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United Nations/Mexico Symposium on Basic Space Technology "Making Space Technology Accessible and Affordable"
Background
In-follow up to the series of three UN/Austria/ESA Symposiums on Small Satellite Programmes for Sustainable Development, held in Graz, Austria, from 2009 to 2011, the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs will organize International Symposiums on Basic Space Technology Development in the regions that correspond to the United Nations Economic Commissions for Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Western Asia, starting in 2012.
The first Symposium was held as the United Nations/Japan Nano-Satellite Symposium, hosted by the University of Tokyo and co-hosted by the University Space Engineering Consortium (UNISEC) and held in Nagoya, Japan, in conjunction with the Japan Aerospace 2012, from 10-13 October 2012. The second Symposium was held as the United Nations/United Arab Emirates Symposium on Basic Space Technology, hosted by the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) at the Zayed University Conference Center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 20-23 October 2013. The third Symposium for the Latin America and the Caribbean region will be held in Mexico, hosted by the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education (CICESE) and the Mexican Space Agency at Ensenada, Baja California.
Symposium Objectives, Programme and Application Forms
Further information about the Symposium will be made available by March 2014.
Logistics (Hotel Arrangements, Location)
The closest airports to Ensenada, Baja California, are: Tijuana (TIJ) in Mexico and San Diego (SAN) in the USA.
Useful Links
- http://www.cicese.edu.mx/en/index.php
- http://www.cicese.edu.mx/int/index.php?mod=acd&op=mapa
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensenada,_Baja_California
Reference Materials
- Basic Space Technology Initiative (BSTI)
- Basic Space Technology Initiative (BSTI) - Activities in 2012-2013 and plans for 2014 and beyond (A/AC.105/2013/CRP.14, 30 May 2013)
- Basic Space Technology Initiative (BSTI) - Activities in 2011-2012 and plans for 2013 and beyond (A/AC.105/2012/CRP.16, 23 May 2012)
- Presentation on the Status of the Basic Space Technology Initiative and its Connection to the Symposium
- Previous UN/Austria/European Space Agency Series of Symposiums
- United Nations/Japan Nano-Satellite Symposium 2012
- United Nations/United Arab Emirates Symposium on Basic Space Technology 2013
| Contact information | n/a |
|---|---|
| Event type | Conference |
| File link |
http://www.oosa.unvienna.org/oosa/en/SAP/bsti/mexico2014.html |
| Source | The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| Subject(s) | AGRICULTURE , ANALYSIS AND TESTS , CHARACTERISTICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS AND SLUDGES , DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , ENERGY , FINANCE-ECONOMY , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INDUSTRY , INFORMATION - COMPUTER SCIENCES , INFRASTRUCTURES , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RIGHT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , SLUDGES , TOOL TERMS , TOURISM - SPORT - HOBBIES , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY |
| Geographical coverage | Mexico |
| Address | Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico |
| Organizer | The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| Target audience | International |
| Period | [22/10/2014 - 23/10/2014] |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Working language(s) | ENGLISH |
