PROGRAMME

EISC Workshop

25 March 2013

Euro Space Center in Transinne and ESA Redu Centre, Belgium

Invitation Letter for the workshop

General Information on the workshop

Sunday 24 March 2013

18:30	Registration Federal Parliament, Rue de la Loi - Place de la Nation 1, 1000 Brussels
19:00	Dinner in the Reception Rooms of the President of the Senate Hosted by Dominique Tilmans, Chair of the Belgian Space Working Group and Chair of the 15th EISC

Monday 25 March 2013 – EISC Workshop Day

7:30	Registration
8:00	Departure from the Belgium Senate to Transinne
10:00 -10:30	Introduction Opening address by Senator Dominique TILMANS Chair of the Belgian Space Working Group and Chair of the 15th EISC Address by Mr. Philippe COURARD Deputy Minister of Science Policy of Belgium Address by Mr. Bernard CAPRASSE Governor of the Province of Luxembourg
10:30 –11:20	Designing, developing and operating small, micro, nano satellites and CubeSats : hands-on experience for aerospace engineering students. Presentations of key note speakers by Senator Cécile THIBAUT, Member of the Belgian Space Working Group ESEO European Student Earth Orbiter: ESA’s Educational Microsatellite Program - video Prof. Paolo TORTORA, University of Bologna (Italy), coordinator of ESEO QB50 An International network of CubeSats for scientific research and technology demonstration Mr. Jean MUYLAERT, Director of Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, on QB 50 Small satellites: Operational solutions are readily available Frank PREUD’HOMME, Commercial Director Qinetiq Space PROBA V Instruments Calibration and Tests Mr. Thierry CHANTRAINE, Centre Spatial de Liège on Small Missions
11:20 –12.50	General debate moderated by Senator Ludo SANNEN Chair of the Economic and Finance Committee of the Senate
12:50 – 13:00	Conclusions by Prof. Dr. Kai-Uwe SCHROGL Head of the ESA Policies Department, ESA
13:00	Launch of YouSpace LinkedIn Young Space Professionals Network
13:00 – 14:30	Lunch Walking lunch in the Euro Space Center’s Rotunda hosted by IDELUX (Economic Development Agency of the Province of Luxembourg) Welcoming address by Mr. Georges COTTIN Secretary General of IDELUX Welcoming address by Mr. Jean-Marcel THOMAS Director of Euro Space Center CubeSats presentations by students Space entertainment offered by Euro Space Center
14:30	Departure by bus to ESA Redu Centre
15:00 – 18:00	Presentation of ESA Redu Centre by Mr. Daniele GALARDINI Head of Redu Centre Visit of ESA Redu Centre Reception and closing address by Mrs. Dominique TILMANS Chair of the Belgian Space Working Group and Chair of the 15th EISC
20:00	Closing address by Dominique Tilmans Chair of the Belgian Space Working Group and Chair of the 15th EISC Peristyle Hall of the Federal Parliament