The 2020 SmallSat Conference has gone virtual, and Secure World Foundation is excited to be hosting two online side events in conjunction with the conference! Topics are geared toward small satellite operators and conference attendees, but the events are open to the public without registering for SmallSat. Please see below for more information and to sign-up to attend these webinars.
When: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Time: 10:00 AM -11:15 AM Where: Virtual
Low Earth orbit (LEO) is increasingly crowded as more satellite operators seek to exploit the benefits LEO has to offer. Beyond crowding, the region is also subject to perturbations from the Sun's effects on the outer layers of the atmosphere and complex electrical phenomena. Please join Secure World Foundation and the University of Colorado at Boulder for a moderated discussion with speakers from academia, government, and industry to better understand this key challenge of operating in LEO.
Speakers
Matt Angling, Ionospheric Programme Manager, Spire
Tom Berger, Executive Director of the Space Weather Technology, Research, and Education Center, University of Colorado Boulder
Sean Bruinsma, Head of the Space Geodesy Office, CNES French National Center for Space Studies
Janet Green, Physicist, Space Hazards Applications
Moderator: Josh Wolny, Project Manager, Secure World Foundation
When: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 Time: 10:00 AM -11:30 AM Where: Virtual
Co-hosted by MIT's Space Enabled research group and the Secure World Foundation, this side event is part of a larger virtual series that aims to engage a multi-sector audience in discussions on how space technologies and geospatial applications contribute to better outcomes in critical fields around the world, such as energy, food security, poverty, and governance. This session will focus on how space data can contribute towards efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 3 which seeks to ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all ages. Speakers will highlight projects that have incorporated Earth observation data to promote public health in many areas ranging from disease to maternal health to COVID response.
Speakers
Janet Zhou, Deputy Director Strategy, Planning and Management for the Pneumonia, Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases, and Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Discovery & Tools, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Andrew Zolli, VP Global Impact Initiatives, Planet
Felipe C. Mandarino, Geographer, Pereira Passos Institute
Moderator: Krystal Azelton, Director of Space Applications Programs, Secure World Foundation