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From International Astronautical Federation
ISS research, the Global Positional System, the Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence and Chandrayaan-1's discovery of water on the Moon are among the features in a packed public programme of plenaries and highlight lectures to be featured at IAC 2010. IAC 2010 - the 61st International Astronautical Congress - gets underway in Prague, Czech Republic on Monday 27 September and lasts for a week. The IAC is the world's premier international space gathering and attracts about 3000 high-level delegates every year and sees 1600 papers presented in a rich and varied technical programme. In tandem with other events taking place within the framework of the IAC such as the annual Space Generation Congress, the UN/IAF Workshop and the IISL Moot Court finals, the public programme is staged over the full week of the IAC:
Full details Monday 27 September 2010 13:30-15:00 Agency Heads will provide an overview of their current programmes and insight into future plans, giving views on actual developments and potential international opportunities. An interactive discussion with the audience will follow.
 Tuesday 28 September 2010 08:30-10:00 The objective of this plenary is to enhance the awareness of space agencies to their degree of impact on industry resulting from their policy changes; it should also serve to educate industry on government drivers behind introducing recent and expected policy changes. The session will be designed to explore the impact on industry of major government space policy changes across the globe. This influence may be of a variety of types. First, governments may change the missions that they profess to pursue. Second, governments may change the kinds of procedures they employ for acquisition of products and services from industry. Third, governments may encourage companies to engage in business activities where a single government is not the only customer.
 Tuesday 28 September 2010 14:00-15:00 The purpose of this plenary is to demonstrate the worldwide importance of satellite navigation systems to the public, to industry (specifically including transportation) and to the military. Satellite navigation has grown over the past two decades from a single system for limited uses to one in which, in the current decade, there will be six systems, many augmented by complementary terrestrial systems, that provide a tremendous range of services. Under some circumstances, position determination accuracy of less than a centimeter will be achievable. Position location chips are being routinely incorporated into automotive vehicles, hand held cellular devices and surveying instruments while satellite navigation is being incorporated into automated aircraft landing, military operations, and many other systems. It is certainly a space technology that has directly provided tremendous human benefits.
 Wednesday 29 September 2010 09:00-10:00 Increased fresh water input to the oceans from melting mountain glaciers and polar ice sheets, plus the thermal expansion caused by global warming are increasing the sea level at an alarming rate. As the sea level rises, many low-lying islands and coastal zones will be inundated or marginalized. With 146 million people worldwide living within 1 metre of mean high water, GSLR directly threatens coastal infrastructure through increased erosion and more frequent storm-surge flooding. This plenary will examine different aspects of sea level rise including current international spaceborne programs that make sustained, precision measurements of the phenomenon.
 Wednesday 29 September 2010 14:00-15:00 The operation of space systems is the most visible phase in the life cycle of space programmes. This phase excites and inspires the future workers in this industry. It is the phase that youth learn about in history classes, see in news reports, read in popular fiction, and watch at the cinema. It is widely accepted that attracting these young people into the aerospace workforce is vital to the industrial base of nations involved in space-related endeavors. Yet, although we often profess this need, we (the “established” aerospace workers) seldom try to understand the aspirations and expectations of the students and young professionals for their careers in space operations. If we want to keep the industry relevant to the youth, we must understand their hopes and expectations. The panel will pursue a dialogue among advanced graduate students, sharing their hopes, and young professionals, sharing their accomplishments, and all sharing their vision for future space operations, emphasizing the contributions they hope to make. All panelists will also highlight their commitment to international dialogue and cooperation and their importance for successful and sustained space operations.
 Thursday 30 September 2010 09:00-10:00 The International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG) was born out of The Global Exploration Strategy: The Framework for Coordination (GES or Framework Document) that was prepared by fourteen space agencies and published in May 2007. In the GES, the agencies expressed their intent and determination to work together to enable the exploration of Earth’s nearest companions the Moon, Mars and Asteroids, to expand the frontier where humans will someday live and work. The ISECG has developed, and continues to develop, a variety of products to help guide the implementation of the Global Exploration Strategy.
 Thursday 30 September 2010 14:00-15:00 The International Space Station has been hosting research from the international science community for 10 years. In that time, hundreds of scientists have used ISS as a platform for conducting high quality research in diverse disciplines. Results from this effort have led to better understanding of the effects of microgravity on living organisms and physical processes, including terrestrial applications, and are paving the way for exploration. Panelists will describe their experiences conducting research on ISS and the key role that research played in their areas of discovery. Benefits of the research to life on Earth and to exploration will be highlighted. This will be a unique event to promote not just the promise of ISS research but the results already realized.
 Friday 1 October 2010 12:15-13:45 Today's exploration of space relies on two important elements: observations made in-situ and numerical experiments performed on large supercomputers. The Astronomical Institute and the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic) are highly involved in space sciences and related research in both areas. Over the past few years two main projects have been carried out. First is the development and usage of supercomputing facility called Amalka and the second is development and operation of DSLP (Dual Segmented Langmuir Probe) instrument for PROBA 2 mission.
 Monday 27 September 2010 18:30-19:30 With the first European conference on space exploration in October 2009 in Prague, Europe started a process which will enable European Union, ESA and their respective Member States to define a common European political vision and role in worldwide space exploration. This process will be concluded by a second European (and international) conference at the end of 2010. Europe considers that a solar system exploration programme can solely be carried out at an international level, without any exclusivity or appropriation by one or another nation. Each nation should have its role to play in a process of international cooperation. As long as we decide so, all projects can be complementary. Europe has the opportunity to be a crucial partner in a global exploration entreprise, based on its globally recognised expertise in cooperation across borders.
 Tuesday 28 September 2010 18:30-19:30 Over the past 30 years, a new utility has come into being. It has stealthily crept into the fabric of worldwide society and created dependencies that did not exist before. This utility is known as the Global Positioning System or GPS. With over a billion GPS receivers in use, this stunning achievement has truly revolutionized the way the world functions in the 21st century. Today, the loss of GPS signals would have catastrophic consequences. So, how did GPS come into being? What technologies were essential to its success? Who developed those technologies? Recently there have been a number of GPS histories published that are very inaccurate on these subjects. . The purpose of this talk is to trace the true origins of GPS; in so doing, to give credit to many of the original engineers and technologists of GPS whose contributions have almost been lost. In addition, solutions to the challenges will offer “lessons learned” for the newer Global Navigation Satellite Systems.
 Wednesday 29 September 2010 18:30-19:30 In 2010, it will be exactly a half-century since the first modern experiment in the field known as SETI, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. For two decades, SETI has been represented in the International Academy of Astronautics – the IAA SETI Permanent Study Group – is the world’s only SETI organisation with a broadly international membership. Despite the fact that SETI has yet to find a compelling signal that would indicate that we’re not alone, it is a highly dynamic field. Discoveries of extrasolar planets, the strong indications of liquid water on a half-dozen other worlds in our solar system, and the very early genesis of life on Earth all suggest that life is not a highly rare phenomenon.
 Thursday 30 September 2010 18:30-19:30 Chandrayaan-1 mission to the Moon, launched on 22 October 2008, marked the beginning of India’s foray into planetary exploration. The mission carried a selected set of dozen experiments, designed and developed in India as well as in Europe and USA. The mission yielded several important science results. The most prominent among these is the discovery of water molecule and hydroxyl in lunar surface material.
RegistrationNote that on-line registration is open at http://www.iac2010.cz/en/registration
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