International conference on Moon exploration and utilisation
The 9th ILEWG International Conference on Exploration and Utilisation of the Moon (ICEUM9-ILC2007), co-hosted by the Italian space agency ASI and ESA, will take place in Sorrento, Italy, from 22-26 October 2007. Abstracts should be submitted before 15 June 2007.
The conference is sponsored by ASI, ESA & the International Lunar Exploration Working Group (ILEWG).
The main themes of the conference will be organised in various sessions:
- Inauguration & keynote speeches
- Results from SMART-1, and latest reports from Chang'E 1 and Selene
- Agencies activities and plans
- Keynote speeches: Science, technology, human exploration
- Status of future missions: Chandrayaan-1, Lunar
- Reconnaissance Orbiter/ LCROSS, future landers and orbiters
- Science and exploration of the Moon: Results, open questions and new approaches
- Technologies, infrastructures, resources for future robotic and human exploration
- Societal, legal, policy, economics
- Next steps for robotic landers, rovers and outposts
- International prospects for utilisation and human exploration
- Reports and recommendations from working groups
- ICEUM9 recommendations and declaration
- Young Lunar Explorers and outreach/education for public and youth
- Poster & interactive sessions
For more information see: http://sci.esa.int/iceum9
