The Final conference program is now available (September 27) to download here

The invited speakers for 2009 includes:

• Efficacy of science education:   Jennifer Fergusson (UNSW)
  
• Earth's magnetosphere & space weather :   Brian Fraser (Uni of Newcastle)
  
• DSTO & ionospheric research:   Dan Meehan (DSTO)
  
• Planetary Science:  Charley Lineweaver (ANU)
  
• Mars and associated Australian research:    Jon Clarke (MSA)
  
• Astrobiology:   Malcolm Walter (UNSW)
  
• Data assimilation & lessons for space research:   John le Marshall (BoM)
  
• Australian Geodetic & GNSS Research:   Chris Rizos (UNSW)
  
• Space structures and engineering:   Lachlan Thompson (RMIT)
  
• Dosimetry, medicine & space biology:   Anatoly Rozenfeld (Uni of Wollongong)
  
• ACES and its technology and science:   John Hartnett (UWA)
  
• 3rd Generation broadband communications and NBN:   Rich Courier (Loral)
  
• Lessons from Optus on Designing, Building and Operating Satellites:    Gordon Pike (Singtel Optus)
  
• Geoscience Australia’s Evolving Science, Services, and Interests in Earth Observation:  Medhavy Thankappan (Geoscience Australia)
  
  
  

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  Decadal Plan workshop - September 30
  
  The morning sessions include:
  
  
  • Thea Clark (DSTO):  Defence's interests in space and space science
    
  • Dr Michael Green (DIISR):  the Australian Space Science Program
    
  • Brett Biddington (Chairman of the Australian Space Industry Chamber of Commerce):  ASICC perspectives on space science and space research.
    
  • Dr John Zillman (BOM): An Australian Strategic Plan for Earth Observations from Space  
    
  • Dr Iver Cairns:  Draft Space Science Decadal Plan
    
  
  
  Afternoon sessions includes:
  
  
  • A session on draft proposals for the Australian space science program
    
  • Workshops on the Large and Medium Projects for the Decadal Plan
    
  
  
  Details of the session with the draft proposals for the Australian Space Science Program (September 27) may be downloaded here
  
  

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  Poster Details
  Each poster will be placed on one side of a double-sided poster board. The available area is about 2.0 m across times 1.8 m in height (from ground to top).
  
  The poster boards are covered in carpet-like material for pushing pins into.