Space Day 2024
Join us on Tuesday, April 30th for Western University’s annual Space Day event!
From 9 am - 5 pm, the Western Institute for Earth and Space Exploration will be hosting Space Day in the Physics and Astronomy Atrium. The theme of this years conference is 'Space Security and Disarmament,' and we will be hearing from a variety of experts working in this dynamic field. Our keynote speaker Dr. Jessica West (Project Ploughshares) will speak about her work in space security.
Space Day will also showcase the current research of graduate students from the Faculties of Science, Engineering, and Social Sciences who are part of the Western Integrated Collaborative Specialization program.
Food and light refereshments will be provided.
Please RSVP by April 12th, and we look forward to hosting you!
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Schedule:
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Time |
Agenda Items |
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9:30am |
Registration and Coffee |
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10:00 |
Land Acknowledgement, Welcome and Updates from the Director Dr. Sarah Gallagher |
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10:30 |
Keynote by Dr. Jessica West (Project Ploughshares) Putting people into space: making peace and security more inclusive |
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11:45- 1:15 |
Lunch |
| 1:15 |
Space security panel, moderated by Dr. Valerie Oosterveld (Western University):
Dr. Peter Brown (Western University)
"Using meteor cameras to monitor Low Earth Orbit Satellites"
Dr. Roohi Dalal (Outer Space Institute, University of British Colombia)
"Safety and Security at the Nuclear-Space Nexus"
General (ret'd.) Robert Mazzolin (RHEA Group)
"Security Challenges at the intersection of commercial cyber and space capabilities and their impact on national strategic interests"
Dr. Margaret Campbell-Brown (Western University)
"Planetary Defense: Meteors"
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3:00 |
Poster Session |
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4:00 |
Reception |
| 5:00 |
Close |
Please see below for a detailed agenda of the Space Day 2024 Program.
