Increasing Student Interest and Engagement in Space Exploration Conference

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Introduction

Space exploration is an emerging global megatrend and recent developments in space travel may be setting the stage for a striking new era of Space Exploration. As evidenced by the recent leaps and strides in space exploration by the likes of Sir. Richard Branson, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos, space exploration is an expanding vocation that will provide vast socio-economic benefits to a nation.

FASESA understands that cultivating an interest in space exploration begins at a young age. Through introducing the vocation to children, then guiding and equipping them with the resources and skills to explore the subject further, will greatly increase a nation's ability to produce thought leaders in the field, who will form the basis of future space programs

About The Conference

The Conference offers a great opportunity to the African teachers, administrators, education officials, and students to get acquainted with the Space exploration in the curriculum, and each other. Space education experts sharing new teaching methodologies with African institutions will make a long-lasting connection.

This unique event will serve as a model, transferable to other K-12 institutions and lead to deep space contributions and societal engagement from future space leaders.

This event will bring together teachers, administrators, managers, students, and our space education experts to discuss current challenges and innovative solutions for Increasing Student Interest and Engagement in Space Exploration.

This event will offer teachers a first-hand opportunity to learn about how space exploration in the curriculum is important in early childhood education and beyond.

Conference Objectives:

  • Participants will gain an understanding of the skills that can be taught to students that translate to future real-world career success in space. These include space engineering concepts, and teamwork capabilities, as well as interpersonal skills like service, communication, leadership, and civic engagement.

  • Teachers will understand how to introduce new space-based lessons directly in classroom settings to impact an even greater number of students.

  • Administrators and education officials will learn how to introduce career planning to parents and students that will impact the space pipeline when students choose space as a major.

  • participants will gain skills that translate to future real-world career success in space. These include space preparedness and teamwork capabilities as well as interpersonal skills like service, communication, leadership, and civic engagement.

Conference Aim:

The teachers and students need to know and understand what the Space Science Sector is and the career opportunities it offers. '"Space'' does not mean they have to be an Astronaut. The impressive development of Space Applications gives immense opportunities to those who study IT, Agronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Nutrition, Geography, Medicine, Law, Management, Communications, Electronics, Physics, and so on.

OUR SPEAKERS

Quickly harness dynamic thinking through value added models.

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DR. WILLIAM JAMES ADAMs

NASA Deputy Chief Technologist, Retired
CEO, Jim Adams World SA (Pty) Ltd
U.S.A
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MS. FIKISWA MAJOLA

Deputy Director: Space Science and Tech
Department of Science and Technology
South Africa
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PROF. ELZABETH HENNING

Professor of Educational Linguistics. Department of Childhood Education
University of Johannesburg
South Africa
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Prof. Gregory Chamitoff

Former NASA Astronaut. Space Station Flight Controller. Director,Aerospace Technology,
Research & Operations (ASTRO)
U.S.A
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Ms. Ruvimbo Samanga

CNN Women Shaping African Space.
CEO-Founder - AgriSpace.
Zimbabwe
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Prof. Molly Simon

Assistant Professor. School of Earth and Space Exploration
Arizona State University.
U.S.A
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Prof. Dr. Alim Rustem Aslan

Assistant Professor School of Earth and Space Exploration
Istanbul Technical University.
Turkey
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Dr. Alan Stern

Chief Exploration Officer & Chief Scientist
World View Enterprises, Inc.
U.S.A
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Mr. Mike Cassidy

VP of Product Development
Astra
U.S.A
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Dr. Mncedisi Trinity Dewa

Senior Lecturer - Industrial Engineering, School of Mechanical, Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa
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Ms. Hiroko Tsuzuki

Administrator for the Space Education Center
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Japan
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Prof. Ileana María Greca

Director of a Consolidated Research Unit in the area of Education
The University of Burgos.
Spain
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Prof. Olga Kosheleva

Co-Chair Department of Teacher Education. Director STEM Education Division
The University of Texas at El Paso
U.S.A
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Mr. Abdul Sattar

Project Director
National Curriculum Development on Space Science Project
India
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Ms. Maruška Strah

Executive Director
World Space Week Association
Slovenia
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Dr. Gordon Farquharson

Director of Radar Systems
Capella Space
U.S.A
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Mr. Mathew Voss

Chief Operation Officer
NearSpace Launch, INC
U.S.A
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Dr. Timothy Livengood

Research Scientist. Center for Research in Earth and Space Science and Technology
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
U.S.A
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Prof. Dante Lauretta

Regents Professor, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. Principal Investigator, OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission
University of Arizona
U.S.A
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Prof. Yang Gao

Professor of Space Autonomous Systems; Wiley JFR Editor-in-Chief; United Nations Space4Women Mentor. Surrey Space Centre
University of Surrey
U.K
Pilar Gonzalez

Ms. Pilar Gonzalez

Doctoral student in the STEM strand of the Teaching, Learning, and Culture
University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
U.S.A
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Dr. Peter Martinez

Executive Director
The Secure World Foundation.
U.S.A
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Ms. Irene Benito

Senior Manager Government Affairs (EMEA)
Planet
Germany
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Mr. Christopher Lyons

Aspiring Astronaut & Advocate for Space.2022 Mars City Design USA Youth Ambassador
Founder of Operation Orbit Foundation
U.S.A
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Dr. Don Platt

Owner
Micro Aerospace Solutions and Defense & Space Consultant.
U.S.A
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Ms. Krystal Azelton

Director of Space Applications Programs.
The Secure World Foundation.
U.S.A
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Ms. Kate Manning

SCaN Communications Specialist
NASA
U.S.A
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Ms. Bianca Rhym

Electronics Engineer
NASA
U.S.A
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Mr. Tensae Alemayehu Ali

Regional Coordinator for Africa
Space Generation Advisory Council
Ethiopia
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Ms. Anelda Jonker

Head of STEM
Founder of SA STEM Educators
Gene Louw Primary School,
South Africa
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Ms. Janet Ivey

President, Explore Mars
CEO and Founder Janet's Planet, Inc.
U.S.A
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Ms. Xing Yi Ang

Associate Scientific Affairs Officer,
Space Applications Section,
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
Austria
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Mr. Ricardo Conte

President,
Portuguese Space Agency,
Portugal
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Dr. Kibuku Rachael

Chair, Department of Software Development and Information Systems,
Lecturer, School of Technology, KCA University
Kenya

Conference Schedule

DAY-01
Who Should Attend?
Teachers, Principals, Ministry Of Education, Ministry Of Science And Technology Officials' And Space Agency Representatives.

Time Topic
08:30am Arrival breakfast.
Welcome and Introductions.
09:00am Why Space Exploration Matters.
09:30am Introducing and promoting Space Exploration as part of STEM in schools.
10:00am How to Organize a Space Career Day at Your School?
10:30am How to interest & Inspire students to make careers in the space sector.
11:00am Coffee/Tea Break.
11:15am How Do Children Learn About Space, & What Their Conceptions of Space Exploration Are?
11:45am Data at Your Fingertips: The Use of Citizen Science in A Variety of Classroom Context.
12:15am Improvement of Girls' Auto Confidence in Stem Areas Since Early Childhood.
12:45pm Use of Model Satellite-CanSat in Applied Teaching of Satellite Technology.
13:15pm Lunch.
14:00pm How to Integrate Space Projects into Your Classroom?
14:30pm Robotics Use in Middle Grade.
15:00pm “Build Your Own” Hands-On Stem Projects Part 1
15:30pm Snack.
15:45pm “Build Your Own” Hands-On Stem Projects Part 2.
16:30pm End Of Day.
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DAY-02
Who Should Attend?
Teachers, Principals, Ministry Of Education, Ministry Of Science And Technology Officials' And Space Agency Representatives

Time Topic
08:30am Arrival breakfast
Plan for the Day.
09:00am Entrepreneurship and Aerospace.
09:30am Space Economy: Prospects And Challenges.
10:00am Why Is Space So Important?
10:30am How To Strengthen The Link Between Space And Society Through Public Education, Participation And Dialogue.
11:00am Coffee/Tea Break.
11:15am Space For Persons With Disabilities: Pushing Frontiers While Leaving No One Behind.
11:45am Space Education Cooperation.
12:15pm Micro Aerospace Presentation.
12:45pm Space Exploration Uptake Against the Backdrop of African Challenges.
13:15pm Lunch.
14:00pm Policies and strategies (Panel discussion).
National Policies And Strategies.
Regional Cooperation.
Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives.
International Collaboration And Cooperation.
15:00pm Using Space To Promote The Un Sustainability Development Goals.
15:30pm Space Sustainability.
16:00pm Snack Break.
16:15pm White Paper Discussion.
17:00pm End Of Day.
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DAY-03
Who Should Attend?
Students, Teachers & Career Guidance Counselor.

Time Topic
09:00am Human Spaceflight And The 'Space Teams' Mission Design Stem Challenge.
09:30am Space Careers
Introduction To The Immense Career Opportunities The Space Sector Offers.
10:00am Rocket Science
Intro to Rocket Science and Technology.
How Does A Rocket Fly?
How Do I Become A Rocket Scientist?
11:00am Satellite Science
Introduction to Satellite Technology.
How do we Launch a Satellite?
How Do I Become A Satellite Engineer?
12:00am Astronomy
What is Astronomy?
How Do I Become an Astronomer?
The Formation And History Of Observable Planets.
13:00pm Lunch.
14:00pm Space Robotics
Intro to Space Robotics.
Key Technologies In Robotics And Ai For Space.
Current And Future Space Missions And Opportunities.
15:00pm Astrobiology
What is Astrobiology?
Life and its Origin & Distant Worlds.
How Do I Become an Astrobiologist?
16:00pm End of Conference.
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Registration Fees

Secondary/High Schools.

In-Person

R8 000

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3 Conference Tickets

Free Breakfast, Lunch and Snacks

Easy Access

Certificate

Students Attend Day 3 for Free
(Virtually)

Virtual

R5 000

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5 Conference Tickets

Free Breakfast, Lunch and Snacks

Easy Access

Certificate

Students Attend Day 3 for Free
(Virtually)

Universities, Private or Government Institutions.

In-Person

R12 000

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2 Conference Tickets

Free Breakfast, Lunch and Snacks

Easy Access

Certificate

Students Attend Day 3 for Free
(Virtually)

Virtual

R8 000

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4 Conference Tickets

Free Breakfast, Lunch and Snacks

Easy Access

Certificate

Students Attend Day 3 for Free
(Virtually)

Venue Information

Protea Hotel by Marriott Midrand.

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Offering guests optimum access to top business destinations and conference venues, our four-star hotel's location in Midrand is convenient to both Johannesburg and Pretoria so travellers can easily access work and play throughout Gauteng. With special focus as a business hotel, corporate guests are provided a large conference venue and convention centre to facilitate meetings, along with rejuvenating services of our Camelot Spa for relaxation after a long day. Situated close to Gallagher Estate and its convention centre, Vodacom World, Waterfall Park and just six kilometres from the Gautrain Midrand Station, our hotel is the ideal meeting and conferencing venue for busy Johannesburg executives. Featuring a variety of well-appointed guest rooms and suites, our pampering amenities also include on-site dining, an outdoor pool and garden, fitness centre and free Wi-Fi.