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APRSAF-23

Program (as of 17 November, 2016)

Overall Program Structure
The 23rd Session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-23)
~ Building a Future through Space Science, Technology and Innovation ~

PDF version(50KB) (as of 17 November, 2016)

* Time and title for each session is subject to change.

Detailed Program [ PDF version ]
Monday, November 14

INITIATIVE ACTIVITIES

9:00 - 12:00 SAFE WS

(SOFITEL, Davao)
Kibo-ABC WS

(SOFITEL, Boracay)
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 - 17:00
SAFE WS


Kibo-ABC WS

 

Working Group Session

Tuesday, November 15

WORKING GROUP SESSION - Day 1

9:00 - 12:00 SA WG

(SOFITEL, Luson)
ST WG

(SOFITEL, Visayas)
SEU WG

(SOFITEL, Boracay)
SE WG

(SOFITEL, Davao)
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 - 15:00 SA WG & ST WG
Joint Session

(SOFITEL, Luson)
SEU WG SE WG
15:00 - 17:00 SA WG ST WG & SEU WG
Joint Session

(SOFITEL, Visayas)
SE WG
17:00 - 20:00 Evening Gathering
(Side Event)
@ SOFITEL, Mindanao
"Innovative Space Enterprise & Space Gen Ledership Mentoring"

Co-Organizers: JAXA/Japan, DOST/the Philippines, DOS/USA
Supporters: Space Foundation, Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)
Wednesday, November 16

WORKING GROUP SESSION - Day 2

9:00 - 10:30 SA WG
Joint Session with MGA

(SOFITEL, Luson)
ST WG

(SOFITEL, Visayas)
SEU WG

(SOFITEL, Boracay)
SE WG

(SOFITEL, Davao)
10:30 - 12:00 SA WG
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 - 17:00 SA WG ST WG SEU WG SE WG
 
18:00 - 20:00 New Cooperation Session@ (SOFITEL, Boracay)
 

Plenary

APRSAF-23 Plenary General Co-chairs
General
Co-chairs
THE PHILIPPINES : Dr. Rowena Cristina L. Guevara
  Undersecretary for Research and Development,
  Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
JAPAN : Ryuichiro Shirama
  Deputy Director General, Research and Development Bureau,
  Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
Thursday, November 17

PLENARY SESSION - Day 1

Morning Session

Time Title Speaker
9:00 - 9:05 Opening Dr. Carlos Primo C. David
Executive Director, Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging
Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD)
Department of Science and Technology (DOST), THE PHILIPPINES
Photo
9:05 - 9:15 Welcome Remarks Dr. Rowena Cristina L. Guevara
Undersecretary for Research and Development,
Department of Science and Technology (DOST),
THE PHILIPPINES
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Mr. Ryuichiro Shirama
Deputy Director General, Research and Development Bureau,
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), JAPAN
Photo
9:15 - 9:35 Keynote Speech Secretary Fortunato T. De La Peña
Department of Science and Technology (DOST),
THE PHILIPPINES
Photo
9:35 - 9:50 Photo Session
9:50 - 10:20 Coffee Break / Press Conference
10:20 - 10:30 Summary of APRSAF-22 Ms. Noer Laela Sari
Head of Management Administration and Protocol Subdivision
National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), INDONESIA
Photo
ExCom Activity Report Mr. Masazumi Miyake
Chairman of APRSAF Executive Committee (ExCom)
Photo
10:30 - 11:20 Special Session-1: "Space for Society: Technology Mitigates Natural Disasters"
Organized by DOST
Moderator: Dr. Enrico C. Paringit, Associate Professor, Training Center for Applied Geodesy and Photogrammetry,
University of the Philippines Diliman


Lawrence Anthony S. Dimailig, Project Development Officer IV, Disaster Response Assistance and Management Bureau, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

Dr. Gay Jane Perez, President , Philippine Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (PHILGRSS)

Dr. Shiro Kawakita, Sentinel Asia project / JAXA

Dr.Arturo Daag, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)

Dr. Alex Held, Chair of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia

Panel Discussion & Sentinel Asia 10th Anniversary

11:20 - 12:10 Country Reports Mr. Mark Todd
Senior Policy Officer, Civil Space and Cyber Security, Industry Transition Branch,
Industry Growth Division, Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, AUSTRALIA
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Dr. D. Gowrisankar
Deputy Director of International Cooperation
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Headquarters, INDIA
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Prof. Dr. Thomas Djamaluddin
Chairman, National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), INDONESIA
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Dr. Naoki Okumura
President, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), JAPAN
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Dr. Noordin Bin Ahmad
Director General, National Space Agency of Malaysia (ANGKASA), MALAYSIA
Photo
12:10 - 13:30 Lunch Break

Afternoon Session

Time Title Speaker
13:30 - 14:40 Country Reports Dr. Joo-Jin Lee
Senior Research Fellow, Former President
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Photo
Mr. Yun Wee Lau
Market Development Manager in the Market Development Department,
Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing (CRISP),
National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE
Photo
Mr. Sergey Savelyev
Deputy Director General for International Cooperation
State Space Corporation ROSCOSMOS, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Photo
Dr. Ammarin Pimnoo
Researcher and Satellite Engineer of GISTDA Academy,
Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), THAILAND
Photo
Mr. Ali Baygeldi
Head of Satellite Design and Integration Department
Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications, TURKEY
Photo
Mr. Salem Almarri
Assitant Director General, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, UAE
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Dr. Pham Minh Tuan
Deputy Director, Space Technology Institute (STI)
Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), VIETNAM
Photo
14:40 - 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 - 15:50 Special Session-2:
"Small Satellites for Innovation"
"DIWATA-1 Highlights"
"Breakthrough by Collaboration - Fostering the Next Generation"
Co-Moderators: Dr. Joel Joseph S. Marciano Jr, Acting Director, DOST-ASTI
Dr. Koichi Wakata, JAXA ISS Program Manager
Speakers: Mr. Raul Sabularse, Deputy Executive Director, DOST-PCIEERD
Prof. Yukihiro Takahashi, Hokkaido University
Mr. Harold Bryan S. Paler, Senior Science Research Specialist, DOST-ASTI
(Young Professional representative)
15:50 - 16:05 Break
16:05 - 16:20 Summary Reports
by Working Groups & Initiatives
Space Applications Working Group (SAWG)/SAFE/Sentinel Asia Photo
16:20 - 16:30 Space Technology Working Group (STWG) Photo
16:30 - 16:45 Space Environment Utilization Working Group (SEUWG)/Kibo-ABC Photo Photo
16:45 - 16:55 Space Education Working Group (SEWG) Photo
16:55 - 17:05 Report by APRSAF Related Project Report on MGA (Mult-GNSS Asia) Activities Photo
17:05 - 17:10 Closing of Day-1 (Announcement by Secretariat)
18:30~ RECEPTION: hosted by DOST-PCIEERD@SOFITEL
Friday, November 18

PLENARY SESSION - Day 2

Closing Plenary

Time Title Speaker
9:00 - 10:20 Space Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region
- Presentations by international organizations and entities in other regions are invited.
Mr. Osamu Ochiai
Scientific and Technical Officer, Group on Earth Observations (GEO)
Photo
Ms. Kelly Hayden
Economics Affairs Officer, Space Applications Section,
Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
Photo
Ms. Tatiana Gallego-Lizon
Director, Urban Development and Water Division, Southeast Asia Department
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Photo
Ms. Xiong Qian
Project Manager, Department of Strategic Planning and Project Management
Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO)
Photo
~UK International Partnership Programmes - Cooperation with Asia-Pacific~
Mr. Chris Lee
Head of International Space Policy, UK Space Agency (UKSA)
Photo
~ DOS Country Report ~
Ms. Neevy Laningham
Asia Pacific Civil Space Policy & ITER Cooperation, U.S. Department of State (DOS) /

Mr. Christopher Blackerby
NASA Representative in Asia, USA
Photo Photo
Mr. Atsushi Saito
Director, Space Policy Division, Foreign Policy Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA), JAPAN
Photo
~ 2nd International Space Exploration Forum (ISEF2)@Tokyo ~
Mr. Toshihiko Kamada
Director, Office for Space Utilization Promotion, MEXT, JAPAN
Photo
IAC 2017@Aderaid/GLEX@Beijing
Mr. Christian Feichtinger
IAF Executive Director
Photo
10:20 - 10:50 Wrap-up Session :
Asia-Pacific Space Leaders Round-table

Moderator: General Co-chairs

Leaders from the Asia-Pacific region are invited to share their observation on APRSAF as well as their visions for building a future through space science, technology and innovation.
10:50 - 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 - 11:25 Other Matters
11:25 - 12:10 Adoption of Recommendations of APRSAF-23
12:10 - 12:20 Closing Remarks by General Co-chairs
  Lunch
14:00~ Cultural Tour

- APRSAF Activities & Related Project -

Date Event
November 12 - 13 Water Rocket Event and Can Satellite Competition
November 15 - 18 Poster Contest
November 15 - 18 APRSAF-23 Exhibition