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6th Appleton Conference - December 2010

The Hon Stephen McPartland MP
The Hon Stephen McPartland MP giving the Opening Address at 6th Appleton Space Conference

This year's Appleton Space Conference was held on Thursday 9th December 2010. Highlights from the day included a welcoming address by HRH the Duke of York KG, followed by an opening address by The Honourable Stephen McPartland MP. The 6th Appleton Lecture was given by Marcus Vilaça, Chief Scientist at INMARSAT.

This year's presentations can be accessed from links in the programme below.

Images from this year's Conference can be found on our conference image gallery page.

The provisional date for next year's conference is Thursday 8th December 2011.

 

Programme

09:00 - 09:25
Coffee and registration
 

Session 1: Policy (Chairman: Prof Richard Holdaway, RAL Space)

09:30 - 09:35
Welcome - Richard Holdaway
 
09:35 - 09:40
Video message of support - HRH The Duke of York, KG
 
09:40 - 10:00
Address - The Hon Stephen McPartland (PDF - 52kB - link opens in a new window)
MP for Stevenage & vice-chairman of the Parliamentary Space Committee
 
10:05 - 10:25
The UK Space Agency and the CSR (PDF - 389kB - link opens in a new window) - Dr David Williams (UK Space Agency)
 
10:30 - 10:50
International Space Innovation Centre (PDF - 2769kB - link opens in a new window)(ISIC) - Dr Barbara Ghinelli (STFC)
 
10:55 - 11:15
Coffee break
 

Session 2: Space Science (Chairman: Prof John Zarnecki, Open University)

11:20 - 11:40
Solar Dynamics Observatory (PDF - 1759kB - link opens in a new window) - Prof Richard Harrison (RAL Space)
 
11:45 - 12:05
PLANCK (PDF - 3030kB - link opens in a new window) - Prof George Efstathiou (University of Cambridge)
 
12:10 - 12:30
Science missions from an industrial view (PDF - 4767kB - link opens in a new window) - Matthew Stuttard (Astrium)
 
12:35 - 12:55
MIRI / JWST (PDF - 2357kB - link opens in a new window) - Dr Gillian Wright (UK Astronomy Technology Centre)
 
13:00 - 13:40
Lunch
 

Session 3: Earth Observation (Chairman: Dr Andy Shaw, NERC)

13:45 - 14:05
CRYOSAT 2 (PDF - 4335kB - link opens in a new window) - Prof Seymour Laxon (University College London)
 
14:10 - 14:30
Astrium Ambassadors Programme (PDF - 2721kB - link opens in a new window) - Lisa Peacocke and Ed Bean
 
14:35 - 14:55
TRUTHS (PDF - 2945kB - link opens in a new window) - A benchmark for climate change and GMES
Dr Nigel Fox (National Physical Laboratory)
 
15:00 - 15:20
The UK ESA Centre's plan for earth observation (PDF - 163kB - link opens in a new window) - Dr Pascal Lecomte (ESA)
 
15:25 - 15:40
Tea and coffee
 

Session 4: Space Technology (Chairman: Richard Peckham, UKspace)

15:45 - 16:05
New territories in space (PDF - 1796kB - link opens in a new window) - Andrew Bacon (SEA)
 
16:10 - 16:30
Safeguarding the space environment (PDF - 1045kB - link opens in a new window) - Dr T S Kelso (CSSI)
 
16:35 - 16:55
MiniMags (PDF - 945kB - link opens in a new window) - A radiation shield for protection of spacecraft and astronauts
Kim Ward (RAL Space)
 
17:00 - 17:20
Driving innovation in space (PDF - 806kB - link opens in a new window) - Michael Lawrence (Technology Strategy Board)
 
17:25 - 17:30
Short break
 

Session 5: Keynote lecture (Chairman: Richard Holdaway)

17:35 - 18:00
6th Appleton Lecture (PDF - 1473kB - link opens in a new window) - Broadband Mobility via Satellite – A Technology Revolution
Marcus Vilaça, Chief Scientist INMARSAT
 
18:05 - 18:45
Presentations, followed by drinks reception for all participants
 

For more information please contact the conference secretary, Ms Janette Boram.


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