UKSEDS National Student Space Conference 2013: Update

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Ryan Laird

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Feb 6, 2013, 8:37:52 PM2/6/13

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Dear Colleagues,

Please find attached our latest press release and poster. Could you please distribute these among your contacts?

UKSEDS is very pleased to be able to confirm a wide variety of speakers from all areas of the space sector both in the UK and overseas who have kindly volunteered their time:

Alan Bond, Reaction Engines Ltd. - SKYLON Development Programme - KEYNOTE
Dr Ralph Lorenz, John Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab - Exploring Titan - KEYNOTE
Dr Jason Hatton, ESA - The ESA ELIPS programme and European ISS Utilisation
Dr Robert Massey, Royal Astronomical Society - The Royal Astronomical Society: Engaging Space scientists and astronomers with wider society
Paul Meacham, Astrium Satellites Ltd. - ExoMars Rover: Engineering for the Red Planet
Dr Mark Bentley, Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences - The Comet Hunter Rosetta
Dr David Parker, UK Space Agency - The UK Space Programme in 2013
John Thatcher, Astrium Satellites Ltd. - MIRI & The James Webb Space Telescope
Keith Muirhead, HE Space - Jobs in Space
Prof. Chris Welch, International Space University - A Quarter-Century of ‘3i’s Space Education: 25 Years of the International Space University
Dr John Bridges, University of Leicester - Exploring Mars with the Curiosity Rover
Prof. Matt Griffin, Cardiff University - Far Infrared Space Astronomy: Herschel and Beyond
Prof. Sa'id Mosteshar, London Institute of Space Policy and Law - Space Law & Policy: Fine Print and Grand Ambitions
Nick Howes, Faulkes Telescope Project - A Tail of Two Comets: Serendipity and Discovery
Paul Money, BBC Sky at Night Magazine - Why We Look Up at the Stars!
Rosalind Azouzi, Royal Aeronautical Society - Career Launch: Job-Hunting, CV and Applications Advice for Budding Space Engineers
Alistair Scott, British Interplanetary Society - The History of the British Interplanetary Society
Dr Iain Wallace, SCISYS - Developing Intelligent Rovers: Robot Scientists on Earth
James Heck, AMSAT-UK - Project FUNcube
Kelvin Long, Institute for Interstellar Studies - Interstellar Flight: Discovering the Limits of the Possible
Alex Cureton-Griffiths, SpaceGAMBIT - The Maker Movement Space Program
Dr Carol Norberg, Umeå University - Space Research and Education Opportunities in Northern Sweden
Ryan Laird, Space Generation Advisory Council - A Brief Introduction to the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)
Rian Van Gijlswijk, Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering (DARE) - The Student Way into Space
Dan Nevius, University of Cambridge - Lunar 3D Printing: Launch Less by Launching More
Marco Marino, EUROAVIA - For the Students, by the Students
Tom Lyons, ESERO-UK - ESERO-UK: The UK Space Education Office

Also in the programme is a free drinks reception sponsored by the Royal Astronomical Society on the evening of the 23rd (Saturday), which will provide attendees with an excellent opportunity to network with the exhibitors. The reception will also feature a raffle with prizes including a number of signed books and a model of the SKYLON spaceplane, and the presentation of awards for significant contribution to UKSEDS over the last 25 years.

The Conference marks UKSEDS’ 25th anniversary, and to celebrate there will be a special ‘Birthday Social’ aboard Under The Stars, a boat in Bristol Harbour, featuring a luxury buffet dinner, space-themed cocktails and a special birthday cake. Tickets (£10) can be bought online.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the UKSEDS Conference!

Best wishes,

Ryan

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Ryan J. M. Laird

Secretary

UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
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