The Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) was established in 1993 to enhance space activities in the Asia-Pacific region. Space agencies, governmental bodies, and international organizations, such as the United Nations, as well as companies, universities and research institutes from over 30 regional participants take part in APRSAF, the largest space-related conference in the Asia-Pacific region. With increasing attendance of high ranking officials, furthermore, APRSAF offers opportunities to discuss international cooperation for space activities in concrete terms.
APRSAF-17 included four working groups: Earth Observation (EO), Communication Satellite Applications (CSA), Space Education and Awareness (SEA), and Space Environment Utilization (SEU), to share information about the activities and the future plans of each country and region in the respective areas. APRSAF also supports the establishment of international projects as solutions for common issues such as disasters and environmental protection so that the participating parties can realize cooperation. Workshops on SAFE (Satellite Applications for Environment) and on GNSS were also arranged in the margins of the meeting in Melbourne.
The meeting was well attended by APRSAF participating countries and Australia successfully proposed the initiation of a new framework, consistent with the theme of APRSAF-17, aimed at developing regional readiness for key forthcoming climate satellite missions. Details of this initiative (Climate R3) will follow...
More details on APRSAF here: http://www.aprsaf.org/
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