APRSAF-7

Background

Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) is the conference to exchange the views and perspectives on space development in the region. Under the theme of "Easy Access to Space Benefit", this seventh session is to discuss the subject such as promotion of cooperation with the regional space development organizations and the Japanese organizations that are utilizing the space technology. The forum has been held six times since 1993. First four sessions and the sixth session were convened in Tokyo. The fifth session was convened in Ulanbaatar, Mongolia.

• The 1st Session : Tokyo, Japan / Sep. 1993
• The 2nd Session : Tokyo, Japan / Oct.-Nov.1994
• The 3rd Session : Tokyo, Japan / Mar.1995
• The 4th Session : Tokyo, Japan / Mar.1997
• The 5th Session : Ulanbaatar, Mongolia / Jun.1998/Co-Host Style
• The 6th Session : Tsukuba, Japan / May 1999

Participating Countries and Organizations

Bangladesh, Canada, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea,
Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Kiribati,
Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thai, Vietnam, United States,
UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (OOSA),
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP),
International Space University

NASDA's Roles:

Being one of the host organizations, NASDA takes charge in operation of the forum as well as secretariat. Also NASDA takes part in a number of presentations and reports.

Host Organization

• Science and Technology Agency (STA)
• National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA)
• Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)

Date

June 19 -June 22, 2000
(Technical Tour on 22)

Place

Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo

Chairperson

Emeritus Prof. Shunji Murai, University of Tokyo

Program

First Day :

Registration, Opening Plenary Session, Welcome Address, Keynote Address
Session: Space Education and Public Relations, Space Environment Utilization

Second Day:

Session: Earth Observation

Third Day:

Session: Satellite Utilization Projects in the Field of Communication, Broadcasting, and Global Positioning, Discussion, Closing Session

Fourth Day :

Technical Tour: Kamakura Works, Mitsubishi Electric Co. Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (Sagamihara)

Report