The Fourth European Space Policy Workshop

ENLARGING THE SPACE POLICY DEBATE

took place at the Leuven Town Hall on 4 February 2004

The Workshop was kindly sponsored by the British National Space Centre.

To view the Workshop Report please click here.

Workshop Programme

10.30 Part I: Recent Policy Developments

• Opening
• Report on the White Paper on Space and on ESA-Commission Cooperation Agreement: Luc Tytgat, CEC and Michel Praet, ESA
• The Interparliamentary Group Report: François Roelants du Vivier, Belgian Senator
• CFSP and ESDP aspects of the EU Space Policy, and the possible future role of the Armaments Agency: Patrick Namer, Council of the European Union
• China's first manned space flight and policy implications: Prof Dr Joan Johnson-Freese, Chair of the National Security Decision Making Department, Naval War College, USA
• Discussion

  Lunch Break

  13.30 Part II: Enlarging the Space Policy Debate

• Democratizing space: bringing the citizen into the debate: Eryl McNally, MEP
• Critical Thoughts on NASA's public outreach strategy: Prof Dr Joan Johnson-Freese, Chair of the National Security Decision Making Department, Naval War College, USA
• Enlarging the Space Policy Debate by constituencies: Frances Brown, Space Policy
• Bringing manned space flight to the European public: Frank de Winne, ESA astronaut
• Bringing Mars to the public, a feature film: Charles Frankel, geologist & writer
• Discussion

  Coffee break

  16.00 Part III: Practical Actions in Increasing Space Awareness and Activism

• Introduction of Space Studies Project at KU Leuven: Prof. Jan Wouters, KU Leuven
• Approaches to new TV programming presenting today's Space in human terms: Dr Andrew Millington, EuroPAWS
• ESA publicity experience and future plans (with demonstration): Sergio Volonte, ESA
• Closing address on European space policy and public participation: Kurt Vandenberghe, CEC
• Wind-up discussion

  17.40 Close