session 5-E7.6
- Title
28th IAA/IISL Scientific-Legal Round Table "Space and the Polar Regions (Arctic and Antarctica)" (Invited Papers)
- Description
The Polar Regions are areas of growing geopolitical interest. While Antarctica is covered by an international agreement governing its exclusively peaceful use for scientific purposes, the Arctic is already becoming a contested area with relevance for raw materials exploitation, transport routes and security. This round table looks into space applications relevant for the Polar Regions as well as policy issues and regulatory aspects involved.
- Date
2013-09-26
- Time
- Room
- IPC members
Chairman: Prof. Kai-Uwe Schrogl, International Institute of Space Law (IISL), France;
Chairman: Mr. Geir Hovmork, Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA), Norway;
Rapporteur: Dr. Nicola Rohner-Willsch, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Germany;
Order | Time | Paper title | Mode | Presentation status | Speaker | Affiliation | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Space and the Polar Regions - cases of satellite applications, policies and regulations | 15' | Prof. Stephan Hobe | University of Cologne | Germany | ||
2 | 15' | confirmed | Mrs. Isabelle Duvaux-Bechon | European Space Agency (ESA) | France | ||
3 | FOCUS ON SPACE APPLICATIONS FOR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE POLAR REGIONS | 15' | confirmed | Mrs. Lauren Small-Pennefather | Canadian Space Agency | Canada | |
4 | 15' | confirmed | Dr. Toru Fukuda | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), EORC | Japan | ||
5 | 15' | confirmed | Mr. Bo N. Andersen | Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) | Norway | ||
6 | The potential for commercial satellite services for Polar regions | 15' | Mr. Jean-François Petit | Airbus Defence and Space SAS | France |