APRSAF-18

Announcement

1st Announcement

2nd Announcement

Final Announcement

Date

December 6-9, 2011

Venue

Marina Mandarin Singapore
Marina Square, 6 Raffles Blvd, Singapore 039594

Organizers

• APRSAF-18 will be co-organized by the following organizations:
• Singapore:  Singapore Space and Technology Association (SSTA)
•                  Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing, National University of Singapore (CRISP) 
• Japan:        Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT)
•                  Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

• APRSAF-18 will be also supported by the following organizations:
• Singapore:  Science Centre Singapore (SCS)
• Japan:        Strategic Headquarters for Space Policy, Cabinet Office
  
•                   Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)

Welcome Message

Mr. Joseph Hui, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, NEA, Singapore
Dr. Tetsuhiko Ikegami, Chairman, SAC, MEXT, Japan

Technical Tours

Technical and cultural tours would be organized by SSTA and CRISP for interested participants. Application for Tour1 or Tour 2 can be made when you register for APRSAF-18 through the online registration site, which will be closed on October 31, 2011.

*Registration for the technical tours has been closed.

Date and time:  Friday, 9 December 2011, from 16:00 hrs. (exact starting time to be confirmed)

Destinations:    
Tour 1: Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing (CRISP) of the National University of Singapore
          Tour description: Tour 1 CRISP (PDF file)
          URL: http://www.crisp.nus.edu.sg/

Tour 2: Singapore Technology Electronics – Satcom & Sensors
          Tour description: Tour 2 ST Electronics (PDF file)
          URL: http://www.stengg.com/CoyCapPro/company_detail.aspx?cyid=26

Side Events and other relevant meeting

SAFE Workshop

Date: 5 December 2011
Venue: Marina Mandarin Singapore
Level 1, Rooms "Capricorn" & "Leo" (tentative)
SAFE Portal site
Contact for further information on the Workshop
Mr. Tomoyuki Nukui
TEL : +81-50-3362-4116
FAX : +81-29-868-2961
Email: nukui.tomoyukijaxa.jp

APRSAF-18 Poster Contest

Theme: "The Next 50 Years in Space"
Co-organizers: SSTA, CRISP and JAXA
Date: 6-9 December 2011
Venue: Marina Mandarin Singapore
Poster Contest Announcement

APRSAF-18 Water Rocket Event

Co-organizers: SSTA, CRISP and JAXA
Local organizer: SpeedB Pte Ltd.
Date: 3-4 December 2011
Venue: Saints Hilda's Secondary School (tentative)
Outline
Rules for Launch Competition

Contact for further information on the Poster Contest and the Water Rocket Event:
Ms. Yayoi Miyagawa, JAXA Space Education Center
Tel: +81-50-3362-7590
Fax: +81-42-759-8612
E-mail: aprsaf18edu.jaxa.jp
More information on the APRSAF-18 Poster Contest and the Water Rocket Event will be made available in due course. Please check the APRSAF website (http://www.aprsaf.org) for any updates.

Overall Schedule of APRSAF-18 & Relevant Events

Date	Event	Venue
3-4 Dec. 2011	Water Rocket Event	Raffles Institution
5 Dec. 2011	SAFE Workshop	Marina Mandarin Singapore
6-9 Dec. 2011	APRSAF-18	Marina Mandarin Singapore
6-9 Dec. 2011	Poster Contest	Marina Mandarin Singapore
8 Dec. 2011	Special Astronaut Event Asians in Space: Achievements of Human Spaceflight in Asian Countries	Science Centre Singapore (SCS), MAXWELL Auditorium

Points of Contact for APRSAF-18

For Participants from Singapore:

If you have any inquires concerning the APRSAF-18, please contact:
Ms. KOH Poh Loo
Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing
National University of Singapore
Blk S17, 10 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Level 2
Singapore 119076
TEL: +65-6516-5171, FAX: +65-6775-7717, E-mail: crskplnus.edu.sg

For Participants from other countries:

If you have any inquires concerning the APRSAF-18, please contact:
Ms. Azusa Sakamoto, APRSAF-18 Secretariat
Marunouchi Kitaguchi building,
1-6-5 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8260, JAPAN
E-mail: aprsaf18aprsaf.org or FAX:+81-3-6266-6908

APRSAF-18 logo

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