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APRSAF Leaflet
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Background
APRSAF was established in 1993 in response to the declaration adopted by the
Asia-Pacific International Space Year Conference (APIC) in 1992, to enhance the
development of each country's space program and to exchange views toward future
cooperation in space activities in the Asia-Pacific region.
APRSAF has been holding annual meetings initiated jointly by the
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT), Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)* and co-host organizations to discuss
current space related issues and possible cooperation among countries mainly
from the Asia-Pacific region. APRSAF intends to ensure wider participation of
space agencies, government officials, regional and international organizations
and institutions responsible for applying space technology, as well as space
agencies from outside the region and private sectors as observers.
As of January 2008, fourteen meetings have been held. The co-host countries so
far
have been Mongolia, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, Australia,
Indonesia and India. |
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(*JAXA was established on October
1, 2003 by the result of integration of three space organizations,
the National
Aerospace Laboratory (NAL), the Institute of Space and Astronautical
Science (ISAS), and the National Space Development Agency of Japan
(NASDA))
At the 9th Session of the APRSAF (APRSAF-9), 4
working groups (WG) were set up on Earth Observation (EO), Communication
Satellite Applications (CSA), Space Environment Utilization (SEU),
and Space Education and Awareness (SEA) to embody the cooperation
in our region.
Since APRSAF-10 and 11, the Forums have consisted of plenary
sessions as well as three working groups: Earth Observation (EO),
Communication Satellite Applications
(CSA) and Space Education and Awareness (SEA). The issues regarding Space Environment
Utilization have been discussed at the SEA-WG.
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APRSAF-15
The fifteen Session of APRSAF (APRSAF-15) will be held in December, 2008 in Hanoi, Vietnam, jointly organized and co-sponsored by the Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
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Sentinel Asia
Sentinel Asia Project is the first step of the Disaster Management Support System
in the Asia-Pacific region carried out in 2006-2007 by utilizing the earth observation
satellite data. Operations started in October 2006.
*Sentinel Asia Project website
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Annual Meetings
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APRSAF-14
The fourteenth session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-14), under the main theme entitled "Space for Human Empowerment" was successfully closed its 3-Day programme yesterday, on 23rd November 2007, at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Headquarters.
Jointly organized by ISRO, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT), and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), APRSAF-14 gathered more than 130 participants from 19 countries and 5 regional and international organizations.
*Results of APRSAF-14
APRSAF-13
The Thirteenth Session of APRSAF (APRSAF-13) was held from December
5(Tuesday) to 7(Thursday), 2006 in Jakarta, Indonesia, jointly organized
and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Research and Technology Indonesia
(RISTEK), National Instituite of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), the
Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
(MEXT) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), under the main
theme entitled "Working Together, Building a Secure and Prosperous
Society"
*Results of APRSAF-13
APRSAF-12
The Twelfth Sessions of APRSAF (APRSAF-12) provided an opportunity not only to
review the implementation of the recommendations and the actions agreed at APRSAF-11,
but also to have further fruitful discussions. Through active discussions at
both the plenary and the working group sessions, namely Earth Observation (EO),
Communication Satellite Applications (CSA), Space Education and Awareness (SEA)
and International Space Station (ISS) in addition to the plenary sessions, APRSAF-12
also aimed to realize concrete cooperative activities in various fields, and
to establish pilot projects in the area of natural disaster management for a
secure and prosperous society. APRSAF-12 also discussed how to develop human
resources of the next generation in terms of contributing to the enhancement
of space capability in this region.
*Result of APRSAF-12
APRSAF-11
The Eleventh Session of APRSAF (APRSAF-11) was held from 3rd
to 5th November 2004 in Canberra, Australia, jointly organized
by the Australian Cooperative
Research Centre for Satellite Systems (CRCSS), MEXT and JAXA. Under the main
theme entitled "Toward Expansion of the Space Community", more than 100 local,
Asia-Pacific and overseas participants took part in this Forum. Based upon
the results of the discussions at the three working groups; Earth Observation
(EO),
Communication Satellite Applications (CSA) and Space Education and Awareness
(SEA), the APRSAF-11, recognizing the importance of expanding the space communities
in the region, adopted the recommendations and actions to be undertaken by
the working groups, participants and the APRSAF Secretariat.
*Result of APRSAF-11
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Objective
APRSAF shall provide opportunities to:
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Gather the
representatives from space agencies and international organizations
in the Asia-Pacific region, |
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Seek measures to contribute
to socio-economic development to the Asia-Pacific region
and the preservation of the global environment, through space
technology and its applications, |
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Exchange views, opinions
and information on national space programs and space resources, |
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Discuss possibilities
of future cooperation amongst space technology developers
and space technology users to bring mutual benefits of the
countries in the Asia-Pacific region, identify areas of common
interest, and assign priorities thereto, |
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Review the progress of
the implementation of the plans and programs for further
cooperation within the Asia-Pacific region, |
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Consider and recognize
the importance to cooperate with space agencies and organizations
outside the Asia-Pacific region that support APRSAF objectives. |
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