Celebrating British Excellence in Space - British Festival of Space
10 July 2003
United Kingdom
The theme for this year's Festival Conference is "UK Space: celebrating excellence and looking to the future".
The Conference is aimed at professionals working in the space sector and representatives interested in building links in the field. Participants include decision makers, researchers, industry members and people with a general interest in the field. For those already involved in Space, the Festival offers debate sessions on key issues such as the future of remote sensing and how the space community can benefit from a higher public profile. For those interested in developing links with the space industry or finding out more about it, the conference has a programme of presentations and mission showcases that give an overview of the UK's current interests and areas of excellence. For everyone attending, this is a unique networking opportunity.
The Festival is sponsored by BNSC, PPARC, the University of Surrey, QinetiQ and Astrium. Speakers include Colin Hicks, Director General of BNSC, Mike Healy, Director of Earth Observation at Astrium, Alan Haskell, Managing Director of Space at QineitQ, and Professor John Harries from Imperial College London.
Full programme:
09:15 Welcome,09:30 Britain's place in Space - Colin Hicks (BNSC),10:15 Showcases of key British projects starting with:,10:15 Beagle 2 - (Beagle 2 team),10:45 Galileo - Mike Healy (Astrium),11:15 Break,11:45 ENVISAT - Caroline Poulsen and Victoria Jay (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory),12:30 Lunch,13:30 Debate: The Future of Remote Sensing (Alan Haskell (QinetiQ), Ian Downey (BNSC), Nigel Press (NPA), John Harries (Imperial)),15:00 Tea,15:30 Debate: Raising the profile of UK space activities (David Whitehouse (BBC), Richard Denny (Inmarsat), Martin Shelly (BNSC), Mark Bently (OU and UKSEDS)),17:00 Finish
Exhibitors,Astrium Ltd,Astro Info Services,ARC UK,British Interplanetary Society,British National Space Centre,Castle Microwave Ltd,Com Dev Europe,DBC Tools,ESA,ESYS PLC,Harley, The Communications Agency,Infoterra Ltd,Inmarsat Ltd,Logica CMG,Lymington Precision Engineers Co. Ltd.,Mullard Space Science Laboratory,Paradigm Secure Communications,PPARC,QinetiQ,Rutherford Appleton Laboratory,Sira Electro-Optics Ltd,SEA,Sounding Rocket Systems,Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd,University of Kingston,University of Surrey,UK SEDS , ,Registration information:,Conference fees £100+VAT. Student price £40. To register, contact Anita Heward on (01483) 420904, e-mail: anitaheward@btinternet.com or write to British Festival of Space, Braemar House, Braemar Close, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1SA.
The Conference is aimed at professionals working in the space sector and representatives interested in building links in the field. Participants include decision makers, researchers, industry members and people with a general interest in the field. For those already involved in Space, the Festival offers debate sessions on key issues such as the future of remote sensing and how the space community can benefit from a higher public profile. For those interested in developing links with the space industry or finding out more about it, the conference has a programme of presentations and mission showcases that give an overview of the UK's current interests and areas of excellence. For everyone attending, this is a unique networking opportunity.
The Festival is sponsored by BNSC, PPARC, the University of Surrey, QinetiQ and Astrium. Speakers include Colin Hicks, Director General of BNSC, Mike Healy, Director of Earth Observation at Astrium, Alan Haskell, Managing Director of Space at QineitQ, and Professor John Harries from Imperial College London.
Full programme:
09:15 Welcome,09:30 Britain's place in Space - Colin Hicks (BNSC),10:15 Showcases of key British projects starting with:,10:15 Beagle 2 - (Beagle 2 team),10:45 Galileo - Mike Healy (Astrium),11:15 Break,11:45 ENVISAT - Caroline Poulsen and Victoria Jay (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory),12:30 Lunch,13:30 Debate: The Future of Remote Sensing (Alan Haskell (QinetiQ), Ian Downey (BNSC), Nigel Press (NPA), John Harries (Imperial)),15:00 Tea,15:30 Debate: Raising the profile of UK space activities (David Whitehouse (BBC), Richard Denny (Inmarsat), Martin Shelly (BNSC), Mark Bently (OU and UKSEDS)),17:00 Finish
Exhibitors,Astrium Ltd,Astro Info Services,ARC UK,British Interplanetary Society,British National Space Centre,Castle Microwave Ltd,Com Dev Europe,DBC Tools,ESA,ESYS PLC,Harley, The Communications Agency,Infoterra Ltd,Inmarsat Ltd,Logica CMG,Lymington Precision Engineers Co. Ltd.,Mullard Space Science Laboratory,Paradigm Secure Communications,PPARC,QinetiQ,Rutherford Appleton Laboratory,Sira Electro-Optics Ltd,SEA,Sounding Rocket Systems,Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd,University of Kingston,University of Surrey,UK SEDS , ,Registration information:,Conference fees £100+VAT. Student price £40. To register, contact Anita Heward on (01483) 420904, e-mail: anitaheward@btinternet.com or write to British Festival of Space, Braemar House, Braemar Close, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1SA.