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"New Business Opportunities in Space". One-day space conference. Organised by the West of England Aerospace Forum (WEAF).
Tuesday 24 July 2007 at Exeter, Devon
Details http://www.weaf.co.uk
Space is a fast-growing business. Data from satellites of various kinds is finding ever wider applications. ESA and NASA have ambitious plans for new programmes involving human spaceflight. Space tourism is within sight of becoming a serious business. - WEAF is offering its members an opportunity to discuss the latest developments in this one-day conference. - The major players of the space industry will outline new opportunities, SMEs will be able to market themselves, and space tourism companies will outline their plans. - This is a conference for both aviation and space companies, because space tourism blends current space technology with carrying passengers safely, and this requires aviation skills and experience.
The New Space Age - Presentation to WEAF Space Conference - 24 July 2007 by David Ashford, Bristol Spaceplanes Limited and - Fabian Eilingsfeld, Price Systems.
SME Presentation - Scisys - with a focus on Space Exploration... - Presentation to WEAF Space Conference - July 2007 - Chris Lee, SciSys Space - Chair of UKspace Space Science Industrial Committee.
SME Presentation - IGG Components - Roger Buckley - IGG - ALTER Technology Group.
SME Presentation - SEA - Making a living in space - perspectives from the viewpoint of a South-West SME - Dr Chris P Chaloner - Business Development Executive, Aero-Space Division.
18.00 for 18.30
IET Bristol
The A380 - Managing a large distributed project from cradle to market place
HH Wills Laboratory
University of Bristol
Tyndall Avenue
Bristol BS8 1TL
The lecture will cover the A380 project from cradle to marketplace, and in particular the following aspects:
The reasons why Airbus decided to make the A380 from a market point of view.
The design of the A380 and the hurdles faced by the project team.
Where the programme is now and the plans for the future.
The lecture will primarily be from an engineering point of view but will also address some of the more significant Project Management issues.
Further Information - http://www.theiet.org/local/uk/s-west/brist/calendar/a380.cfm - Events.
Wintergardens, Weston-super-Mare
WEAF Annual Conference
WEAF have secured Trevor Baylis, the world famous inventor, to be the keynote speaker at this year's conference.
The conference attracts over 300 delegates from 150+ companies and is the largest aerospace and defence event in the South West of England.
Feedback from 2007:
"As one of the largest employers in the South West, Messier-Dowty is a keen participant at the WEAF Annual Conference. Not only does it create the opportunity to meet with key industry contacts, it also helps to promote growth and competitiveness of the wider aerospace industry." Messier-Dowty
As a member and exhibitor, the conference enabled us to meet many existing and prospective clients as well as gaining further insight into the latest initiatives in the industry." - Mark Jones, Account Manager, INCAT
"Organisation-wise, there were plenty of people to answer my queries and as usual all the people I came into contact with from WEAF were extremely helpful. - Peter N Evans, W G Jones Ltd
The 2008 conference will be centred on "Technologies and Collaboration", and will focus on the current and future technologies for the industry both for civil and defence. In keeping with established traditions, key speakers from Government and Industry will outline the future of the industry in terms of economic growth linked to national initiatives such as SC21, AEIGT, DIS 2 and DTS.
If you would like to attend the conference and/or exhibit, please use the forms attached to reserve your place.
West of England Aerospace Forum - http://www.weaf.co.uk/ - Events Page - http://www.weaf.co.uk/events - WEAF Events.
18.30 for 19.00
IET Bristol
SKYNET 5 - the new generation of military satellite
Room 3E, 2.1
University of Bath
Claverton Down
Bath BA2 7AY
Skynet 5, the new generation of UK military satellites, will provide the Armed Forces with advanced and flexible Satellite communications at a capacity expected to be 2.5 times greater than existing systems.
Further Information - http://www.theiet.org/local/uk/s-west/brist/calendar/skynet5.cfm - Events.
Location: West of England Aerospace Forum, St David's Court, Clevedon, BS21 6UP
WEAF (West of England Aerospace Forum) - SC21 Supplychain Development Awareness Courses
February 20th 2008
Location: West of England Aerospace Forum, St David's Court, Clevedon, BS21 6UP
IET Bristol
18.30 for 19.00
From London to Titan - atmospheric electricity through the ages
Room 1N05
University of West of England
Frenchay Campus
Coldharbour Lane
Bristol BS16 1QY
There is electricity in the atmosphere, even far from thunderstorms. Historic measurements of atmospheric electricity have now allowed us to study pollution in 19th century Paris, and measurements in more recent times extend to the study of the atmospheres of other planets.
Further Information - http://www.theiet.org/local/uk/s-west/brist/calendar/atmos-elec.cfm - Events.
Invitation to a FREE Focus Group on Leadership and Management
West of England Aerospace Forum
Location: WEAF, Clevedon - BS21 6UP
WEAF, through the regional Aerospace Skills initiative - ATSW, has been working to identify Leadership and Management development opportunities that will support our members to meet the growing pressures of the various National Agendas for enhanced performance in all areas. Since change starts at the top we are pleased to identify the attached offer from Leadership South West as a good way to start thinking about where you and your colleagues might begin your journey.
Further Information - http://www.weaf.co.uk/events.
WEAF (West of England Aerospace Forum
WEAF and the South West RDA have the pleasure to invite you to participate in the first of the WEAF South West Technology Programme events.
This seminar and workshop is the first of several events that will be delivered throughout the technology programme to inform South West aerospace and defence companies on technologies currently being developed such as EFE, Integrated Wing, ASTRAEA (FRL involvement), KTNs potential funding opportunities such as EPSRC EU, TSB.
In addition, this first event is an opportunity to participate in a workshop to encourage companies, especially SMEs, to engage in innovation and more importantly, to understand the barriers and the support available.
Delegates will also be advised on the future seminars and workshops.
WEAF (West of England Aerospace Forum - http://www.weaf.co.uk/events.
INCOSE UK Chapter - Bristol Local Group
Unless otherwise indicated, the event will take place in Room 2D7 (past the shops in the middle of campus, up the stairs through the library/reception area, and then down the corridor on the left hand side) on the University of the West of England (UWE), Frenchay Campus, Bristol. This is a different room to the one normally used for the past two years, but is in the same area of campus and was used for the MODAF tools event.
Programme management in a systems engineering environment (in association with the APM
A tale of two disciplines... (if you're allowed to call systems engineering a discipline!). This joint event with the APM will feature guest speakers covering real world case studies, followed by an open forum giving attendees the chance to discuss how systems engineering and programme management interact, and to what extent they overlap.
Systems Engineering and Project or Programme Management need to be linked effectively to promote the prospects of success in complex systems development. It is the objective of this evening to explore the interfaces between the disciplines with a view to improving understanding of the differing viewpoints and the opportunities to improve practice. With speakers from both professional bodies it is a topic that we would expect to see stimulate a lively debate. To ensure that discussions stay grounded in reality, we also have an end-user representative with years of experience of waiting for capabilities to actually be delivered!
In the APM corner: Les Oliver is an experienced project manager and systems engineer within the defence and space industries, and now works as an independent consultant;
In the INCOSE corner: Terry Murphy is an experienced systems engineering manager within MBDA, although the views expressed will be his own on this occasion!
Representing the end-users: Simon Hutton used to be an officer in the Royal Navy and now also works as an independent consultant specialising in defining stakeholder requirements;
Referee for the evening: Richard Beasley is the Corporate Skill Owner for Systems Engineering within Rolls-Royce worldwide.
INCOSE International Council on systems Engineering - Bristol - http://www.incose.org.uk/bristol.htm - Events Page - http://www.incose.org.uk/events.htm - INCOSE Events.
Hubble Space Telescope
Bristol Grammar School
Members of the public are welcome to come along.
Astronomy outreach, talks 7:15pm.
Further Information - http://www.bristolastrosoc.org.uk/wb/ - http://willgater.com/2008/06/02/bristol-lecture-6th-june-2008/.
See the Bristol Astronomical Society stand in the main tent and in Millenium Square where we will hopefully be looking at the Sun with a variety of telescopes. - http://www.bristolastrosoc.org.uk/wb/index.php.
Bristol Festival of Nature
Venue: Bristol Harbourside
The UK's biggest celebration of the natural world right here in Bristol. What's more, 2008 will be the Festival's 5 year anniversary. The Festival will be launched with music concert at St. Georges Bristol and a celebration of music and wildlife.
For more information visit: http://www.festivalofnature.org - http://www.bristolastrosoc.org.uk/wb/index.php.
What is Needed to Extend Life Permanently Beyond Earth?
by Elon Musk, Owner and CEO, SpaceX
** SPECIAL EVENT **
Lecture Theatre at 4 Hamilton Place, London W1J 7BQ.
Public open lecture - All visitors welcome - No admission fee - No tickets required - Doors open 5:30pm
A personal message from Elon Musk
"For the first time in the four billion year history of Earth, there exists the possibility of extending life beyond Earth to other planets. It is difficult to predict how long that window will remain open. I will talk about why this goal should be considered important and why we should seek to fulfil it this century".
"Commercial space transport companies, including possibly SpaceX, are needed to make this happen, as the commercial sector is best suited to optimizing both the cost and reliability of access to space, just as the commercial air and ground transport companies did in their sectors. I believe we will need at least an order (perhaps two orders) of magnitude reduction in present day space launch costs and flight failures to achieve the above goal of becoming a multi-planetary species. This lecture will describe how SpaceX intends to make progress in that direction with the Falcon 1, Falcon 9 and Dragon".
SpaceX
In an era when most technology based products follow a path of ever-increasing capability and reliability while simultaneously reducing costs, launch vehicles today are little changed from those of 40 years ago. Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) aims to change this paradigm by developing a family of launch vehicles which will ultimately reduce the cost and increase the reliability of space access by a factor of ten. Coupled with the newly emerging market for private and commercial space transport, this new model will re-ignite humanity's efforts to explore and develop Space.
SpaceX is based on the philosophy that simplicity, low-cost, and reliability can go hand in hand. By eliminating the traditional layers of management internally, and sub-contractors externally, costs are reduced while speeding decision making and delivery. Likewise, by keeping the vast majority of manufacturing in house, costs are again reduced keeping tighter control of quality and ensuring a tight feedback loop between the design and manufacturing teams. And by focusing on simple, proven designs with a primary focus on reliability, SpaceX reduce the costs associated with complex systems operating at the margin.
INCOSE UK Chapter - Bristol Local Group
"F111 case study workshop" event has been brought forward by a week to Wednesday 9th July.
Unless otherwise indicated, the event will take place in Room 2D7 (past the shops in the middle of campus, up the stairs through the library/reception area, and then down the corridor on the left hand side) on the University of the West of England (UWE), Frenchay Campus, Bristol. This is a different room to the one normally used for the past two years, but is in the same area of campus and was used for the MODAF tools event.
F111 case study workshop
The General Dynamics (GD) F-111 is unarguably the most controversial fighter-attack aircraft ever developed. It suffered from a nearly impossible multi-role/multi-service requirement specification, and a protracted development cycle in which numerous serious technical problems had to be identified and corrected. Please come along and join us as we explore this case study. The case study material is freely available from the Air Force Center for Systems Engineering.
INCOSE International Council on systems Engineering - Bristol - http://www.incose.org.uk/bristol.htm - Events Page - http://www.incose.org.uk/events.htm - INCOSE Events.
November 26th 2008
WEAF Gala Dinner
Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel
The WEAF Council would like to cordially invite you to the Gala Dinner, to be held in the Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel on Wednesday 26th of November.
The event is organised to celebrate the success of the Aerospace and Defence Industry in the South West of England and it will provide an ideal opportunity to network with other industry professionals.
Further Information - http://www.weaf.co.uk/events.
Implementation based on Space Horizons - http://www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/amrc/JANS/spacehorizons/ - Project for Information Technology Management for Business - Year 2.
Yahoo Pipes RSS Feed for these space events - http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=3452be475fc06601cc634452e2102df0.
Implementation based on Space Horizons - http://www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/amrc/JANS/spacehorizons/ - Project for Information Technology Management for Business - Year 2.
Yahoo Pipes RSS Feed for these space events - http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=66aa4d5c0ea768e4fe14e074721627ba.
3rd International Symposium for Personal Spaceflight (ISPS) - http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=230&lumeetingid=1954 - 24 - 25 Oct 2007 - New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum Las Cruces, New Mexico - ISPS 2007 addresses key factors that control the success and timing of commercial ventures and also drive government programs--technology, market, human factors, finance, and operations. ISPS will be held immediately prior to the X PRIZE CUP events at Holloman Air Force Base.
46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit - http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=230&lumeetingid=1065 - 7 - 10 Jan 2008 - Grand Sierra Resort Hotel (Formerly Reno Hilton) Reno, Nevada - The AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit is the first major multidisciplinary event of the year for aerospace scientists and engineers from around the world. It provides an ideal forum for scientists and engineers from industry, government, and academia to share and disseminate scientific knowledge and research results with a view toward new technology for aerospace systems.
Aero Engine Expo - http://www.weaf.co.uk/ - 12th & 13th September 2007 - Earl's Court, London - The Aero-Engine Expo comprises of a conference and exhibition and brings together professionals from engine MRO shops, OEMs, leasing companies, specialist manufacturers / consultants / suppliers / repairers, airlines and airline engine shops.
Aerospace Meetings - http://www.weaf.co.uk/ - 19th March 2008 - Torino.
American Astronomical Society (AAS) - http://www.aas.org/meetings/aas211/ - 7-11 January 2008 - Austin Convention Center 500 East Cesar Chavez Street Austin, TX 78701.
American Astronomical Society (AAS) - Universe Today - http://www.universetoday.com/2008/01/07/aas-meeting-all-this-week/ - AAS Meeting All This Week - Written by Fraser Cain - Conference Coverage.
Asian Aerospace International Expo and Congress - http://www.weaf.co.uk/events - 3-6 September 2007 - AsiaWorld, Expo Hong Kong.
Association of Space Explorers - http://space-explorers.org/congress/congress20_program.html - ASE XX Planetary Congress - 50 Years in Space-Launching into the Future - September 17 - 21, 2007 - Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom).
BAC 100: 2010 - Call for Ideas to Mark the 100th Anniversary of Aviation in the West of England - http://www.bac2010.co.uk/.
Brighton Science Festival - http://www.brightonscience.com/ - 23rd February - 2nd March 2008.
Bristol Astronomical Society - http://www.bristolastrosoc.org.uk/wb/pages/events/programme-of-meetings/programme-2007-2008.php - Programme of meetings for 2007/2008 - These meeting all begin promptly at 7.15 pm please make sure you arrive in plenty of time.
Bristol Spaceplanes Events List - http://www.bristolspaceplanes.com/news.shtml#WAEFBSPEvent.
British Interplanetary Society - Events - http://www.bis-spaceflight.com/page195.htm.
British Interplanetary Society - Events - Next Steps for Space Infrastructure - http://www.bis-spaceflight.com/sitesia.aspx/page/196/id/1669/l/en-gb - BIS HQ, 27/29 South Lambeth Rd, London SW8 1SZ - 23/Apr/2008 - 9.30 am 4.30 pm. - With the decommissioning of the Space Shuttle and the completion of the build phase of the International Space Station it is timely for consideration of the next steps. NASA has returned to expendable launch systems and simple capsules, but Europe and other space fairing nations are still considering their next developments in launch systems and in orbit facilities. This symposium will provide a forum for consideration of what new capabilities are required and how they may be best met.
British Interplanetary Society - Events - Space-Based Solar Power for Peace, Prosperity and Survival - http://www.bis-spaceflight.com/sitesia.aspx/page/196/id/1687/l/en-gb - Speaker: Col. Coyote Smith - Venue: BIS Conference Room, 27/29 South Lambeth Rd, London, SW8 1SZ - 7/May/2008 - 7.00 - 8.30 pm. - The director of the recent Pentagon study on space-based solar power will discuss their findings indicating that such a capability can provide the world with another safe source of abundant clean energy and how this can avert wars, generate wealth, and help reduce the global carbon footprint.
British Interplanetary Society - Events - What's Up with Small Satellites - http://www.bis-spaceflight.com/sitesia.aspx/page/196/id/1640/l/en-gb - Speaker: Stuart Eves - Venue: BIS HQ, 27/29 South Lambeth Rd, London, SW8 1SZ - 4/Jun/2008 - 7.00 8.30 pm. - A light hearted look at current and future missions with small satellites, with an emphasis on activities at SSTL and the science missions that are now becoming possible as small satellites become increasingly sophisticated.
British Interplanetary Society - Events - Chinese/Soviet Symposium - http://www.bis-spaceflight.com/sitesia.aspx/page/196/id/586/l/en-gb - Venue: BIS HQ, 27/29 South Lambeth Rd, London, SW8 1SZ - 7/Jun/2008 - 9.30 am to 4.30 pm. - This is the Society’s major Forum for hearing from and talking to the experts on the Chinese/Soviet Space Programme.
British Interplanetary Society - Events - Science Museum Tour and Lecture - http://www.bis-spaceflight.com/sitesia.aspx/page/196/id/1696/l/en-gb - Speaker: Doug Millard Venue: Science Museum, Exhibition Rd, South Kensington, London SW7 2DD - 14/Jun/2008 - 11.00 am 1.00 pm. - Members of the British Interplanetary Society have the opportunity to attend a lecture on the history of the space displays at the Science Museum and then enjoy a guided tour of its present Exploring Space Gallery with Doug Millard, Senior Curator of Space Technology. - The tour and lecture is free of charge and open only to members of the Society. The maximum number of people for the tour is 15 and tickets will be allocated on a first to book basis.
British Interplanetary Society - Events - Mars Symposium - http://www.bis-spaceflight.com/sitesia.aspx/page/196/id/1713/l/en-gb - Speakers: Bob Parkinson, Mark Hempsell, Alan Bond - Venue: BIS 27/29 South London Rd, London SW8 1SZ - 30/Jul/2008 - 9.30 am 4.30 pm. - After the success of the Three Ways to Mars evening held by the Society last October the Society is now planning a full one-day event on 30 July 2008, 9.30 am to 4.30 pm. The morning session will be an extended ‘Three Ways’ talk with Bob Parkinson, Mark Hempsell and Alan Bond followed by a discussion session. The afternoon session will focus on living and working on Mars.
British Interplanetary Society - Events - 59th International Astronautical Congress - http://www.bis-spaceflight.com/sitesia.aspx/page/196/id/1685/l/en-gb - Venue: Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow, Scotland. Start Date: 29/Sep/2008 - End Date: 3/Oct/2008. - The Biggest Space Conference and Trade Show comes to the UK - The global space community, including manufacturers, operators, regulators and users of telecommunications, observation, surveillance, navigation and exploration systems and data will meet for the world’s biggest space and space-related conference and trade show in Glasgow this year. As in previous years, visitors are expected from all the major markets for those systems and services, including the USA, Japan, China, India, Russia and Europe. - IAC 2008 will provide an international focus through the presentation of the latest ideas, current activities and future ambitions across a diverse range of space-related topics.
CollectSpace - http://www.collectspace.com/sightings/home.html - Space Events List.
Computing in Radio Astronomy - http://www.bcsmanchester.org.uk/ - BCS Manchester Branch - Prof Ian Morrison, Jodrell Bank - Synopsis - Computers have been used in radio astronomy since 1964 when the Mk II Telescope at Jodrell Bank became the first telescope in the world to be controlled by a digital computer. Such real-time computers now control and monitor the operation of the telescopes in arrays such as the 217 km MERLIN array.
Emerging Technologies (EmTech) Conference at MIT - http://www.technologyreview.com/events/tretc/ - September 25-27, 2007 - MIT Campus.
Energy from Space: Examining the Potential of Space to Provide Energy for Earth - http://www.spaceref.com/calendar/calendar.html?pid=4503 - August 8, 2007 - As the nation considers calls for energy independence, might answer lie in the heavens? Capturing solar energy in space and transmitting it to Earth presents intriguing possibilities for those concerned about energy supplies, environmental policy, national security and the continued development of space commerce. But, is it possible to cost-effectively harness power from space? Dr. Martin Hoffert of New York University and John C. Mankins of Managed Energy Technologies LLC will review the current state of the technologies and outline steps needed to determine the feasibility of utilizing space to provide energy on Earth.
ESA - Space agency leaders to gather in Paris - http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEMW8TSHKHF_index_0.html - ESA PR 31-2008. On 17 July ESA will host an ISS Heads of Agency meeting at which leaders of the space agencies participating in the International Space Station programme (ESA for Europe, NASA for the US, CSA for Canada, JAXA for Japan, Roscosmos for Russia) will take stock of the ISS status and decide on future activities. - The meeting will take place at ESA Headquarters in Paris and will be followed by a press briefing.
ESA - Space-tech solutions for water and sustainability - http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMXNCWIPIF_index_0.html - 16 July 2008 - Tomorrow INASMET-Tecnalia and ESA are holding a workshop on space innovation for water management at an event billed as the "biggest water festival on Earth". Expo Zaragoza 2008, the international expo on water and sustainable development, is taking place in Spain from 14 June to 14 September.
EUROPEAN PLANETARY SCIENCE CONGRESS 2007 - 20-24 August 2007 - Kongress Hotel am Templiner See - http://www.spaceref.com/calendar/calendar.html?pid=4489 - The EPSC 2007 is organised by Europlanet, the European Planetology Network in association with the European Geosciences Union. The programme covers planetary science, missions and exploration techniques. Sessions include the atmospheres of gas and ice giants: from the Solar System to exoplanets, research and technology advances for future in-situ exploration of planets, Martian life (past, present and future) and the Enceladus plume and Solar System dust rings.
European rocket and balloon research symposium - http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEM3WTSHKHF_index_0.html - The 19th ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research will be held in Bad Reichenhall, Germany, 7-11 June 2009. Scientists and engineers who would like to present a paper at the symposium are invited to submit a Notification of Interest via the symposium website.
Farnborough Airshow - http://www.farnborough.com/ - 14-20 July.
"Forging the Future of Space Science" A Nationwide Public Seminar Series on the Next 50 Years of Space Science - http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=23283 - WASHINGTON - Next month, the Space Studies Board (SSB) of the National Research Council will kick off a yearlong series of public lectures and colloquia in cities across the country and abroad. "FORGING THE FUTURE OF SPACE SCIENCE - THE NEXT 50 YEARS" will celebrate the spectacular achievements of space and earth science, examine new discoveries in both fields, and look ahead at what the next 50 years may bring. - SpaceRef.com - August 16, 2007.
Helitech 2007 - http://www.helitech.co.uk/ - 2-4 October 2007 - Imperial War Museum, Duxford, near Cambridge, UK - Welcome to this the 12th edition of Helitech, which, over the last 21 years, has become recognised as the largest helicopter show outside the USA.
Herstmonceux Astronomy Festival 2007: - http://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/newsletter/sky_newsletter_event.htm - Breaking news! Sir Patrick Moore will be making a public appearance at this year's Herstmonceux Astronomy Festival on Saturday 8th September. - Come and meet Sir Patrick and fellow presenter Chris Lintott in the Sky at Night marquee and help celebrate 50 years of their unique television programme. - 7-9th September.
Humans in Outer Space - Interdisciplinary Odysseys - http://www.esf.org/research-areas/space/activities/inif-activities/vienna-conference.html - Vienna, Konzerthaus, 11-12 October 2007 - This conference, co-organized by the European Science Foundation (ESF), the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), will be the first comprehensive trans-disciplinary dialogue on humans in outer space.
India - Market Visit - http://www.weaf.co.uk/ - 10th - 17th November - India - Join UKTI South West's visit to India in November 2007, designed to help new exporters that are new to the Indian market. - UK Trade & Investment South West has a programme of visits to key overseas markets to support small and medium sized companies that want to develop their overseas business. They are aimed primarily at companies who are working with a local Trade & Investment Adviser in a trade development capacity.
Institution of Engineering and Technology - From Satellites to Space Tourism Project - IET Kelvin Lecture 2008 - http://www.iet.tv/search/index.html?spres=5991&autoplay=5991. - Robert Laine - Presentation from Savoy Place, London, UK - Speaker: Robert Laine, Chief Technical Officer, EADS SPACE - 13 Mar 2008 Technology - Transport.
International Astronautical Congress in 2007 - http://www.iafastro.org/index.php?id=493 - The International Astronautical Congress in 2007 will take place in Hyderabad, India. This 58th Congress is being organised by the International Astronautical Federation in cooperation with the International Academy of Astronautics and the International Institute of Space Law. - 24 - 28 September 2007.
International Astronautical Congress in 2008 - http://www.iafastro.com/index.php?id=123&no_cache=1&tx_iaffocuson_pi1[tt_single]=middle&tx_iaffocuson_pi1[pid_back]=1 - IAC 2008 - The Call For Papers and Registration of Interest has just been issued for the 59th International Astronautical Congress to be held in Glasgow, Scotland. - The British Interplanetary Society, one of the founding members of the IAF, will host the 2008 Congress. - 29 September to 3rd October 2008.
International Astronautical Federation - http://www.iafastro.com/ - Connecting Space People.
International Business Convention for Aerospace - http://www.weaf.co.uk/events - March 19th 2008 - Mar 20th - Torino, Italy - This convention will take place in Turin, in Piemonte. Piemonte is the Italian’s most complete and qualified region within the aerospace field. Based here are the 5 most important Italian companies in the sector: Alenia Aeronautica, Alcatel Alenia Space, Avio, Galileo Avionica and Microtecnica.
International Space Development Conference (ISDC) 2007 - http://isdc.nss.org/2007/ - "From Old Frontiers to New: Celebrating 50 Years of Space Flight" - Dallas, Texas - May 25-28, 2007.
Kentucky Space Conference - http://kysat.typepad.com/my_weblog/kentucky_space_conference_08/index.html - May 13th 2008 - Kentucky Space: Creating "Playground Events" - KySat Space readers: this is the final post from my live notes from the Kentucky Space Conference '08 session held last Wednesday in Lexington. - Dr. Janet Lumpp, KySat faculty advisor from the University of Kentucky, is now up discussing student talent development - it's a issue critical to the success of Kentucky Space and has already come up in discussion a couple of times during the day. - Displaying a well-known quote from NASA administrator Mike Griffin, she says that the vision for space exploration will be carried out by kids in elementary and middle school now.
Lunar and Planetary Society Conference - LPSC 2008 - http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2008/ - League City Texas - March 10th - 14th 2008.
Mars Society Convention - 11th Annual Mars Society Convention on 14th-17th August - Mars Society.
Mars Society Convention - Universe Today - 11th Annual Mars Society Convention on 14th-17th August - Written by Ian O'Neill - Next week, Boulder, Colorado will play host to the eleventh annual Mars Society conference. There will be a huge array of speakers, lectures and workshops anyone can get involved in to learn more about the future of manned exploration on Mars. The Mars Society is an international organization working to raise public awareness about the opportunities we have on Mars and push for eventual manned settlements. Primarily, the Mars Society is pushing for better governmental spending in planetary missions, but there is an increasing awareness that many aims can only be achieved through private enterprise. The organization doesn't limit itself to political activities. For years the organization has managed a series of "Mars Analogues," isolated habitats where volunteers carry out extended experiments, studying everything from human psychology in confined living conditions to working in extreme environments (such as desert plains). - Mars Society.
Universe Today - 11th Annual Mars Society Convention on 14th-17th August
Mars Society Events - http://www.marssociety.org/portal/events.
Mars Society - The Tenth International Mars Society convention - http://www.marssociety.org/portal/c/Conventions/2007/tenth-international-mars-society-convention/ - 30th August - 2nd September 2007 - Highlights of the convention are the latest results from the Spirit, Opportunity, Mars Express, and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter missions now exploring the Red planet, as well as reports from the historic four-month Mars mission simulation at the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station on Devon Island. - The Buzz At Mars Society - Buzz Aldrin will shortly be joining Jim Benson's SpaceDev!
Mars Society UK - http://www.marssociety.org.uk/ - Conferences Australia, Europe, United States.
NewSpace 2007 in Washington D.C. - http://www.space-frontier.org/Events/NewSpace2007/ - Space Frontier Foundation Annual Conference - July 18-21.
RAeS Space Group - Royal Aeronautical Society - Events - http://www.acc.co.uk/raes/space/main.htm#NextEvents - The Space Group is the specialist group within The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) charged with promoting the interests of the Society and its members in astronautics and its component scientific and engineering disciplines.
RAeS Space Group - Royal Aeronautical Society - Events - http://www.acc.co.uk/raes/space/main.htm#NextEvents - Thursday 06 September 2007 at RAeS London "Europe's Weather Satellites" by Dr Lars Prahm, Director General, EUMETSAT. Evening lecture organised by the RAeS Space Group. Venue: RAeS, Hamilton Place, London. Refreshments 17:30, start 18:00.
RAeS Space Group - Royal Aeronautical Society - Events - http://www.acc.co.uk/raes/space/main.htm#NextEvents - Thursday 04 October 2007 at RAeS, London To be announced. Special evening lecture to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sputnik and the birth of the space age. Royal Aeronautical Society. Venue: RAeS, Hamilton Place, London.
RAeS Space Group - Royal Aeronautical Society - Events - http://www.acc.co.uk/raes/space/main.htm#NextEvents - Thursday 13 December 2007 at RAeS, London Wilbur & Orville Wright Lecture. Speaker: TBA. An annual lecture organised by the main Society.
RAeS Space Group - Royal Aeronautical Society - Events - http://www.raes.org.uk/space/ - Tuesday 03 June at RAeS, London "The Key to Economic Hypersonic Flight and Access to Space: Hydrogen fuelled pre-cooled jet engines". Skylon and LAPCAT A2: the UK lead in hypersonic and launcher propulsion. Evening lecture by Alan Bond, Managing Director, Reaction Engines Limited. Organised by the RAeS Space Group and RAeS Propulsion Group. Refreshments: 17:30, start 18:00.
RAeS Space Group - Royal Aeronautical Society - Events - http://www.raes.org.uk/space/ - Thursday 03 July at RAeS, London "What is needed to extend life permanently beyond Earth?". Evening lecture by Elon Musk, Owner and CEO, SpaceX. Organised by the RAeS Space Group. Refreshments: 17:30, start 18:00.
RAeS Space Group - Royal Aeronautical Society - Events - http://www.raes.org.uk/space/ - Wednesday 01 October 2008 at RAeS, London 50th anniversary of the foundation of NASA. Special evening lecture. Details to be announced. Organised by the RAeS Space Group. Refreshments: 17:30, start 18:00.
RAeS Space Group - Royal Aeronautical Society - Past Events - http://www.acc.co.uk/raes/space/past_events.htm - The Space Group is the specialist group within The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) charged with promoting the interests of the Society and its members in astronautics and its component scientific and engineering disciplines.
RAeS Space Group - Royal Aeronautical Society - "Spy Satellites in the Cold War - http://www.raes.org.uk/space/ - Wednesday 13 February 2008 at RAeS, London - The Real Space Race". Speaker: Mr Pat Norris, Space & Defence Strategy Manager, LogicaCMG. Organised by the RAeS Space Group. Venue: 4 Hamilton Place, London. Refreshments 17:30, start 18:00.
Royal Astronomical Society - http://www.ras.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=216&Itemid=57 Meetings and Events.
Sky at Night Podcast - Episode 1: The RAS National Astronomy Meeting 2008 - http://www.bbcskyatnightmagazine.com/podcast.asp - Welcome to the first BBC Sky At Night magazine podcast. In this episode Will Gater reports from the 2008 Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting in Belfast. Find out what James Bond has been doing at one of the world's largest observatories, the latest on the plans to upgrade Hubble, and the discovery of the youngest extrasolar planet ever found.
Space 4 Companies - http://www.space4companies.co.uk/index.php?view=events - EMPOWERMENT THROUGH TEAMWORK - Business and leadership professionals agree that effective communication skills, leadership ability and the desire to succeed as part of a team are at the core of any productive workforce. - Companies demand of their employees an awareness of their personal capabilities together with the confidence to contribute these effectively towards a good team dynamic. It's these skills that Starchaser aims to bring out in your workforce.
Space 4 Schools - http://www.space4schools.co.uk/ - BLAST OFF on a learning journey through space - Expand your educational experience by taking advantage of these fantastic and varied programmes, covering subjects ranging from space travel to the exploration of our Solar System. These immersive educational packages have direct links to the National Curriculum.
Space Generation Congress - http://www.explorerswanted.com/ - A Global Space Congress for Youth Interested in Tomorrow's Space Issues - The Space Generation Congress (SGC) is the annual meeting of the most active members of the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) and its projects and combines work on important projects to the space community with leadership training. SGAC aims to promote space exploration and to be the voice of youth in support of space. - Glasgow, Scotland - 25-27th September 2008.
SpaceRef.com - http://www.spaceref.com/calendar/ - Space Calendar of Events.
Space-related events during 2007 - http://www.acc.co.uk/raes/space/space_events.htm - Future events (all sources).
Sun-Earth Day March 20th 2008 - NASA Outreach - Celebrate Sun-Earth Day 2008 on March 20 - Universe Today - Written by Tammy Plotner - Over the past seven years, NASA Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum has sponsored and coordinated education and public outreach events to highlight NASA Sun-Earth Connection research and discoveries. Their purpose is to interest school students and the general public to participate in programs that occur throughout the year and the kickoff is about to begin. This year's main event will be on March 20, 2008. - March 18th, 2008.
The 6th European Mars Society Convention (EMC6), organized by Association Planète Mars, - http://www.planete-mars.com/congres_europe/2006/uk_acceuil1.html - will be held from Friday, October 20, 2006 (6:00 PM) to Sunday, October 22, 2006 (5:00 PM) - on the premises of IPSA, an engineering school specialized in aeronautics and space: What is our current knowledge of Mars? (Saturday morning) - Mars and the search for life (Saturday morning) - The robotic exploration program (Saturday afternoon) - Man on Mars: technology, challenges and project status (Sunday morning) - Exploration and society (Sunday afternoon).
EMC6 - The 6th European Mars Society Convention (EMC6)
The Emergence of the Virtual Observatory - British Computer Society Norwich - http://eastanglia.bcs.org/e_20080131.htm - East Anglia Branch - Date: 31st January 2008 at 7.30 - Presenter: Bob Bentley - Venue: Room 01.10, Elizabeth Fry Building, UEA, Norwich - Synopsis: Advances in computing over the last 10-15 years have transformed data analysis. Twenty years ago data was stored on magnetic tapes and the scientist had to travel to data centres in order to access them. With the advent of the Internet and cheap large capacity disks, data became more accessible; with the development of "Grid" middlewhere it has become possible to undertake complex tasks remotely. In many disciplines Virtual Observatories are being established to bring these enhanced capabilities to the community.
The RAS National Astronomy Meeting 2008 - http://nam2008.qub.ac.uk/ - including the UK Solar Physics and MIST meetings Queen's University Belfast: 31st March - 4th April 2008 - The RAS National Astronomy Meeting 2008 is being hosted by Queen's University Belfast in its centenary year. We invite all astronomers attending this meeting to share their latest work in astronomy and astrophysics. - The event is being organised by staff from the Astrophysics Research Centre and the Centre for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics within the School of Mathematics and Physics.
The Spaceward Games 2007 - http://www.spaceelevator.com/archives/2007/10/two_weeks_to_go.html - of which The Space Elevator Games is a part of this year is being held at the Davis County Event Center just north of Salt Lake City, Utah between October 15-21 with the Space Elevator Games qualifying starting on the 15th. The public portion of the games will begin on October 19th and run through the 21st.
UKSEDS Students for the Exploration and Development of Space - http://www.uk.seds.org/conference/ - The UKSEDS 19th annual conference is only months away - The Open University, Milton Keynes - 17th-18th November, 2007.
Universe Today - Beer and Burgers With a Side of Science - Written by Nancy Atkinson - Astronomers and cosmologists endeavor to solve some of the great mysteries of the universe. One mystery scientists here at the AAS meeting in St. Louis are seriously trying to address is how to make science more interesting and accessible to the general public. While this issue has little cosmic implications, having a "science literate" population in our ever-growing technology-based civilization is not just an advantage, but becoming an absolute necessity. In attempt to tackle this concern, a group of astronomers are encouraging others to follow the lead of a concept that seems to be working: Invite the public out for a beer. - June 4th, 2008.
VIVACE 2007 - Forum 3, 17-19 October 2007 - http://www.vivaceproject.com/content/forum3/forum3.php - Forum 3, 17-19 October 2007 - This public Forum will be held on 17th to 19th October 2007 at the Diagora congress centre at Labège on the south-eastern outskirts of Toulouse. It will comprise plenary sessions interspersed with short parallel sessions. There will be a press briefing on the morning of day 1. - This three-day Forum will be constructed around the full set of services and results developed during the project and will show how these are being and can be exploited both within the European Aeronautical and Space Industry and the transport vehicle market in general. The presentations and demonstrations will cover themes of system and component simulation, whole engine development, supply chain manufacturing workflow simulation, etc. and will represent selected "use cases", i.e. real industrial simulations of a part of the aircraft or the engine or of a development process.
WEAF (West of England Aerospace Forum) - New Technology Showcase - http://www.weaf.co.uk/events - Date: February 19th 2008 - Location: University of Warwick - This important event will bring together many senior industrialists from the Automotive, Marine, Aerospace and Construction sectors, and provide and appreciation of the new technologies and tools developed by the PARD programme.
WEAF (West of England Aerospace Forum) - Space Technology Showcase with FREE Exhibition Space - http://www.weaf.co.uk/events - Date: March 5th 2008 - Location: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire - An opportunity to discover the latest advances in technology and celebrate British achievements - High value manufacturing has never been more important to the UK’s Advanced Engineering sector than in today’s environment. This first annual Advanced Technology Showcase from the STFC KITE club celebrates UK achievements in technologies developed for space and their applications in other engineering sectors.
West of England Aerospace Forum - http://www.weaf.co.uk/ - Events Page - http://www.weaf.co.uk/events - WEAF Events.
World Space Week - http://www.spaceweek.org/ - The Largest Annual Public Space Event on Earth - Celebrated in some 50 Nations every October 4-10.
XPrize Cup - October 27th 2007.
Airshows - http://www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/~phale/Events.htm#Airshows.
Computing and Aerospace Events - http://www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/~phale/Events.htm.
Contact - Please let me know if you have any interesting Aerospace Events e-mail - Peter Hale.
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