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APRSAF-16

The 16th Session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-16) Bangkok, Thailand, 26-29 January 2010

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Day 1, Working Group Session

Venue, Sofitel Centara Grand Bangkok
Poster Contest
Registration
EO (Earth Observation Working Group)
CSA (Communication Satellite Application Working Group)
SEA (Space Education & Awareness Working Group)
SEU (Space Environment Utilization Working Group)

Day 2, Working Group Session

Venue
Working Group Session

    • The 2-day working group session successfully closed on 27 January 2010.

A Japanese astronaut, Koichi Wakata, made a presentation about his long stay on board the ISS in 2009.

Day 3, Plenary Session

Plenary Session was held at Vibhavadee Ballroom-B at Sofitel Centara Grand Bangkok.
Presenters

  • Dr. Khunying Kalaya Sophonpanich (MOST)

  • Dr. Tetsuhiko Ikegami (SAC) / (MEXT)

  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Somchet Thinaphong (GISTDA)

  • Mr. Hitoshi Goto (MEXT)

  • Mr. Shigeru Mochida (UNESCAP)

  • Prof. Nguyen Khoa Son (VAST)

  • Dr. Darasri Dowreang (GISTDA)

  • Dr. Keiji Tachikawa (JAXA)

  • Dr. Doan Minh Chung (STI) / (VAST)

  • Mr. Veerubhotla Bhanumurthy (ISRO)

  • Mr. Toto Marnanto Kadri (LAPAN)

  • Dr. Michael Green (DIISR)

  • Dr. Talgat Mussabayev (National Space Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan)

  • Mr. Mhd Fairos Asillam (ANGKASA)

  • Dr.Gi-huk Choi (KARI)

  • Report Sessions (Sentinel Asia)

  • Report Sessions (Sentinel Asia)

  • Report Sessions (Sentinel Asia)

  • Report Sessions (Sentinel Asia)

  • Report Sessions (Sentinel Asia)

  • Report Sessions (Sentinel Asia)

  • Report Sessions (STAR)

  • Report Sessions (STAR)

  • Report Sessions (SAFE)

  • Report Sessions (SAFE)

  • Report Sessions (SAFE)

  • Report Sessions (SAFE)

Day 4, Closing Plenary

APRSAF-16 successfully closed on 29 January 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Speeches by International Organizations

  • Amb. Dr. Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu, Chairman-Elect, UN COPUOS

  • Mr. Kamaruzzaman Wahid, Research Officer, ASEAN SCOSA

Special Remark by Mr. Mikio Aoki, Senior Coordinator, Strategic Headquarters for Space Policy, Japan
Speeches by International Organizations

  • Amb. Dr. Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu, Chairman-Elect, UN COPUOS

  • Mr. Kamaruzzaman Wahid, Research Officer, ASEAN SCOSA

Special Speech

  • Mr Michael F. O’Brien, Assistant Administrator, NASA

Summary reports of WGs

  • EO

  • CSA

  • SEA

  • SEU

Recommendations of APRSAF-16 was adopted.
APRSAF17 will be held in Merbourne, Australia.
Closing Remarks

  • Mr. Srichai Keinmeesuke, MOST, Thailand

  • Dr. Tetsuhiko Ikegami, SAC/MEXT, Japan

Technical tour / Cultural tour.

Course 1: Thailand Ground Receiving Station at Lad Krabang, Bangkok
The presentation material used in the Course 1 is available here.

    

Course 2: THAICOM Teleport and DTH Center at Ladlumkaew, Phathumthani
http://www.uplinkstation.com/tt/Thaicom-Patumthani.html

    

Course 3: The Temple of the Emerald Buddha and the Grand Place
http://www.palaces.thai.net/tp.htm
http://www.bangkok.com/attraction-temple/wat-prakaeo.html

    

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