Happy New Year from the International Astronautical Federation

[Scott Hatton]

First of all, we wish everybody a very happy new year from the International Astronautical Federation. 2010 will be a busy year for us.

 

This year we are repeating our Youth Grants Programme which last year brought ten young people to the IAC in Daejeon, Korea.

 

This initiative actively engages, inspires and supports the next generation of students and young professionals to prepare them to be the future leaders of the international space community.

 

The IAC 2010 Youth Grants Programme is open to individuals between the ages of 21 and 33 on 1 January 2010. Candidates may apply regardless of their home country or current residence.

 

The young people selected will participate in the 61st International Astronautical Congress (IAC) scheduled to take place in Prague, Czech Republic from 27 September to 1 October 2010. The individuals selected will also be given the opportunity to participate in other activities held just before and during the Congress.

 

Grant awardees will be provided:

 

• Round trip air fare between the candidate's home country and the Czech Republic.
• Support (in-kind services or funding) for local transportation, lodging and meals during the candidate's stay in Prague, Czech Republic.
• Assistance with visa arrangements provided by the IAC Local Organising Committee and the Government of the Czech Republic.
• Registration in the 61st International Astronautical Congress as well as the Space Generation Congress (22-25 September 2010) and the 2010 UN/IAF Workshop on “GNSS Applications for Human Benefit and Development” (24-25 September 2010).
• Assignment of an experienced volunteer "mentor" to provide advice on Congress activities before the IAC.

 

Please find more information on our dedicated website:

http://www.iafastro.org/youthgrants

 

Feel free to pass on and disseminate information about the IAC 2010 Youth Grants to other forums and social networking sites.

 

 

 

 

Other than the 61st IAC in Prague, there are a series of important events in 2010:

 

 

The IAF is the co-sponsor of the Global Lunar Conference (GLUC) which takes place from 31 May - 3 June. The Call for Papers closes on 15 January 2010. Instructions to submit papers for GLUC or the IAC can be found at http://www.iafastro.org/index.html?title=IAC_Papers

 

Our Spring Meetings take place in Paris over four days starting on 22 March.

 

The STSC meeting of COPUOS will be held in Vienna from 8 February 2010 onwards. This is followed in June by the 53^rd session of UN-COPOUS itself.

 

The International Space University will host “The Public Face of Space” in Strasbourg, France on 16 February.

 

The Federation will be strongly represented at ILA 2010, the Berlin Air Show commencing on June 8^th.

 

The Second International Symposium on Solar Sailing will be held 20-22 July 2010 in New York City. The Call For Papers is now open:  http://www.citytech.cuny.edu/ISSS2010 

From 1-3 November 2010, the 6th International Workshop on Satellite Constellation and Formation Flying (IWSCFF 2010) takes place in Taipei, Taiwan. It is part of a a series of specialist events organised by the IAF Astrodynamics Committee.

 

Details on all these events can be found via the IAF homepage at http://www.iafastro.org