session 6

Title

Calling Planet Earth: Large Engagement and Communications Initiatives

type

oral

Description

This session highlights large-scale, strategic public engagement and communications initiatives that connect the general public with space activities outside the formal education system. Contributions should focus on programmes, campaigns, or platforms with demonstrated or projected reach in the tens of thousands to millions, and which are designed to achieve clearly defined engagement objectives. Presentations should emphasise strategic planning, audience targeting, and measurable outcomes. Authors are expected to present objective assessments of impact, including quantitative and qualitative metrics, or to clearly describe robust evaluation frameworks where results are still forthcoming. Submissions should demonstrate intentional design, evidence-based decision-making, and clear alignment between goals, methods, and outcomes. 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

2026-10-08

Time

10:15

Room

E1

IPC members

• Co-Chair: Dr. Ozan Kara, Technology Innovation Institute (TII), United Arab Emirates;

• Co-Chair: Ms. Milica Milosev, Econnects, Serbia;

• Rapporteur: Dr. Danilo Sakay, Brazilian Space Agency (AEB), Brazil;