Peruvian Participation in the International Space Station Symposium, Paris

I am very happy to have received the confirmation from the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) about my participation and registration for the International Space Station Symposium which will be held in Paris, UNESCO Headquarters, 9-10 July 2008.

International Astronautical Federation

Symposium on the International Space Station

PROGRAMME

First Session, Wednesday Afternoon, July 9, 14:30 - 19:00

UNESCO, 125 avenue de Suffren 75007 Paris

Welcome: Marcio Barbosa, Deputy Director General, UNESCO and James V. Zimmerman, President International Astronautical Federation


Keynote Presentation: "Celebrating the International Space Station", Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director General European Space Agency

Panel Discussions:
- "How it Started": Discussion among negotiators of the first Space Station Memorandum of Understanding (1984-1988): Margaret Finarelli (NASA retired), William Evans (CSA, retired), Frederik Engström (ESA, retired)

- "Expanding the Partnership": Discussion among negotiators of the second ISS Memorandum of Understanding (1994-1998): Lynn Cline (NASA), Alexey Krasnov (Roscosmos), Giuseppe Giampalmo (ESA, retired), Yoshinori Yoshiruma (JAXA), Heinz Gindl (CSA)

Keynote Presentation: "The Amazing Technical Achievement", William Gerstenmaier, Associate Administrator for Space Operations, NASA

Panel Discussion: "Living and Working in Space": Discussion among International Space Station Expedition crew members: Jean-François Clervoy, Leopold Eyharts, Satoshi Furukawa, Michael Lopez-Alegria, Serguei Krikalev

Second Session, Thursday Morning, July 10, 08:30 - 12:00

UNESCO, 125 avenue de Suffren 75007 Paris

Panel Discussions:
- "Today’s View of the Partnership": Discussion among members of today's Space Station Multilateral Coordination Board: William Gerstenmaier (NASA), Benoit Marcotte (CSA), Simonetta Di Pippo (ESA), Yoshiyuki Hasegawa (JAXA), Alexey Krasnov (RSA)

- "Industry delivers on the International Challenge": Discussion among ISS industry leadres: Mike Parfitt (MDA), Mike Raftery (Boeing), Michael Menking (EADS), Luigi Quaglino (TAS), Nobuhiko Fukuda (MHI), Sergei Shaevich (Krunichev)

Featured Presentations:
- "Medical Challenges for Humans in Space": Ronald J. White, Universities Space Research Association, Board of Trustees, International Academia of Astronautics, USA

- "ISS as an Observing Science Platform": Martin Zell, Head Research Operations Department, Directorate of Human Spaceflight, Microgravity and Exploration, ESA

- "The US ISS National Laboratory Initiative": Jeff Bingham, Senior Advisor on Space and Aeronautics, Republican Staff, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, United States Senate