International Meeting on Space Education
(Universat 2006) to be held in Moscow
UNIVERSITY SATELLITES and SPACE SCIENCE
EDUCATION
(UNIVERSAT-2006) June 12 - 16, 2006, Moscow,
Russian Federation
First Announcement
The Organizing Committee cordially invites you to take part in the First
International Meeting on Space Education (UNIVERSAT-2006) which will be
held in Moscow, Russian Federation, on June 12-16, 2006 at the Lomonosov
Moscow
State University. The official meeting web page is http://cosmos.msu.ru/unisat2006.
The conference will be hosted by Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics.
Objectives of the Conference
The First International Meeting on Space Education UNIVERSAT-2006 will
cover a wide variety of topics centered around the theme “University
Satellites and Space Science Education”, and is meant to inform
the entire university and space-interested community on the new initiatives
in space science education and students satellites construction and development.
We hope to be able to provide an overview of the state of the art at the
beginning of the new century and, to this end, a number of the key topics
have been identified.
These will be discussed in successive half-day sessions in invited reviews
and contributions, selected by the SPC and the conveners. In order to
allow the participants to follow all presentations, there will be no parallel
sessions.
The key topics are listed below within the session:
I. Space Sciences University Education
1. Space Physics
2. Space Medicine and Biology
3. Atmosphere Sciences
4. Remote Sensing
5. Geophysics and Ecology
II. Space Technology Education
1. Flight Dynamics and Control
2. Spacecraft Design and Development
3. Radio and Radio-Amateurs in Space
4. Space Factors Influence on Spacecrafts and Materials
III. Design and Development of University Satellites:
1. Projects of University Satellites
2. University Satellites in Orbit
3.
IV. Special Session on Information and Network Technologies in Space
Education
V. Special Session on Basic Space Sciences in High-School
and Outreach
VI. Special Session on Cooperation in Space Education Projects
CALL FOR PAPERS:
The conference will consist of invited reviews, invited contributions
and poster papers. Final selection (as an invited oral contribution or
as a poster) is the responsibility of the SPC, who will decide on the
basis of the submitted abstract and your preferences. You are invited
to submit contributions in the whole area of space education, including
space sciences and technology applications. The book of abstracts will
be distributed to the conference participants upon arrival. The proceedings
of the meeting will be published. Instructions for preparing the camera-ready
papers will be given in the Final Announcement.
Deadline for the abstract submission is March, 1, 2006. For those who
apply for financial support for the registration fee the deadline is February,
1, 2006. Authors will be notified on the acceptance of their papers as
oral or poster before April, 1, 2006.
LANGUAGE:
English and Russian will be the official languages of the conference Translation
services from Russian to English will be available.
REGISTRATION:
Participants should register electronically through the UNIVERSAT-2006
Meeting web site
ACCOMMODATION and CLIMATE:
Accommodation will be available on-site and in a range of hotels and student
hostels. Weather in Moscow in June is usually pleasant: the temperature
varies between 20 and 30 C Nights are cooler; rain, if any, should not
last long. You are advised to bring light casual clothes, and a sweater
or jacket for the evenings outdoors.
VISA:
Most of UNIVERSAT-2006 participants will need a visa to enter the Russian
Federation. Please contact Russian Embassy or Consulate well in advance
of the Conference dates. The LOC will send the Official Invitation Letters
(the only document providing the possibility to apply for visa) to those
participants who indicate the necessity for it in their registration.
Please take into account that LOC needs about 2 months to provide this
Official Invitation Letter. For those who need the invitation letters
confirming their participation in the UNIVERSAT-2006 meeting for other
purposes (like funding or booking) the letters of such kind will be easily
issued on the request.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
15 November 2005
Site initialization , First announcement, Interactive registration start
01 February 2006
Registration deadline , Application for financial support deadline
15 February 2006
Second announcement
01 March 2006
Abstract submission deadline
15 March 2006
Notification of paper acceptance, on financial support, Final program
12-16 June 2006
Meeting take place
The Amateur Radio part of the conference is arranged by Prof. Alexander
N. Zaitzev, IKI - IZMIRAN, RW3DZ - RK3DXB
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