The Sixth UNISEC-Global Meeting
November 19-21, 2018, Strasbourg, France

1. Purpose

Inheriting from the founding vision of creating a world where space science & technology are available by every country for the benefit of humankind in November 2013, and taking note of its Permanent Observer Status to the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS), UNISEC-Global for its 6th Meeting is seeking the following purposes:

• To evaluate and follow the successful results at the 5th UNISEC-Global Meeting in December 2017 at Sapienza - University of Rome, Rome , Italy,
• To learn and apply ISU's diversity and dynamism for future UNISEC-Global activities, by taking an opportunity of holding the 6th Meeting at ISU,
• To identify the 17 Goals for UN Sustainable Development for possible contributions by UNISEC-Global, and to try to find a way of how to connect these identifies goals with UNISEC-Global's programs,
• In commemoration of the 5th anniversary of UNISEC-Global, to evaluate the past achievements of UNISEC-Global for a future direction,
• To strengthen the Mission Idea Contest (MIC) with particular emphasis to satisfy Sustainable Development Goals.

2. Important Date

July, 2018:	Online Registration Open
July, 2018:	Exhibition Manual Uploaded
September 30, 2018:	Due of VISA application Submission
November 19-21, 2018:	The 6th UNISEC Global Meeting
5th Mission Idea Contest for Micro/Nano Satellite Utilization (Nov 19, 2018)
Abstract due	May 17, 2018
Notification	July 3, 2018
Final paper due	Sept 10, 2018

3. Venue

International Space University (ISU)
1 Rue Jean-Dominique Cassini, 67400 Illkirch-Graffenstaden, Strasbourg, France

See Map(Google Map)

Access to ISU and Accommodation
The nearest hotel is 7Hotel&Fitness.
Please make use of the discounted hotel reservation that runs until the 7th of September. It includes a reduced fee of 85 Euro per night and a reduced buffet breakfast of 8 Euro instead of 15 Euro. Note that this does not cover the city tax per guest per day. Follow the link.
(Please contact the hotel by email, mentioning that you will attend the conference at ISU. <7Hotel&Fitness <contact(at)7hotel.fr>)

4. Registration & Fees

Click here for Registration

Registration Fees

Category	Online (Till Oct 31)	Onsite(After Nov1)
Students (UNISEC, MIC)	¥19,800 (about €150)	€200
Other Students	¥26,400 (about €200)	€250
Professionals (UNISEC, MIC, ISU)**	¥39,600 (about €300)	€350
Other Professionals	¥52,800 (about €400)	€450
HEPTA-Sat Training (Nov 22-23)	¥46,200 (about €350)	€400

Gala Dinner participation is closed on Nov 12.

The registration fee covers the fees of light breakfast, lunch, coffee with snacks during the meeting, as well as a reception cost.
The fee is based on the exchange rate of ¥132/€ as of July 13, 2018.

Note:

• 'Student' means any person currently registered on a full-time programme.
• 'UNISEC students' means a person currently registered on a full-time programme and registered on any local chapters or preparatory committees for local chapters.
• 'ISU' means any ISU alum (SSP, MSS, SHSSP), lecturer/faculty
• 'UNISEC Professionals' means a person and a corporate member currently registered on any local chapters or preparatory committees for local chapter.
• "MIC" means all applicants and coordinators for the 5th Mission Idea Contest for Micro/Nano Satellite Utilization
• Please contact <hepta(at)unisec.jp> for HEPTA-Sat Training.

Cancellation policy

- Up to the end of September	No cancellation fee (except handling charge)
- October 1 (Mon) - 15 (Mon)	30% cancellation fee
- October 16 (Tue) - November 9 (Fri)	50% cancellation fee
- November 10 (Sat) - 19 (Mon)	100% cancellation fee

● Exhibition fee and Sponsorship: Please contact UNISEC-Global Office.
<secretariat(at)unisec-global.org>

5. Program

Final Program

HEPTA-Sat Training Short Course

Day 1 - November 19th (Monday)

Registration and Welcome Refreshments
Opening Ceremony MC: Chris Welch - International Space University (ISU) Opening Speech Juan de Dalmau - President of ISU [Video] Simonetta Di Pippo, Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. Rei Kawashima, UNISEC-Global
Keynote Speech Moderator: Chris Welch, ISU
CanSat and CubeSat History in Japan - How they started and contributed to education and technologies -	Shinichi Nakasuka, University of Tokyo
My evolution from ISU 3I to BIRDS Program, a Cross-Border Inter-University Collaboration on Space Research and Education	Mengu Cho, Kyushu Institute of Technology
Coffee/Tea Break
Sponsor/Exhibitor Presentation Moderator: Nobuyuki Kaya, WaveArrays, Inc.
Canon Electronics Inc.	Satch Hattori
Space BD Inc.	Makoto Kanazawa
ICE CUBES	Hilde Stenuit
UNISEC-Japan	Kento Maeda
TSTI	[Video] Jerry Sellers
ISU	Chris Welch
Lunch
The 5th Mission Idea Contest for Micro/Nano Satellite Utilization Moderator: Tadadjeu Sokeng Ifriky, the University Space Centre of Montpellier
Overview of MIC5	Herman Steyn, Stellenbosch University
Smallsat Ionosphere Exploration at Several Times and Altitudes (SIESTA)	Duann Yi, National Central University, Kandi Anand Kaustubh, ISRO
Development of Microsatellite in Monitoring Initial Harmful Algae Bloom (HAB)	Aik Kwan Tan, University Sains Malaysia (USM)
HERON - An Open Source Microbiology Experiment Platform in Low Earth Orbit Ali	Haydaroglu, Xi Lan, Kimberly Ren, University of Toronto
HEMERA-Constellation of passive SAR-based micro-satellites for a Master/Slave configuration	Andrea Bellome, Giulia Broggi, Luca Collettini, Davide Di Ienno, Edoardo Fornari, University of Rome -La Sapienza
Mining Surveillance Application Using a CubeSat Constellation	Luke Hans van der Stokker, Francois Nicolaas Lombard, Stellenbosch University
Arid and Semi-Arid Lands Satellite (ASAL-SAT): A LoRa ground sensor network for easing life in Sub-Saharan Africa ASAL areas	Kiruki Cosmas, Kyushu Institute of Technology
Coffee/Tea Break
MIC5 Poster Presentation
In-Situ Measurement of Material Degradation in Space	James Xie, Queen's Space Engineering Team
In-Orbit Assembly of Cube Satellites with Novel Docking Techniques	Samuel Low and Parekh Shalv Amit, Singapore Space and Technology Association
Satellite laser tracking system for aquatic organisms	Yuki Kakushi, Kindai University
Nile River Quality Monitoring	Anas Mohamed and Mariz Dief, Zewail City for Science and Technology
South American Seismic Sensing Constellation Sánchez Olivera Francisco Javier, Benítez Vargas Osvaldo, López Sánchez Sebastián, Ramírez Alcántara Moisés	Instituto Politecnico Nacional
Local Chapter and Regional Report Moderator：Taiwo Tejumora, ISU
UNISEC-Bulgaria	Stoil Ivanov, Sofia University
UNISEC-India	Nikhil Riyaz, New Horizon College of Engineering
UNISEC-Bangladesh	[Video] Raihana Shams Islam Antara, BRAC University
UNISEC-Egypt	[Video] Ayman Kassem, Cairo University
Malaysia	Norilmi Amilia ismail, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Lebanon	Amin Haj-Ali, Lebanese International University
Luxemburg	Edder Jose Rabadan Santana, The University of Luxemburg
Singapore	Jonathan Hung, Singapore Space and Technology Association
MIC5 Award Ceremony and photo session MC: Shinichi Nakasuka, University of Tokyo
Reception at Exhibition Hall of ISU MC: Mengu Cho, Kyushu Institute of Technology

Day 2 - November 20th (Tuesday)

Registration and Welcome Refreshments
Local Chapter Report Moderator: Edder Jose Rabadan Santana, The University of Luxemburg
UNISEC-Turkey	Alim Rustem Aslan, Istanbul Technical University
UNISEC-SAR	Herman Steyn, University of Stellenbosch
UNISEC-Japan	Mengu Cho, Kyushu Institute of Technology
UNISEC-Italy	Fabio Santoni, Sapienza University of Rome
Coffee/Tea Break and Group Photo
Group Discussion Session (break-out session) Moderator: Norilmi Amilia ismail, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Group Discussion Overview	Rei Kawashima, UNISEC-Global
Group 1: Commercialization of ISS - How to open up the ISS utilization to the private sectors	Ryuichi Sato, Space BD, Inc. (Assistant: Heloise Vertadier)
Group 2: Open Source Virtual Satellite	Satoshi Ikari, The University of Tokyo (Katie Harris)
Group 3: Follow up for BIRDS project	Mengu Cho, Kyushu Institute of Technology (Sarah Halpin)
Group 4: Global Antenna Sharing Project	Rustem Aslan, Istanbul Technical University (Adi Rahamiomff)
Group 5: Commercialization of the Small Satellite Imagery	Alice Pellegrino, Sapienza University of Rome (Abhishek Diggewadi)
Group 6: Global University Space Debris Observation Network (GUSDON)	Fabio Santoni, Sapienza University of Rome (Kaluthantrige Don)
Group 7: Standardization of Electrical interface for Pico/Nano Satellites	Oliver Ruf, Wurzburg University (Kuren M. Patel)
Group 8: Eco-system Development of HEPTA-Sat	Stoil Ivanov, Sofia University and Masahiko Yamazaki (Scott Ritter)
Group 9: Design and Implementation of a Space Mission Concept Database	Tadadjeu Sokeng Ifriky, the University Space Centre of Montpellier (Eoin Tuohy)
Group 10: Balancing Reliability and Cost; Towards Fostering Greater Mission Assurance for University CubeSats Projects	Taiwo Tejumola, ISU (Marc Joseph Abi-Fadel)
Group Lunch (Please follow assistants of each group)
Group Discussion
Coffee/Tea Break
Group Discussion Final Presentations Moderator: Norilmi Amilia ismail, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Group Discussion Remarks
Acknowledgment of New Local Chapter MC: Alim Rustem Aslan, Istanbul Technical University
ISU Facility Tour
Gala Dinner at Exhibition Hall of ISU MC: Chris Welch, ISU

Day 3 - November 21st (Wednesday)

Registration and Welcome Refreshments
Invited Presentation Moderator: Masahiro Nohmi, Shizuoka University
Small Satellite debris mitigation guidelines - a community effort	Rene Laufer, Baylor University
ISU Hydra Space Station Payloads	Chris Welch, ISU
Coffee/Tea Break
Student Representative Presentations Moderator: Stoil Ivanov, Sofia University
UNISEC-Bulgaria	Ivan Mihov, Sofia University
UNISEC-India	Nikhil Riyaz, New Horizon College of Engineering
UNISEC-Italy	Alice Pellegrino, Sapienza University of Rome
UNISEC-Japan	Nobuhiro Funabiki, University of Tokyo
UNISEC-SAR	Francois Nicolaas Lombard and Luke Hans van der Stokker, Stellenbosch University
Canada	Ali Haydaroglu and James Xie, University of Toronto
ISU	James Hurrell, ISU
UNISEC-Egypt	[Video] Shady Ammar Ahmed, Cairo University
Argentina	[Video] Talia Bessone, UTN-FRC
Lunch at Exhibition Hall of ISU
Student Session (All participants are welcomed) Moderator: Alice Pellegrino "Gender Equality in the Space Field" Introduction (15 min), Guest Speech (30 min), Break-out Session (30 min)
Coffee/Tea Break
Student Session - Panel Discussion Moderator: Alice Pellegrino Panelist: Orr Cohen, ISU / Marc Abi-Fadel, ISU / Norilmi Amilia ismail, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Gender Equality in Academia and Research	Norilmi Amilia Ismail, PhD, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Gender Equality in the Space Field	Kyoko Oribe, Rocket System Department, IHI Aerospace Co., Ltd.
Closing Ceremony MC: TBD
Sightseeing (optional) (TBD)

6. Exhibition

Exhibition Manual
Application Form
Please contact UNISEC-Global Office if you are interested.

Existing Exhibitors

• Space BD
• ICE Cubes (Space Application Services)
• UNISEC-Japan
• TSTI（Teaching Science and Technology, Inc.)
• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

7. Visa

Please check the following site and follow the instruction.
France-Visas The official visa website for France

Inivitation letter request form

Should you have any inquiries, please contact the local organizers.

8. Official Language

English

9. Sponsor Program

Please download Sponsor Program for the 6th UNISEC-Global Meeting.

10. Contact

UNISEC-Global Office	Local Organizing Committee
Ms. Rei Kawashima (Secretary General, UNISEC-Global) c/o UNISEC, Central Yayoi 2F, 2-3-2 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0032, Japan Tel: +81-3-5800-6645 Fax: +81-3-3868-2208 Email: secretariat(at)unisec-global.org	Prof. Chris Welch INTERNATIONAL SPACE UNIVERSITY 1 rue Jean Dominique Cassini - Parc D'Innovation 67400 Illkirch Graffenstaden - France Email: chris.welch(at)isunet.edu
Mr. Michio Ozawa c/o UNISEC, Central Yayoi 2F, 2-3-2 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0032, Japan Tel: +81-3-6231-4404 Fax: +81-3-3868-2208 Email: secretariat(at)unisec-global.org	Ms. Claire Byrski INTERNATIONAL SPACE UNIVERSITY 1 rue Jean Dominique Cassini - Parc D'Innovation 67400 Illkirch Graffenstaden - France Email: claire.byrski(at)isunet.edu

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