Presentations of the United Nations/Austria Symposium on
"Access to Space: Holistic Capacity-Building for the 21st Century"
Graz, Austria, 3 - 7 September 2017
Organized by The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
Co-organized & Co-sponsored by The Government of Austria European Space Agency (ESA), Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Austrospace, Joanneum Research, NPOC Space Law, Graz University of Technology, City of Graz, State of Styria, the Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology
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SUNDAY, 3 September 2017
| Session 0: Challenges for Capacity-Building
Moderators: Jorge DEL RIO VERA / Markus WOLTRAN |
| Engaging with stakeholders in preparation of UNISPACE+50 - Alessandra VERNILE, European Policy Institute (EPI) |
| Capacity-Building: A comparison of international collaboration at two different levels - Reuben UMUNNA, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan |
MONDAY, 4 September 2017
| Opening Ceremony (Short) Welcome Addresses
Moderators: Otto KOUDELKA / Irmgard MARBOE |
| Mr. Heinz MAYER - CEO, Joanneum Research |
| Ms. Isabelle DUVAUX-BÉCHON - Head of Member States Relation and Partnerships Office, European Space Agency |
| Ms. Maria-Helene FUCHS - Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations |
| Ms. Margit MISCHKULNIG - Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology |
| Ms. Pascale EHRENFREUND - Chair of Executive Board, The German Aerospace Center (DLR) |
| Mr. Peter PIFFL-PERČEVIĆ - Counsellor - City of Graz |
| Ms. Sandra HOLASEK - Member of the Provincial Goverment, Government of Styria |
| Ms. Simonetta DI PIPPO - Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| High Level Discussion Panel
Moderators: Jorge DEL RIO VERA / Markus WOLTRAN |
| Ms. Simonetta DI PIPPO - Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| Session 0: Challenges for Capacity-Building
Moderator: Simonetta DI PIPPO |
| Pascale EHRENFREUND - Chair of German Aerospace Center (DLR) Executive Board |
| Jean-Jacques TORTORA - Director of the European Space Policy Institute |
| Isabelle DUVAUX-BÉCHON - ESA's Head of Member States Relation and Partnerships Office |
| Stephan MAYER - Member of the Austrian Aeronautics and Space Agency, Austrian Delegate to ESA |
| Qi YU - Deputy Director General Department of International Cooperation China National Space Administration |
| Session 1: Tools and technologies for capacity-building in the 21st Century
Moderator: Johannes ORTNER |
| Tools and technologies for capacity-building in the 21st Century Capacity-Building as a tool to eradicate poverty and inequalities through the sustainable development of nations: the role of space - Petra BAYR, Austrian Parliament |
| Leadership transformation: tools and approaches in international development cooperation - Blanka BELLAK, Leadership Associates |
| Creating a dialogue platform between space and NGOs to enhance sustainable development: the case of Change Onlus in Madagascar - Isabella MAZZA, Change Onlus |
| Capacity Building in the Context of the International Astronautical Federation - Christian FEICHTINGER, International Astronautical Federation |
| The Open Universe Initiative - Paolo GIOMMI, Italian Space Agency |
| Outreach in 21st Century: Kurzgesagt on youtube - Patrizia MOSCA, Kurzgesagt |
| The Dream Chaser Mission in cooperation with UN - Luciano SACCANI, Sierra Nevada Corporation |
| New Visions, Methods and Tools for Capacity-Building in the 21st Century - Stefano FERRETTI, European Space Policy Institute |
| Session 2: UNISPACE+50 Panel Discussion
Moderators: Otto KOUDELKA / Irmgard MARBOE |
| Simonetta DI PIPPO - Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| Dominique TILMAS - EURISY |
| Ana M. AVILA BECERRIL - Permanent Mission of Costa Rica |
| Hilcea SANTOS FERREIRA - INPE / GEO Foundational Task on Capacity-Buildin Coordination |
| Christian FEICHTINGER - International Astronautical Federation |
| Luciano SACCANI - Sierra Nevada Corporation |
TUESDAY, 5 September 2017
WEDNESDAY, 6 September 2017
| Session 6: Workshop on specific tools for Space Law Capacity-Building
Moderator: Peter STUBBE |
| Overview of UNOOSA capacity-building in space law and policy - Niklas HEDMAN, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| Endeavours for a renewed capacity building in space law for the Space Agenda 2030 - Laura JAMSCHON MAC GARRY, Permanent Mission of Argentina to Austria |
| A Holistic Approach to National Space-Law and Policy Education and Capacity-Building - Kuan-Wei CHEN, McGill University |
| Russian translation of the Cologne Commentary on Space Law - Olga VOLYNSKAJA, Russian Delegation to COPUOS Legal Sub-Committee 2017 |
| The Chinese Version of Cologne Commentary on Space - Guoyu WANG, Space Law Institute / Beijing Institute of Technology |
| Perspectives of the future Space Law Compendium as an outcome of UNISPACE+50 - Bernhard SCHMIDT-TEDD, German Aerospace Center |
| Session 7: How to attract women and youth to space-related careers
Moderator: Markus WOLTRAN |
| Space for Women: An Initiative of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs - Markus WOLTRAN, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| Inspiring and Engaging the next generation!: the ESA Education Programme - Isabelle DUVAUX-BÉCHON, European Space Agency |
| Space Generation Advisory Council: A platform for capacity-building and professional development - Clementine DECOOPMAN, Space Generation Advisory Council |
| Challenges and Opportunities that exist in the Space Sector for Mexican women - Lourdes GARCIA HERNANDEZ, Mexican Space Agency |
| The privileged astronomical position of Ecuador known from the time of the Aboriginal culture Quitu-Cara, and how this can stimulate the young people to study astronomy - Geovanna VASQUEZ, Netware for Astronomy School Education |
| Activities of the African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education to Promote the Participation of Girls in Space Science in Nigeria - Omowumi ALABI, African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education |
| Inspiring youth and women towards space science and astronomy in Nepal - Sabin GAUTAM, Phokara Astronomical Society |
| Breaking the glass ceiling for women in the world of government and commercial space - Agnieszka LUKASZCZYK, Planet Labs |
| Session 8: Workshop on education curricula for space technology and space law
Moderators: Otto KOUDELKA |
| Overview of the existing UN curricula on space technology and space law - Niklas HEDMAN, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| UNOOSA Space Technology Curricula: the GNSS case - Sharafat GADIMOVA, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| Modern Science in the Classroom - Sascha SCHMELING, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
| Space Law Curriculum Development - Tanja MASSON-ZWAAN, International Institute of Air and Space Law, Leiden University |
| Education Curricula for Space Law Capacity-Building - Ram JAKHU, McGill University |
| New Space Law Issues Arising with Private Enterprise in Outer Space - Paul B. LARSEN, formerly Georgetown University Law Center |
| The unique Space, cyber and telecommunications law LLM program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Frans VON DER DUNK, University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Challenges in using the UN Curricula at universities and in online-courses - Irmgard MARBOE, University of Vienna |
| Session 9: Institutional Capacity-Building (First part)
Moderator: Niklas HEDMAN |
| Challenges of Capacity-Building in Multi-State Environment - Mohammad Ebrahimi SEYEDABADI, Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization |
| Capacity building in Space Law in Europe at the example of ECSL - Christian BRÜNNER, University of Graz |
| The road to a developing country's space agency: Costa Rican Case - Ana AVILA BECERRIL, Permanent mission of Costa Rica to the United Nations |
| Maximizing the benefits of a United Nations Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education for SDGs - Ganiyu AGBAJE, African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education |