c/o European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) Schwarzenbergplatz 6 Vienna A-1030 AUSTRIA Email: [email protected] Website: www.spacegeneration.org Phone: +43 1 718 11 18 30 Fax: +43 1 718 11 18 99 PER SIDERO - YOUTH FOR SPACE www.spacegeneration.org Contents INTRODUCTION Acronyms ................................................................................................................................... 3 About the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC).............................................................. 7 Message from the SGAC Co-Chairs ............................................................................................ 8 Message from the Executive Director of SGAC ......................................................................... 9 Executive Review ..................................................................................................................... 10 Sponsors and Partners ............................................................................................................. 12 SGAC BACKGROUND History of the Space Generation Advisory Council .................................................................. 14 SGAC Leadership and Structure ............................................................................................... 15 SGAC Programme ..................................................................................................................... 16 THE ORGANISATION IN 2009 Goals and Strategy ................................................................................................................... 18 SGAC Global Activity Highlights ............................................................................................... 21 United Nations Report ............................................................................................................. 26 UN COPUOS and Subcommittees ..................................................................................................... 26 UN Economic and Social Council ....................................................................................................... 27 Attending the General Assembly at UN Head Quarters in New York ............................................... 28 Treasurer’s Report ................................................................................................................... 30 Communications and Public Relations Team Report............................................................... 31 SGAC SPOTLIGHT CONFERENCES AND PROJECTS Youth for GNSS ......................................................................................................................... 34 SGAC Ad-Hoc Team on Disaster Management, Risk Reduction and Capacity Building .......... 36 Near Earth Object (NEO) Working Group ................................................................................ 38 SGAC REGIONAL ACTIVITIES SGAC Regional Activities .......................................................................................................... 41 Maps of SGAC Regions and Represented Countries ......................................................................... 41 Regional and National Reports ......................................................................................................... 42 SPACE GENERATION ADVISORY COUNCIL P a g e | 1 ANNUAL REPORT 2009 PER SIDERO - YOUTH FOR SPACE www.spacegeneration.org Africa ............................................................................................................................................. 42 Asia Pacific..................................................................................................................................... 52 Europe ........................................................................................................................................... 80 Middle East ................................................................................................................................ 113 North, Central America and the Caribbean ............................................................................... 123 South America ............................................................................................................................ 132 Space Generation Congress 2009, Daejon, Korea ................................................................. 149 10 Year Anniversary Conference ........................................................................................... 152 Appendices ............................................................................................................................. 156 Appendix A: Financial Tables and Details ...................................................................................... 156 Notes to and Forming Part of the Accounts .............................................................................. 158 Committee’s Declaration ........................................................................................................... 158 Appendix B: Additional SGAC Websites ......................................................................................... 160 Appendix C: SGAC 2008 Executive Team ...................................................................................... 161 Appendix D: SGAC 2009 National Points of Contact ..................................................................... 164 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................ 167 SPACE GENERATION ADVISORY COUNCIL P a g e | 2 ANNUAL REPORT 2009 PER SIDERO - YOUTH FOR SPACE www.spacegeneration.org Acronyms SGAC Space Generation Advisory Council AAA Afghanistan Astronomical Association ACARE Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe Asociación de Cohetería Experimental y Modelista Argentina (Argentinien ACEMA Association for experimental and model Rocketry) AFCODEV Action for Community Development ARCSSTE-E African Regional Centre for Space Science Technology Education in English ARISS Amateur Radio on the International Space Station ASF Austrian Space Forum BRITE Bright Target Explorer C&PR Communications & Public Relations team CBNR Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear CCE Columbia Space Commission CDM Comprehensive Disaster Management CFISU Canadian Foundation for the International Space University CNES Centre Nationale D´Études Spatiales COSPAR Committee on Space Research CSA Canadian Space Agency CSA Chinese National Space Administraion CSS Canadian Space Society DLR Deutsches Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt (German Aerospace Centre) DLRK German Aerospace Conference DMC Disaster Monitoring Constellation ECOSOC Economic and Social Council EDA European Defense Agency EGU European Geophysical Union ESA European Space Agency ESEO European Student Earth Orbiter ESO European Southern Observatory ESF European Science Foundation ESMO European Student Moon Orbiter ESPI European Space Policy Institute EURISY European Association for International Space Year EVE Earth Venus Explorer EXA Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency GAC Gmes Advisory Council GAIA Globales Astrometrisches Interferometer für die Astrophysik GSA Global Navigation Satellite Systems Supervisory Authority SPACE GENERATION ADVISORY COUNCIL P a g e | 3 ANNUAL REPORT 2009 PER SIDERO - YOUTH FOR SPACE www.spacegeneration.org GEOSOC Geological Society GISTDA Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency GMES Global monitoring systems GNSS Global Navigation Satellite Systems GTTP Galileo Teacher Training Programme GYSD Global Youth Service Day HAAC Hochiminh Amateur Astronomy Club HAS Hochiminh Astronomical Society HOU Hands on Universe IAA International Astronautical Association IAC International Astronautical Congress IAF International Astronautical Federation ICG International Committee on GNSS ICMEE Institut de Mécanique Céléste et de Calcul des Ephémérides IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IHY International Heliospheric Year INSPIRE Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community ISRO Indian Space Research Organisation ISU International Space University IUCAA Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics IYA International Year of Astronomy JETRO Japan External Trade Organisation JSEA Japan Space Elevator Association KNRO Kuwait National Radio Observatory LEEM Laboratory for Space and Microgravity Research LOC Local Organising Committee M3 Moon Mineralogy Mapper MDG Millennium Development Goals MIP Moon Impact Probe MRP Manned Rocket Project MSS Master Programme on Space Sciences NASO Nepal Astronomical Society NAST Nepal Academy of Science and Technology NEO Near Earth Objects Legal Aspects Conference NGOCN Non Governmental Organisation Development and Communication Network NMST National Museum of Science and Technology NPoC National Point of Contact NSF National Space Foundation ODA Official Development Aids OOSA Office of Outer Space Affairs PGWWDA Programme Group for the Worldwide Development of Astronomy RC Regional Coordinator SPACE GENERATION ADVISORY COUNCIL P a g e | 4 ANNUAL REPORT 2009 PER SIDERO - YOUTH FOR SPACE www.spacegeneration.org ROSA Romanian Space Agency SCINDA Scintillation Network Decision Aid SCOPE Stabilized Camera Observation Platform Experiment SCST Supreme Council of Science and Technology SEDS Students for the Exploration and Development of Space SETI Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence SGC Space Generation Congress SGF Space Generation