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SUMMARY:SYP SpaceOps
DESCRIPTION:SYP SPACEOPS\nRegistrations are closed !  \nYou are working on a Cubesat project and attending the SpaceOps 2025 ? The cubesat workshop will be the perfect opportunity for you to share your work in front of a passionate audience ! To apply\, click on the button below : \nCALL FOR PAPER IS CLOSED !Activities \nWorkshopSpeed Mentoring SessionTechnical TourWorkshop\nSpace Operations for Constellation of CubeSat/Nanosatellite Workshop\nDate: 25 May 2025 \nTime: 09:00 – 16:00\nLocation: Canadian Space Agency \nDo you want to learn how to carry out space operations for Constellation of CubeSats/Nanosatellites? This event will be held on the margins of the SpaceOps 2025 conference. During this one day event\, students and young professionals will have the opportunity to learn about different approaches to space operations as well as to hear about  international peers working on cubesat/nanosatellite constellations projects. \nDuring this workshop\, participants from around the world will learn about the different philosophies behind cubesat/nanosatellite operations. Two Participants or group of participants will also have the opportunity to showcase their project. \nAfter the lectures by each representative\, all participants will have a chance to engage in discussions via a panel discussion. \nThe workshop is open to students and young professionals. If you aspire to work for a company\, an international space agency\, or if you are interested in starting your own satellite operations company\, then this one day workshop is a great opportunity to learn about the challenges and excitement of space operations. \nRegistration Costs: Workshop Registration is free. \n  \nAgenda Outline\n\n\n\n Time\n Agenda\n Details\n\n\n\n\n\n 09:00 \n\n\nRegistration Check-in \n\n\n Registration Required (no fee) \n\n\n\n\n 09:30 \n\n\nWelcome \n\n\n Opening message : Michel Doyon (CSA) \n Welcome message : Christophe Belzile (CSA) \n\n\n\n\n 10:00 \n\n\nParticipant Introduction \n\n\n  Ice Breaker \n\n\n\n\n 10:30 \n\n\nSYP Presentations \n\n\n“ESA Young Professionals Satellite: From Concept to Operations” – Marilia de Almeida Carvalho Matos (ESA) \n“Ground Station as a Service: A Cost-Effective and Scalable Solution for Space Mission Management” – Jamie John Moses (SANSA) \n“Spectrometric Acid Rain Precursor Detection and AI-Optimized Image Compression on a 3U CubeSat” – Pramit Shende (Carleton University On Orbit) \n“Western Skylark: Space-Enhanced Wildlife Tracking with Optical Payload” – Purvaja Karthikeyan (University of Western Ontario) \n\n\n\n\n 12:30 \n\n\nLunch \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n 13:30 \n\n\nTechnical Presentations \n\n\n“Satellite Operations Lessons Learned” – Tyler Hrynyk (CSA) \n“ISpace : Expand our Planet\, expand our Future” – Scott Moon (iSpace) \n\n\n\n\n 14:30 \n\n\nCoffee Break & Group Photo \n\n \n\n\n\n 14:45 \n\n\n Panel Discussion \n\n\nPanelists:  \nTyler Hrynyk (CSA) \nScott Moon (iSpace) \nMarilia de Almeida Carvalho Matos (ESA – SYP) \nYoung Lee (NASA JPL) \nModerator :  \nCharlotte Flory (Eutelsat/SGAC) \n\n\n\n\n 15:45 \n\n\n Closing Remarks \n\n\n  SGAC Workshop Chair : Charlotte Flory (Eutelsat/SGAC) \n\n\n\n\n  \n  \nSpeed Mentoring Session\nSpeed Mentoring Event\nDate: 27 May 2025\nTime: 6:30-8:00 PM \nLocation: Palais des congrès – Montreal \nThe Speed Mentoring Event is a great chance to kick-start connections that build over time\, create chance meetings and to meet with students\, early stage professionals\, experienced mentors and even possibly a future employer in the space operations industry. \nShare a table with top  managers and experts to ask questions\, seek advice\, and learn more about  their personal experiences which shaped their professional careers. \nThis event\, organized by the SpaceOps team is energizing for both students and young space professionals as well as the senior mentors\, providing both groups with a unique networking opportunity. \nRegistration Costs: Event Registration is free. \nSeats are limited. Applications will be evaluated by the event Organising Committee and candidates will be notified via email on the outcome. Apply ASAP! \nHow it Works\nEach Student or Young Professional (Mentee) sits at one of the tables with one Mentor. Each Mentor gets 10 minutes at the table to talk about their personal career background\, advice on how to develop a career/life path\, and answer questions (Examples: “what was one difficult challenge you faced in your career and how did you overcome it?; What are 3 tips you learned over the years that you wish you knew earlier as a student or young professional?). After 10 minutes\, the mentor must rotate to the next table and meet a new set of Mentees! \nA networking event will take place after the speed mentoring event and will allow all the participants to further network and follow up on discussions with the mentors. \nThere is no registration fee\, although places are limited\, so book your participation at the SpaceOps Speed Mentoring session today! \n  \nMentors\n​ \n\n\n\n\n \nSaeed Al Mansoori \nMBRSC \n\n \nSaeed Al Mansoori is the Director of the Remote Sensing Department at Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) and the head of the MBRSC Lab at the University of Dubai. He has received B.Sc. degree in Communication Engineering from Khalifa University of Science\, Technology and Research (KUSTAR)\, Sharjah\, UAE in 2010 and the M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from American University of Sharjah (AUS) in 2016. In 2024\, Saeed received a PhD in computer science from the British University in Dubai. Saeed’s research interests include signal and image processing\, artificial intelligence\, remote sensing\, GIS\, etc. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)\, a Senior Member of the international society for optics and photonics (SPIE) and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). He has authored or co-authored more than 90 papers in international conferences and journals.\n\n\n\n  \n\n \n\n  \n\n\n\n\n \nEugene Avenant \nSANSA \n\n \n\nEugene Avenant holds the position of Chief Engineer at the South African National Space Agency’s Space Operations program. He has been with SANSA since its inception in 2011 and before that at SANSA SO’s precursor The Satellite Applications Centre a centre of the CSIR. His responsibilities include the upgrade and establishment of new TT&C\, Image download stations and other satellite monitoring systems. He has also been involved in development of a GNSS augmentation system for South Africa leading from projects with the European Commission in their Frame Programmes 6 and 7 and the UK Space Agency Industrial Participation Support Programme. Mr Avenant has contributed to a number of national strategies most notably the National Air Navigation Strategy and the National Communication Satellite strategy. He leads a team in SANSA that is producing the implementation plan for the Space Infrastructure Hub\, a national strategic infrastructure project that aims to build infrastructure that will support a space value chain to address the needs of the country and region through space technology in a sustainable way. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n \n\n  \n\n\n\n\n  \n \nCesare Capararo \nALTEC \n\n \n\nAfter participating to several Human Space Flight projects at Thales Alenia Space\, with the founding of ALTEC in Torino\, Italy\, and the start of ISS assembly\, took responsibility of the engineering and mission support activities of the logistics modules MPLM at ALTEC. Following an experience at COL-CC as Columbus Flight Director\, he returned to Torino to take responsibility of the ESA ISS Training\, Logistics and Operations Support services and other Human Spaceflight and Space Exploration projects\, until being appointed as ALTEC Head of Programs. He represents ALTEC in the SpaceOps Committee at Large and is part of the Technical Program Committee. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n \n\n  \n\n\n\n\n \nNathalie Corcoral \nCNES \n\n \n\nNathalie Corcoral is the deputy head of the Cnes Operations Department. At the present time\, this department operates 14 satellites in LEO orbits and prepares more than 10 new missions for national purposes or international cooperations. Before joining operations\, Nathalie was involved in Monitoring and control activities (Head of M&C Office) as well as System Engineering and MBSE activities. She also was System Manager for a French and Chinese mission\, mission manager in Operations department and responsible for Earth Terminal Development. Before joining Cnes\, she spent some years in Airbus Defence & Space in Assembly Integration and Test department and was involved in Cassini Mission through the development of FPGA for one of the payloads. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n \n\n  \n\n\n\n\n \nThomas F. Kuch  \nDLR retired \n\n \n\nThomas Kuch studied telecommunications engineering at the Technical University in Darmstadt\, Germany. In his first position at the German Telekom with the then new topic “digital communications” he was involved in bi-lateral German-French projects. Early on he represented Germany in his field of expertise in international satellite organisations. Since 1987 after his change to DLR\, the German Aerospace Center in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich\, he was involved in international space projects\, working together with numerous colleagues from other European countries. \nHe was assigned as head of DLR’s mission operations department in 1999 and in this position\, he was responsible for the teams operating the flights of satellites and the activities of the European laboratory Columbus on-board the International Space Station. \nIn 2002 he took over the role as the German representative within the SpaceOps Executive Committee\, in 2008 he was a founding member of the Space Operations Committee of the International Astronautical Federation. Since May 2023 after his retirement from DLR he works as space operations expert providing his expertise and experience to various customers. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n \n\n  \n\n\n\n\n  \nPhilip Liebrecht \nNASA\, retired \n\n \n\nMr. Philip Liebrecht was the Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) and Deputy Program Manager for the SCaN Program for a decade before his retirement from NASA in August 2019. Prior to his assignment at NASA Headquarters he spent over 30 years at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in various engineering and leadership positions related to Space Communications and operations. Since his retirement he has been helping to mentor SCaN Student Interns and organize the Ka Band Communications Conference. \nMr. Liebrecht’s over four decade career at NASA spanned the end of the Apollo Program through the start of the Orion Project test flights and countless science missions. He has decades of experience with International collaboration on space communications and navigation enabling space missions across the globe. Phil was a member of NASA’s Senior Executive Service cadre and is the recipient of the SpaceOps Lifetime Achievement Medal\, the NASA Exceptional Service Medal\, and the NASA/GSFC Exceptional Achievement Award. He was honored to accept then National Space Club’s Nelson P. Jackson Aerospace Award for the Agency’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\nSinda Mejri\nESA\n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \nScott Moon\nIspace \n\n \nAfter studying in Canada and France\, Scott started his spacecraft engineering career in 2007 with cosine Research (now cosine) in Leiden\, The Netherlands as a payload systems engineer\, working on payloads and cameras for small Earth Observation spacecraft and the International Space Station. He then joined MOLTEK Consultants in 2011 where he served as a contractor for the European Space Agency for LEO and GEO Earth Observation spacecraft including the Sentinel Missions\, Meteosat Third Generation\, and the recently launched Biomass Earth Explorer. Scott was involved in payload and bus integration\, testing and in-orbit commissioning. In 2020\, Scott moved to ispace inc.’s Assembly\, Integration\, and Testing (AIT) team to begin working on Lunar Landers\, coming full circle to space exploration and embracing his true passion in the space industry. During ispace’s inaugural mission\, Misson 1\, in 2022\, he travelled with the lander during all phases of its development including assembly in Japan\, further assembly and testing in Germany and finally to the launch from the United States\, where he was part of integration into the launch vehicle. Once launched\, Scott immediately turned to manage the development of ispace’s second lunar lander RESILIENCE and its full development life cycle and subsequent launch. He is now the manager for ispace’s Serial Production\, Testing and Launch Division and concurrent AIT Manager.\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\nIsabelle Tremblay \nCSA \n\n \n\nFor over 25 years\, Isabelle Tremblay has been dedicated to the field of space exploration with the belief that this bold quest\, intrinsic to human nature\, propels us toward the future\, catalyzes innovation\, and unites us in the face of the fragility of our planet and the immense challenges of our future\, both on Earth and in space. Ms. Tremblay is responsible for the development and operations of Canada’s space infrastructure. The areas of activity are diverse\, including telecommunications and satellite positioning systems\, Earth observation\, space situational awareness\, and satellite maintenance in orbit. Essential to our daily lives\, this infrastructure allows us\, among other things\, to contribute to environmental protection\, monitor and preserve natural resources\, support disaster response efforts\, and ensure the security of the space environment. \n\nPreviously\, Ms. Tremblay held positions as a research and development engineer in space robotics and as a lead engineer for Canada’s contributions to NASA’s Mars Phoenix Lander and the James Webb Space Telescope. She also led Canada’s Human Spaceflight Program\, which includes the Canadian astronaut corps\, conducting scientific studies aboard the International Space Station focused on health research\, as well as developing future contributions to the autonomous delivery of healthcare during crewed deep-space exploration missions (on the Moon and Mars).\nIsabelle Tremblay holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from Polytechnique Montréal\, with a specialization in space technologies. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \nGareth Williams \nEumetsat \n\n \n\nAfter studying Physics followed by Astronautics & Space Engineering at university\, Gareth began his career at the European Space Agency in the Netherlands as a Young Graduate Trainee working on Columbus and Spacelab. He then started up the career ladder writing computer-based training software at Vega Group in the UK before moving to develop the ground segment for the UK’s Space Technology Research Vehicles minisatellites. He ended his time with Vega in Spain\, training the instrument controllers for the Infrared Space Observatory mission\, which neatly closed the loop from a university summer job at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh where he had supported the optical design for the ISO telescope. \nAfter a short stint at GEC-Marconi working on electro-optics\, Gareth moved to Germany where he started at EUMETSAT as a mission planner and spacecraft operations engineer on Meteosat\, Europe’s series of geostationary weather satellites. His career developed from there\, joining EUMETSAT staff in 2003 as a system operations engineer on the Metop polar satellite programme\, eventually becoming the System Manager and deputy Programme Manager. After a similar role on the Copernicus Sentinel-6 ocean altimetry programme\, Gareth stepped into his current role as Head of Flight Operations at EUMETSAT\, leading a team of 160 controllers\, analysts and engineers responsible for the operations of nine varied meteorological\, oceanographic and altimetry satellites. This fleet number will soon to rise to twelve with the upcoming launches of the MTG-S1\, Metop-SGA1 and Sentinel-6B satellites in the second half of 2025\, with a further five to come in 2026 and 2027 alone. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n  \nTechnical Tour\nTechnical Tour : John H. Chapman Space Centre (HQ of the Canadian Space Agency)\nDate : May 25th\, 2025 \nTime: 4:00 – 5:30 PM \nLocation: Canadian Space Agency \nA technical Tour will be offered at the John H. Chapman Space Centre (HQ of the Canadian Space Agency) on Sunday\, May 25\, 2025. \nThe centre houses a state-of-the-art satellite control facility managing all of CSA’s satellites\,. It also encompasses a Mission Operations Centre (MOC) to conduct robotics operations on the ISS as well as a payload support facility for Canadian experiments in space.   In order to support space robotics it houses a comprehensive simulator.  It is the centre for excellence for space science and operations in Canada. \n  \nApplications will be evaluated by the event Organising Committee and candidates will be notified via email on the outcome. Apply ASAP! \n  \nRegistration costs: Tour Registration is free. \n \nREGISTER TO SPACEOPS 2025*SYP in Space Operations and SpaceOps 2025 are separate events from the 5th NCAC-SGW. To attend all events\, you must register separately. \nOrganisers and Contacts\nCharlotte FloryYoung LeeGladys MagagulaStéphanie TessierCharlotte Flory\n\n\n\n\n \nCharlotte Flory \n\n \n\nCharlotte Flory is a Spacecraft Operations Engineer with more than 7 years of experience in this field. Currently working for Eutelsat\, she supports various projects\, from following the Operations development during procurement of new satellites to in-flight anomalies management on LEO and GEO satellites. \nShe volunteers for the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) since 2018 with both roles of French National Point of Contact and SpaceOps SYP Manager. She has also been part of the International Programme Management Committee (IPMC) of the IAF. \nShe has a Master degree from Centrale Supelec & Ecole Centrale Marseille\, with a specialization in Aeronautics & Space and Project management. \n\n\n\n\nYoung Lee\n\n\n\n\n  \n \nYoung Lee \n\n \n\nMs. Young Lee is the Advanced Design Engineering Technical Group Supervisor and Project Support Lead in the Project Systems Engineering and Formulation Section in Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Over the last fifteen years\, she has held many diverse leadership positions in NASA programs and projects\, establishing strategic and collaborative working relationships across many organizations within NASA\, including its domestic and international partners. Moreover\, she has over twenty years of experience in the development and deployment of operations systems for deep space missions\, focusing on operations cost reduction\, user-productivity improvements and increased information throughput to support many NASA’s deep space missions. She has served on the International SpaceOps Committee since 2014. She has a M.S. in Management of Information Systems from Claremont Graduate University in California. \n\n\n\n\nGladys Magagula\n\n\n\n\n \nGladys Magagula  \n\n \n\nMs. Gladys Magagula is the Projects Manager at the South African National Space Agency’s Space Operations directorate which is situated at Hartebeesthoek. Over the past 19 years\, she has worked for a diverse range of organizations and held various positions including Software Developer\, Satellite Mission Control Specialist Science Communicator\, etc. \nShe has served on the International SpaceOps Committee since 2019. She holds a master’s degree in engineering science (M. Eng. Sci.) from the University of Stellenbosch and is currently studying for an MBA degree at the Business School Netherlands. \n\n\n\n\nStéphanie Tessier\n  \n\n\n\n\n \nStéphanie Tessier \n\n \n\nIn September 2022\, Stephanie joined the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) as an Operational Assistant. For the past decade\, she has been a dedicated professional in Canada’s federal government\, playing a vital role in the Space Utilization division\, where she’s known for her meticulous approach and problem-solving skills. With many agendas demanding her attention\, she adeptly balanced her responsibilities\, ensuring the division ran smoothly with her efficient multitasking. \nStephanie\, a new member of the SpaceOps committee from CSA\, is contributing to the local organizing team for the SpaceOps 2025 conference\, which will be held at the Montreal Convention Center in May 2025. She also plays a key role in coordinating the Student and Young Professional (SYP) program\, ensuring its smooth running and engaging activities. \n\n\n\n\nCharlotte Flory: charlotte.flory@spacegeneration.org \nYoung Lee: young.h.lee@jpl.nasa.gov \nGladys Magagula: gmagagula@sansa.org.za \n 
URL:https://spacegeneration.org/event/spaceops-syp-2025
LOCATION:CSA\, 6767 route de l'aeroport\, Montreal\, Canada
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