Workshop Agenda

Chairman: Hans Kappler, ESA

The workshop was moderated by the European journalist Alex Taylor.
 

10.00-10.20		Welcome and introduction H. Kappler, Director of ESA’s Resources Management
10.20-11.00		SineQuaNet status, and findings of the “SME Support Requirements” survey N. Bougharouat, head of ESA’s SME Unit
11.00-11.20		Debate and discussion: Perspectives on the “Requirements Survey” results Chaired by H. Kappler, Director of ESA’s Resources Management
11.20-12.00		Examples of support being delivered via SineQuaNet: Support to HOS-Technik T. Rohr, ESTEC Support to LEIRIOS Technologies L. Wedin, ESTEC
12.00-12.25		Findings from the “Availability of Experts & Services to Support SMEs” Survey A. Hilgers, ESA’s SME Unit
12.25-13.00		SineQuaNet support priorities: ensuring a unique added value S. Smid, ASSYSTEM/INBIS, Luxembourg
14.00-14.30		Debate and discussion: Perspectives on the “Service Support ” survey results Chaired by H. Kappler, ESA
14.30-15.00		European Cooperation for Space Standardisation (ECSS) F. Felici, ESA representative in ECSS Technical Authority
15.15-16.15		Presentations on business opportunities The tendering process and ESA EMITS system P. Reynaud, ESA Procurement Department Opportunities for SMEs in the ESA Telecommunications Programme N. Huebner, ESA’s Telecommunication Department How DLR supports German companies in winning work with ESA and the EU U. Soltau, German Space Agency DLR
16.15-16.30		Summary, and Close of Meeting H. Kappler, ESA

 
 
Last update: 13 April 2007