CANEUS Europe Creates MNT Training Centers and Summer School Program for Aerospace Professionals
The Hands on training Centres and Summer School will provide professionals
with latest in MNT products and systems
Rome, Italy— Dr. Coumar Oudea, President of CANEUS Europe and Milind Pimprikar, Chairman of CANEUS International today announced the creation of the CANEUS Europe Micro-Nanotechnology Centers for Excellence and Summer Schools focusing on Aeronautics, Space and Defence Applications, that will integrate MNT research, education, and aerospace applications through partnerships with universities, governments and industries from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, The Netherlands and France.
Dr. Francesco Svelto, of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) hosted the CANEUS Europe Strategic Meeting at the ASI headquarters in Rome to plan focused CANEUS activities in Europe during 2010 –till 2020 period.
Key CANEUS colleagues representing the 9 European countries (Italy, France, Spain, Greece, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany) met to formulate CANEUS workshops /hands-on training and Summer School programs in their respective countries. The meeting was convened by CANEUS Chairman Milind Pimprikar as part of the CANEUS Europe and CANEUS Asia strategic plan for 2010-2020 periods.
In addition to International MNT for Space Week CANEUS is Co-Hosting with the ESA (European Space Agency), on September 13-17, 2010, the CANEUS activities in Europe will embrace ”Focused CANEUS Consortia Workshops“, ”CANEUS Hands-on Training Programs“, ”CANEUS MNT for Aerospace Summer Schools“, and the CANEUS Biannual Conferences.
Spain
Barcelona – Spain: novel MNT Devices and ”System on Chip (SOC) and System in Package (SIP)“
Headed by Dr. Carles Ferrer the hands-on MNT Centre for Excellence for Aerospace Professionals, and Program Managers will focus on creating novel MNT Devices and ”System on Chip (SOC) and System in Package (SIP)“ that could, for example, cover one week of theory and the second week for hands-on training for aerospace and defence applications. Additionally, it will also build on the European MNT biomedical activities, enable high capacity energy and information storage devices, and produce sensors and components for aircraft and marine, as well as other important applications. The first training sessions are planned for April 2011 and September 2011 period and will be limited to 20 industrial participants. Additionally, Barcelona will also host the MNT for Aerospace and Defence Summer School in 2011/2012 period.
Italy
Capua (Naples) – Italy: Nano-Materials for Thermal Protection
Headed by ASI (Italian Space Agency), the CANEUS hands-on Training Centre for Excellence will focus on Nano-material concepts for hypersonic – space and defence applications. Again, the two weeks theory and hands-on program will be limited to 20 participants with the first session planned for 2011/2012 period.
Frascati (Rome) Italy: Nano-Sensors and Materials for ICT, aerospace, biomedicine
Dr. Stefano Bellucci, of the National Institute of Nuclear Physics will head the CANEUS hands-on training centre on Nanotechnology (Nano-materials and sensors) and Summer School for aerospace and biomedical applications. The training and Summer School program, limited to 20 professionals will build on the EU project CATHERINE on nanointerconnections as well ”Innovative Methodologies for the risk assessment from occupational exposure to nanomaterials".
Greece
Greece: CANEUS Workshop on FBW (Fly-By-Wireless):
Headed by Dr. Constantin Papadas, Greece will host CANEUS Workshop on FBW for Aerospace applications planned towards early 2011.
Belgium
UCL- Belgium: CANEUS Workshop on HE (Harsh Environment) Sensors
Headed by Microsystems Chair Prof. Laurent Francis, UCL, Belgium, will host CANEUS Workshop on MNT Harsh Environment Sensors for Aerospace and Defence Applications planned towards 2010 end or early 2011 period. The 2-3 days workshop limited to 100 participants will help advance the concepts presented at the CANEUS-ESA International MNT for Space Week and also formulate funding proposals to EU framework programme.
CANEUS International and International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) agree on Joint Projects and Activities
Spotlight on Europe and Asia
IAA Secretary General Jean-Michel Constant (left) and CANEUS International Chairman Milind Pimprikar (right) met in Vienna, Austria to formalize the details of specific programs the two organizations will undertake in the next two years period.
The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and the CANEUS International has agreed to undertake joint programs focusing on CANEUS Consortia Model based on Open Innovation to provide the space industry with access to the emerging Micro-Nano-Technologies worldwide.
The IAA is an honorary society with an action agenda. The Academy has a strong scientific program this year with about 16 standalone conferences around the world. The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) is an independent organization of distinguished individuals elected by their peers for their outstanding contributions to astronautics and the exploration of space.
The IAA has both its independent studies (35 in preparation and 4 published since January) and conferences and collaborates with others partner societies. Although the IAA has many connections to other similar organizations, it is distinctive as the only international academy of elected members in broad area of astronautics and space.
CANEUS International, a non-profit organization, proposes a rapid and cost-effective method of technology transition via the creation of international collaborative sector consortia. These international public/private partnerships between industry, university, and government stakeholders pool membership's resources to define and execute high-risk, high-cost projects and initiatives. Sector Consortia thus constitute smoothly functioning development ”pipelines“ for emerging micro-nano-technology concepts.
Each CANEUS Sector Consortium is chartered with facilitating the transition of aerospace relevant technologies such as Advanced Materials, Next Generation Devices and Systems, Reliability & Testing Technologies, Fly-by-Wireless Technologies and Small Satellite Systems.
Joint CANEUS-IAA Workshop in India
The joint CANEUS-IAA Workshops will focus on producing deliverables in the selected Sector Consortia topics. The ultimate deliverables would include key projects to be pursued in order to realize the Consortia vision.
The joint CANEUS-IAA workshop is expected to be the first in series of projects / initiatives the two organizations will pursue together in coming years.
For more information on workshop dates:
http://caneus.org/newsletter/release_031210.html
UN and NATO to Support CANEUS Shared Small Satellites for Collective Safety, Security and Prosperity Initiative
NURC (NATO Underwater Research Centre) La Spezia, Italy, October 20-22, 2010
Vienna, Austria (20 February, 2010) --- On the occasion of the forty-seventh session of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, held from 8 to 19 February 2010 at the United Nation Office at Vienna, Austria, CANEUS International Chairman Milind Pimprikar presented the CANEUS Shared Small Satellites for Collective Safety, Security and Prosperity (CSSP) to the UN body.
The core premise of the proposed CANEUS Shared Small Satellite CSSP concept is that a multi-national, shared infrastructure will promote cooperation, trust and interdependence, to the mutual benefit of all partner countries.
Furthermore, complementary skill sets and resources from across nations will be needed to rapidly and cost-effectively transform emerging concepts into this shared communications infrastructure, which is designed to retrieve data collected in unwired regions, with minimum latency, for fusion, analysis, and action.
The representatives from the CANEUS Organization, the ONRG (Office of Naval Research Global), the NRL (Naval Research Laboratory), the NURC (NATO Undersea Research Center), Italian Space Agency, German Space Agency, NASA, and organizations representing the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa, will host a focused CANEUS Shared SmallSat CSSP International Workshop at the NURC (NATO Underwater Research Centre in La Spezia, Italy, on October 20-22, 2010,
This Workshop represents a unique and ambitious attempt to bring together the users of ship position and other sensor data, small satellite system developers, space infrastructure, ground support, and services providers, funding communities and policy-makers with stake in collective safety, security and prosperity, from across the world. By convening this broad cross-section of stakeholders, the Workshop will take a practical approach to overcoming technical and programmatic challenges, including: data gathering, data handling, and data distribution concepts, small sat constellation systems and technologies, frequency allocation and bandwidth constraints, legal policies and regulatory considerations, and collaborative framework models.
The Workshop has a unique flow-down format which emphasizes, as its primary deliverables: an international framework to unite potential participants in this cooperative undertaking; the issues, costs and benefits involved; what prospective stakeholders can expect to gain by participation; and a system management model.
The Workshop will develop concepts, timelines and a budget estimate for a low-cost, internationally shared small satellite communications backbone in space with exceptionally low barriers to entry for participating nations. The purpose of this constellation is to make possible data collection from ships at sea and from distributed sensors in locations where conventional communications infrastructure is lacking: the "unwired", and often under-governed, regions of the globe. We estimate that 84% of the globe -- the high seas, the polar regions, jungles, and deserts - are effectively unwired. Data which builds knowledge of activities and conditions in these remote areas underpins responsible control, enhancing safety and security for countries worldwide. For more information visit the website:
http://caneus.org/sharedsmallsats/
CANEUS International and RACT/IAA Partnership to Develop International Global Aerospace Monitoring System:
MOU Signed at the 47th UN COPUOS Session
Vienna, Austria (20 February, 2010) -- -At the forty-seventh session of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, CANEUS International Chairman Milind Pimprikar and International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) project manager Prof. Valeriy A. Menshikov, signed an historic "convention - MOU" for joint development and implementation of the International Global Aerospace Monitoring System (IGMASS) Project.
IAA Prof. Valeriy A. Menshikov, CANEUS Int.Chairman,Milind Pimprikar sign MOU
The multi-year cooperation programme is designed to encourage mutual understanding and research and development cooperation between CANEUS constituents and IAA/IGMASS, more broadly, help advance issues for international cooperation by investigating optimal mechanisms of collaboration with the existing International organizations and projects such as UN-SPIDER, GEOSS, DMC, Charter of Catastrophes etc. These goals will be achieved by determining efficient methods of onboard satellite processing, data-handling and transmitting, and with the creation of an orbital segment using small satellites.
This MOU also include joint design, research, development and launch of the microsatellite by RACTS and CANEUS International, through International funding mechanisms.
Specific immediate tasks include composition of "International Committee for Project Implementation" through fostering global cooperation with the support of both the UN and IAA, to facilitate inclusive decision making and detailed work-breakdown structure by July 5th 2010, when the project partners are expected to meet in Latvia.
At the afternoon session (725th) on 11 February 2010, a special presentation on "International aerospace system for global monitoring" was made by Project leader Prof. Menshikov.
The UN-COPUOS has offered to confer the International Global Aerospace Monitoring System and CANEUS an Observer Status and the Programme will be implemented by an "International Committee" constituting CANEUS International and other international partners, in close partnership with the IAA Secretariat. Funding for the programme will be established through an international mechanism.
"We very much welcome the official signing of the MOU today, marking the launch of this important initiative. This initiative embodies core principles of the UN, that of promoting international cooperation, global threats protection and solving of general humanitarian issues.. It is an ambitious undertaking that will enhance trust among countries from Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa, so as to secure a peaceful society for present and future generations in the world", said IIA Project Coordinator, Prof. Menshikov.
For more information visit: www.caneus.org
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