July 31, 2015

SWF Announces Recipients of Young Professionals Scholarships

SWF is pleased to announce the recipients of the IAC Young Professionals Scholarships for travel funding to attend and present their papers at the 2015 International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Jerusalem, Israel. More than 25 abstracts from young professionals around the world were submitted. After a rigorous scoring process, four winners were selected to receive scholarships. As the premiere international space conference, the IAC offers a unique opportunity for young professionals to further their professional development and inject new ideas into the community.

The recipients are: Andrea Harrington, Olga Stelmakh, Rishiraj Baruah, and Nathan Johnson.

July 28, 2015

Laura Delgado López’ Article on Apogeo Spatial Highlights SWF-supported Capacity Building Workshops

SWF Project Manager Laura Delgado López published “Flood Modeling: Building Capacity With SRTM 30-Meter Dataset” in the Summer 2015 issue of Apogeo Spatial. The article discusses recent regional capacity-building workshops supported by SWF in its role as a member of the Working Group on Capacity-Building and Data Democracy (WGCapD) of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS).

June 8 - August 7, 2015

SWF Participates in the 2015 ISU Space Studies Program in Athens, Ohio

SWF’s Executive Director Michael Simpson, Project Manager Chris Johnson, and Technical Advisor Brian Weeden gave lectures and hosted workshops at the annual International Space University (ISU) Space Studies Program, a nine-week immersive course held at a different location every summer. Of special note this year, Mr. Johnson served as Department Faculty in the space policy, economics, and law (PEL) department at the ISU SSP 15. The SSP is being held at the Ohio University.

July 27, 2015

SWF Participates in Second Workshop on US-China Relations in Strategic Domains

SWF Technical Advisor Brian Weeden participated in a workshon in Honolulu, Hawaii, on U.S.-China relations and engagement in the strategic domains of nuclear, maritime, space, and cyberspace.The workshop was part of a study group created by the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) and the Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS) at Peking University. The study group plans to publish its recommendations in early 2016.

July 28, 2015

SWF Presents Statement to Code of Conduct Discussions

Washington Office Director Victoria Samson presented SWF's statement while at the "Multilateral Negotiations on an International Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities," which were held in New York, New York, July 27-31, 2015.  In this statement, SWF promoted the importance of using the discussions to build consensus on norms of behavior that can lead to the long-term sustainable use of space.  SWF Program Manager Chris Johnson also represented SWF at the meeting.

July 30, 2015

SWF Joins Space Panel at MIIS Workshop on Strategic Stability

SWF Project Manager Laura Delgado López spoke about the opportunities and challenges of small satellites during the Workshop on the Impact of New Technologies on Strategic Stability. Organized by the Program on Strategic Stability Evaluation (POSSE) and hosted by the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS), the workshop brought together a diverse group of experts to discuss advances in the fields of biotechnology, space, and information technology in the context of strategic stability.