ARLA/CLUSTER: Celebrating Ten Years of the International Space Station

[JOSE PROENÇA]

This Press Release is published on behalf of the International Astronautical
Federation (IAF)

Paris, 17 June 2008


Celebrating Ten Years of the International Space Station

The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) is organising, with
European Space Agency (ESA) support, a symposium entitled 'Celebrating Ten
Years of the International Space Station', to be held at UNESCO’s
Paris headquarters (7, place de Fontenoy) on 9/10 July.

The symposium will bring together an international panel of industry and
agency leaders to focus on the history and development of the International
Space Station (ISS), the world's biggest ever cooperative scientific and
technological undertaking. The participants will also look at what will be
achieved over the coming years as ISS assembly nears completion, examining
the legacy with an eye to future exploration of the Moon and Mars.

ISS crew members will take part in a special panel discussion, describing
from first-hand experience what it is like to live and work onboard this
Earth-orbiting outpost.

Among those taking part will be Lynn Cline (NASA), Alexey Krasnov,
(Roscosmos), Yoshinori Yoshimura (JAXA), William H. Gerstenmaier (NASA
Associate Administrator for Space Operations) and Jean-Jacques Dordain (ESA
Director General).

Key figures from the past will include Margaret Finarelli (NASA), Mac Evans
(CSA), Frederik Engström (ESA) and Giuseppe Giampalmo (ESA).

Media representatives planning to attend this event should notify the IAF
Secretariat by sending an e-mail to Rocio Caparros, IAF International
Relations & Communication Officer, at rocio.caparros  iafastro.org  stating
first name, last name, Media affiliation, phone numbers and e-mail address.
Those unable to participate will be able to watch video recordings of the
presentations on the IAF website http://www.iafastro.org. The Federation
will also subsequently publish a report summarising the proceedings.

The programme for the event is as follows:

First Session: Wednesday 9 July, afternoon (14:30-19:00)

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

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

Panel discussions

- "How It Started", discussion between negotiators of the first ISS
Memorandum of Understanding (1984-1988): Margaret Finarelli (NASA, retired),
Mac Evans (CSA, retired) and Fredrik Engström (ESA, retired).

- "Expanding the Partnership", discussion between negotiators of the second
ISS Memorandum of Understanding (1994-1998): Lynn Cline (NASA), Alexei
Krasnov, (Roscosmos), Giuseppe Giampalmo (ESA, retired), Yoshinori Yoshimura
(JAXA) and Heinz Gindl (CSA).

Keynote address  "The Amazing Technical Achievement",  William H.
Gerstenmaier, Associate Administrator for Space Operations, NASA.

Panel discussion  "Living and Working Onboard the Space Station", discussion
between ISS Expedition crew members: Jean-François Clervoy (ESA), Léopold
Eyharts (ESA), Satoshi Furukawa (NASDA) and  Michael-Lopez Alegria (NASA).

Second Session: Thursday July 10, morning (09:00-12:30)

Panel discussions

- "Today's View of the Partnership", discussion between members of current
ISS Multilateral Coordination Board:  William H. Gerstenmaier (NASA), Benoît
Marcotte (CSA), Simonetta Di Pippo (ESA), Shin Aoyama (MEXT) and Alexey
Krasnov (RSA).

- "Industry Delivers on the International Challenge", discussion between
leading ISS industrialists: Mike Parfitt (MDA), Brewster Shaw (Boeing),
Michael Menking (EADS), Luigi Quaglino (TAS), Nobuhiko Fukuda (MHI).

Feature presentations

"Medical Challenges for Humans in Space", Dr Ronald J. White (USA),
Universities Space Research Association, Board of Trustees/International
Academy of Astronautics.

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

"Commercial Success on the ISS",  Eric Anderson, President and CEO, Space
Adventures.

"The US ISS National Laboratory Initiative",  Jeff M. Bingham, Senior
Adviser on Space & Aeronautics, Republican Staff Committee on Commerce,
Science & Transportation, US Senate.



For further information:
Rocio Caparros, IAF International Relations and Communication Officer
Phone (+33 1)/01 45 67 42 60


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