16th International Space Conference of Pacific-basin Societies (ISCOPS)

Japan Rocket Society (JRS)/American Astronautical Society (AAS)/ Chinese Society of Astronautics (CSA)

• Final Program (2024/11/14)
• Registration and Accommodation
• Access to Obihiro

AIM OF THE CONFERENCE

The American Astronautical Society (AAS), the Chinese Society of Astronautics (CSA) and the Japanese Rocket Society (JRS) are pleased to hold jointly the 16th International Space Conference of Pacific-basin Societies (ISCOPS) from November 19-22, 2024 in Obihiro, Japan. The conference will provide a forum for space decision-makers, experts, engineers and scientists to exchange ideas and experiences in space technology and discuss the future of space development and its applications, mainly in the Pacific-basin countries, under the theme “DO Actions for Game Changing in Space Exploration”.

CONFERENCE VENUE AND LANGUAGE

The 16th ISCOPS will be held at the Tokachi Plaza, Obihiro, Japan. English will be the working language of the conference.

MAIN SESSIONS

A. Plenary Session
B. Technical Sessions
    B.1. Astrodynamics, Guidance and Control
    B.2. Space Exploration and Space Robotics
    B.3. Small Satellites, Formation Flying and Constellations
    B.4. Space Materials, Structures, Power and Propulsion
    B.5. Space Systems, Transportation, Payloads and Infrastructure
    B.6. Space Debris Protection, Mitigation and Removal
    B.7. Space Laws and Regulations
C. International Students Conference and Competition (Graduate Level)

CONFERENCE FEES

Early registration: Until OCTOBER 31, 2024 Japan Standard Time (GMT+9)

Standard / On-site Registration: November 1st to November 21st

Full participant and student registration fees include admission to all technical sessions and social programs, including the welcome reception, the award banquet, coffee breaks, and a half-day technical visit.

• Registration and Accommodation

PROCEEDINGS

Proceedings will be published after the conference. Authors are requested to bring one hardcopy of their own papers to the conference, plus a copy on a memory stick. Following the conference, authors will have time to make corrections to their manuscripts before submission. The final electronic version of the papers in PDF format should be e-mailed to the JRS at: nonaka.satoshi@jaxa.jp no later than January 31, 2025.

• Template of paper: Word / PDF

SPARK MATSUNAGA MEMORIAL AWARD

During the conference, the Tenth Spark Matsunaga Memorial Award will be presented to a person from the Pacific region who has made distinguished contributions to regional or global space cooperation. In order to simplify the process of selection, the following principles agreed by the AAS, CSA and JRS will be followed:

• Each ISCOPS in principle will select one winner.
• The winner should be selected from the candidates nominated by the host society from their own country.
• The other two societies are asked to respect the hosting society’s nomination and support the selected winner.
• One additional winner from another pacific-basin country not involved with hosting future ISCOPS might be possible upon the agreements by the three societies. Nominations, including a nomination letter, one page supporting document, and an additional letter of reference, should reach the Matsunaga Award Committee at JRS regional representative by September 30, 2024.

TECHNICAL VISIT

A half-day technical visit to Hokkaido Spaceport (HOSPO) in Taiki town will be organized on Friday afternoon, November 22, free of charge for full and student participants. Roundtrip bus transportation will be provided from the conference site. All participants of the technical tour must be pre-registered on the Registration website page, even if conference fees will be paid at the conference. Names, affiliations, addresses, and passport information must be provided. At the time of the visit, all participants must display passports.

SOCIAL EVENTS

The welcome reception will be held on the evening of November 19. A banquet will be held on the evening of November 21, together with the award presentations for full and student participants.

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES