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Call for Papers

Abstracts due: 31 March 2003

Fifth IAA International Conference
on
Low-Cost Planetary Missions

ROSETTA

24-26 September 2003
ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

Objectives

The Fifth IAA International Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions is intended to provide a forum for scientists, engineers, managers, and agency representatives to exchange information and present new ideas about small-scale planetary missions.

Several important milestones in terms of low-cost planetary exploration will be achieved within the next few years, including the following missions:

July 2002:	CONTOUR (NASA Discovery)
December 2002:	MUSES C
February 2003:	LUNAR A
March 2003:	SMART-1
January2004:	Deep Impact (NASA Discovery)
July 2004	Messenger (NASA Discovery)
May 2006:	Dawn (NASA Discovery) SELENE (ISAS Technology Mission)

MESSENGER

Programme

The Conference will focus on the latest developments and the future outlook for low-cost planetary programmes. A specific goal of the Conference is to expand cooperative efforts throughout the global scientific community. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

Mission Categories
- Lunar
- Earth-like planets and moons
- Outer planets
- Comets and asteroids
- Interplanetary (and deep space)
- Solar probes
Space Technology
- Low-cost spacecraft concepts
- Sensors and instrumentation
- Spacecraft subsystems, landers, entry technologies
- Miniaturisation
Mission Planning and Operations
- Mission design
- Spacecraft operations
- Tracking and data return
- Ground segment
Delivery Systems
- Launch vehicles
- Piggyback concepts
- Advanced propulsion techniques
Management Approach
- Opportunities for cooperative undertakings
- Model philosophy
- Organisation
- Risk assessment
- Validation test philosophy
- Success criteria
- Cost/schedule trade-offs

The Conference will consist of:

Lectures by invited speakers
Contributed papers
Poster papers
Panel d iscussions
Conclusions and recommendations.

Registration

The Registration Fee for participants registering before 1 August 2003 will be 450 Euros. It will cover conference admission, programme materials, Abstract Book, a copy of the post-Conference Proceedings, banquet, refreshment breaks, and a special issue of Acta Astronautica (Journal of the Academy).After 1 August 2003, the Registration Fee will be 490 Euros.

Call for Papers

Papers are solicited both on practical applications and on the basic science needed for small-scale planetary missions. Content must relate to one of the areas of interest listed overleaf in the programme overview. Approximately 100 contributed papers will be chosen for Oral Presentation, and the remainder will be presented during Poster Sessions.

Abstracts should be no longer than one page and should be clearly written to allow the Programme Committee to make an informed decision regarding the proposed paper’s suitability for inclusion at the Conference. The Abstract should be in English and typed in a format suitable for reproduction on 21.5 by 28 cm paper (8 by 11 inches).

The Abstract and the abstract submittal form should be sent to the International Academy of Astronautics by 31 March 2003 at the following address:

IAA, BP-1268-16-F-75766 Paris Cedex 16, France
by mail or by fax: (33) 1 47 23 82 16

A hard copy of the Abstract and a copy of the abstract submittal form should also be sent to:

Dr. C. Stavrinidis, Programme Chairman
c/o Ms L.Doubledent
ESA/ESTEC
Keplerlaan 1
PO Box 299, 2200 AG Noordwijk
The Netherlands

Abstracts may also be submitted electronically to:
confburo@esa.int

All authors will be notified of the Programme Committee’s decision by 5 May 2003. The Proceedings of the Conference will be published as an ESA Special Publication. Author instructions for the preparation and submission of the cameraready papers (limited to 8 pages for contributed papers, 12 pages for invited papers) will be distributed (to the first-listed author on the Abstract) by ESA Publications Division in May 2003, following the decision by the Programme Committee.

The IAA Conference Announcement giving full details of the programme, registration procedures, facilities, accommodation, etc., will be mailed on 6 June 2003.

Schedule

15 June 2002	First Announcement
7 October 2002	Second Announcement and Call for Papers
31 March 2003	Abstracts due
5 May 2003	Notification to authors
6 June 2003	Final Announcement and preliminary agenda
24-26 September 2003	Conference

Co-Sponsors

Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
The German Space Agency (DLR)
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)
American Astronautical Society (AAS)
Institute of Space & Astronautical Science (ISAS)
National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
Russian Space Research Institute (IKI)
The Planetary Society

General Chairmen

David Southwood (ESA, Paris)
Stamatios M. Krimigis (JHU/APL, USA)
Hiroki Matsuo (ISAS, Japan)

Honorary Chairman

Edward C. Stone (CALTECH, USA)
Roger Bonnet (CNES, France)

Programme Committee

Constantinos Stavrinidis, Chairman (ESA/ESTEC, The Netherlands)
Robert Farquhar (JHU/APL, USA)
Margaret Simon (JHU/APL, USA)
Arnoldo Valenzuela (Media Lario, Italy)
Roberto Stalio (ASI, Italy)
Ludwig Baumgarten (DLR, Germany)
John Beckman (JPL, USA)
Jacques Blamont (CNES, France)
Richard Bonneville (CNES, France)
Richard Creasey (ESA/ESTEC The Netherlands)
John Credland ( ESA/ESTEC, The Netherlands)
Michael Eiden (ESA/ESTEC,The Netherlands)
Coleen Hartmann (NASA HQ, USA)
Manuel Grande (RAL, Great-Britain)
Hitoshi Mizutani (ISAS, Japan)
Jesse Moore (Ball Aerospace, USA)
Andy Phipps (SSTL, Great-Britain)
Peter Rathsman (SSC, Sweden)
Edoardo Re (Tecnospazio, Italy)
Kuninori Uesugi (ISAS, Japan)
Amnon Ginati (ESA/ESTEC, The Netherlands)
Jozef van der Ha (Consultant, Germany)

Conference Committee

Jean-Michel Contant (IAA, France)
Gordon Whitcomb (ESA/ESTEC, The Netherlands)
Wolfgang Baumjohann (Univ. Graz, Austria)
Geoff Briggs (NASA/AMES, USA)
Robert Brown (STScI, USA)
Marcello Coradini (ESA, France)
Al Diaz (NASA/GSFC, USA)
Charles Elachi (NASA/JPL, USA)
Louis Friedman (The Planetary Society, USA)
Albert Galeev (IKI, Russia)
Bruno Gardini (ESA/ESTEC, The Netherlands)
Alvaro Gimenez (ESA/ESTEC, The Netherlands)
Gerhard Haerendel (I. U.Bremen, Germany)
Niels Jensen (ESA/ESTEC, The Netherlands)
Jun’ichiro Kawaguchi (ISAS, Japan)
Denis Moura (CNES, France)
Franco Ongaro (ESA/HQ, France)
Anthony Peacock (ESA/ESTEC, The Netherlands)
Michel Rougeron (CNES, France)
Roald Sagdeev (Univ. of MD, USA)
Gerhard Schwehm (ESA/ESTEC, The Netherlands)
Karoly Szego (KFKI, Hungary)