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Report of trip to:
United Nations/Colombia/United States of America Workshop on:

The Applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems
Follow up to the 5th Space Conference of Americas
Hosted by and Co-organized with the
Vice Presidency of the Republic of Colombia, and the
Colombian Commission on Space (CCE)
Medellin, Colombia
23 – 27 June 2008

Mini summery of the event:

A number of activities has been carried out on space science in Ethiopia.
check out the following for SGAC and General Activities in Ethiopia.
www.spacegeneration.org/node/1236 Bekele

NASA has selected target launch dates for the remaining eight space shuttle missions for 2009 and 2010. The flights are, one to the Hubble Space Telescope, seven assembly flights to the International Space Station, and two station contingency flights, planned to be completed before the end of fiscal year 2010.

APLICACIONES ESPACIALES EN COLOMBIA
La aplicación de las tecnologías espaciales ha permitido importantes avances en el desarrollo económico y social del país. Numerosas entidades nacionales entre ellas las

Now that we have heard from the IAF about the abstracts for all the SGAC projects, we can announce the projects for SGC. This year there will be seven projects, each one will be giving a presentation at the IAC the week after SGC!

The Projects are:
Yuri's Night/World Space Week
Near Earth Objects
MoonMars Workshop Case for Human Exploration in conjunction with the Planetary Society
Move an Asteroid Competition
Space For Humanity

Dear all European SGAC-ers!

I just thought I'd post a quick entry to keep you up to date as to actions in Europe so far. It has been a while since my previous introductory email to NPoCs, but there is a reason for this- the exec is currently formulating an information pack describing the expectations of an NPoC, their duties and also what help is available to them within the organisation. I am holding out for this document at the moment, and when it is finished shall email it to all NPoCs in the European region.

Finding a hotel this has been much more difficult than last year. Prices in Scotland are very high relative to other parts of the world and people seem to be less open to negotiate. In the past, we have been able to garner great discounts, but not here. We are hoping to work something out by this Friday that will be both the hotel and congress site. We are really looking to make the most of the culture in Scotland and also be able to impact the community in Glasgow.

ABSTRACT
Mauritius could play a meaningful role in select space activities, but given limited resources the
question remains as to which space related activities would produce the greatest benefit to
Mauritius while also laying the foundation for more future work in the field.
Other Island nations around the world, most notably Gibraltar and the Isle of Man, have adopted
a number of specific measures to attract the space industry to their economies with various levels
of success. Can Mauritius learn from their examples, adopting and then adapting for its own
success?

Sir Arthur C. Clarke, world-renowned science fiction author, oscar-nominated screen writer, inventor of the communications satellite and visionary, passed away at the age of 90 on 19th March 2008.

The funeral was held amid a large gathering of friends, family and fans on Saturday, 22nd March 2008 at the General Cemetery in Colombo 8, Sri Lanka. It was attended by SGAC member Natasha Akolawala and SGAC Co-National Points of Contact for Sri Lanka, Thiwanka Jayasiri and Yohan Ferreira.

ESF Workshop proposal planning

1-3 days, max 30 attendees. Not a one-shot, in our proposal we need to state that we will continue some work on it
European scale event - currently scheduled for 2009.

Need:
50-70 words abstract for the proposal
Potential dates should be stated - not set in stone.
Cannot be too technical, it could include humanities, arts, medicine

We would like it to have
Suggestions:
- (in relation to 2009 the International year of Astronomical)
= Workshop for Educational Kits for European student clubs and societies