Space Generation Advisory Council

SGAC Japan Space Talk #14: Diversity in Space
2020-08-20 13:00 - 14:00 (Asia/Tokyo) | Zoom
SGAC Japan Space Talk is a weekly webinar series with space experts. It consists of a 30-min guest presentation followed by a 30-min Q&A.
This time, we will discuss diversity in the space industry with Garvey McIntosh, the NASA Asia Representative at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo.

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Series Space Law - National and International Outer Law
2020-08-19 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Caracas) | Virtual
National and International Outer Law
Podcast

From August 17 to 29, the Space Generation Advisory Council brings to the Spanish-speaking audience a series of webinars, chats and podcasts discussing various space law topics.
This series will be held in Spanish

Speaker: José Godinho Uzcátegui

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ID de reunión: 732 9314 3055
Código de acceso: 2mWj9a

Space Speaker of the Month Series
2020-08-18 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Panama) | Zoom
The Space Speaker of the Month series gathers Subject Matter Experts from the region, especially from Panama and Central America to share their experience with students and young professionals.

This webinar will introduce NASA from a Latin-American perspective, along with the importance of simulations in System Engineering, the future of NASA missions and NASA commercial.

The Webinar will be held in English and Spanish (simultaneous translation).

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Dr. Luis Rabelo
Dr. Rabelo was NASA EPSCoR Agency Project Manager (2009-2011) and is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems at the University of Central Florida (Orlando, Florida).

Series Space Law - Generalities of Space Law
2020-08-17 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Caracas) | Virtual
Generalities of Space Law
Webinar

From August 17 to 29, the Space Generation Advisory Council brings to the Spanish-speaking audience a series of webinars, chats and podcasts discussing various space law topics.
This series will be held in Spanish

Speaker: José Godinho Uzcátegui

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ID de reunión: 783 3167 1261
Código de acceso: 7HYNLa

NEWSPACE ANGOLA
2020-08-15 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | Zoom
The Space Generation Advisory Council, in cooperation with the International Astronomical Union, is happy to announce the first edition of the Newspace Angola Event.
This event will bring together young Angolan space enthusists and entrepeneurs from various backgrounds to discuss strategies to contribute to and expand the regional space sector.

Language of the event will be Portuguese.

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Meeting ID: 710 1433 1161
Passcode: 122

SGAC Japan Space Talk #13: Space Education and Women in Space
2020-08-01 22:00 - 23:00 (Asia/Tokyo) | Zoom
SGAC Japan Space Talk is a weekly webinar series with space experts. It consists of a 30-min guest presentation followed by a 30-min Q&A.

Introduction to the Space Industry and presentation of SGAC - Burundi
2020-08-01 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/Vienna) | Facebook Livestream
The space industry is not yet developed in Burundi. Through this webinar, we want to create awareness for this opportunity for the citizens of Burundi in general and the decision-makers in particular. Moreover, we will present SGAC.

The webinar session will be moderated by Louis Pasteur NIZIGIYIMANA, NPoC of Burundi, and will host Rania TOUKEBRI, RC Africa, as a speaker.

We will soon share the Facebook link where the session will be livestreamed.

Space based observation on climate change
2020-07-27 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Zoom
Climate change forms one of the most important global environmental challenges, with implications for food production, water supply, health, energy act.
Space-based global change observation and studies, together with other (non-space) observations and studies, are means to provide a sound scientific basis for developing national and international policy related to natural and human induced changes in the Earth’s system.
This webinar features one speaker:
Dr. Abdulqader Alkharraz Former Head of the General Authority for Environmental Protection, Yemen.

Note: This webinar will be in Arabic language

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[Partnered] 90 Minutes in Space Workshop
2020-07-20 18:00 - 19:30 (Asia/Riyadh) | Microsoft Teams
The 90 Minutes in Space Workshop program is hosted by Saudi Space Commission (SSC). The webinar is mainly targeting Saudi youth of all ages, with the main goal being to inspire the next generation and promote a greater interest in Space and Space Sciences.
This webinar is part of the “Education in Space” series.

This webinar session will feature two selected speakers:
1- Paul Davey: He joined QinetiQ in 2018 and leads Business Development in the Space domain with particular responsibility for SatCom programmes.
2- Dr. Tanya Harrison: calls herself a “Professional Martian.” She has spent the last decade working as a scientist and in mission operations on multiple NASA Mars missions, including the Curiosity and Opportunity rovers.

SSC is supported by SGAC organizers:
1- Abdulaziz Alsaeed
2- Ghaida Aloumi
The SCC moderators will be:
1- Faisal M. Al-Betiri (AJYAL Space Project Coordinator)
2- Woud Al-Sadoun (Student Consultant Committee Member)

The webinar session will be held via Microsoft Teams and streamed on SSC’s Twitter account in parallel.
REGISTER HERESchedule
6:00-6:05 pm Discussion panel introduction – Mr. Faisal Al-Betiri and Woud Al-Sadoun
6:05-6:35 pm First Speaker – Dr. Tanya Harrison
6:35-7:05 pm Second Speaker – Mr. Paul Davey
7:05-7:25 pm Q&A Session – Dr. Tanya Harrison and Mr. Paul Davey
7:25-7:30 pm Wrap Up – Mr. Faisal Al-Betiri

All times are AST (UTC+3).
Speaker Biographies
Dr Tanya Harrison
Dr. Tanya Harrison calls herself a “Professional Martian.” She has spent the last decade working as a scientist and in mission operations on multiple NASA Mars missions, including the Curiosity and Opportunity rovers. Her specialty lies in geomorphology: the study of a planet’s evolution based on its surface features. Before Mars however, Tanya had her head in the stars as an astronomer studying the metal content of star clusters and recurring novae systems.
She holds a Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Western Ontario, a Masters in Earth and Environmental Sciences from Wesleyan University, and a B.Sc. in Astronomy and Physics from the University of Washington.
After her Ph.D., Tanya became the the Director of Research for Arizona State University’s Space Technology and Science (“NewSpace”) Initiative.
Currently she is the Manager of Science Programs at the federal arm of Planet Labs. Tanya is also an advocate for advancing the status of women in science and for accessibility in the geosciences. You can find her prolifically tweeting about the Red Planet—and her experiences with both #WomenInSTEM and #DisabledInSTEM—as @tanyaofmars.
Paul Davey
Paul joined QinetiQ in 2018 and leads Business Development in the Space domain with particular responsibility for SatCom programmes. Prior to this, Paul worked for Archangel Imaging, an SME specialising in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, with particular emphasis on transport and UAS and before that Paul was Head of Business Development and Applied Technology for Reaction Engines.
In 2010, Paul became UK Business Development Director for Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, first as BD lead for the Trident II D5 missile programme in service with UK Royal Navy and then for the development of Lockheed Martin’s UK Space Technology Office.
With colleagues from the LM Civil Space Advanced Programmes team, Paul worked with the UK Space Agency and MoD as well as industry partners to guide and develop thinking on an indigenous small-satellite launcher programme. This work was instrumental in the UK Government’s decision to embark on a Satellite Launch Programme.
From 2004-2010 in an earlier spell with QinetiQ, Paul was Project Manager and then Business Development Manager for the record breaking solar powered Zephyr (HALE UAV) High Altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Paul developed flight demonstration programmes with MoD and US DoD for this cutting-edge technology; Paul was part of the team that broke the official FIA absolute world record for flight duration of a powered aircraft in 2010, attaining 14 days continual flight in Yuma, Arizona.
Paul graduated from Southampton University B.Eng. (Hons) Aeronautics & Astronautics and subsequently gained Programme Management qualifications working for the Ministry of Defence. Paul has spent over 30 years in the Aerospace and Defence sector.
About the AJYAL Space Program:
AJYAL Space program was launched under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Chairman of the Saudi Space Commission, with the aim of investing in the development of human capital, which is part of the strategy of the Saudi Space Commission, and aims to create an inspiring and stimulating educational environment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that specializes in Space Science and its fields to enable and qualify national cadres to achieve leadership in these fields through participation in pioneering initiatives that stimulate innovation and creative thinking.

SpaceGen United
2020-07-18 13:00 - 2020-07-26 17:00 (Europe/Vienna) | Online
What’s SpaceGen United?
For the past 20 years, SGAC has been representing students and young professionals from around the world, all passionate about space. Now more than ever we want to keep our community connected through our new initiative SpaceGen United – SGAC’s very first online Congress! It will be a gathering of more than 150 participants, experts from across the space industry as well as SGAC Alumni, all during the course of a week. As a unique and dynamic experience, SpaceGen United will include workshops, podcasts, virtual coffee hours, a trivia night and many other online gatherings and challenges for you to take part in. There will be #AskMeAnything sessions with SGAC Alumni and much, much more to look forward to!

Who should attend the SpaceGen United

We invite students and young professionals between the age of 18 to 35 (as of July 18, 2020) who are nationals of United Nations member states and are passionate about the space industry to apply to be part of the delegation. Past delegates have attended from around the world and from a wide variety of disciplines.
Sponsor or Partner with the SpaceGen United

Would you like to become official sponsors or partners of the SpaceGen United? You will be part of SGAC’s very first Congress online enabling students and young professionals all over the world to gather and discuss key space topics!

Go to the SGU Webpage!

E-SGW Webinar Series : Launch Your Space (Tech) Startup and Career
2020-07-16 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Vienna) | Facebook
10 Tips That Will Help Launch Your Startup Or Career in Space Industry”: Based on the experience of running a space startup Precious Payload, Andrew Maximov will share helpful tips for those who are thinking of building their career or launching a startup in the space industry. If you want a quick overview of the critical steps you need to take to enable your ticket to future space entrepreneurship, this is the place to start.
Meet your Speaker : Andrew Maximov
Andrew Maximov is a CEO and Co-Founder of Precious Payload. This is a space-tech startup building software that helps plan and execute satellite missions by taking care of the paperwork, technical analysis, and supply chain management. This SaaS service enables you to launch payloads to space to do a profitable business. Former tech-magazine editor and alumni of Moscow Engineering Physics Institute with a master’s degree in micro- and nano-electronics, he was always passionate about space. Before focusing on the space domain, Andrew led several tech companies in the MENA region.
http://preciouspayload.com/?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sgac_webinar_july20
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What you need to know about SG[France]2020: Our Giant Leap
2020-07-15 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/Vienna) | Google Meet
The highly ambitious and at times futuristic space sector isn’t a steady cruise for all; for many it is a bumpy ride. Women of the sector often learn to overlook the stigma of discrimination and accept it as the burden of a traditionally male dominated work field but as we look into the future of space, we see the need for change. From this necessity, Our Giant Leap was born within the Space Generation Advisory Council.

Our kick-off event, SG[France]2020: Our Giant Leap will take place in Toulouse, France on September 26th 2020. More information: https://spacegeneration.org/event/sgfrance-2020

Join us for a 1-hour webinar to learn all you need to know about SG[France]2020: Our Giant Leap before submitting your delegate application.
Programme :

General introduction to Our Giant Leap (5 min)
Presentation of SG[France]2020: objectives, preliminary programme, delegate application process, useful information (15 min)
Presentation of Our Giant Leap past and future activities (10 min)
Q&A session (30 min)

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SGAC x Launch Canada Fireside Chat
2020-07-10 23:00 UTC | Online
On the 10th of July, the Space Generation Advisory Council and Launch Canada will co-host a
Fireside Chat with George T. Whitesides, CEO at Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company.
This comes on the heels of exciting developments for private orbital and suborbital space flight.
The conversation on student rocketry challenges and innovation will take centre stage: from
competition to space, inspiring the next generation of space professionals. A notable emphasis
will be placed on discussing Canada’s nascent industry and plans underway for a dedicated
spaceport, while delving into innovation-driven challenges and fostering entrepreneurial
leadership.

Eventbrite registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sgac-and-launch-canada-presents-fireside-chat-with-george-t-whitesides-tickets-111036011700
About George T. Whitesides
George T. Whitesides is the CEO of Virgin Galactic Holdings, a vertically integrated aerospace companythat is working to become the world’s first commercial spaceline. George leads both Virgin Galactic andits manufacturer of advanced air and space vehicles, The Spaceship Company. George was appointed tothe role in 2010 by Sir Richard Branson, and led the transition of the organisation from a private entityto its position today as a publicly-traded human spaceflight company, listing on the NYSE in October2019.Prior to Virgin Galactic, George served as Chief of Staff for NASA. Upon departure from the Americanspace agency, he received the Distinguished Service Medal, the highest award the agency confers.
George’s volunteer service includes boards of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation (Vice Chair),Caltech’s Space Innovation Council, the Antelope Valley Board of Trade, Princeton University’s AdvisoryCouncil for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and the World Economic Forum’s Global FutureCouncil on Space Technologies (previously as co-chair). He is a fellow of the UK Royal AeronauticalSociety and an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
He previously served as chair of the Reusable Launch Vehicle Working Group for the FAA’s CommercialSpace Transportation Advisory Committee, and a member of the Board of Trustees of PrincetonUniversity and the board of Virgin Unite USA. George has testified on American space policy before theUnited States Senate, the United States House of Representatives, and the President’s Commission onImplementation of United States Space Exploration Policy. An honors graduate of Princeton University’sWoodrow Wilson School, George later earned a master’s degree in geographic information systems andremote sensing from the University of Cambridge, and a Fulbright Scholarship to Tunisia. George is alicensed private pilot and certified parabolic flight coach.
He resides in Lancaster, California with his wife Loretta and two children.

E-SGW Webinar Series: NASA Systems Engineering and Human Systems Integration
2020-06-30 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | GoToMeeting
As we venture further into space, more complex systems will be required to support human missions to the Moon and Mars. The importance of sound systems engineering and human systems integration will be critical for these future missions. Dealing with complex technology and keeping the astronauts both physiologically and psychologically healthy will be of utmost importance.
This presentation provides an overview of the evolution of human spaceflight, system complexity, and the NASA systems engineering process. In addition, Human Systems Integration as part of the NASA systems engineering process is also covered to show how NASA will mitigate future spaceflight risks.

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Meet your Speaker

George Salazar
Mr. George Salazar received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston and his Masters of Science in Systems Engineering from Southern Methodist University.
He has over 35 years of experience in telemetry, communications, speech control, command and data handling, audio, displays and controls, intelligent lighting, project management, and systems engineering of which he has received several patents. He has been involved with the design of advanced telemetry, speech recognition, and intelligent systems of which he has received various patents.
He is currently serving at NASA’s Johnson Space Center as the Human-Computer Interface Technical Discipline Lead to develop advanced human interfaces as well as serving as the Displays and Controls Subsystem Manager for the Commercial Crew Program. He is the co-founder of the Human System Integration (HSI) Employee Resource Group to infuse HSI into the NASA technical processes.
He is a Senior-Life IEEE member, a registered professional engineer in the state of Texas, and an Expert Systems Engineer Professional certification through the International Council on Systems Engineering.
Since coming to work at NASA, he has reached out to over approximately 16,000 students either mentoring for career development, mentoring on NASA design challenges through the NASA Texas Space Grant Challenge, or speaking about careers and staying in school.

Africa Space: We work in Space
2020-06-26 16:00 - 2020-06-27 17:00 (Europe/London) | Zoom
The Africa Space Careers webinar is an initiative founded by the collaboration of four African Space oriented organizations namely: LearnSpace Foundation, Humbite, Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) and Space Stem Educational Initiative for Africa(SSEIA). The webinar is centered around educating Africans on the benefits of space technology to the African continent and encouraging them to consider careers in the Space sector.

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Meshack is a specialist in space systems. He is working with the African Union Commission to establish the Pan-African Space Agency. He has greatly contributed to the efforts of shaping the space industry in the continent, particularly on enhancing engagement with the space community. Meshack is also leading the capacity building in space applications with Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) & Africa, which is a pan-African Programme in Earth Observation. He is also actively engaged with international community. He is a member of two study groups of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) Study Group 4.19 on Promoting Global Space Knowledge and Expertise in Developing Countries, and IAA SG 4.26 on Cubesat Interface. He was the Co-Lead of Space Technology for Disaster Management (STDM) Project of SGAC. He is an Alumnus of The Lindau Nobel Laureates Programme in Physics. He is a Graduate and Contributor of the Cansat Leader Training Program (CLTP) and, continuing in Commercial Space Studies at ISU Aldrin Center for Space Entrepreneurship, Florida. Meshack is also a leader in the African Leadership Congress on Space Science and Technologies for Sustainable Development-Youth Forum.
Mohammed Saibu is a Flight controller (Operation’s engineer) in the Mission Control Center (MCC) responsible for the assessment and monitoring of a space vehicle’s aerodynamic performance and operation. He works on the operations for NASA’s future vehicles (Orion and Commercial Crew) and the International Space Station (ISS), focused primarily on developing and working towards the accomplishments of Guidance Navigation & Control, Propulsion, and Trajectory operations for human spaceflight. This entails of creating procedures, operational documents and supporting live operations for burn maneuvering, targeting and operations for a vehicle.
Ms. Fadahunsi-banjo Motolani, Chief Legal Officer, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA). She began her legal career practicing law in the areas of civil litigation and commercial law, in Abuja, Nigeria. In 2008, she joined NASRDA as legal officer where she contributed to the draft of both the NARSDA ACT, 2010 and the National Space Development (Licensing & Supervisory, ETC) Regulations 2012. Her responsibilities include negotiating and drafting Agreements, contracts, and bonds between the Agency and other parties, domestic and International and offering legal guidance to the Agency. She is a resource person with the Nigerian Institute of Space Science and Technology and Women in Aerospace Nigeria. In 2012, she interned with the International Space Transport Association, working with the legal department on the Pros and Cons: Liberalization of space activities in Europe.
She holds L.LM degrees in Air and Space Law, (Leiden University, Netherlands), and Space, Cyber and Telecommunications law (University of Nebraska). Ms. Fadahunsi-banjo Motolani has represented Nigeria at Conferences, workshops and was a Nigerian Delegate at the 2009 session of the UNCOPUOS- Legal Subcommittee. She is a Member of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL), Women in Aerospace Nigeria, and the Nigerian Bar Association.
Chidinma Joy Iroka , Chief Engineer in the Engineering and Space System Division (ESS) of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) which is the Nigerian Space Agency. She was one of the two ladies (only lady) in the Radio Frequency (RF) team of the Nigerian engineers and scientists that were trained in Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, United Kingdom during which she participated in the designing, building and testing of Nigerian satellites (NigSat-2 and NigSat-X) launched in 2011 with uplink and downlink frequencies at S-band (2.0-4.2GHz) and X-band (8.0 -8.5GHz) respectively. Her participation and recent research on the frequencies at which both Communications and Earth observation satellites are launched in Nigeria motivated her to write her master’s thesis on “The Quantification of the agency to work on “PalmSat-Nig S-Band Microwave Beacon”. She is currently working on her PhD in the Electronic and Electrical Engineering Department of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Nigeria with the topic “Rain fade characteristics for ku-band earth – space communication systems in Nigeria: measurement and modelling”.
She is a Space Leader, the African Space Leadership Congress (ASLC) Women and the Technical Adviser of the Space STEM Educational Initiative for Africa (SSEIA), the Co-founder and the Secretary General of the Women in Aerospace Nigeria (WIAN) which periodically visits secondary schools across Nigeria to stir girls’ interests in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) among its many duties. It is worth mentioning that she has been representing WIAN for the past seven (7) years to draw the agency’s yearly programme.
She has passion in encouraging women and girls play active and equal role in space science, technology, innovation and exploration in Nigeria and Africa at large. In 2017, the United Nations Women in collaboration with the United Nations office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) invited her to New York for an expert meeting where she gave a talk on “Space Science and Technology: A veritable tool for demolishing gender ceiling in Nigeria”. She was the keynote speaker in Nigeria during the 2018 International day for girl child. She is Analytical, Solution-oriented Engineer, Researcher, STEM educator and Space Ambassador with experience in planning and managing projects.
Ahmed Shokry Abdelhamid Baraka is a clinical pharmacist, SGAC Regional Communications Manager for the Middle East, and the Leader of AMSRO regional chapter at Alexandria University, Egypt. He is extremely interested in space neuroscience, space sciences, and deep space exploration. His childhood dream is making humans a multi-planetary species and deep space exploration a reality.
Salvation Peter is a Data scientist, a python expert, a space and tech advocate. She is passionate about educating young people especially girls in these fields. In her quest to improve tech and space literacy, she has worked with notable brands and as well spearheaded the founding of the Space STEM Educational Initiative for Africs (SSEIA).
Ms Majaja started her career as a government official, proceeded into the academia and came back to government. She has a bachelor’s degree in Economics & Industrial Psychology, an Honours from UNISA and a Masters Degree from Williams College in Massachusetts USA. Ms Majaja has her expertise in Economic policy development and Implementation, Industrial Strategies Development and implementation in advanced manufacturing, aerospace and electro-technical. Ms Majaja has been in the space legislation and policy domain for the past 12 years. She served as Vice Chairperson during true past 2 and current term of the South African Council for Space Affairs (SACSA) which is a space regulatory body under the Minster of Trade and Industry. She has led the process of the development of the National Space Policy by South Africa. She was as well instrumental in the hosting of the 1st IAC in 2011 in the African continent. She has recently led the development of the space industry framework by the Department of Trade & Investment (DTI) Which is expected to open vast opportunities for the development and support of the space industry. Ms Majaja has been the coordinator for the past 3 years for the African Region of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition which is regarded as the Space Regulation Capacity building program.
She has been National Point of Contact of Tunisia for SGAC. Regional coordinator of Africa in Space Generation Advisory Council in support of the United Nations for space program. System and Verification engineer on space systems with an experience of over 5 years. She is a Software & Hardware engineer for space applications; worked on Integration and verification of payloads where she got used to satellites internal and external interfaces. She is experience with payloads design and space system validation before the launch resolving problems and driving overall operational improvements. She has prepared specifications for Unit level, subsystem level and System Level, as well as the worst cases and risk management for each phase.
She has worked on the design, verification and integration board computers and data storage units as well as other instruments of Satellites. She participated on the development of several satellite equipment like QB50 constellation, Jupiter Satellite JUICE, ENMap satellite, MetOp satellite, Biomass satellite, Kompsat7 from South Korea and Plato Telescope. She has followed several space projects through her career related to Galileo as well as other navigation ground segment. She is familiar with SW Development with different languages, as well as ARM and FPGA design and verification and has worked mainly on data interfaces, mass memories and on board Computers.
Delegate at the Committee of Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, participated to the Scientific and technical committees and gave recommendations with SGAC team She has also been in several workshops related to space innovation and research and she has been a speaker and moderated panels in Space Generation Congress, Global Conference for emerging countries. She is also working on the development of the space market in Africa with other African space experts.
She had an engineering diploma from the National Institute of Applied sciences and technologies in Tunis, Tunisia. She studied electronics and instrumentation. Her graduation project was on a nano satellite IP2sat with the team of Université de Picardie Jules Verne in France, one cubesat among 50 in a European constellation « QB50 ».
She holds a master in embedded systems from Université de Picardie Jules Verne. She worked on the design of an onboard computer of a Bombardier project “surfer”. Then she took a certificate in Cryptography from Stanford university, continuing studies. She is also a space policy expert and is also working on the development of the space market in Africa with other African space experts. She is also activist with the UNHCR and a UN volunteer for the African folder: female genital mutilation and a she has been a voice of Justice with the Human Rights Watch.
Marco Romero started his career in Aeronautical Engineering and Glider piloting at the Angolan Air-force, after finishing his Degree at the Portuguese Air Force Academy. After that expanded his career into the Angolan Space Program as a Ballistic and Navigation Satellite Support Specialist accumulating more than 5 years of experience in the aerospace sector and now is making the Step up as Space System Engineer at ISAE Supaero.
Actual National Point of Contact of Space Generation Advisory Council in Angola, member of the Mars Society, Moon Village Association, International Astronomical Union preparing the first Analogue Mission Site in Angola (Namibe). Ambassador of the OpenCosmos Academy for the Design of Space Missions. Member of PMI, INCOSE and the Open Space Makers Federation Developed several initiatives to Support outreach and capacity building on space domain in Angola, he is Really Inspired by Human Space Exploration and STEAM Education (because they catalyze Innovation and development) he had the opportunity to create several hackathons, conferences, Studies, Projects and other activities in Angola and joined similar activities in other countries. From there he could develop 6t Startups on the Aeronautics (UAV Manufacturing and Services), Space (STEM Education) and Technology (Apps, Games and Robotics) Domain during the past 3 years.
We can highlight here the creation of a space education cartoon with the name “Kids and Satellites” that is now in its third edition and for the excellent feedback that it has received, preparing a fourth edition that intends to integrate several countries as contributors. Currently he is at Airbus Defense and Space doing a internship in collaboration the the Aerospace Valley in Toulouse.
Eldrige de Melo is a Space Project Manager currently studying at ISAE-SUPAERO Aerospace Project Management. He is certified by the Russian Space Agency as a Senior Specialist to the Ground Control. He is also the NPoC of SGAC for Angola, he believes in fighting for diversity and inclusion in the space sector, program education and outreach. Currently he is at Airbus Defense and Space doing a internship in collaboration the the Aerospace Valley in Toulouse.
Ms. Anne Agi is a solicitor and an advocate. She holds a Masters in Law (Majored in Human Rights) from the University of Ibadan. Currently, she is a PhD candidate (Intellectual Property Law) (University of Calabar). She is a trustee/Co-founder, LearnSpace Foundation an NGO for promoting space education and awareness. She is a space and space Law enthusiast, a blogger, writer of articles on space Law, presenter at lectures on space Law. She has represented Nigeria at conferences and was a delegate at the 2019 International Astronautical Congress (IAC) where she coached and led the African Team of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Competition to emerge as Best Oralist and runners-up of the Competition.
She is an active member of the African space community, delivered a paper at the 2019 African Space Leaders Conference on ‘The role of Women and Youths in shaping Africa’s space agenda”. She holds a certificate in Space Law and Policy from the International Academy of Space Law (IASL). She is also a member of the Women in Aerospace Community, and a member of the Nigerian Bar Association.

[PG-SEPG] - SEPG Webinar #8: Forward to the Moon: Wrap Up and Next Steps for Lunar Governance
2020-06-24 17:00 - 19:00 (Europe/Vienna) | Facebook Livestream
On the 24th of June the SEPG will host the last episode of our webinar series on the Future of Space Exploration.
In this final episode we will wrap-up the main outcomes of the previous episodes and discuss the way forward for Lunar activities, together with three very special guests:
– Prof. Tanja Masson-Zwaan, deputy director of the International Institute of Air and Space Law – Leiden University, president Emerita of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) and former consortium partner of The Hague International Space Resources Governance Working Group
– Prof. Aaron Boley, Canada research chair in planetary astronomy at the University of British Columbia and co-director of the Outer Space Institute.
– Chris Johnson, space law advisor at Secure World Foundation, adjunct faculty at the International Space University ISU and legal advisor for the Moon Village Association
Looking forward to seeing many of you for our final event!

[PG-SMLS] Health in Space series: Women's health in space
2020-06-23 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/Vienna) | GoToMeeting
Welcome to our webinar series on Health in Space: showing how space exploration is advancing and benefitting health(care) on Earth. Our speakers include experts in the field of space medicine and space life sciences, former or current astronauts, flight surgeons. These webinars are open to all to participate and offer an opportunity to engage with exciting speakers. The series is organized by the Space Generation Advisory Council project group Space Medicine and Life Sciences. We hope you learn a ton!
Our fifth episode will focus on women’s health in space. Space affects some aspects of male and female astronaut physiology differently. For example, on return to Earth, male astronauts have more problems with their vision whilst female astronauts have more issues with blood pressure management. Dr Varsha Jain is a space gynecologist trying to find out why these gender differences occur. Dr Varsha Jain and Dr Virginia Wotring have collaborated to evaluate whether different hormonal therapies affect clot risk in female astronauts. Their latest paper has just been published in NPJ Microgravity. This stellar panel will discuss this and at the end of the session we will open it up to the audience, so you can ask questions to our panellists!
Our line-up of this episode includes:

Dr. Varsha Jain – After graduating from Imperial College medical school, Varsha took time out from clinical training to complete a masters degree in space physiology and health at King’s College London. For her masters thesis project, she worked alongside the Exploration Medical Capability team at NASA JSC to investigate the efficiencies of the medical systems currently on board the ISS. She recently completed an academic clinical fellowship in obstetrics and gynaecology.
Dr. Virginia Wotring – Virginia’s research involves examining the changes in physiology and pharmacology that occur in the confined, closed, microgravity, elevated radiation environment of a space mission, ranging from the molecular level to that of the whole human. She is now resident faculty member at the International Space University.

This session will be moderated by Jules Lancee, healthcare innovator here on Earth.
See you June 23th!

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[Partnered] Shifted lunar perspectives on habitats and women on the Moon
2020-06-20 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Vienna) | Zoom
The Moon Village Association is collaborating with the SGAC Our Giant Leap initiative on an exciting interactive webinar. Our distinguished speaker, space architect Barbara Imhof, will share with you her insights on lunar exploration, future space missions and the place and role of women and diversity in it.
Schedule:

General introduction to the webinar (5 min)
Speaker introduction (10 min)
Lunar exploration, Moon Village Association, future lunar missions (15 min)
The place and role of women and diversity (10 min)
Perception and initiatives to improve diversity (10 min)
Concluding message (5 min)
Open Session for Q&A (5 min)

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Dr. Barbara Imhof is an internationally active space architect, design researcher and educator.
She is the co-founder and CEO of LIQUIFER Systems Group, an interdisciplinary team comprising engineers, architects, designers and scientists.
LIQUIFER projects deal with spaceflight parameters such as with living with limited resources, minimal and transformable spaces and resource-conserving systems.

E-SGW Webinar Series: Artificial Intelligence for Space
2020-06-20 11:00 - 12:00 (Africa/Freetown) | GoToMeeting
Artificial Intelligence (AI) meets Space! Join us on Saturday 20th June at 11 AM UTC, together with Juan Peña Ibáñez (CEO of Orbital EOS, space-tech entrepreneur), Rasit Abay (Founder of Futurifai, AI/ML Engineer, Astrodynamics expert) and Red Boumghar (AI expert on Spacecraft Operations & Robotics and core contributor to Libre Space Foundation). Machine learning, image recognition, forecasting, … this webinar will show how space applications, both at ground and space segment, can benefit from Artificial Intelligence solutions. A new world of possibilities to unlock ahead of us!

RegisterMeet the SpeakersJuan Peña Ibáñez
Juan Peña is a space-tech entrepreneur and CEO of Orbital EOS, a Spanish company developing solutions based on Satellite Data & Artificial Intelligence. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Oceanography and a master’s degree in Remote Sensing & Data Analytics. His working experience includes 12 years of airborne remote sensing as Tactical Coordination Officer for the Spanish Maritime Safety & Rescue Agency (SASEMAR). He is currently involved in R+D projects of cube-sat missions and high altitude pseudo-satellites with the scope of addressing environmental challenges in the maritime domain.
Rasit Abay
Rasit Abay, founder at Futurifai and AI/ML Algorithms Engineer for Space Applications at University of New South Wales, Canberra. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering (specialisation in AI) and a master’s degree in Space System (specialisation in Astrodynamics). He is currently pursuing PhD in Aerospace Engineering (specialisation in astrodynamics and ML) at UNSW Canberra. Among his recent experiences, he has worked on AI/ML algorithms for Flight Dynamics activities (UNSW) and deep image recognition solutions for greenhouse (Futurifai)
Red Boumghar
Dr. Redouane Boumghar, aka Red, worked on many different Artificial Intelligence projects in robotics and perception in the satellite imagery industry. He is a former research fellow in the team for AI in Space Operations at the European Space Agency. He currently leads ideation processes for the data intelligence portfolio for the European Central Bank. Red believes in open inter-planetary collaboration where space is claimed the libre way. That’s why, as core contributor to the Libre Space Foundation, he shares and maintains a fully open source machine learning project for future autonomous space operations.

SGAC Japan Space Talk #12: Astrophysics
2020-06-20 10:00 - 11:00 (Asia/Tokyo) | Zoom

ISSC2 Webinar: Entrepreneurship and Space Business Ecosystem
2020-06-13 14:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Vienna) | GoToMeeting
What does it take to be an entrepreneur? What are the business challenges offered by the space sector? How does the fusion of two worlds work in a cutting-edge and highly competitive scenario? What impact has the COVID-19 pandemic had on the space business ecosystem and what measures can possibly counteract it in the near and long term? The Entrepreneurship and Space Business Ecosystem Webinar, associated with the Second Italian Space Startup Competition, will dive into these questions to explore a broader and enthusiastic discussion among specialists and space entrepreneurs. The presenters will also talk about the multiple opportunities, strategies, trends, and the rules of the game that steer Astropreneurship. Organized as a round table, the audience will have the chance to interact with the speakers with a session of questions and answers.

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Emerging Space Program: Lessons Learned for the Future
2020-06-12 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | GoToMeeting
Today, there are many countries with established space program, and many will soonbannounce their space programs.

What makes a space program successful?
What can we learn from previous space programs for Emerging Space Countries?

As space activities will are expanding in the Middle East region, the webinar will focus on the Middle East region.

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Professor Danielle Wood
Director of the Space Enabled Research Group
MIT Media Lab
Professor Danielle Wood serves as an Assistant Professor in the Program in Media Arts & Sciences and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Within the Media Lab, Prof. Wood leads the Space Enabled Research Group which seeks to advance justice in Earth’s complex systems using designs enabled by space.
Prof. Wood is a scholar of societal development with a background that includes satellite design, earth science applications, systems engineering, and technology policy. In her research, Prof. Wood applies these skills to design innovative systems that harness space technology to address development challenges around the world.
Prior to serving as faculty at MIT, Professor Wood held positions at NASA Headquarters, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Aerospace Corporation, Johns Hopkins University, and the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs.

SGAC Japan Space Talk #11: Satellite Business
2020-06-11 10:30 - 11:30 (Asia/Tokyo) | Zoom

[PG-SEPG] - SEPG Webinar #7: Tokenizing the Moon. Blockchain technologies for Lunar exploration
2020-06-10 18:00 - 19:30 (Europe/Vienna) | Facebook Livestream
In this seventh episode of the SEPG series on the future of space exploration we will explore the utilization of Blockchain technologies for Lunar exploration.
SEPG Co-Lead Antonino will moderate a dynamic roundtable between
Ms. Anja Blaj, Chief Strategy Officer at Future Law Institute and
Dr. Piero Messina, Senior Officer at ESA Strategy Department.

Featured image: CryptoEmotions.com

SGAC Mentoring Webinar/Project Group #1: SMLS & SEPT
2020-06-09 08:00 - 09:00 (America/Denver) | Zoom
Meet the leaders of the Space Medicine and Life Sciences and the Space Exploration Project Groups, and find out how to get involved!

E-SGW Webinar Series: Space for Urban Planning
2020-06-06 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Vienna) | GoToMeeting
Last summer 30 individuals from 16 countries worked together investigating how space technologies and applications can impact urban planning to achieve more sustainable and resilient cities on Earth.
In this webinar, we are going to present the results of the project developed during the Space Studies Program in Strasbourg. You will also be able to ask any questions about the Program and the International Space University!
Join us together with our speakers:

Dr Graziella Caprarelli
Dr Simone Paternostro
Aleksandra Kozawska
Léo Baud

Moderator:

Mirta Medanić, E-SGW 2020 Organising Team Member

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Dr. Graziella Caprarelli

Dr. Graziella Caprarelli is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and obtained her PhD in Earth Sciences from University ‘La Sapienza’, Rome, Italy. Currently she is the Director of Hypatia Scientifica, a private science consulting company based in Australia, that she founded in 2018. She has been a NASA Fellow at the Johnson Space Centre in Houston, and is currently a member of the MARSIS science team. She was the Co-Director of the 2017 Southern Hemisphere Space Studies Program.

Dr. Simone Paternostro

Born in 1986 and originally from Italy, Dr. Paternostro holds a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, a master’s degree in Space Engineering as well as a 2nd level master’s degree in Space Transportation Systems, and a PhD in Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy. Initially, he worked as an AOCS/GNC intern at EADS Astrium (now Airbus Group), followed by a research position at the Institute for Aerospace Technology, University of Nottingham, the UK. He is currently employed as a Multi-Increment Payload Planner/Complement Requirements Manager in ESA’s Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) where he manages payloads on board of the ISS (International Space Station).

Aleksandra Kozawska

Aleksandra Kozawska is a strategic and service designer with experience using design tools and human-centred methods in projects within technological and social areas. Her design education includes University College London, Politecnico di Milano and Glasgow School of Art. Aleksandra has also worked at the European Astronaut Centre with the basic astronaut training. She is an alumni of the International Space University, Space Studies Program 2019 in Strasbourg.

Léo Baud

Student at the University of Strasbourg, France, Léo is finishing a Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences. In parallel, he developed a startup that designs devices to improve the quality of life of astronauts, in particular by using smells. Alumni of the International Space University, Space Studies Program 2019, he presented the team project: “Space for Urban Planning” to the 57th Scientific and Technical Sub-Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space at the United Nations in Vienna.

This webinar is part of the E-SGW Webinar Series + #SpaceHope
The European Space Generation Workshop (E-SGW) is a two day international event that aims to bring together students and young professionals to think and collectively create Europe’s future in space. The fifth edition of the European Space Generation Workshop will take place in Madrid on October 30th and 31st, 2020. Delegates will get the opportunity to share ideas on sustainable space applications, a topic the interest in which has substantially increased over the past few years.Learn more about the event here.

[Partnered] Tracing Apps and COVID-19 containment- Legal Threats and Cyber Challenges
2020-06-05 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Vienna) | GoToMeeting
Eurisy and the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC), decided to join forces to organise a webinar on the legal consequences related to the use of tracking apps during the first phase of de-confinement. The purpose of the webinar is to present the audience what are the existing space-based apps that could help to trace positive patients, how did they solve the privacy issues and what were their main challenges. Then, the webinar aims at presenting the current legal challenges that need to be faced and the risk for our data.

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SGAC Belgium Space Quiz
2020-06-04 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/Vienna) | GoToMeeting
Hi,
If you’d like to reconnect with SGAC and learn about what we are planning for the next year, take a break and come join us for an evening of Space fun online! SGAC Belgium is organising an Astronomy and Space Quiz online with a combination of fun and serious questions about Space and Astronomy this Thursday June 4th at 7pm CEST. No teams! Everyone for themselves to prove once and for all who knows the most about Space amongst your friends! Get your thinking caps on for this Space Quiz Night online and register for the event:

May the best one win! Mohammad & Maxime – SGAC NPOC Belgium

[PG-SEPG] - SEPG Webinar #6: Involving Everyone - Perspectives of Developing Countries on Space Resources and Lunar Activities
2020-06-03 06:30 - 20:30 (Europe/Vienna) | Facebook Livestream
In this sixth episode of the SEPG series on the future of space exploration we will explore the perspectives of Developing Countries on Space Resources and Lunar Activities. As usual, SEPG Co-Lead Antonino will moderate a dynamic roundtable between
Ms. Nuria Ali, SGAC NPoC for Kenya,
Mr. Ian Christensen from Secure World Foundation,
Ms. Laura Salcedo, SEPG member from the Colombian community
and Mr. Ghanim Alotaibi, SGAC Regional Coordinator for the Middle-East.

Towards a more inclusive space sector for women
2020-05-30 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Vienna) | GoToMeeting
The Space Generation Advisory Council and Women in Aerospace Europe invite you to a panel discussion about diversity and inclusiveness in the space sector. The main focus is the inclusiveness of women.
Four extraordinary professionals will share their compelling vision on the subject, based on their personal experiences.
You can already participate in the event before it begins! Use #AskOGL to ask your questions about the webinar and to our speakers.

Meet the panelists :
Clémentine Decoopman is currently the Executive Director of the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC). As such, she leads the operations, business development and policy output for the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC), a non-profit and volunteer-based organisation representing more than 18 000 members and alumni in 150 countries.
The SGAC Executive Director is the face of the organisation internally towards the members and externally towards the partners, sponsors and the industry at large.
Bethany Downer works around the world in the domain of outreach and communications for space, currently residing in Brussels, Belgium. She manages press and outreach for the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope for the European Space Agency and is responsible overseeing the telescope’s 30th Anniversary celebrations and public engagement initiatives for Europe. Bethany also coordinates the communications for the Space Generation Advisory Council, the UNESCO International Day of Light, the International Astronomical Union’s centenary celebrations (IAU100), and the popular Space Scoop astronomy platform for children.
Catherine Lambert has been dedicated to data processing and innovation, throughout her career in the National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) to her current position as head of CERFACS. As such, she is involved in major national and international projects and works closely with the main actors of the space segment.
Her expertise led her to join -among other organisations- the Advisory Committee for Earth Observation in ESA, and the French Academy of Technologies, two prestigious institutions where she provides her insights and understanding. Beyond her career, Catherine is deeply involved in several organisations such as Women in Aerospace (WiA).
Hélène Lemonnier is the head of sales for commercial and military Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) solutions and services in Airbus. Currently based in Munich Airbus Defence and Space Headquarters, she manages a multinational team focused on the business growth of 25kg to several tones’ drones, such as the Zephyr program, the world’s leading solar-electric stratospheric aircraft. Hélène’s impressive career brings insightful vision on the sector: as an agronomy engineer, she first spent 10 years working for SMEs in the Sophia Antipolis technology park, before joining the future Airbus Defence and Space in 2004, where she headed several departments in Earth Observation business before being promoted as head of the UAS sales team.
Beyond her career, Hélène is also the happy mother of three marvellous children and has been deeply involved in volunteer-based organisations on gender diversity such as Women in Aerospace (WiA).
