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The
9th Session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency
Forum |
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Participants (Host Countries) |
Participants (Member Countries) |
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| Background |
The Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF)
is an annual meeting to exchange opinions and information
on space affairs including space development in the region
and to adopt recommendations. Under the theme of "Beneficial
Space Application for the Region", the ninth session
was held at the Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
in Daejeon, Korea from 25 through 27 March 2003. The Session
consisted of the Plenary and the four working groups meetings
to discuss various space matters, including space technology
applications in disaster monitoring, communications, and
environmental protection, space education, and commercialization.
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The 1st Session : Tokyo, Japan / Sep. 1993
The 2nd Session: Tokyo, Japan/ Oct.-Nov.1994
The 3rd Session : Tokyo, Japan/ Mar.1995
The 4th Session : Tokyo, Japan/ Mar.1997
The 5th Session : Ulanbaatar, Mongolia/ Jun.1998/Co-Host
Style
The 6th Session : Tsukuba, Japan/May 1999
The 7th Session: Tokyo, Japan/Jun.2000
The 8th Session: Kuara Lumpur, Malaysia/July 2001/Co-Host
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| Participating Countries,
and International Organizations at APRSAF-9: |
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Asian Region - Bangladesh, India, Indonesia,
Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar,
Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand
Pacific Region - Australia
Other Countries - France, Germany, Russia
International Organizations - AIT, ESA, ICIMOD, UN/ESCAP |
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| NASDA's Roles: |
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As one of the organizing agencies, NASDA
plays a central role not only in planning and organizing
the annual meeting of APRSAF, including secretariat functions,
but also in sending its staff members to make a leading
speech and other presentations at every APRSAF meeting. |
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| Outline of the Ninth Session |
(1) Joint Organizers: |
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Ministry of Science and Technology, Korea
(MOST)
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
(MEXT)
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)
National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) |
| (2)Date: |
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March 25 ~ March 27, 2003
(Technical Tour in the afternoon of March 27)
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| (3) Place: |
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Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
Daejeon, Korea
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| (4) Co-Chairperson: |
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Dr. Zeen-Chul Kim, Vice President, KARI
Mr. Masahiro Kawasaki, Commissioner, Space Activities
Commission (SAC) /MEXT
Dr. Yoji Furuhama, Executive Director, NASDA (for the
final day)
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| (5)Program: |
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First Day (March 25): |
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Working Group Sessions:
- Earth Observation,
- Communication Satellite Applications,
- Space Environment Utilization,
- Space Education and Awareness,
Plenary - Special Speeches,
Working Group Sessions
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Second Day (March 26): |
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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 (March 27): |
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Plenary - Summaries of the Four Working Groups,
Closing Session
Technical Tour organized by KARI: KARI, KAIST/ SaTReC,
ETRI and Donghaksa
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| (6) Recommendations: |
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- To recognize by the plenary
meeting the adoption of the four Working Groups' recommendations,
- To reinforce secretariat function by NASDA in cooperation
with KARI, including registration of focal points in each
member country, at NASDA and Working Group Chairpersons,
- To enhance capacity building in the Region, especially,
- Distribution of information and status including disaster
charter,
- Exchange of small satellite information, - To sustain
personnel exchange among member countries through bilateral
and multilateral cooperation. |
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