In conjunction with large conference or not, the International Academy of Astronautics is organizing regularly a single day program named Academy Day. These events may be in cooperation with National Academies and may include lunch and dinner. When the program is established, registration is available on the IAA online shop.
IAA Academy Day - Overview
IAA Academy Day - COSPAR
International Academy of Astronautics (IAA)
Academy Day draft program
Busan, South Korea
Saturday 13 July 2024
on the occasion of the 45th COSPAR Scientific Assembly,
IAA Academy Day, BEXCO COSPAR site, 09h30-17h00
IAA Gala Dinner, Westin Josun Busan Hotel, 19h00-21h30
Organizers: Ralph McNutt, Athena Coustenis, Rosaly Lopes
09:30-10:00 : Welcome addresses by IAA Vice President Ralph McNutt, COSPAR President Pascale Ehrenfreund and Executive Director Jean-Claude Worms
10:00-10:30 : The New Sun: Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter – Nour Raouafi
10:30-10:50 : Planetary Protection – Athena Coustenis
COFFEE BREAK
11:10-11:30 : Social Sciences and Humanities – Niklas Hedman
11:30-11:50 : Satellite Constellations and Space Debris – Luciano Anselmo
11:50-12:20: Indian Planetary Exploration Program – Anil Bhardwaj
LUNCH (on your own)
• 14:00-14:20 : ENVISION, mission to Venus – Thomas Wideman
• 14:20-14:40 : VERITAS, mission to Venus – Luciano Iess
• 14:40-15:00 : China Mars recent space activities I: Tianwen-1 – Kanyan Xu
• 15:00-15:20 : Japan Mars recent space activities III: Megane and MMX – Masaki Fujimoto
• 15:20-15:50 : Mars recent space activities III: Mars Sample Return NASA Plans – Meenakshi Wadhwa & Gerhard Kminek
COFFEE BREAK
• 16:10-16:30 : Mapping the 3rd Zone: Looking for KBOs with the Subaru Telescope – Fumi Yoshida
• 16:30-16:50 : Korea Initiatives in Space Science – Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) – Young-Jun Choi
• 16:50-17:10 : Satellite Constellations and Space Debris – Luciano Anselmo
• 19:00-21:30 : DINNER and Ceremony of Newly elected members
(In advance registration requested https://iaaspace.org/)
Westin Josun Busan Hotel, 67 Dongbaek-ro, Haeundae, Busan. Phone: +82 51-749-7000
https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/puswi-the-westin-josun-busan
IAA Academy Day - IAC
Academy Day
International Academy of Astronautics (IAA)
Milan, Italy
Sunday October 13, 2024
Draft Program
09h15 Opening of the Academy Day, John Schumacher, IAA President,
09h30 SG 2.20 Artificial Intelligence in Space Medicine, its evolution, applications, future research and innovation, Chrysoula Kourtidou-Papadeli,
10h00 SG 6.21 Global status of astronautics & space-related higher-education: Goals and Strategies, Sandra Haeuplik-Meusburger,
10h30 10 years of Rosetta Mission, Gerhard Schwehm,
11h00 SG 6.22 Scope of the Space Architecture discipline revisited in response to current demands, Olga Bannova,
11h30 SG 5.21 Dark and Quiet Sky, Martin von der Ohe,
12h00 The SETI Post-Detection Protocols: October 2024 Draft Revisions, Les Tennen
12h30 Lunch (upon registration) Room
14h00 Advanced concepts for Space Propulsion (Joe Cassady, Bhavya Lal, Les Johnson)
14h45 Laurels for Team Achievement to the Chandrayaan 3 Mission Team (S. Somanath, Chairman ISRO)
15h45 Moon Farside Protection (Claudio Maccone)
16h15 SG 1.17 Next-generation space observatory searching for close-by habitable worlds and extraterrestrial life (Athena Coustenis)
16h45 Discussions
17h00 End of Session
17h00 End of Session
18h45 Reception, at Melia Milano Hotel (Website registration required)
19h30 Induction Ceremony for Newly Elected Academicians,
20h30 IAA Awards Gala Dinner at Melia Milano Hotel
Von Karman Award 2024 to Charles Bolden Jr, in presence of Academician Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator
22h30 End
Payment by IAA Shop
(see IAA online shop: Events/Academy Day)
https://iaaspace.org/product-category/events/acaday/
Academicians who pay through IAA Shop must also send the Registration Form Milan to IAA office with indication of options such as IAA scientific lectures, regular meeting, spouse name, guest name at dinner, vegetarian, etc.
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IAA Academy Day - USA
An Academy Day in USA is planned in 2023. Detailed information will be announced later.
IAA Academy Day - China
Academy Day Beijing
Friday, November 17th 2023
No.88 Nan Cai Yuan Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China
| 13h30-13h40 | Opening Address |
| 13h40-14h30 | The IAA: The past two years activity and brief presentation of the future programs by Jean-Michel CONTANT, Secretary General of IAA |
| 14h30-14h45 | Videos of IAA Laurels Team Award 2023 |
| 14h45-15h15 | Inductions of Newly Elected IAA Members and Group Photo |
| 15h15-15h30 | Coffee Break |
| 15h30-15h50 | Demand and Key Technologies for Asteroid Mining by ZHANG Xuhui, IAA Cooresponding Member, Executive Vice-President of China Academy of Aerospace Science and Innovation |
| 15h50-16h10 | Development Statusand Trend of Solidlaunch Vehicle Engine Technology by GAO Bo, IAA Corresponding Member, Vice President of Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technolgy |
| 16h10-16h25 | Study on Space-Ground Integrated Rendezvous and Docking Scheme in Lunar Orbit by ZHANG Duzhou, IAA Corresponding Member, Researcher of China Academy of Space Technology |
| 16h25-16h45 | Remote Sensing and Monitoring of Land and Resources in Regional Areas by LI Zhizhong, IAA Corresponding Member, Researcher of China SCO Geoscience Satellite Remote Sensing Center |
| 16h45-17h00 | Space4All: Moon Science, Exploration, Utilization and Protection by Bernard FOING, IAA Member, Executive Director of Executive Director of ILEWG |
| 17h00 | Adjournment |
IAA Academy Day - Europe
An Academy Day in Europe is planned in 2023.
Detailed information will be announced later.
