session 6.-E5.4

Title

Water from Space: Societal, Educational and Cultural Aspects

type

oral

Description

This is a joint session between the IAF Space Education and Outreach Committee and the IAA Commission VI and co-sponsored by ITACCUS. This joint inter-disciplinary session will explore the societal and cultural contexts of water as they are related to space. Possible topics include: political and economic issues; how the crises affecting oceans impact society; how the discoveries of water on the Moon and Mars impact both the human condition on Earth and human space exploration; the way the arts, popular culture and entertainment engage with cultural issues related to water, remote sensing co-ordination and public access; educational programmes relating to water from space and water in space, etc.

Date

2010-09-29

Time

11:45

Room

Club D

IPC members
papers

Order

Time

Paper title

Selection result

Mode

Presentation status

Speaker

Affiliation

Country

1

Water in space exploration: Influence and benefits for social projects on earth

accepted

20

confirmed

Dr. Jan Walter Schroeder

Germany

2

Looking for Mars in the Northern Atlantic

accepted

20

Ms. Lucy Hg

United States

3

Water from space: art as a powerful bridge between fantasy and fact

accepted

10

confirmed

Ms. Elinor Nina Czegledy Nagy

Leonardo Electronic Almanach

Canada

4

LAUNCH:Water -- Accelerating Innovation for a Sustainable Future.

accepted

20

confirmed

Ms. Beth Beck

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

United States

5

water deal

accepted

15

confirmed

Dr. Helene von Oldenburg

Germany