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The
6th Session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum |
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| Background |
Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) is the conference
to exchange the views and perspectives on space development
in the region. Under the theme of "Easy Access to Space
Benefit", this sixth session is to discuss the subject
such as promotion of cooperation with the regional space development
organizations and the Japanese organizations that are utilizing
the space technology. The forum has been held five times since
1993. First four sessions were convened in Tokyo. The fifth
session was convened in Ulanbaatar, Mongolia. |
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The First Session(Sep. 1993) The Second Session(Oct.-Nov. 1994)
The Third Session(Mar. 1995)The Forth Session(Mar. 1996)
The Fifth Session(Jun. 1997) |
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| Participating Countries and Organizations: |
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Bangladesh, Canada, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,
Korea,
Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Kiribati,
Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thai, Vietnam, United States,
UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (OOSA),
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP),
International Space University |
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| Roles of NASDA: |
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Being one of the host organizations, NASDA takes
charge in operation of the forum as well as secretariat. Also
NASDA takes part in a number of presentations and reports. |
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| Outline of the Sixth Session |
(1)Host Organization: |
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Science and Technology Agency (STA),
National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA),
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)
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| (2)Date: |
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May 24 -May 27, 1999
(Technical Tour on 24)
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| (3) Place: |
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NASDA Tsukuba Space Center
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| (4) Chairperson: |
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Prof. Yasunori Matogawa, ISAS
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| (5)Program: |
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Day 1: |
Technical Tour : Research Institutes in Tsukuba Science City |
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Day 2: |
Registration, Opening Plenary Session, Welcome Address, Keynote
Address
Session:Space Education and Public Relations, Space Environment
Utilization |
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Day 3: |
Session:Earth Observation |
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Day 4: |
Session:Satellite Utilization Projects in the Field of Communication,
Broadcasting, and Global Positioning, Discussion, Closing Session |
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