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Romania

Maria-Laura Voda

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SGAC Romania

Welcome to the SGAC Romania page! Romania’s role in space activities is developing constantly as an EU member state and Cooperating State of the European Space Agency. Development can be observed both within the professional and academic sector, and also from a broad perspective within the technical, political and, lately, legal sectors. Further, Romania is chairing UN COPUOS by Mr. Dumitru Prunariu, the first and only Romanian astronaut. Hence, the role of our country is expected to grow accordingly in all space related activities.

In 2011 - Romania becomes a full member of European Space Agency. For more information see the ESA page or click here; this page is in Romanian only but contains photos from the agreement signing ceremony (it's the Romanian Space Agency web page).

We hope that you join SGAC to be a part of developing Romanian space!

Young Space Activities Overview in Romania

There are a significant number of youth oriented activities in Romania. Most of them take place under the auspices of the Romanian Space Agency and of the engineering, technical and law faculties throughout the country. All of which are particularly oriented in education and outreach activities and SGAC members participate in many of them. In addition, Romania supports international space related events such as Yuri's Night and World Space Week. There are also new opportunities becoming available for the first time in Romania, such as the ability to complete a PhD in space law at the Institute for Legal Research within the Romanian Academy.

Country-Specific Events in 2011

• International Workshop of the Institute for Legal research: This workshop, hosted by the Romanian Academy, is dedicated to the topic "Dynamics of the Romanian Legal System post EU Accession." This workshop will emphasize the importance of research and development in the newest legal areas such as energy or resources and will explore the legal status of international resources such as space resources.
• The XII the European Interparliamentary Space Conference (May and October): The conference is hosted by the Romanian Presidency. A thematic workshop will be held on 17 & 18 May.
• 2011 IAA Planetary Defense Conference: From Threat to Action (9 - 12 May): The International Academy of Astronautics will hold its second conference on protecting our planet from impacts by asteroids and comets in Bucharest, Romania.: The 2011 IAA Planetary Defense Conference: Protecting Earth from Asteroids, co-sponsored by the European Space Agency and The Aerospace Corporation, is the follow-on to three previous planetary defense conferences held in 2004 in Los Angeles and 2007 in Washington, D.C., and in 2009 in Granada, Spain. The theme for the conference is “From Threat to Action”. The official conference website link is http://www.pdc2011.org.
• Planetary Defense Conference Student Competition (9-12 May 2011): The International Academy of Astronautics will hold its second conference - titled "From Threat to Action" - on protecting our planet from impacts by asteroids and comets from 9 - 12 May 2011 in Bucharest, Romania. SGAC is proud to be involved by assisting in the organisation of the Student Competition, calling for students from all over the globe to send in their entries for the call for papers. Last date for submission is 14 January, 2011. Follow this link for more details. It's an opportunity for youth created under the auspices of SGAC.
• International Workshop - International Law and International Relations, where space law topics will be included. This workshop hosted by the Romanian Academy is dedicated to the topic "Dynamics of the Romanian Legal System post EU Accession." This workshop will emphasize the importance of research and development in the newest legal areas such as energy or resources and will explore the legal status of international resources such as space resources. New info will be published on the website once it is uploaded.

Interesting Web Links for the Young Generation in Romania

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