The Fifth European Space Policy Workshop

SPACE SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION

took place at the Auditory Willem Van Croy, House of Chièvres, Groot Begijnhof 55, Leuven

on 30 September 2004

The Workshop was kindly sponsored by the European Space Agency and the Belgian Federal office for Science Policy.

To view the Workshop Report please click here.

Workshop Programme

09.30 Session I: Space and Science

• Workshop Opening by Prof. Dr Marc Vervenne, Vice-Rector of KU Leuven
• Introductory Statement on behalf of the Belgian Minister for Economy, Energy, Foreign Trade and Science Policy
• Presentation of Interdisciplinary Centre for Space Studies (ICSS): Prof. C. Waelkens - ICSS Academic Director, KU Leuven
• The achievements of European space science: Prof. R-M. Bonnet - President of COSPAR
• Space and science in the European Union: Mr A. Cooper - European Commission
• Space science and exploration: the view of the scientific community: Prof. G. Bignami - Chairman, ESA Space Science Advisory Committee
  

Coffee Break

• Panel and floor debate: Space science and exploration in Europe and its funding with the sessions' speakers and invited remarks from Dr B. Andersen - Deputy Director, Norwegian Space Centre and Dr S. Plattard - Director, European Space Policy Institute (ESPI).

Lunch Break

14.00 Session II: Visions of Space Exploration

• US space exploration initiative: Mr P. Ahlf, Director, Mission Operations and Integration Office
  Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, NASA
  
• The European vision for exploration: Mr D. Sacotte - Director, ESA Exploration Programme
• International cooperation in space science and exploration: Dr J. Ryzenko - Polish Space Office
• Space science and exploration and the public: education and communication: Prof .D. Southwood - Director ESA Science Programme

• Panel and floor debate: Global view on space science and exploration and public awareness of space, with the session's speakers and invited remarks from Dr R. Densing - Head of ESA Affairs, DLR, Dr D. Parker - Director of Space Science, BNSC, and Dr J. Wilsdon - Head of Strategy, Demos

Coffee Break

16.30 Session III: Conclusions

• Workshop findings and conclusions: Prof. J. Wouters - Director, Institute for International Law at KU Leuven
• Review of the first series of ESPW workshops and presentation of the way forward: Dr K. Madders - SNI Managing Partner
  

17.00 Close and refreshments