Australian Space Research Conference 2016 - Call for Abstracts Extended

Published in the RSAA Lunations
Vol1 Issue956 24 July–23 August 2016

The ASRC is intended to be the primary annual meeting for Australian researchers relating to space science and tehnology. It welcomes space scientists, engineers, educators, and workers in Industry and Government.

The scope of the conference covers both fundamental and applied research that applies to space science, engineering and technologies, and includes the following:

· Space science, including space and atmospheric physics, Earth observation and remote sensing from/of space, planetary sciences, astrobiology and life sciences, and space-based astronomy and astrophysics.
· Space engineering and technology, including communications, navigation, space operations, propulsion, and spacecraft design, testing, and implementation.
· Space industry
· Space archaeology and indigenous sky knowledge (or archeo-astronomy)
· Space situational awareness (SSA)
· Current and future Australian space projects
· Government, international relations and law
· Education and outreach, including a dedicated student session.

There will be a number of special sessions not on specific research areas including, (1) the national context, as seen by the Space Policy Unit, other Government entities, the Academy of Science, and others, including connections to national strategic roadmaps for research infrastructure, (2) implementation of the 2010 – 2019 Decadal Plan for Australian Space Science and the Strategic Plan for Earth Observations from Space.

For abstract submissions please visit URL: http://www.nssa.com.au/asrc

Conference registrations will be available from July 27 when the payments portal will be opened.

Please make the conference known to your colleagues. We hope that you will attend.

You may email asrcconference@nssa.com.au for more information.


Wayne Short, Co-Chair, National Space Society of Australia
Iver Cairns, Co-Chair, University of Sydney