September Congress Schedule

All day

Arrivals and Check-in

19:30

Welcome Reception and Buffet Dinner

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10:30–11:30

Opening Ceremony

• Welcome speech from the First Minister for Scotland

• Remarks by co-presidents John Fabian & Alexei Leonov

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11:30–12:15

Press Conference (Executive Committee only)

Sheraton Hotel

12:15–13:15

Lunch

Sheraton Hotel

13:30–16:15

Foundations of Space
Chair: Georgi Grechko (Russia)

Theme: This session will explore the philosophical, historical and technical underpinnings of the first 50 years of human spaceflight, as well as the roadmap for the future exploration of space.

Speakers:

Georgi Grechko (Russia)
"Celebrating the Contributions of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky"

Alexander Alexandrov (Russia)
"Sputnik and the Birth of the Space Age"

Carl Walz (U.S.)
"The NASA Human Research Program"

NASA has reorganized its human research program (HRP) to reduce spaceflight risks to space explorers by focusing its investigations on the areas of highest risk to crew health and performance during exploration class missions. The human research program is also enabling the development of human spaceflight medical and human factors standards to assist in the design of next-generation spacecraft. HRP is a lso developing and validating technologies that will serve to reduce medical risks asssociated with human spaceflight. The Human Research Program actively seeks to engage its partner nations in flight and ground research areas.

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16:30–17:15

Executive Session # 1

Sheraton Hotel

18:30-21:00

Reception and Buffet Dinner

Great Hall, Edinburgh Castle

09:00–12:00

Visit to Stirling Castle and Wallace Monument

Stirling

12:00

Travel to Glasgow, University of Strathclyde

12:45–13:45

Welcome and Buffet Lunch

University of Strathclyde

13:45–16:45

International Space Programs Review
Chair: Chris Hadfield (Canada)

Theme: This session will review the activities and plans of NASA, Roscosmos, ESA, JAXA and other international partners.

Speakers:

Dr. Chiaki Mukai (Japan/JAXA)
"JAXA Astronaut Activities and the current status of the Japanese space program."

Three JAXA astronauts are currently assigned to construct the Japanese elements of the International Space Station. This presentation will introduce the activities of the Japanese astronauts and JAXA's plans for utilization of its on-orbit facilities.

Reinhold Ewald (Germany/ESA)
"ESA Contributions to the ISS–Ready for Launch"

This presentation will showcase ESA's contributions to the ISS: the Columbus Laboratory, with its high class experimental facilities and the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), as well as the extensive ground support infrastructure ESA will deploy to support European science on board the ISS.

University of Strathclyde

17:00–18:30

" A Question of Space!"
Chair: Jeff Hoffman (U.S.)

Panelists: Nicholas Patrick (U.S./U.K.), Chris Hadfield (Canada), Oleg Atkov (Russia)

Theme: Modeled on the popular BBC debate television program "Question Time", this session will feature a panel of astronauts & cosmonauts, joined by representatives of the University of Strathclyde, responding to questions from the audience. The session will be live webstreamed.

University of Strathclyde

18:45–20:45

Dinner

University of Strathclyde
Barony Hall

20:45–21:45

Return to Edinburgh

09:00–12:30

Edinburgh City Tour, part 1

12:45–13:30

Lunch

Dynamic Earth

13:30–15:45

Edinburgh City Tour, Part 2

15:45–17:00

Travel to Glasgow

17:00–18:30

" A Question of Space!"
Chair: Jeff Hoffman (U.S.)

Panelists: Nicholas Patrick (U.S./U.K.), Chris Hadfield (Canada), Oleg Atkov (Russia)

Theme: Modeled on the popular BBC debate television program "Question Time", this session will feature a panel of astronauts & cosmonauts, joined by representatives of the University of Strathclyde, responding to questions from the audience. The session will be live webstreamed.

University of Strathclyde

18:45-20:45

Dinner

University of Strathclyde
Barony Hall

20:45–21:45

Return to Edinburgh

All Day

Community Day

Scotland-wide

18:30–20:00

Public Lecture: Changing Landscapes/Changing Planet
Co-Chairs: Viktor Savinykh (Russia), Sir Michael Atiyah (U.K.)

Speakers: Viktor Savinykh, Jay Apt, Sergei Avdeev

In partnership with the Royal Society of Edinburgh and as part of the Edinburgh Lecture Series. This event will present, from the astronauts' perspectives, observable manifestations of changes in the Earth's environment over the course of the last 40 years.

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ASE/University Joint Session
Co-Chairs: Yuri Baturin (Russia), Professor John Grace (U. of Edinburgh)

Topic 1: Crew Safety

"Fire Prevention and Suppression"
Professor Jose Torero, BRE Trust/RAEng Professor
of Fire Safety Engineering, University of Edinburgh

"Fire on the Mir Space Station"
ASE Respondent: Alexander Lazutkin

Topic 2: Bioregenerative Life Support Systems

"Self-contained Ecosystems"
Professor Mike Dixon, Director of the Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility and Program, University of Guelph

"Growing Plants in Space"
ASE Respondent: TBD

Topic 3: Climate Change and Earth Observations

"Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change"
Dr Andrew Shepherd, Reader in Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere, University of Edinburgh

"Earth Observations and the Environment "
ASE Respondent: Mario Runco, Jr.

09:15–12:30

Tour to Stirling Castle and Wallace Monument

Stirling

12:45–13:50

Lunch and Welcome

University of Edinburgh

14:00–17:00

Future Programs
Chair: Bo Bobko (U.S.)

Speakers:

Pavel Vinogradov (Russia)
"Russia's Future in Space"

David Leestma (U.S.)
"Beyond Shuttle–the Vision for Space Exploration "

Jim Voss (U.S.)
"Commercial Space-Expanding our Horizons"

Reinhold Ewald (Germany)
"European Plans for Future Exploration"

Theme: This session will review the future plans of the various international space agencies as well as provide a general overview of commercial space activities.

University of Edinburgh

17:00–17:30

Coffee Break

17:30–19:00

ASE/University Joint Session
Co-Chairs: Yuri Baturin (Russia), Professor John Grace (U. of Edinburgh)

Topic 1: Crew Safety

"Fire Prevention and Suppression"
Professor Jose Torero, BRE Trust/RAEng Professor
of Fire Safety Engineering, University of Edinburgh

"Fire on the Mir Space Station"
ASE Respondent: Alexander Lazutkin

Topic 2: Bioregenerative Life Support Systems

"Self-contained Ecosystems"
Professor Mike Dixon, Director of the Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility and Program, University of Guelph

"Growing Plants in Space"
ASE Respondent: TBD

Topic 3: Climate Change and Earth Observations

"Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change"
Dr Andrew Shepherd, Reader in Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere, University of Edinburgh

"Earth Observations and the Environment "
ASE Respondent: Mario Runco, Jr.

University of Edinburgh

19:00–21:30

Dinner

University of Edinburgh

09:15–11:00

Wrestling With NEOs
Chair: Rusty Schweickart (U.S.)

Theme: This session will review the ongoing ASE effort to produce a draft protocol on asteriod deflection for presentation to the UN Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space in 2009.

Sheraton Hotel

11:00–12:30

Executive Session # 2

Sheraton Hotel

12:30–13:30

Buffet Lunch

Sheraton Hotel

13:30–19:30

Free Time

19:30–23:00

Closing Ceremony and Awards Banquet/Ceilidh

Hosted by the City of Edinburgh Council.

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