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Call for Papers

Published on the 17 Mar 2013

13th Australian Space Science Conference
30th  September to 3rd October 2013
 
It is our pleasure to invite you to submit an abstract for the 13th Australian Space Science Conference (ASSC), to be held in Sydney at the University of New South Wales. This will be the seventh ASSC jointly sponsored and organised by the National Committee for Space Science (NCSS), the National Space Society of Australia (NSSA), and Mars Society Australia with the support of the Australian Space Research Institute (ASRI) The ASSC is intended to be the primary annual meeting for Australian research relating to space science and engineering. It welcomes contributions related to Space from scientists, engineers, educators, and workers in Industry and Government.
 
This year the ASSC may be run in association with Engineers Australia, the Mars Society of Australia’s AMEC meeting,  the AIAA, and the National Committee for Radio Science
 
The scope of the conference covers fundamental and applied research that applies to space technologies, and includes the following:
 
·         Space science, including space and atmospheric physics, Earth observation and remote sensing from/of space, planetary sciences, astrobiology and life sciences, and space-based astronomy and astrophysics
·         Space engineering and technology, including communications, navigation, space operations, propulsion, and spacecraft design, testing, and implementation
·         Space industry
·         Government, international relations and law
·         Space archaeology and heritage
·         Current and future Australian space projects
·         Education and outreach, including a dedicated student session
 
There will be a number of special sessions, including (1) successful, submitted, and future applications for Australian Space Research Program funding, (2) the national context, as seen by the Space Policy Unit, other Government entities, the Academy of Science, and others, including connections to national strategic roadmaps for research infrastructure, (3) implementation of the 2010 – 2019 Decadal Plan for Australian Space Science, the Strategic Plan for Earth Observations from Space and other space-related strategic plans.
 
For the abstract and paper guidelines, and for online submission, go to URL www.nssa.com.au/ocs/index.php?cf=15
Key Dates
  • Opening date for ASSC abstracts                     7 April 2013
  • Closing date for ASSC abstracts                      17 July 2013
  • Registration opens                                           22 July 2013
  • Acceptance of ASSC abstracts                       31 July 2013
  • Conference Starts                                            30 September 2013
  • Closing date for full written ASSC papers       4 November 2013
 
Please make the conference known to your colleagues. We hope that you will attend.
You may email asscconference@nssa.com.au for more information.
 
Wayne Short, Co-Chair, National Space Society of Australia
Iver Cairns, Co-Chair, University of Sydney