Date: 21-24 September 2010
Location: Graz, AUSTRIA
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, with the support of the Government of Austria and the European Space Agency, is organizing the second in a series of three UN/Austria/ESA Symposiums on Small Satellite Programmes for Sustainable Development, to be held in Graz, Austria, from 21-24 September 2010.
The series of Symposiums is part of the United Nations Basic Space Technology Initiative (UNBSTI), a new initiative in the framework of the United Nations Programme on Space Applications aiming to support capacity building in basic space technology and to promote the use of space technology and its applications for sustainable development (see http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/SAP/bsti/index.html).
The Symposium in 2010 will focus on "Payloads for Small Satellite Programmes" and will address the following objectives:
* Review the status of world-wide small satellite activities, with a particular focus on regional cooperation;
* Examine the potential of using small satellites for education, research and operational applications;
* Discuss the technical and programmatic issues of developing payloads for small satellites; and
* Consider the relevant regulatory issues specific to small satellite programmes (such as frequency allocations, space debris mitigation, registration).
For more information including the application form please visit: http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/SAP/act2010/graz/index.html
