SPACE GENERATION ADVISORY COUNCIL in support of the United Nations Programme on Space Applications 2008 Annual Report Page 1 of 106 About the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) The Space Generation Advisory Council in support of the United Nations Program on Space Applications (SGAC) is a non-governmental organisation which aims to represent students and young space professionals to the United Nations, Nation States space agencies and other organisations in the space community. SGAC has permanent observer status in the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS). SGAC has a long history and was conceived at the Third United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Space (UNISPACE-III) in Vienna in 1999. The SGAC Executive Council is made up of representatives from each of the six UN regions, and has a larger body of representatives from nation states. Our focus is on pragmatic space policy advice to policy makers based on the interests of the global community of students and young professionals, broadly in the age range 18-35, interested in space. Space Generation Advisory Council 2008 Annual Report Page 2 of 106 Contents About the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) .................................................. 1 Acroynms ......................................................................................................................... 4 Message from the Co-Chairs ........................................................................................... 5 Message from the Executive Officer ................................................................................ 6 Executive Summary ......................................................................................................... 7 SGAC Month by Month Highlights ................................................................................... 8 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 9 History of the Space Generation Advisory Council ........................................................ 10 SGAC Programmes ....................................................................................................... 11 Goals and Strategy ........................................................................................................ 13 Accomplishments in 2008 .......................................................................................... 13 Goals for 2009 ........................................................................................................... 13 2010 Targets .............................................................................................................. 13 Involvement in COPUOS ............................................................................................... 14 Scientific and Technical Subcommittee...................................................................... 14 Legal Subcommittee .................................................................................................. 15 Involvement in the UN Economic and Social Council .................................................... 16 SGAC Global Activities 2008 ......................................................................................... 17 January ...................................................................................................................... 17 February ..................................................................................................................... 17 March ......................................................................................................................... 17 April ............................................................................................................................ 18 May ............................................................................................................................ 18 June ........................................................................................................................... 18 July............................................................................................................................. 19 August ........................................................................................................................ 19 September ................................................................................................................. 19 October ...................................................................................................................... 19 November .................................................................................................................. 20 December .................................................................................................................. 20 Treasurer‘s Report ......................................................................................................... 21 Communications & Public Relations Team Report ........................................................ 22 SGAC Leadership and Structure ................................................................................... 23 SGAC External Organization Map ............................................................................. 23 SGAC Internal Organization Map ............................................................................... 24 SGAC Regional Reports ................................................................................................ 25 Maps of SGAC Regions and Represented Countries ................................................ 25 Space Generation Advisory Council 2008 Annual Report Page 3 of 106 Africa .......................................................................................................................... 26 Asia Pacific ................................................................................................................ 34 Europe ....................................................................................................................... 48 Middle East ................................................................................................................ 62 North, Central America & the Caribbean .................................................................... 68 South America ........................................................................................................... 77 Space Generation Congress 2008, Glasgow, Scotland ................................................. 88 Congress Overview .................................................................................................... 88 Projects ...................................................................................................................... 88 IAC Participation ........................................................................................................ 89 International Astronautical Federation Young Professionals Programme .................. 89 UN IAF Workshop ...................................................................................................... 89 Hightlighted 2008 SGAC Projects .................................................................................. 91 Youth for Global Navigation Satellite Systems (YGNSS) ........................................... 91 Next 50 Years Vision Project ..................................................................................... 92 Yuri‘s Night ................................................................................................................. 93 Near Earth Object Group ........................................................................................... 94 Appendices .................................................................................................................... 95 Appendix A: Financial Tables and Details .................................................................. 95 Appendix B: Additional SGAC Websites .................................................................... 99 Appendix C: SGAC 2008 Executive Team .............................................................. 100 Appendix D: SGAC 2008 National Points of Contact .............................................. 102 Contact ........................................................................................................................ 104 Space Generation Advisory Council 2008 Annual Report Page 4 of 106 Acroynms SGAC Space Generation Advisory Council UN COPUOS United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space Third United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful UNISPACE III Uses of Space RC Regional Coordinator NPOC National Point of Contact UNIDIR United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research OOSA Office of Outer Space Affairs ESPI European Space Policy Institute SGC Space Generation Congress IAC International Astronautical Congress LOC Local Organizing Committee IAF International Astronautical Federation SGF Space Generation Forum ISU International Space University ESF European Space Federation ESA European Space Agency ECOSOC Economic and Social Council ENSC European Satellite Navigation Competition ASF Austrian Space Forum Space Generation Advisory Council 2008 Annual Report Page 5 of 106 Message from the Co-Chairs The Chairs are once again pleased to present the Annual Report of the Space Generation Advisory Council. 2008 has been a successful year for SGAC. Our annual congress was held in Glasgow,