GLAC2018

GLAC 2018 Final Programme

May 10, 2018

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Opening Plenary

• Mrs Barbara Ryan, Director, GEO Secretariat
• Mrs Claire Jolly, Head of Space Forum, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
• Prof. Armin Grün, Professor Emeritus, University of Zurich
• Dr Sandile Malinga, CEO, South African National Space Agency
• Ms Wendy Watson-Wright, Executive Secretary, IOC

PLENARY 1: “SPACE-BASED SERVICES: A CHALLENGING MARKET”, 2 JUNE 14:00 – 15:30

Moderator: Prof. Kai-Uwe Schrogl, Chairman of the IAF Committee on the Liaison with International Organisations and Developing Nations (CLIODN)

• Mr Marcello Maranesi, President, e-Geos
• Dr Carlo Des Dorides, Executive Director, GSA (European GNSS Agency)
• Mr Miguel Bello’Mora, CEO, Deimos Space S.L.
• Dr James Cemmell, Head of Government Affairs, Inmarsat
• Dr Stefaan De Mey, Secretary General, Eurisy
• Mr Michel de Rosen, Director General, Eutelsat SA
• Mr Philippe Pham, Managing Director, Spot Image
• Mr Stephane Israël, Président Directeur Général, Arianespace
• Mr Steve Collar, CEO, O3b Networks (invited)

PLENARY 2: “SPACE SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING AND UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE CHANGE”, 3 JUNE 11:00 – 12:30

Moderator: Prof. Filipe Duarte Santos, Physics and Environmental Sciences Professor at the University of Lisbon

• Mr Christian Egenhofer, Head of Energy and Climate programme, Center for European Policy Studies
• Mr Chu Ishida, Acting Senior Chief Officer of International Relations for Satellite Applications, JAXA
• Mr Peter Breger, Deputy Head, Unit G2 Copernicus services (invited)
• Dr Cyril Moulin, Director, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (invited)
• Dr William Lahoz, Scientist, Norvegian Institute for Air Research (invited)
• Dr Olivier Boucher, Science Strategic Head, Met Office UK and CNRS (invited)

PLENARY 3: “THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES IN DEVELOPING SPACE-BASED SERVICES”, 4 JUNE 14:00 – 15:30

Moderator: Mr Gerard Brachet, co-chair of the GLAC Programme Committee and former Vice President of IAF

• Prof. Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director General, European Space Agency
• Prof. Johann-Dietrich Wörner, Chairman of Executive Board, DLR
• Dr Sandile Malinga, CEO, South African National Space Agency
• Mr Shizuo Yamamoto, Vice-President, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
• Mr Augusto Gonzales, Head, Unit G1 Copernicus services
• Mr Jean-Yves le Gall, President, CNES
• Mr Alain Ratier,Director General, EUMETSAT
• Mr Werner Balogh, Programme Officer, Space Applications Section, UNOOSA
• Mr W. Zhang, Director, Observing and Information Systems Department, World Meteorological Organisation
• Ms Catherine Mealing-Jones, Director of Growth, UK Space Agency
• Mr Oleg Ostapenko, Head of Roscosmos

TECHNICAL PROGRAMME:

1. Integrated satellite-based applications
2. Legal and regulatory aspects, including management of radio frequency issues
3. New services from satellite-based mobile telecommunication and positioning
4. Services combining satellite-based remote sensing and positioning
5. Satellite-based observations in the global monitoring of climate changes
6. Satellite-based services and products in support of disaster management
7. Solutions for barriers to access to application services, requirements for capacity building and knowledge management
8. Initiatives taken by universities to foster education in satellite based applications

Important Deadlines

• Call for Abstract Closes: 16 Dec 2013
• Paper Acceptance Notification: 28 Feb 2014
• Online Registration Opens: 28 Feb 2014
• Online Registration Closes: 1 June 2014
• Conference Opening: 02 Jun 2014