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8TH SPACE FORUM & 19TH AUSTRALIAN SPACE RESEARCH CONFERENCE AUSTRALIA’S FIRST JOINT SPACE SCIENCE & SPACE INDUSTRY CONFERENCE ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 30 SEPTEMBER - 2 OCTOBER 2019 Supported by the: 30 SEPTEMBER TO 2 OCTOBER 2019 1 8TH SPACE FORUM & 19TH AUSTRALIAN SPACE RESEARCH CONFERENCE PREMIER’S MONDAY 30 SEPTEMBER TO WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2019 WELCOME ADELAIDE CONVENTION CENTRE, WEST BUILDING HALLS L, M & N AND CITY ROOMS 1 TO 4 Follow us: South Australian Space Industry Centre: @SASIC_Aus Australian Academy of Science: @Science_Academy National Space Society of Australia: @NSSA_President Join the conversation: #SASpaceForum will enhance the global competitiveness IT IS MY PLEASURE of these start-ups and accelerate their TO WELCOME YOU brilliant ideas and projects on the world stage. Now in its second year, the program TO THE 8TH SPACE has successfully launched 10 companies in South Australia. FORUM. The South Australian Government is Bringing together a record number of committed to building on this momentum space companies, entrepreneurs, students in the space sector and ensuring the and international players, this is the nation’s next generation take advantage of the largest yet. opportunities in the growing space industry. We are jointly hosting the forum with Our Space Industry Work Experience one of the nation’s largest annual meetings pilot program received huge support of researchers in space science and with nearly 100 South Australian students technology, the 19th Australian Space expressing their interest in the initiative, Research Conference. demonstrating the passion and enthusiasm This is yet another vote of confidence young people have for space. I would like in our booming space sector and will to especially thank the 14 business and open avenues for collaboration between other organisations that are supporting the researchers and Australian industry. 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We have an opportunity to put our Thank you to our sponsors, speakers and nation on the map globally, and drive the range of organisations for their support growth across the space sector. and commitment to this important event, Our efforts in creating a thriving 03 PREMIER’S WELCOME 30 POSTER SESSIONS which provides a fantastic platform for ecosystem for entrepreneurship, innovation networking across this rapidly developing 05 ASRC WELCOME 34 SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES and future industries, through the industry. development of Lot Fourteen, is giving 06 ABOUT SASIC 52 SPONSOR AND EXHIBITOR current and aspiring innovators the PROFILES opportunities to grow their ideas right here 06 ABOUT THE NSSA in South Australia. 72 EXHIBITION FLOORPLAN 07 ABOUT THE NCSRS In another step to growing our local space industry, a further five start-up 75 CONFERENCE MAP companies were recently selected to 10 PROGRAM AT A GLANCE Hon Steven Marshall MP undertake our Venture Catalyst Space 78 ASRC CODE OF CONDUCT Premier of South Australia 12 DAVID COOPER incubator program. Delivered by the MEMORIAL LECTURE University of South Australia’s Innovation and Collaboration Centre, the program 14 CONFERENCE PROGRAM 2 8TH SPACE FORUM AND 19TH AUSTRALIAN SPACE RESEARCH CONFERENCE 30 SEPTEMBER TO 2 OCTOBER 2019 3 AS2021 A5 space advert.qxp_AS2021 A5 space advert 28/8/19 3:42 pm Page 1 23 - 28 FEBRUARY 2021 AVALON AIRPORT, GEELONG, AUSTRALIA CELEBRATING THE CENTENARY of the ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE 1921 - 2021 We would like to thank the Australian WELCOME TO THE Space Agency and the South Australian 19TH AUSTRALIAN Space industry Centre for sponsorship of the conference. Our conference dinner SPACE RESEARCH sponsor is the Space Industry Association of Australia. CONFERENCE Special thanks also go to the Mars AND TO ADELAIDE Society Australia for its programming support. CONVENTION We look forward to an excellent meeting. CENTRE! Iver Cairns Co Chair ASRC 2019 This will be the Thirteenth ASRC jointly University of Sydney sponsored and organised by the National Committee for Space and Radio Science Wayne Short (NCSRS) and the National Space Society Co Chair ASRC 2019 of Australia (NSSA). The ASRC is intended President, NSSA to be the primary annual meeting for AUSTRALIAN Australian research relating to space science. It welcomes space scientists, engineers, educators, and workers in SPACE INDUSTRY industry and government. This year sees the conference being held alongside the 8th Space Forum. CONFERENCE 2021 The 19th ASRC has 200 accepted abstracts across Australian space research, academia, education, industry, and government. www.airshow.com.au AVALON MEANS BUSINESS! 4 8TH SPACE FORUM AND 19TH AUSTRALIAN SPACE RESEARCH CONFERENCE 30 SEPTEMBER TO 2 OCTOBER 2019 5 through the Space Innovation Fund of up A vision for space science and technology: ABOUT SASIC to $1 million every year to young space ABOUT THE NCSRS Securing and advancing Australia’s entrepreneurs, along with new and existing interests through space research in space start-ups. Australia was published in September The space industry challenges the 2017 and presents the strategic vision for innovative skills of our best researchers and an Australian space sector and space engineers and it inspires young people to industry. The plan outlines strategies to develop the skills to push forward the lead Australia into a future that embraces frontiers of scientific knowledge. The industry a vibrant space sector and space also contributes to the development of industry, underpinned by space science Already home to over 80 space-related other priority sectors for South Australia and technology, and in due course organisations, South Australia is committed including defence, agriculture, mining supported by a national space agency. to further growing the local industry and and tourism, as well as services for the The National Committee for Space and build on the state’s history of space activity. National Committee for Space and Radio community such as health and education. Radio Science consulted extensively with Established in 2017 by the Government of Science (NCSRS) aims to foster the space broad a representation of researchers and South Australia, the South Australian Space For more information and radio sciences in Australia, to link organisations to create this plan. Industry Centre (SASIC) was created to drive please contact SASIC via: the Australian Academy of Science to space industry innovation, research and Australian space and radio scientists and The NCSRS web page can be reached at entrepreneurial development. WWW.SASIC.SA.GOV.AU relevant scientific societies, and to serve WWW.SCIENCE.ORG.AU/COMMITTEE/ The SASIC supports space entrepreneurs, T +61 8 8463 7140 as a link between Australian and overseas SPACE-AND-RADIO-SCIENCE creates an incubator for space projects and E [email protected] space and radio scientists, primarily an environment where new space through the International Union for Radio technologies can be rapidly developed, Nicola Sasanelli Sciences, the Scientific Committee on Solar- and supports South Australia’s emerging Director Terrestrial Physics and the Committee on space industry by providing grant funding South Australian Space Industry Centre Space Research. habitation through events such as science ABOUT THE NSSA and business conferences, speaking to the COMMITTEES press, public outreach events, speaking 2019 ASRC Program Committee 2019 ASRC Organising Committee engagements with community groups Fred Menk (National Committee Space and and schools, and other pro-active events. Cheryl Brown Radio Science), Program committee chair ACSER, University of NSW, secretariat We do this to stimulate advancement Elias Aboutanios (University of NSW) Annalea Beattie and development of space and related Duncan Blake (University of Adelaide) Mars Society Australia applications and technologies and by Annalea Beattie (MSA/ NSSA) National Space Society of Australia bringing together people from government, Melrose Brown (UNSW, Canberra) Iver Cairns industry and all walks of life for the free Gordon Cable (University of Adelaide) Graziella Caprarelli (Hypatia Scientifica) Co Chair ASRC 2018 exchange of information. Brad Carter (University of Southern University of Sydney As a non-profit organisation, the Queensland) Graziella Caprarelli National Space Society of Australia draws Brett Carter (RMIT University) Hypatia Scientifica The National Space Society of Australia its strength from an enthusiastic Jonathan Clarke (Mars Society of Australia) Jonathan Clarke is the coming together of like-minded membership who contributes their time Alina Donea (Monash University) Mars Society Australia space advocates who share a vision for Kerrie Dougherty (University of NSW) and effort to assist the Society in pursuit Jonathan Horner the future in which there is an ambitious Yanming Feng (Queensland University of of its goals. Technology) University of Southern Queensland and vigorous space program leading to Duane Hamacher (University of Melbourne) Fred Menk For more information, eventual space settlement. Trevor Harris (Defence Science and Chair, Program Committee To this end the National Space Society and to become a member: Technology Group, Department of Defence) National Committee for Space (worldwide) promotes interest in space Jason Held (Saber Astro) and Radio Science WWW.NSSA.COM.AU exploration, research, development and Lucyna Kedziora-Chudczer (University of NSW) Wayne Short Jonathan Horner (University of Southern Ad Astra! Co Chair ASRC 2018 Queensland) President, NSSA Wayne