session 4.-E1.6
- Title
Water from Space: Societal, Educational and Cultural Aspects
- Description
This is a joint session between the IAF Space Education and Outreach Committee and the IAA Commission VI. Inter-disciplinary in nature, it 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 on society; 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, etc.
- Date
2010-09-29
- Time
- Room
- IPC members
Chairman: Mrs. Annick Bureaud, France;
Chairman: Ms. Bee Thakore, Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC), United Kingdom;
Chairman: Ms. Lyn Wigbels, American Astronautical Society (AAS), United States;
Rapporteur: Mr. Adrian Meyer, Space School Africa, South Africa;