Space Generation Advisory Council

Space Generation Forum 2.0
2018-06-16 - 2018-06-17
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SpaceOps 2018
2018-05-28 - 2018-06-01 | Palais du Pharo, 58 Boulevard Charles Livon, Marseille, 13007, France
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.
SpaceOps 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
Nanosatellites Operations and their Launch Activities Workshop
Date: 27 May 2018
Location: Pharo Palace, Marseille, France
Do 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.
During 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.
After the lectures by each representative, all participants will have a chance to engage in discussions via a panel discussion.
The 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.
Registration Costs: Workshop Registration is free.
How to Register: Register for the workshop HERE
Deadline for Registration: 31st December 2017 28th February 2018
Scholarship Opportunity
SGAC 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.
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Agenda Outline

Time
Agenda
Details

9:45
Registration Check-in
Registration Required (no fee)

10:15
Welcome

SGAC Workshop- Chair
Opening from CNES
Additional Message from SpaceOps ExCom (NASA/Phil Liebrecht)

10:30
Participant Introduction
Ice Breaker

10:45
Student Presentations
Tholl Sacha:
“Multi-mission ground station specialized for Nanosatellite missions, operated and maintained by students”Bernard Repetti, H. Silva
“CASAA-Sat, students 2U Nanosatellite project at Marseille”Akshanto Anadito
“MIST Satellite to LEO and Beyond Atlas Spacecraft to Asteroid 2016-HO3”

12:00
Short Intro about SGAC
SGAC Executive Director

12:15
Lunch
Hosted by CNES

13:15
Technical Presentations
Alessandro Donati (ESA)
“Mission Concept, Operations & CubeSats”Young Lee (NASA/JPL) :
“SmallSats, Enhancing Science in NASA”Matthew Sorgenfrei (NASA/ARC) :
“Preparing for the Challenges of Operating a CubeSat in Deep Space”

14:25
Coffee Break & Group Photo
Hosted by CNES

14:45
Panel Discussion
Future Perspectives for CubeSats in Space.
Cyril Arnodo – Alcadia
Jose Mariano – Zero2Infinity

15:45
Closing Remarks
SGAC Workshop Chair

*Note: Order of Speakers and Presentation Topics Subject to Change*
Speed Mentoring Event
Speed Mentoring Event
Date: 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
How it Works
Each 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!
Mentors

Sabrina Eberle
Sabrina 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.

Harry Shaw, D.Sc.
Harry 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.

Alice Bowman
Alice 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.

Philip E. Liebrecht
Philip 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.

Michael Schmidt
Michael 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.

Helene Pasquier
Hélène 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).

Andrew Monham
Andrew 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.

Julio A. Monreal, Dr. Eng.
Julio 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.

LAM Tour
Laboratoire D’astrophysique De Marseille (LAM) Tour
Date: 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
Chiara Cocchiara: chiara.cocchiara@spacegeneration.org Stephanie Wan: stephanie.wan@spacegeneration.org

SGAC-IAF Seminar at GLAC2018: Space Applications
2018-05-21 08:00 - 14:00 UTC | Radisson Montevideo Victoria Plaza Hotel Plaza, Radisson Montevideo Victoria Plaza Hotel, Plaza Independencia 759, Montevideo, 11100, Uruguay
The inaugural SGAC-IAF Seminar: Space Applications is a half-day event for university students and young professionals in the South-American region which will be held on the 21 May 2018 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
The SGAC-IAF Seminar: Space Applications will be held in conjunction with the Global Space Application Conference 2018 (GLAC 2018) organised by the International Astronautical Federation on 21-23 May 2018 in Montevideo, Uruguay. The aim of the event is to engage with the Uruguay and South American students and young professionals and provide an opportunity for capacity building and policy input on space applications.
The event will be followed by a joint SGAC-IAF IDEA networking lunch.
Global Space Applications Conference 2018
The Global Space Applications Conference, GLAC 2018, to be held in Montevideo, Uruguay, will be the first time ever that IAF takes one of its Global Conferences to South America and also the first time that it organises an event in Uruguay.
GLAC 2018 is co-organised together with the Centro de Investigacion y Difuson Aeronautico-Espacial (CIDA-E), a member of the IAF since 1985 and one of ten IAF members from South America.
GLAC2018 Event Website

Timeline

21 May
SGAC-IAF Seminar: Space Applications

21 May – 23 May
GLAC 2018

Program

Start
End
Session
Moderator/Speaker

8:00
8:30
Registration
–

8:30
8:45
Introduction
TBD

8:45
9:00
Keynote 1:
Gunter Schreier
Head Business Development – Deputy Director
German Aerospace Center (DLR)

9:00
9:15
Keynote 2:
Dr. Christina Giannopapa
Head of Political Affairs Office
European Space Agency (ESA)

9:15
9:30
Keynote 3:
John Horack
Professor and Neil Armstrong Chair
The Ohio State University – College of Engineering

9:30
9:45
Keynote 4:
TBD

9:45
10:00
Group Work Introduction
TBD

10:00
12:30
Group 1: IoT and Space Applications
Victoria Alonsoperez

Group 2: Legal and Policy Challenges of Space Applications
Krystal Wilson
Project Manager
Secure World Fundation

Group 3:Technology Development and Space Applications
TBD

Group 4:Regional Collaboration in Space Applications
TBD

12:30
12:50
Recap of Group Work
One representative per working group

12:50
13:00
Closing Remarks
TBD

13:00
14:00
SGAC/IAF IDEA Networking Lunch

Organising Team
Natalia Indira Vargas-CuentasNatalia is an electronic engineer from the Military School of Engineering (Escuela Militar de Ingeniería EMI) in La Paz – Bolivia. She is currently enrolled in a master program in Remote Sensing and Geo-Information Systems (RS & GIS) in Beihang University (BUAA), Beijing – China. Natalia is also the current Regional Coordinator of South America for the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC), as well as Treasurer of the Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) of the Peru section. Her work experience includes research at the Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology Laboratory of the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH), experience as engineer in Nexus Technology. Currently she is a researcher of the Image Processing Research Laboratory INTI-Lab, of the Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades (UCH) in Peru. Her other experience includes being the Principal organiser of the first and second Aerospace Bolivian Conference (ABC). She has also participated as keynote speaker in various academic events at national and international level and has published congress and journal papers.

Avid Roman-GonzalezAvid is currently an IEEE Senior Member, IEEE – AESS Distinguished Lecturer, and Regional Coordinator of South America for the Space Generation Advisory Council – SGAC. His background is an Electronic Engineer from the Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco and Systems Engineer from the Universidad Andina del Cusco. Avid received his Master’s Degree in Industrial and Human Automatic, from the Université Paul Verlaine de Metz – France. He then received his Ph.D. Degree in Image and Signal Processing from TELECOM ParisTech supported by the French Space Agency (CNES) and German Aerospace Center (DLR). He was a Postdoctoral fellow at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. His work experience includes research at CNES and DLR, university teaching (UNI, UNSAAC, UAC, UNI, UPCH, and UCH), work experience as Engineer in CONIDA, SPECTRUM, EGEMSA, etc. Currently, he is the Coordinator of the Image Processing Research Laboratory (INTI-Lab) at Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades (UCH). He participates as keynote speaker and jury of projects in various academic events. He has many international published papers. His areas of interest are Signal and image processing, biometrics, artificial intelligence, human automation, bioengineering, industrial automatic, control, and aerospace technology.
Organised with

Registration
Please use the GLAC2018 website for our SGAC-IAF Seminar registration.
Select SGAC-IAF Seminar: Space Applications – 20€ during registration

You can also register for GLAC2018 at the same time.

Young Professional
180€

Full-Time Student
60€

Gala Dinner Ticket
80€

Young Professionals – must be 35 years of age or less and must provide a proof of their date of birth by means of an official document (passport, ID card, etc).
Full-Time Students – must provide proof of their status.

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Space Cooperation and Diplomacy Series: International Cooperation on Human Exploration
2018-05-08 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | The George Washington University, The George Washington University, 1957 E St NW, Washington, DC, 20052, United States
Building on the success of the first Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) Space Cooperation and Diplomacy panel, we are delighted to announce our second panel focused on international cooperation on human exploration in Washington D.C at the George Washington University on May 8th, 2018.
The first event in Space Cooperation and Diplomacy gathered over 50 students and young professionals for an expert panel that discussed international space cooperation and utilizing space technology for international development and economic growth with representatives from ESA, JAXA, and DLR
This initiative follows SGAC’s objective of establishing local events around the world for university students and young professionals in the Washington D.C. area. The event is a panel format with guests from space agencies, embassy space attaches, and space industry representatives. In this second version, we are welcoming astronauts from USA, ESA and Japan. Inside the theme of international cooperation on human exploration the focus of the discussion is:

Human exploration
International collaboration on human space flight, and
Astronauts experience in space missions.

Event Details

Venue:
Room 505 in the Elliott School of International Affairs

Dress code:
Business Casual

Fee:
Free

Includes reception (with food and drinks provided) starting at 2000

Sponso

SG[Vietnam]
2018-05-08 13:30 - 17:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk) | University of Science and Technology Hanoi, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Space activities has been growing throughout the past few years. With this growth in mind, the half -day Space Generation [Vietnam] event aims to bring together students and young professionals aged 18-35 to discuss issues relevant to this growth, sharing their ideas with space sector experts from the US and Vietnam.
Registrations has now closed.

Venue: Room 502, USTH Building,

Event Program

Time
Description
Speaker

13:30 – 13:35
Opening Introduction of SGAC
Stephanie Wan, Former SGAC Chair

13:35 – 13:45
Remarks by USTH
Ms. Nguyen Ha Nhung, USTH

13:45 – 14:15
Small Satellites & University Opportunities
Mr. Adrian Mangiuca, NanoRacks

14:15 – 14:45
Space Situational Awareness
Mr. Paul Graziani, Analytical Graphics Inc.

14:45 – 15:00
Networking Break

15:00 – 15:30
Opportunities for Space in Vietnam
Dr. Le Xuan Huy, Vietnam National Space Center

15:30 – 16:00
Utilizing Earth Observation Data for Benefits in Vietnam
Ms. Cin Stadler & Mr. Kien Kang, Planet Lab

16:00 – 16:20
Integrating Weather Data in Vietnam
Mr. Vance Hum, I.M. Systems Group

16:20 – 16:50
Integrating Space Data for Disaster Management
Dr. Erin Hughey, Pacific Disaster Center

16:50 – 17:20
U.S.-Vietnam Cooperation
Ms. Neevy van Laningham, Department of State

17:20 – 17:30
Closing Remarks

Space Generation Fusion Forum 2018
2018-04-15 - 2018-04-16 | Broadmoor Hotel – Cheyenne Lodge, 840-848 S Club Drive, Colorado Springs, CO, 80906, United States

European Student Forum 2018
2018-04-14 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Paris) | Budapest University of Technology and Economics in Budapest, Hungary., Magyar tudósok körútja 2, Budapest, 1117, Hungary
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SGAC: Through the Generations
2018-03-26 14:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Paris) | ESA Headquarters, 8-10 rue Mario Nikis, 75738 Paris Cedex 15, France, paris
On Monday 26th of March 2018 SGAC will welcome both past and present members for an afternoon of discussions and networking hosted at the headquarters of the European Space Agency in the 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Since its creation in 1999 thousands of students and young professionals have been involved in the SGAC network. Our alumni are spread all over the world, contributing to the development of the space field, often from key positions in either private or public entities. The event will be an opportunity for our present members to meet and be inspired by our successful alumni experiences.
Around 50 delegates are invited to join this afternoon of discussion. Alumni will share their career advice and lessons learned on the occasion of several panels. Coffee breaks and networking opportunities will allow a direct contact with the alumni.
Following the afternoon discussions, delegates delegates will be invited to enjoy a social event around a drink in the city.
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SGx 2018
2018-03-12 09:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington DC, 801 Mt Vernon Place NW, Washington, DC, 20001, United States
In partnership with Future Space Leaders Foundation (FSLF) and SATELLITE 2018, SGAC will host its third SGx talk series. SGx is a technology-focused event that will bring together young professionals with experts in the industry and government leaders to discuss pressing issues and innovative ideas in the space industry in a brand new way.
When: Monday, March 12 from 9:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m.
Where: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington DC
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3rd European Space Generation Workshop
2018-03-09 - 2018-03-10

SG[Kuwait] 2018
2018-03-02
Have you ever dreamed of being involved in Space Activities? Do you like to bring Space to Kuwait and be part of the future space activities in Kuwait? Do you like to publish a paper in a peer reviewed journal?
هل حلمت يوما بأن تكون جزء من نشاط يتعلق بالفضاء الخارجي؟ هل تريد أن يكون للكويت دور في مجال الفضاء الخارجي, وأن تكون جزء من ذلك؟ هل تريد أن تنشر ورقة علمية محكمة في مجلة علمية؟

Introduction
مقدمة
Space Generation [Kuwait] aims to gather the youth of Kuwait to express their thoughts and ideas about establishing a space program in the country. The local team of SG [Kuwait] will help students and young professionals who are between the age of 18 and 35 years old to write a proposal to establish a space program in Kuwait. Proposals will be presented during the SG [Kuwait] event day.
يهدف نشاط جيل الفضاء – الكويت إلى تجميع الشباب في الكويت ليعبروا عن اآائهم في ما يتعلق بتأسيس برنامج فضاء كويتي. سيساعد فريق جيل الفضاء – الكويت الشباب في الكويت من عمر 18 الى 35 سنه بكتابة مقترح لتأسيس برنامج فضاء كويتي. ستتم مناقشة هذه المقترحات خلال يوم النشاط.
SG [Kuwait] will begin with a media campaign using international and local media platforms. The media campaign will call students and young professionals who are between the age of 18 and 35years old and living in Kuwait to join SG [Kuwait]. 10 groups will be selected, each group will consist of 2 – 4 members. If you are an individual, you can still apply, as the organizing team of SG [Kuwait] will find a spot in teams for individuals. The local team of SG [Kuwait] will guide and support the groups on writing professional proposals. The guidance and support will consist of periodic meetings, educational resources and a proposal template. International colleagues from the Space Generation Advisory Council expressed their welling ness to support.
سيبدأ جيل الفضاء – الكويت بحملة اعلامية محلية وعالمية. ستهدف هذه الحمله إلى انتقاء عشرة فرق, كل فريق مكون من شخصين إلى أربعة اشخاص. يمكنكم المشاركة كأفراد, وسيتولى الفريق المنظم في جيل الفضاء – الكويت بضمكم إلى فريق. بعد عملية اختيار الفرق, سبدأ التحدي, حيث سيقوم الفريق المنظم لجيل الفضاء – الكويت بالاجتماع مع الفرق لمساعدتهم في كتابة مقترحاتهم. تتلخص هذه المساعده بنموذج المقترح, والذي يحتوي على أهم الأسئله التي يمكن الإجابة عليها لتشكيل مقترح, كما يشمل محتويات علمية للقراءة في مجالات الفضاء المتعدده, بالاضافة إلى اجتماعات أونلاين مع خبراء من خارج الكويت يعملون فعلا في مجال الفضاء.
You can write down any idea you think suitable for establishing a space program in Kuwait. You can go through the organizational structure of the agency, the role of volunteer groups, or the role of the private sector. Do you want to send a mission to one of Jupiter’s moons to find life? Or just send a satellite into earth’s orbit for earth imaging? All of the above and much more will be discussed among you as a team supported by the organizing team of SG [Kuwait]. After finalizing the proposal, teams will be required to present their proposals to an excited audience for discussion. After the discussion, you will have a solid idea and you can go further and discuss your ideas with decision makers.
يمكنكم كتابة أية أفكار تعتقدون انها ستكون مناسبة لتأسيس برنامج فضاء كويتي. يمكنكم الخوض في الهيكل التنظيمي لوكالة الفضاء, دور القطاع الخاص في ذلك, وإمكانيو أن يعطى للمجموعات التطوعيه دور. كيف ستكون عملية نقل المعرفة الى داخل الكويت؟ هل تريدون إرسال قمر صناعي لاستكشاف حياة على أحد أقمار المشتري؟ أم تريدون الاكتفاء بقمر صناعي لتصوير الارض؟ إن كل ما سبق والكثير غيره ستتم مناقشته بينكم كفريق بدعم من الفريق المنظم لجيل الفضاء – الكويت. وبعد عملية الكتابة, سيطلب منكم الحضور إلى يوم النشاط لجيل الفضاء – الكويت, حيث ستكونون أنتم نجوم هذا اليوم. ستعرضون أفكاركم ومقترحاتكم على جمهور متحمس لسماع تلك الافكار. وبعد الانتهاء من جيل الفضاء – الكويت يمكنكم بالفعل الاتجاه الى متخذين القرار وعرض أفكاركم.

Timeline of SG [Kuwait]
الخط الزمني لجيل الفضاء الكويت
21st January 2018: Registration open for SG [Kuwait]
21 يناير 2018: فتح باب التسجيل للفرق
1st February 2018: Registration closes.
1 فبراير 2018: يغلق باب التسجيل
1st February 2018 – 1st Mars 2018: Participants will write the proposals supervised by SG [Kuwait] team.
1 فبراير 2018 – 1 مارس 2018: الفترة المتاحة للفرق لكتابة مقترح لتأسيس برنامج فضاء كويتي بمساعدة من فريق جيل الفضاء الكويت
March 2018: The event day of SG [Kuwait] where participants will have a 5 minutes slot to discuss their proposal.
مارس 2018: يوم ملتقى جيل الفضاء – الكويت, حيث سيحضى كل فريق مشترك بخمس دقائق لعرض ومناقشة المقترح امام الجمهور
After SG [Kuwait]: The chance to publish your proposal as a peer reviewed scientific paper.
بعد جيل الفضاء – الكويت, ستكون لكم الفرصة لنشر مقترحاتكم في مجلات علمية محكمة

How to apply
طريقة الالتحاق
If you are between the age of 18 and 35 years old, based on Kuwait, please send the following documents for Ghanim.alotaibi@spacegeneration.org:
اذا كانت اعماركم تتراوح بين ال 18 و 35 سنة, وكنتم تعيشون بالكويت, الرجاء إرسال التالي على الايميل Ghanim.alotaibi@spacegeneration.org:

Your CV.
السيرة الذاتية
A letter of intent that describes your motivation to join SG [Kuwait]. Also, please mention any relevant experience/activities that might be related to the space field. The letter of intent should not exceed more than 500 words.
رساله من 500 كلمة تشرح دوافعكم للمشاركة في جيل الفضاء – الكويت. الرجاء ذكر أي نشاطات ملائمة في هذه الرسالة

SG[ASEAN] 2018
2018-01-31 08:30 - 19:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Engineering Design and Innovation Centre (E2A), National University of Singapore, 5 Engineering Drive 2, 117579, Singapore
The inaugural Space Generation [ASEAN] is a one-day regional workshop for university students and young professionals in the ASEAN region. It is held in Singapore in conjunction with the 10th Global Space and Technology Convention (GSTC).
SG[ASEAN] aims to become an annual platform for the next generation of space leaders in the ASEAN region to discuss issues pertinent to the rapidly developing region. The Organising Team anticipates participation of up to 40 delegates who will represent a majority of the ten ASEAN countries.
FIRST OF ITS KIND
This shall be the first time a youth workshop is organised for the ASEAN region. As an emerging and increasingly affluent region, ASEAN states are poised to conquer the space field.
TOP SPEAKERS
Leaders from space agencies and in the space scene, from ASEAN and around the world, will share their unique insights at the workshop.
STUDENT-PRICED TICKETS TO GSTC
One of the largest space conferences of the Southeast Asian regions, Global Space and Technology Convention (GSTC), will be held on 1 and 2 February. SG ASEAN participants will be able to register for GSTC at its student price. Your trip to Singapore shall be worthwhile.
HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD
Recommendations from SG[ASEAN] will be shared with space leaders of the ASEAN region and with the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS). Do your part to shape the future of space internationally.
A CENTRAL LOCATION
Singapore is a well-connected travel hub that is easily accessible from other ASEAN countries.
GSTC WELCOME RECEPTION
Participants will be invited to the GSTC Welcome Reception at Sheraton Hotel for free.
ProgrammeThe Space Generation [ASEAN] is a one-day event in Singapore.
08:30 | Registration
Level One
09:00 | Welcome and Opening
Panel Room

Introduction by SGAC
SSTA remarks
NUS remarks

09:15 | ASEAN Panel – The ASEAN Space Community: Challenges and Common Future
Panel Room
10:45 | Phototaking Session
Space outside Meal Room
10:55 | Morning Tea Break
Meal Room
11:10 | International Panel – ASEAN’s Place in Space: Outside Perspectives
Panel Room
12:40 | Networking Lunch
Meal Room
13:30 | Working Group Discussion
WG Rooms
15:00 | Afternoon Tea Break
Meal Room
17:15 | Big Group Shareback
Panel Room
18:00 | Closing Ceremony
Panel Room

Closing remarks by SGAC
UNOOSA presentation

19:00 | GSTC Mixer Cocktail @ SheratonSpeakers×Speaker Profile

Prof. Dan Hastings
CEO & DIRECTOR, SINGAPORE-MIT ALLIANCE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY (SMART)
As the CEO and Director of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), Professor Hastings spearheads the SMART Centre’s mission. The mission is the undertake world-class research on specific problems of societal significance to Singapore and of interest of MIT.
Professor Hastings earned a PhD and and SM, from MIT in Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1980 and 1978 respectively, and received a BA in Mathematics from Oxford University in England in 1976. He joined the MIT faculty in 1985. With over 30 years of experience in academia, Professor Hastings was MIT’s Dean of Undergraduate Education from 2006 to 2013, head of the MIT Technology and Policy Program and director of the MIT Engineering Systems Division.
Professor Hastings is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AiAA), the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) as well as a member of the US National Academy of Engineering. He has published over 120 papers, written a book on spacecraft environment interactions and won 5 best papers awards. His recent research is focused on Complex Aerospace System Design. His previous work was on spacecraft environment interactions and space propulsion.

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Dr. Ricky J. Lee
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF LAW, GLOBALEX TAX + LEGAL AND UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME AUSTRALIA
Ricky Lee has been recognised as a leading expert in space law and international business law, having acted for launch operators, satellite operators, regulatory agencies, and government entities around the world, through a legal career specialising in international business, technology start-ups, and cross-border disputes. He has been in legal practice for two decades and is admitted to practice in Australia and New Zealand.
Dr. Lee has taught at Australian and overseas universities in space law, public & private international law, comparative law, international business law, commercial law, and trade law. He holds an B.A.(Int.St.)(Hons.), a LL.B.(Hons.), a LL.M. in international law, a Ph.D. in international law, and a Graduate Diploma in Chinese Business Law. In 2018, he is writing a M.Phil. on China’s innovation policy and the space sector.
Dr. Lee is a Fellow of the International Air & Space Law Academy, the Association for the Advancement of Space Safety, the Commercial Law Association of Australia, and the Australia and New Zealand College of Notaries. He is a member of the Space Law Committee of the International Bar Association, the Air & Space Law Forum of the American Bar Association, the Section on International Law of the Law Council of Australia, and the Australia and New Zealand Society of International Law. He has published extensively with over 100 books, chapters, articles, and seminar papers on space law, international law, and commercial law, to his name.

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Prof. Thomas Djamaluddin
CHAIRMAN, LAPAN
Prof Djamaluddin was appointed as the Chairman of LAPAN, Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space in 2014. He has dedicated all his career to LAPAN, starting as a researcher and recently awarded for his 30th year of dedication as a public servant in 2017 by the President of Indonesia. Prior to becoming the Chairman, Prof Djamaluddin served as LAPAN’s Deputy Chairman of Space Science Affairs and the Head of Center for Atmospheric and Climate Sciences. Under his leadership, LAPAN launched two indigenously developed micro-satellites, LAPAN-A2 and LAPAN-A3, successfully tested Indonesia’s largest rocket, RX 450, and made the maiden flight of the N219 aircraft, jointly developed with Indonesian Aerospace, to name a few. Prof Djamaluddin obtained both his Masters and Doctorate Degree from the Kyoto University in Astronomy and is an active member of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR).

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Norilmi Amilia Ismail (Subject Matter Expert)
LECTURER, UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA
Norilmi Amilia Ismail is a lecturer in Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). She was graduated in Aerospace Engineering from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2004. After two years working in automobile Industry, her interest in Aerospace made her leave the industry and further her study at the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom.
She was awarded MSc in Space Mission Design and Analysis in 2007 and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2011 where she conducted research on the dynamics of the Motorized Momentum Exchange Tether. She started her teaching in USM in early 2011 and drives her passion in teaching to gain the interest of the undergraduate students to Space. She is actively involved in outreach program organized by the university and the local community in space education in Malaysia. She is also leading a research group in developing a Nano-Satellite called MYSat in USM for their research in earthquake prediction.

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Wasanchai Vongsantivanich (Moderator)
SATELLITE SYSTEMS ENGINEER AND RESEARCHER, GEO-INFORMATICS AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (GISTDA), THAILAND
Wasanchai from the Thai space agency, Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), is currently a Satellite Systems Engineer and the Project Manager for Project Optemis, a project which sees GISTDA contribute significantly to the Asia Pacific Regional Space Agencies’ Forum (APRSAF)’s Sentinel Asia project. Wasanchai graduated from Kasetsart University with a Bachelor of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering and obtained a Master’s degree in Aerospace Mechanics and Avionics from the prestigious French ISAE SUPAERO (Institut supérieur de l’aéronautique et de l’espace). Besides his native Thai language, Wasanchai distinguishes himself by speaking English, French and Chinese fluently.

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SATELLITE SYSTEMS ENGINEER AND RESEARCHER, GEO-INFORMATICS AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (GISTDA), THAILAND×Speaker Profile

Joerg Kreisel
CEO, JKIC AND CHAIRMAN, IBOSS GMBH,
Joerg specializes in technology commercialization – with a strong focus on space – and has been involved in numerous primarily international activities in both space and early-stage equity finance since 1987.
After pursuing a first career in space business (research & technology management) he became venture capitalist in the early 1990s. His firm JKIC is a longstanding and recognized label in the global space community, advising space-related government authorities, industry, SMEs and selected investors worldwide using its proprietary global network of leading expertise, and acting as intermediary. JKIC supports space ventures, facilitates business partnerships, equity finance, global links and strategy development.
Joerg serves as board member of several high-tech startups and investor boards, has been involved with new business creation in the space arena around the globe (i.e. RapidEye, Orbital Recovery Corp., iBOSS etc.), and is featured in “the faces of space”. He also acts as lecturer at international post-graduate master degree programs since the 1990s. Joerg holds a diploma degree in aerospace engineering from RWTH Aachen University (Germany) and is an ISU alumnus. Joerg was born in 1961 and is married, with two children.

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Beh Kian Teik
ASSISTANT MANAGING DIRECTOR, SINGAPORE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Mr Beh Kian Teik is the Assistant Managing Director of the Singapore Economic Development Board. He oversees the EDB’s initiatives in innovation, industry incubation, information management & technology, planning, research and statistics. Kian Teik is concurrently the EDB’s Chief Digital Officer.
Prior to this, Kian Teik was Executive Director i3. He was responsible for EDB’s activities in innovation & industry incubation and led effort to foster industry-science linkages. He was concurrently Executive Director for Office for Space Technology and Industry, and Co-Director of Safety and Security Industry Programme Office (SSIPO), a joint strategic alliance with the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs. Kian Teik was also the Chief Information Officer.
Kian Teik was based in London as International Director (Europe) of the EDB from 2011-2015. He led the European investment promotion effort.
In 2008, Kian Teik was Director of EDB’s Biomedical Sciences Group. He was responsible for leading EDB’s efforts to develop the biomedical sciences sector and to help biomedical sciences companies accelerate their innovation and capitalise on Asia’s growth story. He also worked with the Ministry of Health to enhance innovation in Singapore’s healthcare system through key platforms that promote public-private partnerships. The sector is now Singapore’s 2nd largest manufacturing output and accounts for 4% of Singapore’s GDP.
In 2010 and 2011, Kian Teik was concurrently appointed the inaugural Programme Director of the Singapore Biomedical Sciences Industry Partnership Office, a unique inter-agency unit. In this role, he works closely with senior Singapore scientists to partner industry to translate science to medicine, and with industry partners that desire to undertake R&D projects requiring the capabilities of multiple Singapore agencies, in basic sciences and clinical research.
Kian Teik joined EDB in February 1998 and has held roles of increasing responsibilities in EDB. He is a Sundstrand-EDB and Glaxo-EDB scholar who graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with an MSc in Electrical Engineering, as well as a BSc in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Ayami Kojima (Moderator)
SPACE APPLICATIONS SECTION, UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR OUTER SPACE AFFAIRS (UNOOSA)
Born in Japan, Ayami Kojima spent her junior-high school days in Singapore. Ayami has been working as an Expert at the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) since January 2017, in charge of programmes on Human Space Technology Initiatives. Prior to joining UNOOSA, Ayami worked for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) where she focused on Space Education.

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Dr Noordin Ahmad
DIRECTOR-GENERAL, ANGKASA (MALAYSIAN SPACE AGENCY)
Dr Noordin graduated from the University of Newcastle, UK with a Ph.D. in GPS Positioning. Dr Noordin has vast experience in work related to space technology and application. Prior to joining Angkasa, he was a geospatial consultant involved in GIS, GNSS and Remote Sensing. He has won several prestigious awards and competitions at international level such as the British High Commissioner Award, Asia Geospatial Excellence Award and Gold Award for inventions at Switzerland, Germany, Philippines and Spain. He is also active at the international level where he represents Malaysia at the United Nations, EU, and ASEAN.

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Dr Rogel Mari Sese
PROGRAM LEADER, NATIONAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, PHILIPPINES
Dr. Sese obtained his undergraduate degree in Applied Physics at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) campus and his Master’s degree in Physics at the Diliman campus. He finished his Doctorate in Physics in 2009 at the University of Tsukuba in Japan with a specialization in computational astrophysics focusing on the radiative transfer processes in circumstellar disks around massive stars.
In 2011, Dr. Sese returned to his original post as an Assistant Professor of Physics at UPLB and spearheaded the creation of the first Astrophysics Research Laboratory in the country. He was also appointed as the Government Focal Person of the Philippine Space Science Education Program under the Science Education Institute of the Department of Science and Technology. He is active in promoting space science education and development in the Philippines through various initiatives such as the Universe Awareness Program and the Galileo Teacher Training Program. His research interests stellar astrophysics, astrophysical instrumentation, nano-satellite development and space science education. Recently, he was a participant in the 4th CanSat Leadership Training Program and was grantee of the 2012 Emerging Space Leaders Grant Program of the International Astronautical Federation.
Dr. Sese is involved with several international organizations such as the Space Generation Advisory Council and World Space Week Organization. He is also the current Chairman of the Southeast Asian Young Astronomers Collaboration. Dr. Rogel Mari Sese is the currently the President of Regulus SpaceTech and the Project Leader of the National SPACE Development Program under the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) of the Department of Science and Technology. He also serves as the Focal Person of the Philippine Space Science Education Program (PSSEP) of the Science Education Institute (SEI) of the DOST. He was instrumental in the filing of House Bills and Senate Bills pushing for the legislation of the Philippine Space Development and Utilization Policy and creation of the Philippine Space Agency.

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Manoj Harjani (Moderator)
SENIOR STRATEGIST, CENTRE FOR STRATEGIC FUTURES
Manoj Harjani is a Senior Strategist with the Centre for Strategic Futures, an internal think-tank housed under the Strategy Group in the Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore. His current portfolio covers risk, geopolitics and scanning for emerging issues. Manoj previously led a futures unit in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, and prior to joining the Singapore Public Service, was Associate Editor of Counter Terrorist Trends & Analyses, a journal published by the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research. He holds a BA in Political Science from the National University of Singapore.

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SENIOR STRATEGIST, CENTRE FOR STRATEGIC FUTURES0WORKGROUPS0SPEAKERS0COUNTRIES0DELEGATESWorkshopsDetailed Workshop DescriptionsRoadmap towards ASEAN Space CooperationSpace Sustainability for Emerging Space StatesThe Future ASEAN Space EconomyRoadmap towards ASEAN Space Cooperation

Description
Regional cooperation in space provides benefits for participating states. These include (i) mutually beneficial pooling of resources for research and development (R&D) of space technology or cutting-edge R&D in the space environment, which can be costly; and (ii) consistency in policy and funding – when countries participate in multilateral space projects such as the International Space Station (ISS), they are typically less likely to change national space policy or withdraw funding for such projects due to commitments to international partners, as it may undermine the country’s reputation or signal weakness in project management.
However, it is well noted by observers that the Asian space scene is fragmented. This can be contrasted particularly with the European scene, which has seen the creation of a formal alliance through the European Space Agency. On the international front, a groundbreaking symbol for cooperation can be found in the ISS project which has seen close collaboration between its participating states (including USA, Russia and Japan). The Asia Pacific Regional Space Agencies Forum (APRSAF) has led a laudable effort in coordinating most of the countries in the region, and its projects such as Sentinel Asia could be seen as stepping stones to more substantial regional cooperation. However, not all Asian countries, for example most of those in the Asia Pacific Space Cooperation Organisation (APSCO) coalition, have considered participation in the APRSAF framework to be suited to their national interests.1 Thus, there exists a divergence of interests in the Asian context. This is an impediment to deeper level cooperation.
In certain quarters, some harbour hope that ASEAN could, as it has done in the ASEAN+3 and similar projects, provide a unifying platform around which Asia can truly cooperate and coordinate in good faith. However, for this idea to have any chance of fruition, ASEAN must get its act together in the space context first. It is with this latter observation in mind that this theme is proposed.
Discussion Objectives
ASEAN has taken basic steps in the coordination of space development – the ASEAN Sub-Committee on Space Technology and Application (SCOSA) has been in existence since the early 2000s. However, there could be a role for the young professional and student delegates of SG [ASEAN] 2018 to consider the bigger and longer-term picture for how the next steps should look like. As such, this Working Group will consider how to shape a Roadmap towards ASEAN Space Cooperation, and potential projects and programmes to include.
Reading List
Space Sustainability for Emerging Space States

Description
One of the key concepts that has been universally endorsed by the space community in recent years is the idea of sustainability. There are many angles to space sustainability but the issues that are usually identified include: (i) sustainable development of national space industries with a diverse (in terms of gender and race) pipeline of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) graduates and researchers; (ii) sustainable development of space capabilities across developed and developing countries and (iii) a sustainable space environment that is free of space debris.
At the moment, the focal platform of discussions at the United Nations level is UNISPACE+50 which promises to chart the future of the contribution of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS) to global space governance. There is considerable attention by UNISPACE+50 on sustainability issues relating to developing countries, for example promoting STEM education and women careers in space in developing countries and ensuring that developing countries benefit from space exploration and innovation. Active engagement of developing countries was expressly a key goal of the UNISPACE+50 process.
Discussion Objectives
Most ASEAN countries are developing countries and all ASEAN countries are considered emerging space states. Therefore, there is a role for the young professional and student delegates of SG [ASEAN] 2018 to discuss in greater detail our views on the sustainability issues concerning developing countries and emerging space states. As such, this Working Group will consider the perspective of emerging space states on space sustainability issues and what actions we can take going forward.
Reading List
The Future ASEAN Space Economy

Description
The economy is influenced by long-term as well as short-term factors. While short-term factors (e.g. natural disasters, terrorist incidents and freak election results) cannot be easily predicted, long-term factors such as national policies, demographic shifts, education trends and long-term plans of major commercial actors are observable in advance.
The space industry has long been acknowledged as being high-technology, capital-intensive (especially the upstream sector) and nationally-vital, having long investment horizons (whether national investment or private investment). As such, it is a particularly challenging economy to manage or foster. It cannot be said that ASEAN states have neglected this area, with states such as Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines and Myanmar allocating considerable government resources towards fostering a domestic space industry and economy since the 1970s. Yet, promising results are only slowly becoming regular and apparent.
Discussion Objectives
One way to forecast how the ASEAN economy (and its national space industries) will take shape in the near future is by examining long-term economic driving forces that we see today. Examples of driving forces to study include space policies, space or STEM education and capacity building, and plans of key space organisations in the region. Through this exercise, we might derive possible trajectories of the space industrial competencies that ASEAN member states could develop.
The young professional and student delegates of SG [ASEAN] 2018 will be the future leaders who will face this reality, and are well-positioned to both imagine and create the future space economy that they aspire to – one with high-quality employment opportunities, international success and influence, and a stable regional environment.
Reading List
Venue
Engineering Design and Innovation Centre (E2A)
SG[ASEAN] will be hosted at the Engineering Design and Innovation Centre (E2A) in the National University of Singapore. The venue features numerous design studios, an assembly workshop, an electronics lab, and a fabrication lab. We will be using the design studios mainly for the working groups and discussions. The venue is generously sponsored by the National University of Singapore.
Address: 5 Engineering Drive 2, Block E2A Level 3, Singapore 117579
Bus Stop: “Computer Ctr”, ID: 16189
Look out for signs to guide you from these places.
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