APRSAF-18

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Program
The 18th Session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum
(APRSAF-18)
~A regional collaboration for tomorrow's environment~

6-9 December, 2011
Marina Mandarin Singapore

Working Group Session

・ Day0,December 5

• SAFE Workshop

・ Day1&2,December 6&7

• Earth Observation Working Group
• Communication Satellite Applications Working Group
• Space Education and Awareness Working Group
• Space Environment Utilization Working Group

Plenary Session

Day 3 ,December 8

General Co-Chairs
Singapore: Mr. Joseph Hui, Deputy Chief Executive, Technology & Corporate Development, National Environment Agency
Japan: Dr. Tetsuhiko Ikegami, Chairman, Space Activities Commission (SAC), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Time	Title	Speaker
9:00-9:10	Cultural Opening: Singapore Dance
9:10-9:20	Opening remarks	Mr. Joseph Hui Deputy Chief Executive, Technology & Corporate Development, National Environment Agency, SINGAPORE
9:20-9:35	Key note addresses by Co-Organizers	Dr. Tetsuhiko Ikegami Chairman, Space Activities Commission (SAC), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT),JAPAN
9:35-9:50		Mr. Tan Choon Shian Deputy Managing Director, Economic Development Board (EDB), SINGAPORE
9:50-10:05	Summary of APRSAF-17	Ms. Michele Clement Manager, Space Policy Unit, Innovation and Space Branch, Department of Innovation, Industry and Science Research (DIISR),AUSTRALIA
10:05-10:25	Photo Session
10:25-10:40	Coffee Break
10:40-10:55	Country Reports	Ms. Michele Clement Manager, Space Policy Unit, Innovation and Space Branch, DIISR,AUSTRALIA
10:55-11:10		Dr. V. K. Dadhwal, Director, National Remote Sensing Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), INDIA
11:10-11:25		Dr. Bambang S. Tejasukmana Chairman, National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), INDONESIA
11:25-11:40		Dr. Keiji Tachikawa President, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), JAPAN
11:40-11:55		Dr. Talgat Mussabayev Chairman, National Space Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan (KAZCOSMOS), KAZAKHSTAN
12:00-13:00	Lunch
13:00-13:15	Summary of the 3rd Asia Oceania Regional Workshop on the Global Navigation Satellite Systems(GNSS) Mr.Hiroaki Tateshita,JAXA
13:15-13:30	Country report	Dr. Mustafa Din Subari Director, National Space Agency of Malaysia (ANGKASA), MALAYSIA
13:30-13:45		Dr. Hyo-Suk Lim Director, Satellite Application Division Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), REPUBLIC OF KOREA
13:45-14:00		Dr. Anond Snidvongs Acting Executive Director, Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), THAILAND (Absence)
14:00-14:15		Dr. Doan Minh Chung Director, Space Technology Institute (STI), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), VIETNAM
14:15-14:30	Summary of Country Reports
14:30-14:45	Coffee Break
14:45-15:00	Special Presentation	Mr. Michael F. O'Brien Associate Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
15:00-15:15	Speeches by International Organizations	Ambassador Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu,Chairman, United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS)
15:15-15:30		Mr. Keran Wang, Chief, Space Applications Section, Information and Communication Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
15:30-15:45		Dr. Nyunt Soe,Chairman, ASEAN Sub-Committee on Space Technology and Application (ASEAN SCOSA)
15:45-16:00		Dr. Berndt Feuerbacher President, International Astronautical Federation (IAF)

Day 4, December 9

Time	Title	Speaker
9:00-10:15	Report on Initiative	Sentinel Asia Including Lessons Learned from Emergency Operations for the Great East Japan Earthquake	Status of Sentinel Asia Step 2 and Concept of Step3 Dr. Kazuya Kaku, JAXA
			Activities of ADRC in the Sentinel Asia Mr. Masami Sugiura, ADRC
			The Damages by the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Contributions by Space Technology Mr. Masami Sugiura, ADRC
			Evolution of wildfire monitoring using GCOM and others Dr. Masami Fukuda, Fukuyama City Univ.
10:15-10:30	Coffee/Tea Break
10:30-11:15	Reports on Initiatives	Joint Report by STAR and UNIFORM	Report on STAR program and shift to the UNIFORM program Mr. Masanobu Tsuji, JAXA & Mr. Kanenori Ishibashi, UT
11:15-11:45		SAFE	SAFE initiative report Mr. Tomoyuki Nukui, JAXA
			SAFE at Sri Lankan Coastal Communities Mr. Eng. BANDULA, CCD
11:45-12:00	Summary of results: "Asians in Space: Achievements of Human Spaceflight in Asian Countries" Ambassador Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu, UNCOPUOS
12:00-13:00	Lunch
13:00-13:30	Summary Reports by Working Groups	Earth Observation Working Group (including report on Climate R3)	EO WG Report Mr. Leong Keong Kwoh, CRISP
			ClimateR3 Report Ms. Michelle Clement, SPU
13:30-13:45		Communication Satellite Applications Working Group Dr. Ong Jin Teong, C2L Pte. Ltd.
13:45-14:00		Space Education & Awareness Working Group Mr. Jonathan Hung, SSTA
14:00-14:30		Space Environment Utilization Working Group(including time for a possible initiative) Mr. Shigeki Kamigaichi, JAXA
14:30-14:45	Coffee/Tea Break
14:45-15:15	Adoption of Recommendations of APRSAF-18
15:15-15:25	Announcement of APRSAF-19 Dr. Mustafa Din Subari, ANGKASA
15:25-15:35	Closing remarks	SINGAPORE
		JAPAN