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Announcing Event 3 – Section C, International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness

The third event of the 2023 virtual event series looks into the implementation of Section C of the LTS Guidelines, ensuring that the public, as well as States, international intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental entities understand that maintaining exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes is a goal to be pursued in the interest of all humankind. Furthermore, the role of multilateral diplomacy within COPUOS, and the growing impact of the private space sector are also going to be highlighted in the event, along with the introduction to capacity-building activities. 

Date and time: 12 June, 2023, 2 p.m. CEST
 

Panelists:

  • Moderator: Moriba Jah, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist – Privateer Space 

  • Fariz Outamazirt, Deputy Director of the Geographical and Remote Sensing Service – Ministry of Defense, Algeria 

  • Gina Petrovici, Law and Policy Advisor – German Aerospace Center (DLR) 

  • Milind Pimprikar, Chairman – CANEUS International 

  • Rosa Jesse, Senior Editor – European Space Agency (ESA) 

To register for the third event, click here.

Event 2 (2023) – Section B, Safety of Space Operations

The second event of the 2023 online event series underlined the importance and various ways of implementing Section B of the LTS Guidelines. Section B highlights technical and design aspects, as well as planning, and life-cycle assessment of a space project – from pre-launch until end of life of a spacecraft. Other topics, such as space weather, and conjunction assessment were also touched upon relevant to the protection of orbital space activities. 

To access the recording of the event, click on the picture.

To access the summary report of the event, click here.

Panelists:

  • Moderator: Dan Oltrogge, Chief Scientist and Director of the Center for Space Standards and Innovation – COMSPOC Corporation

  • Amber Charlesworth, Public Policy, Project Kuiper – Amazon 

  • Andrew Ratcliffe, Chief Engineer – United Kingdom Space Agency 

  • Emmanuelle David, Executive Director – EPFL Space Center 

  • Pascal Faucher, Programme Manager at Defense and Security Directorate – Space Agency of France (CNES); Chairman – European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking Partnership (EU SST) 

  • Phee Choosri, Deputy Executive Director – Geo-informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), Thailand 

Event 1 (2023) – Section A, Policy and Regulatory Framework for Space Activities

In the first event of the 2023 online event series, the emphasis was put on the implementation of Section A of the LTS Guidelines, supporting regional and national regulatory and policy implementation of the Guidelines. Some of the topics that were covered during the event are national space legislation, registration, private sector involvement, radio frequency allocation, and the overall role of the LTS Guidelines as a voluntary instrument in the protection of the Earth orbital space environment and related space activities.

To access the recording of the event, click on the picture.

To see the summary report of the event, click here!

 

Panelists: 

  • Moderator: Steven Freeland, Emeritus Professor – Western Sydney University; Professorial Fellow – Bond University 

  • Guoyu-Wang, Dean – Academy of Air, Space Policy and Law, Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) 

  • Nadia Karemera, Strategy Analyst – Rwanda Space Agency 

  • Ruvimbo Samanga, Analyst, Space & Spectrum Policy – Access Partnership  

  • Tare Brisibe, Senior Legal and Regulatory Counsel, Asia-Pacific – SES

  • Véronique Glaude, Senior Radio Communications Engineer – International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 

The 2023 Event Series

After the success of the 2021 event series, UNOOSA is organising a new virtual discussion series that aims to raise awareness and build capacity in the context of the implementation of the Guidelines on the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities (LTS Guidelines). 
Each event is linked with one section of the LTS Guidelines (A-D) and includes a 90-minute panel session, engaging once again diverse experts in the space field, in a discourse-oriented structure. The objectives of the events are to deal with the complexity of the LTS Guidelines step by step, to showcase successful implementation examples, while supporting peer-to-peer exchange on topics of concern.

The planned date and time of the four events: 

  • Event 1 on policy and regulatory framework for space activities (section A of the LTS Guidelines) – 5 April 2023, starting at 2 p.m. CEST;
     
  • Event 2 on safety of space operations (section B of the LTS Guidelines) – 22 May 2023, starting at 2 p.m. CEST;
     
  • Event 3 on international cooperation, capacity-building and awareness (section C of the LTS Guidelines) – 12 June 2023, starting at 2 p.m. CEST; and
     
  • Event 4 on scientific and technical research and development (section D of the LTS Guidelines) – 26 June 2023, starting at 2 p.m. CEST

 

The page is continuously updated regarding news and recordings of the events.