, United Arab Emirates. It will be held in conjunction to the SpaceOps 2023 conference. During this one day event\, students and young professionals will have the opportunity to learn about different approaches to space operations as well as to hear about  international peers working on cubesat/nanosatellite constellations projects. \nDuring this workshop\, participants from around the world will learn about the different philosophies behind cubesat/nanosatellite operations. Two Participants or group of participants will also have the opportunity to showcase their project. \nAfter the lectures by each representative\, all participants will have a chance to engage in discussions via a panel discussion. \nThe workshop is open to students and young professionals. If you aspire to work for a company\, an international space agency\, or if you are interested in starting your own satellite operations company\, then this one day workshop is a great opportunity to learn about the challenges and excitement of space operations. \nRegistration Costs: Workshop Registration is free. \n  \nAgenda Outline\n\n\n\n Time\n Agenda\n Details\n\n\n\n\n\n 09:00 \n\n\nRegistration Check-in \n\n\n Registration Required (no fee) \n\n\n\n\n 09:15 \n\n\nWelcome \n\n\n SGAC Workshop- Chair : Chiara Cocchiara \n Opening message : Fatima Ahmed Al Marzouqi (MRBSC) \n Welcome message : Viqar Abbasi (CSA) \n\n\n\n\n 09:45 \n\n\nParticipant Introduction \n\n\n  Ice Breaker \n\n\n\n\n 10:15 \n\n\nSYP Presentations \n\n\n“SolSat: A Low-Cost 3-U CubeSat System for Space Weather applications” – Yousuf Mohammed Faroukh \n“Sharjah-Sat-1 mission objectives and overview” – Mohammed Bin Ashour \n“Overview of AlainSat-1: an international student collaboration space mission” – Hassan Al-Ali and Abdullah AlSalmani \n\n\n\n\n 11:30 \n\n\nLunch \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n 13:00 \n\n\nTechnical Presentations \n\n\n“Design and Development of a CubeSat-scale Robotic Arm Test Bed to be Deployed to the International Space Station” – Jin S. Kang Ph.D\, Associate professor in Aerospace Engineering Department (USNA) \n“Ressources/Services/Demands relationship on. a federated cubesat constellation system operation perspective.” – Carlos Gomes Batista\, Space Systems Engineer (IEEE) \n“Italian first deep space missions to the Moon and beyond: ArgoMoon and LICIACube” – Simone Pirrotta Ph.D\, Head of the Robotic Exploration Office (ASI) \n\n\n\n\n 14:30 \n\n\nCoffee Break & Group Photo \n\n \n\n\n\n 14:45 \n\n\n Panel Discussion \n\n\nPanelists:  \nMohammed Bin Ashour\, Student – Sharjah University   \nSimone Pirrotta Ph.D\, Head of the Robotic Exploration Office (ASI) \nMaryam Obaid Al Nabooda\, Communication Unit\, Space Engineering Department\, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) \nModerator :  \nAhmed Abdulla Alshehhi\, Senior Engineer – Space Payload & Instruments Section\, Space Engineering Department\, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) \n\n\n\n\n 15:45 \n\n\n Closing Remarks \n\n\n  SGAC Workshop Chair \n\n\n\n\n  \n*Note: More details coming soon* \nSpeed Mentoring Session\nSpeed Mentoring Event\nDate:7 March 2023\nTime: 20:00- 21:30\nLocation: Sheikh Maktoum Hall C\, Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) \nThe Speed Mentoring Event is a great chance to kick-start connections that build over time\, create chance meetings and to meet with students\, early stage professionals\, experienced mentors and even possibly a future employer in the space operations industry. \nShare a table with top  managers and experts to ask questions\, seek advice\, and learn more about  their personal experiences which shaped their professional careers. \nThis event is energizing for both students and young space professionals as well as the senior mentors\, providing both groups with a unique networking opportunity. \nRegistration Costs: Event Registration is free. \nSeats are limited. Applications will be evaluated by the event Organising Committee and candidates will be notified via email on the outcome. Apply ASAP! \nHow it Works\nEach Student or Young Professional (Mentee) sits at one of the tables with one Mentor. Each Mentor gets 10 minutes at the table to talk about their personal career background\, advice on how to develop a career/life path\, and answer questions (Examples: “what was one difficult challenge you faced in your career and how did you overcome it?; What are 3 tips you learned over the years that you wish you knew earlier as a student or young professional?). After 10 minutes\, the mentor must rotate to the next table and meet a new set of Mentees! \nA networking event will take place after the speed mentoring event and will allow all the participants to further network and follow up on discussions with the mentors. \nThere is no registration fee\, although places are limited\, so book your participation at the SpaceOps Speed Mentoring session today! \n  \nMentors\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\nAlice Bowman (APL) \n\n\nAlice Bowman is a member of the Principal Professional Staff at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel\, Maryland. She is the Space Mission Operations Group supervisor and the NASA New Horizons mission operations manager (MOM).  She supervises approximately 50 staff members who operate deep space and Earth-orbiting spacecraft\, including NASA’s TIMED\, STEREO\, New Horizons\, Parker Solar Probe\, and recently DART. Ms. Bowman’s experience also includes national defense space operations\, systems engineering\, program management\, space systems\, and space instrument development. \nMs. Bowman has a degree in chemistry and physics from the University of Virginia and has more than 30 years of experience in space operations. Asteroid 146040 Alicebowman\, discovered by Marc Buie in 2000\, is named after her. She is a member of the Society of Women Engineers – which recently presented her with its prestigious Resnick Challenger Medal – as well as an AIAA Associate Fellow\, and has served on the International SpaceOps Committee since 2009. \n\n\n\n \n\n  \n\n\n\n\nAndrew Monham (EUMETSAT) \n\n\nAndrew Monham has 37 years’ experience in the space industry\, having graduated with a Master of Engineering in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Southampton University in England. Andrew had a leading role in the operations preparation of ESA’s first European Remote Sensing satellite (ERS-1) and subsequently led the flight operations system preparation for ENVISAT. He performed consultancy to EUMETSAT as System Manager on the European Polar System / Metop mission\, following which he joined the management team of a Belgian space company\, developing the business\, as well as Project Managing contracts with ESA. Andrew then moved back to EUMETSAT where he is responsible for Low Earth Orbit Spacecraft Operations and space situational awareness activities\, including the strategy for EUMETSAT’s role in supporting space weather services and optimisation of mission lifetime in the space debris environment. \n\n\n\n \n\n  \n\n\n\n\nJillian Redfern (SwRI) \n\nJillian Redfern is a Senior Program Manager at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and the Manager of the Mission Operations section at SwRI in Boulder Colorado. She has managed the operations team of the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) constellation since launch in 2016. Jillian is the Ground System Lead for PUNCH\, a constellation of 4 satellites which will launch in 2025. She has worked on many different missions: New Horizons\, Juno\, TWINS\, IBEX\, IMAGE\, UARS\, and SORCE since she entered the aerospace industry in 1999. She has a BS in Applied Mathematics from the University of Colorado. Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)\, based in San Antonio\, Texas\, is an independent\, nonprofit\, applied engineering and physical science research and development organization with over 3000 employees. The Solar System Science & Exploration Division’s goals are excellence in space research and the expansion and deepening of SwRI’s space research efforts.\n\n\n \n\n  \n\n\n\n\nMaria Th. Wörle (DLR) \n\n\nMaria Th. Wörle is the deputy head of the Mission Planning group within the Mission Technology department at the German Space Operations Center (GSOC) of DLR (German Aerospace Center). She holds a diploma in Mathematics and started at GSOC as a software engineer in 2010. She still supports the development and maintenance of the generic planning and scheduling tool portfolio as well as the compound project-specific planning systems for various missions\, e.g. TerraSAR-X/TanDEM-X or EnMAP for Earth observation\, or EDRS for link management of the geostationary communication platforms\, but in the meantime is mainly engaged in the group management as well as the acquisition and ground segment design of new missions. Furthermore\, Maria participates in the standardization activities of the CCSDS MO MP&S working group. Within SpaceOps\, she supports the Technical Program Committee. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nAlexi Glover (ESA) \n  \n\n\nAlexi Glover leads space weather service development and coordination activities as part of the European Space Agency’s Space Safety Programme. She has a PhD in solar physics and has worked in the area of transitioning research results into space weather applications and services since 2001. She is currently responsible for a diverse network of more than 50 institutes\, academic groups and industrial entities who collaborate in order to deliver high quality space weather information to more than 3000 end users. Alexi is the SpaceOps topic co-chair for Safety and Sustainability of Space Operations. She is also an active member of the COSPAR community through the panel on space weather and panel on capacity building. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nSimone Pirrotta (ASI) \n\n\nSimone Pirrotta is the head of the Robotic Exploration Office at the Italian Space Agency. He was in charge of the technical management of some Italian instruments of ESA “ExoMars”\, for which is the Deputy Italian Delegate at the ESA Rover Instrument Steering Committee. He was the system engineer for the ASI “LARES” scientific mission\, until the launch on 2012. Recently\, Simone acted as Project Manager for several ASI missions\, mainly based on small satellites: “IKUNS” released from Kibo International Space Station (ISS) module\, “LICIACube” that took part in the NASA “DART” mission\, “LARES2” successfully launched on board of the ESA VegaC at its maiden flight\, “ArgoMoon” that participated in the NASA Artemis1 mission. He is the Italian Delegate at the ESA Exploration and Utilization Board and at the International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG)\, he also is the PoC for the NASA SSERVI – ASI Associate partnership. \nSimone has a Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a PhD in Materials Engineering. He also acted as ASI Manager of the Broglio Space Center\, the ASI Ground Segment located in Kenya and was involved in stratospheric balloons’ missions in arctic regions. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nChristophe Belzile (CSA) \n\n\nChristophe Belzile is a Satellite Operations Engineer with 20 years of experience.  He began his career at Neptec\, a small company that produces systems for space robotics operations\, providing space operations support and on-vehicle testing.  For the next 10 years\, he was responsible for training astronauts\, cosmonauts and flight controllers on the International Space Station (ISS) robotics systems.  In the next phase of his career\, he worked on assembly\, integration and testing of Radarsat Constellation Mission and participated in the launch and early operation phase of the satellite constellation.  He was a member of the team that operates Radarsat Constellation Mission for three years.  He now does project management for new missions in the satellite operations group. \nMr. Belzile’s pastimes includes photography\, cycling and skiing. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nNathalie Corcoral (CNES)  \n\n\nNathalie Corcoral is the deputy head of the Cnes Operations Department. At the present time\, this department operates 14 satellites in LEO orbits and prepares more than 10 new missions for national purposes or international cooperations. Before joining operations\, Nathalie was involved in Monitoring and control activities (Head of M&C Office) as well as System Engineering and MBSE activities. She also was System Manager for a French and Chinese mission\, mission manager in Operations department and responsible for Earth Terminal Development. Before joining Cnes\, she spent some years in Airbus Defence & Space in Assembly Integration and Test department and was involved in Cassini Mission through the development of FPGA for one of the payloads. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nEugene Avenant (SANSA)\n\n\nEugene Avenant holds the position of Chief Engineer at the South African National Space Agency’s Space Operations unit. He has been with SANSA since its inception in 2011 and before that at SANSA SO’s precursor The Satellite Applications Centre a centre of the CSIR. His responsibilities include the upgrade and establishment of new TT&C\, Image download stations and other satellite monitoring systems. He has also been involved in development of a GNSS augmentation system for South Africa leading from projects with the European Commission in their Frame Programmes 6 and 7 and the UK Space Agency Industrial Participation Support Programme.  Additionally\, he is involved in several working groups around space strategy for government departments and leads a team in SANSA that is producing the feasibility study for the Space Infrastructure Hub\, a national strategic infrastructure project that aims to build infrastructure that will support a space value chain to address the needs of the country and region through space technology in a sustainable way. \nEugene was the TPC Chair for the SpaceOps2020-21 Conference and Co-Chair for both the SpaceOps2018 and SpaceOps2023 conferences.  \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nAhmed Salem (MBRSC) \n\n\nAhmed Salem is an expert at Space Robotics Lab\, MBRSC. He started as a research assistance involved in DubaiSat-1 in 2008 (UAE’s First Earth observing Satellite). He worked on several engineering disciplines in MBRSC involving developing Electronics boards such as onboard computers and Telemetry and Telecommand Encode/decoder\, FPGA chips development\, Software Development for Debugging\, spacecraft AIT (Assembly\, integration & Test)\, Radio Analysis\, Develop analysis tools and software to help in trouble shooting Subsystems and Spacecrafts and many more fields across Satellites developments. Developed Command & Data Handling for DubaiSat-2\, KhalifaSat and MBZSAT (Earth Observing missions). He worked on C&DH for Mars Mission. Headed digital system Units\, then Headed Satellite Electronic Section\, then becoming the first System Engineer in MBRSC. He worked on Rashid-1 Rover UAE’s First Lunar Mission. \n\n\n\n\nTechnical Tour\nTechnical Tour : Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)\nDate : 5th March 2023\nTime: 17:00 – 19:00 \nA technical Tour will be offered at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) on Wednesday\, March 5\, 2023. \nMBRSC is a scientific centre specialising in space science and advanced technology contributing to the establishment of the space sector in the UAE and humankind’s quest for the planets and beyond. \nSeats are limited. Applications will be evaluated by the event Organising Committee and candidates will be notified via email on the outcome. Apply ASAP! \nRegistration costs: Tour Registration is free. \n \nOpportunities for women in Space Operations\n\nDate: 7 March 2023\nTime: 18:15- 19:15\nLocation: Sheikh Maktoum Hall C\, Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) \n\nThis one-hour event will host a panel discussion carried out by inspiring women working in space operations\, representing agencies and industries from all over the world. \n \nThe Panelists:\n\n\n\n\n\n \nSuzanne Dodd  \n\n\n  \n\n\nSuzanne Dodd is the JPL Director for the Interplanetary Network Directorate.   She has over 30 years of experience in spacecraft operations\, including project manager roles on the Voyager Interstellar Mission\, the Spitzer Space Telescope\, and the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array.  Most recently she lead the Operational Missions Office of the Astronomy\, Physics & Space Technology Directorate.   Suzanne worked at Caltech  for 11 years as the Spitzer Space Telescope Science Center Manager and the Manager of the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center\, NASA’s multi-mission center of expertise for long-wavelength astrophysics.   Suzanne as also worked in the area of mission planning and uplink on the Cassini Mission to Saturn\, the Mars Observer Project\, and the Voyager Uranus and Neptune Missions.    \nSuzanne has a BS degree in Engineering and Applied Science from Caltech\, a BA degree in Math/Physics from Whitman College\, and a MS degree from the University of Southern California in Aerospace Engineering.  She is the recipient of a NASA Exceptional Service Medal\, NASA Public Service Medal\, NASA Silver Achievement Medal and NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal. \n\n\n\n\n \n  \nDr. Sara AlMaeeni  \n\n\n  \n\n\nDr. Sara AlMaeeni heads the RF communication team and is a project scientist of the Emirates Lunar Mission (ELM). She joined the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in 2016 and worked as an expert in space communications. She worked on improving existing space technologies and developed new satellite equipment and products and collaborated with external research and development institutes to disseminate knowledge in the UAE. \nDr. Sara received her PhD from Khalifa University in Communications Engineering. For her dissertation\, she contributed with a novel mathematical framework for the error rate in cooperative communications. She is also a committee member of different international technical conferences. Her research interests are in lunar exploration\, space communications\, and satellite image processing. \n\n\n\n \n      \n\n  \n\n\n\n\n \nZeina Mounzer \n\n     \n\nZeina studied Aerospace engineering and started her career in Mission Analysis. At some point she was introduced to Spacecraft Operations and immediately got fascinated and totally hooked. \nAfter working on a number of very exciting missions\, she felt restless again and decided to explore the corporate side of the Operations world. She became Telespazio Germany’s CCO; a business with a passion for Operations! \n\n\n\n\nThe Moderator :\n\n\n\n\n \nIsi Casas Del Valle \n\n \nWith a keen interest in space\, a bachelor in law\, minor in science\, holding a postgraduate degree in air and space law\, as well as a MSc in Entrepreneurial Management\,  Isi is a Space Lawyer and space outreach\, communications & PR consultant for various companies from around the globe. She is Community Manager at the European Southern Observatory (ESO); South America Regional Coordinator at Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC); Lecturer of Public International Law at Universidad de los Andes; an alumni of the SHSSP18\, guest lecturer and CAPCOM at multiple space studies programs of the International Space University; and guest lecturer of negotiations skills\, as well as air and space law in various universities from around the world.\n\n\n\n  \n\nSPACEOPS 2023 WEBSITEOrganisers and Contacts\nCharlotte Flory Chiara CocchiaraYoung LeeGladys MagagulaSaeed Al MansooriCharlotte Flory\n\n\n\n\n  \n \nCharlotte Flory \n\n \n\nCharlotte Flory is a Spacecraft Operations Engineer with more than 6 years of experience in this field. Currently working for Eutelsat\, she supports the preparation of Operations for new telecommunication satellites and is part of the team managing the day-to-day operations of the fleet. \nShe volunteers for the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) since 2018 with both roles of Local events team coordinator (co-managing a team of 4 and supporting the various local events organized all around the world) and SpaceOps SYP Deputy Manager. She has also been part of the International Programme Management Committee (IPMC) of the IAF. \nShe has a Master degree from Centrale Supelec & Ecole Centrale Marseille\, with a specialization in Aeronautics & Space and Project management. \n\n\n\n\n Chiara Cocchiara\n\n\n\n\n \nChiara Cocchiara \n\n \n\nChiara Cocchiara is a female Aerospace Engineer with more than 10 years of experience in the Space Sector. Forbes listed her as 30Under30 Leader in the category Industry. In the Space Community\, she received the IAF Young Space Leaders award\, and Space & Satellite Professionals International – SSPI Promise Award. Her design of a new drone technology to help saving human lives by using the Space infrastructure was recognized by the MIT Innovator Under35 and the ESNC Prizes. \nIn her full time job\, she is a System Operations Engineer at EUMETSAT\, where she supports the preparation of future Earth Observation Space Missions (EPS-SG) to monitor weather and climate. \nPushed by her dreams of becoming an astronaut\, Chiara played the roles of Crew Commander (rotation) and Crew Engineer of a Mars Analogue mission with the Mars Society and experiments from NASA. \nShe volunteers for the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) since 2015 and she currently covers the role of SpaceOps Manager. She is part of the SpaceOps Committee\, where she leads the SpaceOps Students and Young Professionals (SYP) program. \nShe speaks five languages\, has one Bachelor and three Master degrees in Aerospace Engineering\, and completed her education with an MBA. \n\n\n\n\nYoung Lee\n\n\n\n\n  \n \nYoung Lee \n\n \n\nMs. Young Lee is the Advanced Design Engineering Technical Group Supervisor and Project Support Lead in the Project Systems Engineering and Formulation Section in Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Over the last fifteen years\, she has held many diverse leadership positions in NASA programs and projects\, establishing strategic and collaborative working relationships across many organizations within NASA\, including its domestic and international partners. Moreover\, she has over twenty years of experience in the development and deployment of operations systems for deep space missions\, focusing on operations cost reduction\, user-productivity improvements and increased information throughput to support many NASA’s deep space missions. She has served on the International SpaceOps Committee since 2014. She has a M.S. in Management of Information Systems from Claremont Graduate University in California. \n\n\n\n\nGladys Magagula\n\n\n\n\n \nGladys Magagula  \n\n \n\nMs. Gladys Magagula is the Projects Manager at the South African National Space Agency’s Space Operations directorate which is situated at Hartebeesthoek. Over the past 19 years\, she has worked for a diverse range of organizations and held various positions including Software Developer\, Satellite Mission Control Specialist Science Communicator\, etc. \nShe has served on the International SpaceOps Committee since 2019. She holds a master’s degree in engineering science (M. Eng. Sci.) from the University of Stellenbosch and is currently studying for an MBA degree at the Business School Netherlands. \n\n\n\n\nSaeed Al Mansoori\n\n\n\n\n \nSaeed Al Mansoori \n\n \nSaeed Al Mansoori is the director of remote sensing department at Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center (MBRSC). He has received B.Sc. degree in Communication Engineering from Khalifa University of Science\, Technology and Research (KUSTAR)\, Sharjah\, UAE in 2010 and the M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from American University of Sharjah (AUS) in 2016. Saeed’s research interests are in the area of image processing (super-resolution\, watermarking\, object detection and image classification). He is the member of the international society of optics and photonics and one of the program committee in High-Performance Computing in Remote Sensing since 2012.\n\n\n\nChiara Cocchiara: chiara.cocchiara@spacegeneration.org \nYoung Lee: young.h.lee@jpl.nasa.gov \nGladys Magagula: gmagagula@sansa.org.za \nCharlotte Flory: charlotte.flory@spacegeneration.org \nChiara Cocchiara: chiara.cocchiara@spacegeneration.org \nYoung Lee: young.h.lee@jpl.nasa.gov \nGladys Magagula: gmagagula@sansa.org.za \nCharlotte Flory: charlotte.flory@spacegeneration.org
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LOCATION:Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC)\, Sheikh Zayed Rd\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:SpaceOps
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SUMMARY:SpaceOps 2021 SYP
DESCRIPTION:Since the inception of SpaceOps in 1990\, the organisation has hosted thirteen biennial conferences by various countries around the world. In 2020\, the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) was supposed to host SpaceOps 2020 in the city of Cape Town\, South Africa. Unfortunately\, due to the Covid-19 pandemic a decision was taken to postpone the conference. \nThe pandemic may have paused the physical hosting of the SpaceOps2020 conference from taking place\, but this has not prevented us from exploring alternative formats of presenting the SpaceOps conference .SpaceOps 2020 has thus transformed to SpaceOps2021 – Virtual Edition and will be hosted online. \nSpaceOps 2021 Virtual Edition will provide an opportunity for more industry players and delegates to participate in the conference and appreciate the diverse and interesting topics from the comfort of their homes and/or offices spaces\, without having to travel abroad. \nEven though the conference will be an online event\, the organising committee is still committed to giving you an unforgettable African experience. \nSpaceOps 2021 WebsiteActivitiesWorkshopSpeed Mentoring SessionScheduleWorkshop\nCubeSats Operations\nDate: 6 May 2021 \nThis workshop is open to students and young professionals. If you aspire to work for a company\, an international space agency\, or if you are interested in starting your own satellite operations company\, then this one day workshop is a great opportunity to learn about the challenges and excitement of space operations. \nNumber of participants: No limit \nTime: See Schedule Tab \nRegistration Costs: Workshop Registration is free. \nApply here with the Students & Young Professionals category and you’ll receive all information on how to attend the event. \nSpeed Mentoring Session\nSpeed Mentoring Event\nDate: 6 May 2021\n \nThe Speed Mentoring Event is a great chance to kick-start connections that build over time\, create chance meetings and to meet with students\, early-stage professionals\, experienced mentors and even possibly a future employer in the space operations industry. \nThis event is energizing for both students and young space professionals as well as the senior mentors\, providing both groups with a unique networking opportunity. \n  \nNumber of participants: No Limit \nTime: See Schedule Tab \nRegistration Costs: Event Registration is free. \nApply here with the Students & Young Professionals category and you’ll receive all information on how to attend the event. \nSchedule\n  \n\n\n\n Time (CAT)\n \n Activity\n\n\n\n\n\n14:00 – 15:00 \n\n\nCUBESATE WORKSHOP \n\nWelcome and Intro about SpaceOps Org. from SpaceOps Chair\nWelcome from SYP/SGAC chair. \n1st Speaker Presentation (15 minutes)  \n2nd Speaker Presentation (15 minutes) \nQ&A\n\n\n\n15:15 – 15:45 \n\n\n SPACE QUIZ \n\n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n16:00- 17:30 \n\n\nSPEED MENTORING \n\nMentors from:\nSANSA\nNASA\nEumetsat\nESA\nCSA\nUAE\nKARI\n\n\n\nOrganisers and ContactsChiara Cocchiara (EUMETSAT – SGAC): chiara.cocchiara@spacegeneration.org \nGladys Magagula (SANSA): gmagagula@sansa.org.za \nYoung Lee (NASA JPL): young.h.lee@jpl.nasa.gov
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SUMMARY:SpaceOps 2018
DESCRIPTION:Hosted and organised by CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales) and powered by AIAA\, SpaceOps 2018 is a technical forum of the Space Mission Operations and Ground Systems community that addresses state-of- the-art operations principles\, methods\, and tools. SpaceOps 2018 provides the opportunity for you to share mission’s experience\, challenges\, and innovation solutions. Held biennially since 1990\, the conference will attract technologists\, scientists\, managers from agencies\, academic and research institutions\, operators and industry and fosters managerial and technical interchanges on all aspects of space mission operations. SGAC organises a number of events in association with SpaceOps 2018. You can find out more about these events below.  \nSpaceOps 2018 WebsiteAccommodation DetailsScholarshipsCNES-SGAC GrantsDeadline 28 February 2018 SGAC is partnering with the French Space Agency\, CNES to allow up to 10 University students to attend SpaceOps 2018. The 10 selected students will receive grants up to €500 each to cover their traveling and accommodation costs as well as the entrance fee to the SpaceOps conference. Find Out MoreESA Student SponsorshipDeadline 1 December 2017 As part of the Conference Opportunities for Sponsored Students programme\, ESA Education Office is pleased to be able to offer sponsorship to university students interested in attending the event. Highly qualified students\, from ESA Member or Associate Member States\, are encouraged to apply. Find Out MoreSYP-NASA ScholarshipDeadline 27th April 2018 SGAC has partnered with NASA to allow 2 U.S. students to attend the Students and Young Professionals Program (SYP) at the 15 th Conference on Space Operations (SpaceOps) hosted in Marseille\, France from May 28 th to June 1 st 2018. Find Out More ActivitiesWorkshopSpeed Mentoring EventLAM TourWorkshop\nNanosatellites Operations and their Launch Activities Workshop\nDate: 27 May 2018 \nLocation: Pharo Palace\, Marseille\, France \nDo you want to learn how to carry out space operations for cubesats and the associated Launch operations? Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) is collaborating with the Centre national d’études spatiales (CNES) to host the Nanosatellites Operations and their Launch activities in Marseille\, France. It will be held in conjunction to the SpaceOps 2018 conference\, on the Sunday before the conference starts. During the one day event\, students and young professionals will have the opportunity to learn about different approaches to space operations as well as to hear about  international peers working on cubesat projects. \nDuring this workshop\, participants from around the world will learn about the different philosophies behind cubesat operations and launch operations associated to them. Two Participants or group of participants will also have the opportunity to showcase their cubesat project. \nAfter the lectures by each representative\, all participants will have a chance to engage in discussions via a panel discussion. \nThe workshop is open to students and young professionals. If you aspire to work for a company\, an international space agency\, or if you are interested in starting your own satellite operations company\, then this one day workshop is a great opportunity to learn about the challenges and excitement of space operations. \nRegistration Costs: Workshop Registration is free. \nHow to Register: Register for the workshop HERE \nDeadline for Registration: 31st December 2017 28th February 2018 \nScholarship Opportunity\nSGAC is partnering with the French Space Agency\, CNES to allow up to 10 University students to attend the 15th conference on space operations\, SpaceOps 2018\, hosted in Marseille\, France from May 28 th to June 1st 2018. The 10 selected students will receive grants up to €500 each to cover their traveling and accommodation costs as well as the entrance fee to the SpaceOps conference. If less than 10 students were to be selected\, smaller grants (€125 or €250 maximum) would be offered to attend only the Students and Young Professionals (SYP) workshop. \nFind Out More > \nAgenda Outline\n\n\n\nTime\nAgenda\nDetails\n\n\n9:45\nRegistration Check-in\nRegistration Required (no fee)\n\n\n10:15\nWelcome\n\nSGAC Workshop- Chair \nOpening from CNES \nAdditional Message from SpaceOps ExCom (NASA/Phil Liebrecht) \n\n\n\n10:30\nParticipant Introduction\nIce Breaker\n\n\n10:45\nStudent Presentations\nTholl Sacha:\n“Multi-mission ground station specialized for Nanosatellite missions\, operated and maintained by students”Bernard Repetti\, H. Silva\n“CASAA-Sat\, students 2U Nanosatellite project at Marseille”Akshanto Anadito\n“MIST Satellite to LEO and Beyond Atlas Spacecraft to Asteroid 2016-HO3”\n\n\n12:00\nShort Intro about SGAC\nSGAC Executive Director\n\n\n12:15\nLunch\nHosted by CNES\n\n\n13:15\nTechnical Presentations\nAlessandro Donati (ESA)\n“Mission Concept\, Operations & CubeSats”Young Lee (NASA/JPL) :\n“SmallSats\, Enhancing Science in NASA”Matthew Sorgenfrei (NASA/ARC) :\n“Preparing for the Challenges of Operating a CubeSat in Deep Space”\n\n\n14:25\nCoffee Break & Group Photo\nHosted by CNES\n\n\n14:45\nPanel Discussion\nFuture Perspectives for CubeSats in Space.\nCyril Arnodo – Alcadia\nJose Mariano – Zero2Infinity\n\n\n15:45\nClosing Remarks\nSGAC Workshop Chair\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n*Note: Order of Speakers and Presentation Topics Subject to Change* \nSpeed Mentoring Event\nSpeed Mentoring Event\nDate: 29 May 2018 Location: Pharo Palace\, Marseille\, France The Speed Mentoring Event is a great chance to kick-start connections that build over time\, create chance meetings and to meet with students\, early stage professionals\, experienced mentors and even possibly a future employer in the space operations industry. Share a table with top  managers and experts to ask questions\, seek advice\, and learn more about  their personal experiences which shaped their professional careers. This event is energizing for both students and young space professionals as well as the senior mentors\, providing both groups with a unique networking opportunity. Registration Costs: Event Registration is free. How to Register: Register for the event HERE. Seats are limited. Applications will be evaluated by the event Organising Committee and candidates will be notified via email on the outcome. Sign up today! Deadline for Registration: 31st December 2017 28th February 2018 \nHow it Works\nEach Student or Young Professional (Mentee) sits at one of the tables with one Mentor. Each Mentor gets 10 minutes at the table to talk about their personal career background\, advice on how to develop a career/life path\, and answer questions (Examples: “what was one difficult challenge you faced in your career and how did you overcome it?; What are 3 tips you learned over the years that you wish you knew earlier as a student or young professional?). After 10 minutes\, the mentor must rotate to the next table and meet a new set of Mentees! A networking event will take place after the speed mentoring event and will allow all the participants to further network and follow up on discussions with the mentors. There is no registration fee\, although places are limited\, so book your participation at the SpaceOps Speed Mentoring session today! \nMentors\n\n\n\nSabrina Eberle\nSabrina Eberle was born in Alexandria\, VA\, USA. She received her Diploma (Dipl.-Ing.) degree in 2004 in electrical engineering at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany. She joined the German Space Operations Center (GSOC) at DLR\, Oberpfaffenhofen\, Germany in 2004. Since then she worked at the Mission Operations Department of GSOC. She started as an Orbit Control Subsystem Engineer for several LEO Satellite Missions\, she was then the Flight Director for several LEOPs and became the Project Manager for an Earth Observation Satellite Mission in preparation. She is currently the Project Manager for a German geostationary Satellite Mission and the deputy Team lead for the Group “Geostationary Satellite Missions”. She is also a lecturer at the Carl-Cranz-Gesellschaft (CCG) for the Course “Satellite Communications” and contributes to the “Spacecraft Operations Course” at GSOC as well has various other lecturing positions.  Her interests cover satellite communications\, mission operations and she has made several contributions to these fields including many technical publications\, books and her own book titled “Satellite Communications” published by Springer.\n\n\n \n \n\n\nHarry Shaw\, D.Sc.\nHarry Shaw has over 30 years of experience in computer networking\, microwave communications\, information theory\, microelectronics and space communications. He supports the NASA/GSFC Space Network project which operates the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite spacecraft constellation by managing upgrades to the ground segment and supporting customers adapting to new services. He is coordinating efforts within the Space Network to support future Cubesat customers. Harry is involved in technology development and has received two patents. He also works with university partners to advance space communications technology.\n\n\n \n \n\n\nAlice Bowman\nAlice Bowman is a member of the Principal Professional Staff at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel\, Maryland.  She is the Space Mission Operations Group Supervisor and the New Horizons Mission Operations Manager (MOM). She supervises approximately 45 staff members who operate deep space and Earth-orbiting spacecraft\, including TIMED\, STEREO\, New Horizons\, Van Allen Probes and Parker Solar Probe.  As the New Horizons MOM\, Alice leads the team that controls the spacecraft that made a historic flyby of the Pluto system in July 2015. The team is now preparing for its next flyby\, past a Kuiper Belt object nicknamed “Ultima Thule\,” scheduled for January 1\, 2019 – more than 6.5 billion kilometers from Earth.  Prior to operating spacecraft\, she worked in the fields of computer modeling\, drug research and long-wave detector research. Alice has a degree in chemistry and physics from the University of Virginia and has more than 29 years of experience in space operations. She is a senior member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and has served on the International SpaceOps Committee since 2009.\n\n\n \n \n\n\nPhilip E. Liebrecht\nPhilip Liebrecht is the Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) and the Deputy Program Manager for the SCaN Program.  The SCaN Office and Program is within the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington DC and manages the provision of communications and navigation capabilities for NASA’s flight missions.  SCaN capabilities enable a diverse set of space missions which extend across the Solar System from the International Space Station (ISS) in low Earth orbit\, to Voyager 1 in interstellar space. The organization provides enabling services to national\, commercial and international scientific and aerospace customers in addition to NASA flight missions\, and works in partnership with Industry\, other Government agencies and International partners to achieve its mission.  SCaN develops necessary technologies\, standards and systems to enable future missions while improving efficiency and performance. As the Deputy Program Manager for SCaN\, Mr. Liebrecht leads the strategic space communications architecture planning for NASA and serves as head of NASA delegations to several international organizations chartered to establish internationally interoperable operations architectures and standards for the future. Prior to joining NASA Headquarters\, Mr. Liebrecht served for over thirty years in various positions of leadership at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt Maryland. He has been a leader in the space communications and tracking for NASA\, the US Government and Global International space communities for over four decades.  Mr. Liebrecht earned Bachelors and Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland\, College Park.\n\n\n \n \n\n\nMichael Schmidt\nMichael Schmidt is the Head of the Studies and Special Projects Division in the Operations Department of ESA. He graduated in 1983 from the Technical University of Braunschweig in Aeronautics and Space. He started his career at MTU München until 1984 and then moved to the German Space Operations Centre\, Oberpfaffenhofen as Satellite Control Engineer between 1984 and 1990\, specialising in the area of Communication Satellites. Since 1990\, he is working at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt.\n\n\n \n \n\n\nHelene Pasquier\nHélène Pasquier is an operation ground systems expert in the Operation department at CNES (French Space Agency) after many years as head of Generic Ground Systems Section in the Products and Grounds Systems Department. As such\, she is involved in the development of generic and reusable Monitoring & Control software systems part of CNES Mission Operations Systems. She is acting in research & technology studies and coordinates the use of the international standards (ECSS\, CCSDS Mission Operations and Cross Support Services) within the Mission Operations Systems developed by the Operation department. Hélène works in close cooperation with ESA for Ground Systems Harmonization and has been an active member of the SpaceOps Technical Program Committee since 2008. Since 1982 at CNES\, she took key positions in Earth Observation programs (SPOT\, Pleiades HR) and Science Ground Systems (CADMOS French USOC\, …) in the area of Mission Operations Systems and Payload Operations & Data Systems. Hélène Pasquier is graduated in Computer Science Engineering from the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble\, France (ENSIMAG\, INPG).\n\n\n \n \n\n\nAndrew Monham\nAndrew Monham has 32 years’ experience in the space industry\, having graduated with a Master of Engineering in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Southampton University in England. Andrew led the system preparation and transition into operations of the ground station and near-real-time product processing  for ESA’s first European Remote Sensing satellite (ERS-1) and subsequently led the flight operations system preparation for ENVISAT. He performed consultancy to EUMETSAT as System Manager on the European Polar System / Metop mission\, following which he joined the management team of a Small-Medium Enterprise in Belgium\, developing the business\, as well as Project Managing contracts with ESA. Andrew then moved back to EUMETSAT where he is responsible for Low Earth Orbit Spacecraft Operations. Andrew is also deeply involved in debris conjunction management and space weather impacts\, as well as EUMETSAT’s technical\, management and financial interfaces with external partners and stakeholders.\n\n\n \n \n\n\nJulio A. Monreal\, Dr. Eng. \nJulio Monreal is currently deputy manager for the Ariane 6 launch system architect. He has been working at ESA since 1989 in the Space Transportation Directorate for Ariane 4 and Ariane 5 programmes. He was project manager for Ariane 5 qualification maintenance and verification from 2006 to 2016\, Ariane 5 launch system engineer from 2003 to 2005 and payload interfaces engineer from 1989 to 1993. He also worked in ESA’s Human Spaceflight Directorate from 1998 to 2002 for the ATV project\, the European automated vehicle for resupplying the ISS\, in charge of the interfaces with Ariane 5 launcher and of ATV’s propulsion subsystem. He worked at the Guiana Space Centre from 1993 to 1998 as Launch Range Manager for Ariane 4 launches and for the 2nd Ariane 5 qualification flight. Before joining ESA\, he was in charge of the applied engineering and quality assurance in the industrial mechanical sector at SKF Spain and he was research engineer on internal combustion engines at the French Petroleum Institute. Julio Monreal has a Doctorate on Aeronautical Engineering by the Polytechnic University of Madrid and a PhD in Energy (combustion) by the Aix-Marseille University.\n\n\n\nLAM Tour\nLaboratoire D’astrophysique De Marseille (LAM) Tour\nDate: 28 May & 1 June 2018 Location: LAM\, Marseille\, France The LAM (Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille) is one of the most important French public research Institute in Astrophysics and combines both the fundamental research and the instrumentation development for huge ground and space telescopes. The LAM teams are managing several projects with the main space agencies (ESA\, NASA\, \, CNES\, …) . During SpaceOps 2018 you have the opportunity to visit the Laboratory in one of the two available dates\, registering using the registration form. Registration Costs: Registration is free. How to Register: Register for the tour HERE. Deadline for Registration: 31st December 2017 28th February 2018 Contact Organisers\nChiara Cocchiara: chiara.cocchiara@spacegeneration.org Stephanie Wan: stephanie.wan@spacegeneration.org
URL:https://spacegeneration.org/event/spaceops-2018
LOCATION:Palais du Pharo\, 58 Boulevard Charles Livon\, Marseille\, 13007\, France
CATEGORIES:SpaceOps
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