Overview

1. Purpose

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the establishment, the UNISEC-Global renews its founding spirits of “helping create a world where space science and technology are available by every country for the benefit of humankind” and explores a new possibility for another 10 years. The 9th UNISEC-Global Meeting stands on a starting line for such new time span, with the following purposes:

• To follow-up the major results of the previous meeting (held at Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkiye in 2022),
• To discuss and find a new way/direction for the UNISEC-Global to go in the next decade,
• To explore possibilities of facilitating closer collaborations between academia and industry by attending the exhibition which the UNISEC-Global incorporates in the Nihonbashi Space Week, one of the biggest space industry events in Japan during the 9th Meeting,
• To attend the Final Presentation Session of the 8th Mission Idea Contest which competes among 10 finalists' ideas of multiple satellite missions with the simultaneous interpretation service (Japanese/English),
• By attending a workshop on the use of earth observation data during the Meeting, to get some knowledge which shows that the date use business would be more convenient and time-saving than the satellite manufacturing business (This would be a good suggestion for emerging countries.), and
• To get information about the J-CUBE program of which purpose is to launch your CubeSat at much low cost from ISS in cooperation with a Japanese university.

2. Important date

8th Mission Idea Contest

Full Paper submission due: October 3, 2023

Final presentation: November 29, 2023

Pre-recorded final presentation video submission due: November 13, 2023

Regional Report Submission (POC and/or Student representative)

Pre-recorded video submission due: November 2, 2023

In-person presentation slides (PDF) submission due: November 13, 2023

Student Presentation Submission

In-person presentation slides (PDF) submission due: November 13, 2023

3. Venue

• X-NIHONBASHI TOWER, 7F Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower, Nihonbashi Muromachi 2-1-1, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
• Muromachi Mitsui Hall, 3F COREDO Muromachi Terrace, 3-2-1 Nihonbashi-Muromachi, Chuo-ku,Tokyo

Accommodation near the venue(Booking.com)

4. Registration & Fees

The registration fee covers the fees of lunch (Nov 29 - Dec 1), morning and afternoon coffee/tea (Nov 29 - Dec 1), and reception (Nov 29).
You can calculate through following website (https://finance.yahoo.com/currency-converter/) to convert yen into your currency.

Note:

• An early bird and normal payment should be made either in credit card (Paypal) or bank transfer
  (Please contact meeting(at)unisec-global.org if you prefer bank transfer.).
• An onsite payment should be credit card (Paypal) only.
• 'Student' means a person currently registered on a full-time program.
• 'UNISEC student' means a person currently registered on a full-time program and on the name list which POC submitted to UNISEC-Global secretariat.
• 'UNISEC Professional' means a person and a corporate member currently registered on any local chapters or preparatory committees for local chapter or UNISEC-Global secretariat.
• Please contact <hepta(at)unisec.jp> for HEPTA-Sat Training.
• 'UNISEC Student' includes student participants in the 8th Mission Idea Contest. 'UNISEC Professional' includes professional participants in the 8th Mission Idea Contest.
• If you participate only in the MIC8 final presentation, you do not need to pay a registration fee for the UNISEC-Global Meeting.
• If you participate only in the International Space Job Fair Party, you do not need to pay a registration fee for the UNISEC-Global Meeting.
• Please submit your CV if you would like to participate the Space Job Fair.

Cancellation

Cancellation policy should be as follows:

Up to November 5 (Sun): No charge, except a commission fee of 5,000 yen.

November 6 (Mon) - 21 (Tue): 50 %

From November 22 (Wed) - : 100 %

This cancellation policy conforms to Japanese local time.

5. Program

The 9th UNISEC-Global Meeting Program

Day 1 - October 29th (Wednesday)

Events	Presenters
Opening Ceremony	Moderator: Mohammed Khalil Ibrahim, Cairo University
Welcome Speech	Rei Kawashima, UNISEC-Global
Special Speech / Video Link	Robert Twiggs, Twiggs Space Lab
Keynote Speech
History of University Challenge towards Smaller Satellites - How Japanese micro/nano-satellites Activities Started and is Outcomes -	Shinichi Nakasuka, the University of Tokyo
CanSat took me to Earth orbits, Asteroids, and Beyond ! - An experience of 1st-generation CanSat student -	Yuichi Tsuda, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
The 8th Mission Idea Contest
Opening Speech	Herman Steyn, Stellenbosch University
MOTHS (Moon Observation Through Hyperspectral Satellites): 6U Lunar CubeSat constellation for the observation and analysis of Transient Lunar Phenomena	Michela Boscia, Alessia Di Giacomo and Carolina Ghini, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Lunaris: Unveiling the unknown	David Emanuel Turcu, Remus-Mihail Palade, Robert Andrei Dinu, Andreea-Elena Buraga and Maria-Alexandra Dobre, Politehnica Bucharest National University for Science and Technology, Romania
LEO Backup Earth Navigation System (LEO-BEaNS): a phased-array Ka-band CubeSat constellation PNT solution with the goal of increased reliability	Tian Cilliers, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
ERFM: Europa Reconnaissance Formation Mission	Praneel Sharma, Aditya Raj Bhatia, Dhanush Mamillapally and Yash Verma, SRM Institue of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, India
Monitoring the GHGs on the terrains of the Continental Collision plates and warning system of GLOFs over the Hindu Kush Himalayan range	Bhawana Pokharel, Bibek Yonzan and Simonkrith Lamichhane, Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, TribhuvanUniversity, Nepal
Using Constellations of Nanosatellites to Identify Coral Reef Cultivable Areas on The Seafloor	M A Moontasir Abtahee, BRAC University, Bangladesh
SALVS-01: Specify Animals Location Via Sound (Constellation Mission)	Tirawat Pintusopon, Chayapat Songpipat, Pongsapat Lakrod and Settasit Settagaroon, UNISEC-Thailand, Thailand
CubeSat-Constellation-Based Global Early Warning Tsunami Forecasting	Masashi Kamogawa, University of Shizuoka, Japan
CUBESAI: CubeSat-based Sensing and AI for Disease Prediction	Alper Guvercin, Ipek Olmez and Yunus Emre Ozdemir, Middle East Technical University, Turkiye
CROSSEYE: a CubeSat LEO constellation for plastic litter detection in open sea	Francesca Pelliccia, The University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Supporting Company Presentation
Challenge to lunar missions as a private company	Masayuki Urata, Sales Officer of ispace, inc. Ertan Umit, Payload Systems Engineer of ispace EUROPE S.A.
Award Ceremony and Photo Session
Reception for UNISEC-Global 10th Anniversary	MC: Mehmet Sevket Uludag, Delft University of Technology

Day 2 - November 30th (Thursday)

Events	Presenters
UNISEC-Global Local Chapter Regional Report	Moderator: Tetsuhito Fuse, Kyushu Institute of Technology
UNISEC-Taiwan	Jyh-Ching Juang, National Cheng Kung University
UNISEC-Turkiye	A. Rustem Aslan, Istanbul Technical University
UNISEC-Egypt	Mohammed Khalil Ibrahim, Cairo University
UNISEC-Thailand	Chayapat Songpipat, King Mongkut's University of Technology
UNISEC-Ethiopia	Eyoas Ergetu Areda, Kyushu Institute of Technology (Proxy)
UNISEC-Italy	Paolo Marzioli, Sapienza University of Rome
UNISEC-Japan	Mengu Cho, Kyushu Institute of Technology
POC of Netherlands	Mehmet Sevket Uludag, Delft University of Technology
UNISEC-SAR	Tian Cilliers and Jurgen van der Merwe, Stellenbosch University
UNISEC-Mexico	Abraham Pablo, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (Proxy)
POC of Romania	Catalin Chelmus, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest (Proxy)
Video Presentation	New Zealand / and Tunisia
Earth Observation Forefront - Hands-on Workshop	Moderator: Mohammed Khalil Ibrahim, Cairo University
Instructors:	Tatsuya Inoue, AxelGlobe Business Division, Axelspace Corporation Pegah Hashemvand Khiabani, Solution Service Dept.II, Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan (RESTEC)
Company Tour (Axelspace)
Student Session	Moderator: Hirotaka Sekine, Ten Arai, Tomoki Mochizuki, the University of Tokyo
Presentation files Opening Self-Introduction Origami Experience ~ Paper Airplane ~ Group Discussion Closing

Day 3 - December 1st (Friday)

Events	Presenters
Panel Discussion	Moderator: Maximilien Berthet, the University of Tokyo
Theme: UNISEC Constellation Mission Presentation files	Panelist: Herman Steyn, Stellenbosch University A. Rustem Aslan, Istanbul Technical University Mengu Cho, Kyushu Institute of Technology Masashi Kamogawa, University of Shizuoka
New Initiative Project	Moderator: Mehmet Sevket Uludag, Delft University of Technology
INCAVE - International Network for Cave Analog Validation Experiments: a new project proposal for UNISEC-Global joint experiments in analog missions	Paolo Marzioli, Sapienza University of Rome
Restart of UNISON-Global	UNISON-Global
Establishing a university community for deep space exploration	Hirotaka Sekine, the University of Tokyo
J-CUBE Workshop Introduction Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4	Moderator: Tetsuhito Fuse, Kyushu Institute of Technology Presenter: Mengu Cho, Kyushu Institute of Technology
Closing Ceremony	Moderator: T.B.D.

6．Visa

If you are required to obtain a Japanese visa and need an invitation letter, fill out the Invitation Letter Request Form and send it to the UNISEC-Global Office at <meeting(at)unisec-global.org>.

You may also need other visa supporting documents in addition to the invitation letter. Please note that it will take 3-4 weeks to obtain visa after document request, depending on your circumstances and location. For your reference, please visit the visa pages in the website of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs: VISA | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

7. Official Language

English

8. Supporting Companies Program

Coming soon

9. Contact

10. Associated Event

9th UNISEC-Global Meeting is collaborating with NIHONBASHI SPACE WEEK 2023, and you can visit the exhibition (Nov 27(PM), 28, 29).

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