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Title:
The Third European Conference on Space Debris
(Second Announcement)

Date:
19-21 March 2001

Organisers & Sponsors:
Organised by the European Space Agency (ESA)
Co-sponsored by ASI, BNSC, CNES, DLR, COSPAR, IAA

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Purpose:
Since 1957, more than 4000 space launches have led to a current population of approximately 8500 trackable objects (larger than 10 cm) in near-Earth space. Only about 600 or 700 of them are operational spacecraft. The remainder is space debris, i.e. objects that no longer serve any useful purpose. It is expected there are a greater number of objects in orbit which cannot be operationally tracked; possibly 100,000 to 150,000 or more objects larger than 1 cm.

The purpose of the Third European Conference on Space Debris is to provide a forum for the presentation of results from research on space debris, to assist in defining future directions for research, to identify methods of debris control, reduction and protection, and to discuss international implications and policy issues. The Conference will also promote technical understanding and support the discussions that are ongoing at a worldwide level, e.g. at the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of UNCOPUOS.

Preliminary Programme:
The Conference will be divided into sessions and will include both invited and contributed papers, with posters if needed. The programme will conclude with a round table discussion.

Monday, March 19
Session 1: Measurements of Space Debris and Meteoroids
Session 2: Modelling of the Space Debris and Meteoroid Environment

Tuesday, March 20
Session 3: Material Returned from Space and Space Experiments
Session 4: Hypervelocity Impacts and Shielding

Wednesday, March 21
Session 5: Risk Analysis, and Protective and Preventative Measures
Session 6: Space-Debris Mitigation and Policy Issues

Round-Table Discussion

Schedule:

15 September 2000	Issue of Second Announcement
15 November 2000	Deadline for Abstracts
15 December 2000	Notification of Authors
1 February 2001	Issue of Final Programme
19-21 March 2001	Conference
June 2001	Publication of Proceedings

Call for Papers:
Contributed papers are welcome. Papers will be selected on the basis of the submitted abstract. The abstract (approximately 500 words) should clearly outline the paper's major elements of interest and its originality. Papers will be selected on the basis of:

• general interest of the subject
• quality of the content
• originality of the ideas presented
• relevance to the scope of the Conference

The abstracts selected will be included, as submitted, in an Abstract book, which will be available at the Conference. Authors are therefore requested to prepare their abstracts as follows:

Use...

• a text area of 17 cm x 24 cm
• single spacing

Starting in the top quarter of the page include...

• title of the paper (in all upper case letters)
• author's full name (in normal case letters)
• author's affiliation and mailing address (in italics and upper case initial letters)

Papers will be accepted for publication in either English or French. The working language at the Conference will be English.

Deadline for Abstracts
All abstracts should be submitted by 15 November 2000, preferably in electronic form (MS WORD) to:

W. Flury
ESOC
Robert-Bosch Strasse 5
64293 Darmstadt
Germany
Tel: (49) 6151 90 2270
Fax: (49) 6151 90 2625
Email: wflury@esoc.esa.de with copy to ndondon@esoc.esa.de

Registration:
To register for the Conference, please download, complete and return the registration form (MS Word Document) or you can send your registration via e-mail to Ms. Dondon at: ndondon@esoc.esa.de

The registration fee is 400 Deutsche Mark (205 Euro), which includes attendance at the Conference, a reception (19 March) and the Conference Dinner (20 March).

For students, the registration fee is DM 80 (41 Euro), which does not include the Conference Dinner. Payment of the registration fee in DM/Euro should be made by bank transfer, money order, or Eurocheque to:

ESOC Darmstadt
Dresdner Bank Filiale Darmstadt
Bank sort code: 508 800 50
Account number: 01 735 676 00

The bank transfer form, money order, or Eurocheque must bear the participant's first name and surname, and the reference "Space Debris 2001". ESOC will not be responsible for any banking fees charged.To register at the time of the Conference, payment must be made in cash or by Eurocheque. Personal cheques and credit cards will not be accepted.

All other correspondence relating to Conference arrangements should be sent to the address specified on the form or contact: W Flury at the phone/fax numbers and email address mentioned earlier in this announcement.

Accommodations:
Rooms have been block-booked at a reduced rate in several hotels in Darmstadt and Griesheim. To facilitate the participant to book a room, a list of hotels as well as Darmstadt and Griesheim hotel location maps (MS Word format) are available for download:

Darmstadt/Griesheim Hotel Listing (HTML Page suitable for printing)
Darmstadt Hotel Map (HTML Page suitable for printing)
Griesheim Hotel Map (HTML Page suitable for printing)

Location:
The Conference will be held at ESOC (The European Space Operations Centre), in Darmstadt, Germany. Darmstadt is served by Frankfurt international Airport and can be reached from there by car (20 minute drive) or by train. Directions to ESOC are provided on the ESOC website.