Technical programme
IAC-13 — 64th International Astronautical Congress
E1. SPACE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH SYMPOSIUM
This symposium deals with activities, methods and techniques for formal and informal space education at different educational levels, space outreach to the general public, space workforce development, etc. Each of the sessions in the symposium features an invited key note speaker followed by presentation of selected papers. Symposium sessions may also include panel discussions. When submitting abstracts for consideration, please note that: • Papers should have clear education or outreach content – technical details of projects, even if carried out in an educational context, will not usually qualify. • Papers reporting on programmes/activities that have already taken place will usually be received more favourably than those dealing with concepts and plans for the future. • More weight will usually be given to papers that clearly identify target groups, benefits, lessons-learned, good practice and that include measures of critical assessment. • Papers covering topics/activities which have been reported at a prior IAC must state this explicitly and detail both the additional information to be presented and the added value that will result.
- Coordinator
Naomi Mathers
Space Industry Association of Australia — AustraliaChris Welch
— France
E1.1. Ignition - Primary Space Education
This session will focus on all aspects of primary space education, i.e. up to a student age of 11.
- Chairman
Gulnara T. Omarova
Astrophysical Institute — KazakhstanMichael Pakakis
Victorian Space Science Education Centre — Australia
- Rapporteur
Kerrie Dougherty
— Australia
E1.2. Lift Off - Secondary Space Education
This session will focus on all aspects of secondary space education, for students of age 12-18.
- Chairman
Shamim Hartevelt-Velani
European Space Agency (ESA) — The NetherlandsDennis Stone
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Johnson Space Center — United States
- Rapporteur
Vera Mayorova
Bauman Moscow State Technical University — Russian Federation
E1.3. On Track - Undergraduate Space Education
This session will focus on all aspects of undergraduate space education.
- Chairman
Naomi Mathers
Space Industry Association of Australia — AustraliaMarilyn Steinberg
Canadian Space Agency — Canada
- Rapporteur
David Cook
University of Alabama in Huntsville — United States
E1.4. In Orbit - Postgraduate Space Education
This session will focus on all aspects of (post)graduate space education.
- Chairman
Angela Diaz Phillips
— United StatesDavid Spencer
The Aerospace Corporation — United States
- Rapporteur
James L. Stofan
— United States
E1.5. Learning and Knowledge Development for a Globally Sophisticated Workforce
This session will focus on space organisations’ activities in preparing their technical and project staff for collaborative roles in international space projects. A particular aspect of it will be the sharing of experiences and best practice carried out under the auspices of the IAF’s International Programme/Project Management Committee.
- Chairman
Edward J. Hoffman
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — United StatesBettina Boehm
European Space Agency (ESA) — France
- Rapporteur
Amalio Monzon
Airbus Defence and Space — SpainOlga Zhdanovich
Modis — The Netherlands
E1.6. Calling Planet Earth - Space Outreach to the General Public
This session will focus on activities that aim to promote awareness and understanding of space in the general public.
- Chairman
Carol Christian
STScI — United StatesLisa La Bonté
Arab Youth Venture Foundation — United Arab Emirates
- Rapporteur
Gulnara T. Omarova
Astrophysical Institute — Kazakhstan
E1.7. New Worlds - Innovative Space Education and Outreach
This session will focus on novel and non-standard methods of space education and outreach in non-traditional areas and to non-traditional target groups.
- Chairman
Jean-Daniel Dessimoz
— SwitzerlandVera Mayorova
Bauman Moscow State Technical University — Russian Federation
- Rapporteur
Carol Christian
STScI — United States
E1.8. Space Culture: Innovative Approaches for Public Engagement in Space
This session is co-sponsored by the IAF Technical Committee on the Cultural Utilisation of Space (ITACCUS) and will focus on the activities of institutions such as museums, space agencies and non-profit organisations involving space that engage the cultural sector.
- Chairman
Franco Bernelli-Zazzera
Politecnico di Milano — ItalyRoger Malina
University of Texas at Dallas — United States
- Rapporteur
Andrea Jaime
Isar Aerospace Technologies GmbH — Germany
E1.9. Space Network: Social Media and Digital Resources
This session will focus on the use of social media and internet-accessible digital resources for space education and outreach.
- Chairman
Andrea Boese
European Space Agency (ESA) — FranceDavid Cook
University of Alabama in Huntsville — United States
- Rapporteur
Carolyn Knowles
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — United States
E1.P. Poster Session
- Co-Chair
Naomi Mathers
Space Industry Association of Australia — AustraliaChris Welch
— France