APRSAF-20

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Program
The 20th Session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-20)
~Values From Space: 20 Years of Asia-Pacific Experiences~
VIETNAM

- APRSAF Activities & Related Project -

30 November, Saturday - 1 December, Sunday

Water Rocket Event

1 December, Sunday - 3 December, Tuesday(TBD)

5th Asia Oceania Regional Workshop on GNSS

2 December, Monday

SAFE Initiative Workshop
(A. Earth Observation Working Group)

Kibo-ABC Initiative Workshop
(D. Space Environment Utilization Working Group)

3 December, Tuesday

New Cooperation Session

3 December, Tuesday - 6 December, Friday

Poster Contest

Exhibition

<Day 1> 3 December, Tuesday & <Day 2> 4 December, Wednesday

Working Group Session

<Day 3> 5 December, Thursday

Plenary

General Co-chairs

Morning Session : 9:00-12:00

Time	Title	Speaker
9:00-9:05	Opening	Introduction / Moment of Silence
9:05-9:15	Opening Remarks	Prof. Chau Van Minh, President, The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), VIETNAM
		Dr. Keisuke Isogai, Deputy Director General, Research and Development Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), JAPAN
9:15-9:35	Keynote Addresses	Prof. Nguyen Khoa Son, Chairman, National Research Program for Space Science and Technology, VIETNAM
		Mr. Eigo Nomura, Counsellor, Office of National Space Policy, Cabinet Office, JAPAN
9:35-9:45	Summary of APRSAF-19	Dr. Noordin Bin Ahmad, Deputy Director General, National Space Agency of Malaysia (ANGKASA), MALAYSIA
9:45-10:00	Photo Session
10:00-10:20	Coffee Break
10:20-10:50	Special Speech	"Asteroid Observation Status and Collaboration in Asia-Pacific Region" Dr. Seitaro Urakawa, Researcher, Japan Spaceguard Association, JAPAN
		"The importance of making international rules - to protect space environment -" Prof. Setsuko Aoki, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University, JAPAN
10:50-11:10	Country Reports	Ms. Jennifer Doyle, Manager, Space Coordination Office, Manufacturing Innovation Branch, Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIICCSRTE), AUSTRALIA
		Dr. P.V.N. Rao, Group Director, ACSG, National Remote Sensing Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), INDIA
11:10-11:20	Coffee Break
11:20-12:00	Country Reports	Dr. Bambang S. Tejasukmana, Chairman, National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), INDONESIA
		Dr. Naoki Okumura, President, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), JAPAN
		Dr. Talgat Mussabayev, Chairman, National Space Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan (KAZCOSMOS), KAZAKHSTAN
		Dr. Noordin Bin Ahmad, Deputy Director General, National Space Agency of Malaysia (ANGKASA), MALAYSIA
12:00-13:15	Lunch

Afternoon Session : 13:15-17:15

Time	Title	Speaker
13:15-14:30	Special Anniversary Session	Theme: "Values From Space: 20 Years of Asia-Pacific Experiences" Moderator: Prof. Duong Ngoc Hai, Vice President, The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) Speakers: Heads of Space Agencies and Former Organizers of APRSAF Joint statement
14:30-14:45	APRSAF Award Ceremony
14:45-15:25	Country Reports	Dr. Chin Young Hwang, Director, Policy & Cooperation Center, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)REPUBLIC OF KOREA
		Dr. Kwoh Leong Keong, Director, Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing (CRISP), National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE
		Dr. Anond Snidvongs, Executive Director, Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), THAILAND
		Prof. Doan Minh Chung, Director, Space Technology Institute(STI), The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), VIETNAM
15:25-15:30	Special Speech	Mr. David Turner, Deputy Director, Office of Space and Advanced Technology, U.S. Department of State, USA
15:30-15:45	Coffee Break
15:45-16:15	Special Event	Theme: "Values from ISS" Moderator : Dr. Satoshi Furukawa, Astronaut, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Speakers: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Anh Tuan, VNSC, Vietnam Prof. Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abd. Rahman, UPM, Malaysia
16:15-17:15	Reports on Initiatives	Sentinel Asia: Disaster Management Support System in the Asia-Pacific Region Sentinel Asia Status Sentinel Asia Evolution, Moving to Stage 3
		SAFE: Space Applications For Environment
		Climate R3: Regional Readiness Review for Key Climate Missions
		Kibo-ABC: Asian Beneficial Collaboration through "Kibo" Utilization
	Report by APRSAF Related Projects	University International Formation Mission (UNIFORM)
		Summary of the 5th Asia Oceania Regional Workshop on GNSS

<Day 4> 6 December, Friday

Plenary

General Co-chairs

Closing Plenary : 9:00-12:00

Time	Title	Speaker
9:00-10:00	Remarks by International Organizations	Dr. Barbara Ryan, Secretariat Director, Group on Earth Observations (GEO)
		Ms. Shamika Sirimanne, Director, Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
		Dr. Yasushi Horikawa, Chairman, United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS)
		Dr. Christian Feichtinger, Executive Director, International Astronautical Federation (IAF)
10:00-10:40	Summary Reports byWorking Groups	Earth Observation Working Group
		Communication Satellite Applications Working Group
		Space Education & Awareness Working Group
		Space Environment Utilization Working Group
10:40-10:55	Summary Report by APRSAF ExCom (APRSAF Executive Committee)
10:55-11:15	Coffee Break
11:15-11:40	Adoption of Recommendations of APRSAF-20
11:40-11:50	Announcement of APRSAF-21
11:50-12:00	Closing Remarks	JAPAN
		VIETNAM
Lunch
14:00-	Cultural Tour