Posted on: March 28, 2013
The main objectives of this International Conference are to foster and promote African technological and scientific competences that have a clear potential for Galileo and EGNOS products and services/applications.
More particularly, the conference aims to:
- foster the development of innovative ideas and new products related to the space sector;
- promote the collaboration between African industrial and university students to obtain a more stable and better structured African satellite landscape;
- better position the local industry with regard to future African and worldwide activities so as to be ready to submit competitive bids when the respective calls are published;
- increase the technological maturity of ideas developed by academia and to promote competitive Space products thanks to partnerships with industry.
Within this International Conference, AiA consortium launches the Best African Student Paper Award 2013. The Award is assigned on the basis of the quality of the written abstract and the oral or poster presentation. All papers are review by a scientific international committee. To be considered for the Award, the abstract must be identified as a student’s paper at the time of submission. The award is open to African students.
In this frame, a call for abstract has been issued for the “Best African Student Paper Award 2013”. The Award is assigned on the basis of the quality of the written abstract and the oral or poster presentation. All papers are review by a scientific international committee. To be considered for the Award, the abstract must be identified as a student’s paper at the time of submission. The award is open to African students.
The conference is planed the 30th-31st of May 2013 at Hotel TEROUBI, Boulevard Martin Luther King BP 1179 Dakar – SENEGAL
Further information is available on AIA website.