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    Title

    Space for All: Promoting Inclusive Practices in Space Exploration

    type

    oral

    Description

    This session will highlight and provide examples of solutions via education, culture and outreach activities as well as Belonging, Accessibility, Diversity, Equity, Justice and Inclusivity (BADEJI, EDI, DEIA) protocols in the workplace, organisations and space agendas. Learnings and recommendations from the perspectives of professionals, scholars, experts, educators, artists and cultural institutions including museums, space agencies and non-profit organisations will be included. From code of ethics to pluralistic commitments towards achieving equity and accessibility, all relevant methodologies and formats are welcomed. This session is a showcase of demonstrated practices and/or experiential learning, and work presented should already have been implemented before the presentation. When submitting abstracts for this session, please: • Clearly identify the connection to the session’s described scope and to space. • Briefly describe what you will present, including results and evaluation of your work, if it has been completed, or a thorough description of the expected outcomes of the work. • Include information about what makes your work unique, original or innovative and worth sharing with the international space community. • State your work’s goal, the intended audience, the measurable objectives that were set, and if the work is in planning or has already occurred. • Provide context describing the research and/or analysis you conducted in choosing the purpose of the activity, the intended audience, and the design of the activity. • Include reference to quantitative or qualitative data gathered through evaluations, surveys or other means. • If any theories are developed, please include information about the practical applicability of the information. • Consider that your audience is international and focus on what others working in the field can learn from your work. Include lessons learned, recommendations or other takeaway messages. • Make sure that the abstract provides a coherent idea or narrative for someone unfamiliar with your work.

    Date

    2026-10-06

    Time

    10:15

    Room

    E1

    IPC members
    • Co-Chair: Dr. Sandra Haeuplik-Meusburger, Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien), Austria;

    • Co-Chair: Dr. Laszlo Bacsardi, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary;

    • Rapporteur: Mrs. Alina Vizireanu, International Space University (ISU), United Kingdom;

    papers

    Order

    Time

    Paper title

    Mode

    Presentation status

    Speaker

    Affiliation

    Country

    1

    10:15

    Beyond Universal Access: A Data-Driven Framework for Differentiated Learning in Space Science Education – Lessons from the Konya Model

    10

    confirmed

    Mr. MEHMET OĞUZHAN ERTURAN

    Türkiye

    2

    10:25

    Toward a More Inclusive Aerospace Sector: Identifying Barriers for Women

    10

    confirmed

    Mr. Julien Lavergne Roberge

    None

    Canada

    3

    10:35

    Democratizing Space Access and STEM Education in the Global South: A Retrospective of the Brazilian Satellite Olympiad (OBSAT)

    10

    confirmed

    Prof.Dr. Tatiana Pazelli

    Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar - Universidade Federal de São Carlos)

    Brazil

    4

    10:45

    Opportunities for Space Exploration under the United Nations Access to Space for All Initiative: Achievements in 2025-2026

    10

    confirmed

    Ms. Mami Sasamura

    United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

    Austria

    5

    10:55

    Evaluation of TÜBİTAK 4004 “Beyond Earth: A BİLSEM: In the Footsteps of the Red Planet” Project Activities from the Perspective of Innovative Approaches in Education

    10

    confirmed

    Ms. Hanife Kılıç

    Hacettepe University

    Türkiye

    6

    11:05

    Inclusive by Design: Accommodating Physical and Mental Health Diversity in Long-Duration Space Missions

    10

    confirmed

    Mr. Nelson Mwova

    University of Nairobi

    Kenya

    7

    11:15

    hidden figures of the cosmos: empowering diversity through the stories of persian women astronomers

    10

    Ms. Gita Naderi

    Concordia University

    Canada

    8

    11:25

    Producing a knowledge-based economy through the space industry: The Case of Vanuatu.

    10

    Mr. Kevin Smith HINGE

    Vanuatu

    9

    11:35

    Space Maps for All: A Multisensory Atlas from Stars to Planets and Earth from Space

    10

    confirmed

    Mr. TAHA ARBEN VURGUN

    Turkish Technology Team Foundation

    Türkiye