International Astronautical Federation Dr Christian Feichtinger, Executive Director, IAF
Agenda WHO WE ARE OUR MISSION OUR PARTNERS OUR EXPERTS OUR MEMBERS MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS THE INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL CONGRESS THE GLOBAL SPACE APPLICATIONS CONFERENCE GLAC 2014 1
WHO WE ARE 2
Foundation The was created in 1951 by 10 scientific societies from 9 countries with the aim to: Encourage the advancement of knowledge about space and the development and application of space assets for the benefit of humanity. 3
IAF Community 273 Member Organisations in 64 countries, comprising the General Assembly 11 Top Industry and Agency Executives serving in the IAF Bureau More than 30 IAF Technical Committees made up of more than 400 world space experts 17 Administrative Committees with nearly 50 high level advisors Many Students and Young Professionals involved A dynamic Secretariat based in Paris 4
OUR MISSION 5
The IAF Mission Encouraging cooperation Recognising Achievements Promoting International Development Raising Awareness Sharing Knowledge Preparing the Workforce of Tomorrow 6
OUR PARTNERS 7
Our Partners Our Partner Organisations: International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) Institute of International Space Law (IISL) Cooperation with international organisations including COSPAR, UN/OOSA, UNESCO, GEO, ITU and many others 8
OUR EXPERTS A powerful source of knowledge Multidisciplinary panels of experts Gathering research and experience from all over the world 9
Our Experts the Technical Committees The Technical Committees cover practically all domains of space activities Sciences & Exploration Applications & Operations Technology Infrastructure Space & Society The over 700 experts are shaping and leading the Technical Programme of the annual International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 10
OUR MEMBERS 11
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New IAF Members in 2013: 15
Member communities Space Agencies and Offices 40 worldwide, including ESA, NASA, Roscosmos, Jaxa, ISRO, CSA, DLR, CNES, ASI R&D Organisations R&D organizations, space institutes, and space centers Industry Most of the major space industrial companies, and service industry Professional Societies The original founders of the IAF Associations Associations from all over the world Universities Rapidly growing interest by aerospace faculties and departments Museums The newly created category 14
Global Reach A Truly Global Organisation 15
IAF regional involvement Regional Groups have been introduced through the Daejeon Declaration 2009: 3 groups have been founded Latin American & Caribbean Regional Group in 2009 Asia Pacific Regional Group In 2010 African Regional Group in 2011 The first Regional Conference was organised in December 2011 in Daejeon 27
Asia Pacific Members 58 Members in the Asia Pacific Region 20 Countries represented Australia Korea, Republic of Azerbaijan Malaysia Bahrein Pakistan China Saudi Arabia Cyprus Syria India Taiwan, China Indonesia Thailand Iran Turkey Israel United Arab Emirates Japan Vietnam 16
A history of growth Constant growth The number of members has been constantly increasing in the past years and our plan is to attract more and more new members every year. Past 15 years number of members more than doubled 17
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS 18
Membership Benefits Global Networking Access to a global network of experts Promotion opportunity Privileged access to IAF Global Networking Forum Shaping the IAF Eligibility to join Administrative & Technical Committees Eligibility for Events/Projects partnerships Eligibility to nominate IAF Officers candidates Vote in the General Assembly Recognition Nominate candidates for IAF Awards Organisation s achievements in IAF e communications Worldwide Visibility Your profile on IAF Website News in IAF Newsletter Ads/logo on IAC related publications Shaping the IAC Access to members only meeting facilities Influence the IAC programme Submit Plenary Event and Keynote Lectures proposals Discounts on Exhibition Eligibility to host an IAC Financial Discounted IAC Registration and exhibition rates Unlimited complimentary access to the IAC Papers Archive Hanoi, Vietnam, December 3 6 2013. 19
THE INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL CONGRESS Hanoi, Vietnam, December 3 6 2013. 20
What is the IAC? The IAC annually convenes decision and policy makers, CEOs, top level scientists, engineers, lawyers, students and young professionals from the space sector world wide in a major cities around the world. 64 th IAC in Beijing, China, 23 27 September 2013 67 th IAC in Guadalajara, Mexico, 26 30 September 2016 3700 attendees and over 70 exhibitors 30 parallel Symposia containing 180 technical sessions 11 Plenaries, Highlight Lectures, Late Breaking News International meeting for the Members of Parliament IAF Global Networking Forum, with networking opportunities, round tables and social events 65 th IAC in Toronto, Canada, 29 September 3 October 2014 «Our World Needs Space» 66 th IAC in Jerusalem, Israel, 12 16 October 2015 «Space the Gateway for Mankind s Future» Hanoi, Vietnam, December 3 6 2013. 21
Our premium product Attendance has doubled in a decade Content grows with global interest Quality is assured: 40% abstract rejection rate 4000 200 3500 180 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Overall attendance Abstracts Papers Sessions 22
OTHER ACTIVITIES 23
Global Conferences 2010 Global Lunar Conference GLUC 2012 Global Exploration Conference GLEX Held in Washington, 22 24 May 2012 More than 650 Participants Jointly with AIAA and International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG) 2014 Held in Beijing 31 May to 4 June 2010 Jointly with CSA and International Lunar Exploration Working Group (ILEWG) 480 participants from 26 nations Global Space Applications Conference GLAC Organised jointly with UNESCO 2 to 4 June 2014 in Paris Hanoi, Vietnam, December 3 62013. 24
GLAC 2014 When? 2 4 June 2014 Where? UNESCO HQ, Paris Who? Senior representatives from space agencies, industry, governments, academia and NGOs. Supported by a variety of prominent international partners: 28 Hanoi, Vietnam, December 3 6 2013.
GLAC 2014 International Astronautical Federation And Why? Space technology provides a wide range of services to human society all over the world. These range from telecommunications and Radio and TV broadcasting to global positioning, from search and rescue alerts to meteorological observations, from environment monitoring and resources mapping to support to the management of disaster situations. The rapid development of satellite based applications over the last 30 years is the foundation of a wider interest for space activities worldwide, particularly in developing countries. It is the basis for a new industry, the "space services" industry, which gradually has overpassed the size of the space manufacturing industry. Connecting Space People 29
GLAC 2014 GLAC will focus on the benefits of Space Applications for emerging economies, climate change and disaster management, all topics of paramount importance for both governments and scientists in the Asia Pacific region. 30
1. Integrated satellite based applications GLAC 2014 8 different topics, each with up to 3 sessions: 2. Legal and regulatory aspects, including management of radio frequency issues 3. New services from satellite based mobile telecommunication and positioning 4. Services combining satellite based remote sensing and positioning 5. Satellite based observations in the global monitoring of climate change 6. Satellite based services and products in support of disaster management 7. Solutions for barriers to access, requirements for capacity building, knowledge management 8. Initiatives taken by universities to foster education in satellite based applications 31
The GLAC Call for Papers is open until 16 December! Submit your abstracts at www.glac2014.org! 32 Hanoi, Vietnam, December 3 6 2013.
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