SWF Staff Participates in the 2013 International Astronautical Congress in Beijing, China

Friday, October 11, 2013

Every year, the International Astronautical Federation together with the International Academy of Astronautics and the International Institute of Space Law (IISL), holds the International Astronautical Congress (IAC). The IAC is an annual meeting of the actors in the discipline of space and consists of plenary sessions, lectures and meetings. In addition there is a large exhibition running concurrently.

The congress is attended by the agency heads and senior executives of the world's space agencies along with academics, researchers, industry and commerce executives, students and young professionals.

SWF has had a strong presence and participation at IACs for several years now. Many staff members have presented papers, chaired sessions, organized side events and participated in various Technical Committees. This year SWF presented following papers:

• Natassa Antoniou with Mario Ciaramicoli - "Social Media in Disaster Cycle - Useful Tools or Mass Distraction?"
• Natassa Antoniou with Katrina Laygo, Noemie Bernede and Olubunmi Akinwumi -  "11th Annual Space Generation Congress: Earth Observation Session Report on Space Applications for Water Management"
• Natassa Antoniou with Sandra Cabrera-Alvarado, Sara Langston and Enrique Urquijo - "The Progressive Use of Satellite Technology for Disaster Management Relief: Challenges to a Legal and Policy Framework"
• Tiffany Chow with Kate Becker - "Lessons for Improved International Space Situational Awareness (SSA) from Recent Developments in Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA)"
• Tiffany Chow with Matteo Emanuelli, Deva Prasad, Giulia Federico and Joshua Loughman - "Conceptualizing an Economically, Legally and Politically Viable Active Debris Removal Option"
• Tiffany Chow with Jacob Sutherlun - "Mapping Capacity Building Activities for the Use of Space-Borne Earth Observation Data: The CEOS WGCAPD Inventory Project"
• Tiffany Chow with Jacob Sutherlun - "Collaboration in the CEOS Working Group on Capacity Building and Data Democracy: A Case Study of Digital Elevation Model Workshops"
• Tiffany Chow with Brian Weeden - "Engaging All Stakeholders in Space Sustainability Governance Initiatives"
•  Agnieszka Lukaszczyk - "Assuring a Safe, Secure and Sustainable Space Environment for Space Activities"
• Brian Weeden with Tiffany Chow, Victoria Samson, and Agnieszka Lukaszczyk - "International Perspectives on On-orbit Satellite Servicing and Active Debris Removal and Recommendations for a Sustainable Path Forward"
• Ray Williamson with Vatsala Khetawat - "Sustainability, Satellites, and Groundbased Observatories"
• Ray Williamson with Scott Fisher, Scott Dorrington, Clementine Fox, Advait Kulkarni, Brian Lim, Alejandro Ortega and Miguel Sampaio - "COMMON HORIZONS: Assuring Space Sustainability in the Service of Achieving Sustainability on Earth"