6 May 2009: International & Interdisciplinary Roundtable on Space Governance
See the roundtable's Programme and registration (rev. 22 Apr 09) [.pdf] or consult the presentations below.
- Keynote Lecture by Dr. Gérard Brachet [.pdf], Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paris, France (former Director General of CNES)
- Presentation by Dr. K. Kasturirangan, Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India (former Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation)
- Presentation by Dr. Karl Doetsch [.pdf], President, Doetsch International Space Consultants, Victoria, Canada (former President of Canadian Space Agency and of International Space University)
- Presentation by Dr. Ray A. Williamson [.pdf], Executive Director, Secure World Foundation, U.S.
7-9 May 2009: International Interdisciplinary Congress on Space Debris
See the Programme and backgrounder (rev 22 Apr 09) [.pdf] or consult the presentations below.
Session 1 – Space Debris Capstone (7 May 2009)
Chair: Lubos Perek (CAS, Czech Republic)
Reporter: Brian Weeden (Secure World Foundation, US)
Invited Papers by:
• Fernand Alby (CNES, France) [.pdf]
• Rudi Jehn (ESA, Germany) [.pdf]
• Darius Nikanpour (CSA, Canada) [.pdf]
• Stephan Hobe and Jan Mey (IASL, Germany) [.pdf]
Session 2 – Analysis of the UN COPUOS Debris Mitigation Guidelines (7 May 2009)
Chair: Richard Tremayne-Smith (OoS, UK)
Reporter: Yaw Nyampong (IASL, McGill, Canada)
Invited Papers by:
• Stephan Hobe (IASL, Germany) [.pdf]
• David Wright (UCS, US) [.pdf]
• Niklas Hedman (UN OOSA, Austria) [.pdf]
Session 3 – Current Coordination and Implementation (7 May 2009)
Chair: Jeffrey Foust (Futron, US)
Reporter: Catherine Doldirina (IASL, McGill, Canada)
Invited Papers by:
• Michael Taylor (USAF, US) [.pdf]
• Laura Montgomery (FAA, US) [.pdf]
• Carsten Wiedemann (TUB, Germany) [.pdf]
• K.R. Sridhara Murthi (ISRO, India) [.pdf]
• Feng Jiehan (WU, PRC) [.pdf]
• Michael Yakovlev (CRIMB, Russia) [.pdf]
• Hugues Gilbert (CSA, Canada) [.pdf]
• Takashi Nakajima, (JAXA, Japan) (TBC)
• David A. Turner (DoS, US) (TBC)
Session 4 – Discussion of Implementation Strategies (8 May 2009)
Chair: K. Kasturirangan (NIAS, India)
Reporter: Michael Mineiro (IASL, McGill, Canada)
Invited Papers by:
• Adigun Ade Abiodun (UN OOSA) [.pdf]
• Peter Martinez (SAAO, South Africa)
• Wade Huntley (UBC, Canada) [.pdf]
• Ram Jakhu (IASL, Canada) [.pdf]
• Richard DalBello (INTELSAT, US) [.pdf]
• Tommaso Sgobba (IAASS, the Netherlands) [.pdf]
• Dave Finkleman (CSSI, US) [.pdf]
• Xavier Pasco (FRS, France) [.pdf]
• Rudi Jehn (ESA, Germany) [.pdf]
Session 5 – Complementary Initiatives (8 May 2009)
Chair: Claudio Portelli (ASI, Italy)
Reporter: Catherine Doldirina (IASL, McGill, Canada)
Invited Papers by:
• Brian Weeden (Secure World Foundation, US) [.pdf]
• Luca del Monte (ESA, France) [.pdf]
• Maria Buzdugan (Milbank, US) [.pdf]
• William Ailor (Aerospace Corporation, US) [.pdf]
Session 6 – The Way Forward (9 May 2009)
Chair: Paul Dempsey (IASL, McGill, Canada)
Reporter: Yaw Nyampong (IASL, McGill, Canada)
• Brian Weeden (Secure World Foundation, US) [.pdf]
• Ciro Arevalo (Chairman of COPUOS)
• Lubos Perek (CAS, Czech Republic)
• Richard Tremayne-Smith (OoS, UK)
• Jeffrey Foust (Futron, US) [.pdf]
• K. Kasturirangan (NIAS, India)
• Claudio Portelli (ASI, Italy) [.pdf]