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The
8th 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 "New Space Age in the
Asia and Pacific Region", this eighth 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 seventh time since 1993. First four sessions, the sixth
and the seventh session were convened in Tokyo. The fifth session
was convened in Ulanbaatar, Mongolia.
At APRSAF-4, a delegate from Mongolia proposed to host a next
meeting of APRSAF and consequently APRSAF-5 was held in Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia in June 1998.
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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)
The Sixth Session(May. 1998)
The Seventh Session(Jun.2000) |
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| Participating Countries, and
International Organizations: |
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Bangladesh, Canada, China, France, India, Indonesia
Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar
Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Sri Lanka, Thailand
Vietnam, USA
UN/ESCAP
ISU
AIT |
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| NASDA's Roles: |
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As one of the organizing agencies, NASDA is in
charge of not only planning and organizing the annual meeting
of APRSAF, including secretariat functions, but also sending
its staff to make a leading speech and other presentations at
every Session of the APRSAF meeting. |
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| Outline of the Eighth Session |
(1) Joint Organizers: |
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Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science
and Technology (MEXT)
National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA)
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)
Malaysian Centre for Remote Sensing (MACRES)
Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment (MOSTE) |
| (2)Date: |
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July 23 ~ July 26, 2001
(Technical Tour on 26)
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| (3) Place: |
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Malaysian Centre for Remote Sensing (MACRES)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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| (4) Co-Chairperson: |
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Dr. Kyoichi Kuriki, Space Activities Commission
(SAC)
Mr. Nik Nasruddin Mahmood, Director, MACRES
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| (5)Program: |
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First Day (July 23): |
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Registration, Opening Plenary Session, Welcome
Address, Keynote Speech, Special Lecture
Session: Earth Observation, Communication Satellite
Applications Session
Working Group: Earth Observation, Communication Satellite
Applications, Space Education and Awareness |
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Second Day (July 24): |
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MSession: Space Education and Awareness, Communication Satellite
Applications, Earth Observation
Working Group: Earth Observation, Communication Satellite
Applications, Space Education and Awareness |
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Third Day (July 25): |
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Session: Space Environment Utilization, Sessions and Working
Groups Summarization, Closing Session |
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Fourth Day (July 26): |
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Technical Tour: FRIM, MSC |
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