Romanian Conference on Space Applications

an initiative of

Romanian Parliament / Chamber of Deputies

Committee for Information Technologies and Communications

Sub-Committee for Space

with the support of

Romanian Space Agency

FINAL PROGRAM

Data: March 19 – 20, 2008,

Venue: Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest, “Nicolae Balcescu” Hall

Program:

Day I

09:00 – 09:30 am – Welcome Coffee

09:00 - 09:30 am - Registration - Registration of the Participants

- Registration for the Field Trip

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09:30 - 11:00 am – Opening Session (Plenary) - “Nicolae Balcescu” Hall

Moderator: - Liviu Nistoran, MP – President, Sub-Committee for Space, Committee for Information Technology and Communications, Chamber of Deputies, Romanian Parliament

Key Note Speakers:

- Bogdan Olteanu, MP, President, Chamber of Deputies

- René Oosterlinck, Director of D/LEX, European Space Agency

- HE, Ludovic Orban, Minister of Transportation

- HE, Károly Borbély, Minister of IT & C

- Varujan Pambuccian, MP, President, Committee for IT & C, Chamber of Deputies

- Gral (r) Constantin Degeratu, State Counselor, Presidential Administration

- Anton Anton, President, National Authority for Scientific Research, Education, Ministry of Education, Research and Youth

- Silviu Stoica, State Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development

- Lt. Gral. Dumitru Zamfir, Deputy Director, Romanian Intelligence Service

- Mj. Gral. (r) Dumitru Dorin Prunariu, Cosmonaut, Honorary President, Romanian Space Agency

- Marius-Ioan Piso, President, Romanian Space Agency

11:00 – 11:15 am – Coffee Break

11:15 am- 01:00 pm – Fond Session (Plenary) - “Nicolae Balcescu” Hall

Moderator: - Liviu Nistoran, MP – President, Sub-Committee for Space, Chamber of Deputies, Romanian Parliament

Key Note Speakers:

Marius-Ioan Piso, President, Romanian Space Agency

- Romanian Space Agency and the National Space Program (, 5.3 MB)

V.N. Constantinescu, President, Commission of Astronautics within the Romanian Academy

- Space Policy and Technology (, 530 kB)

Gheorghe Stancalie, Technical Director, National Meteorological Administration

- Spatial Technology for Disaster Management (, 8.6 MB)

Liviu Muresan, Executive President, EURISC

- Space and Security (, 715 kB)

Alexandru Badea, Director of Space Applications, Romanian Space Agency

- Satellites Applications for Agriculture and Environmental Monitoring (, 1.15 MB)

George Motoc, Technical Executive Director, SN Radiocomunicatii SA

- Satellite Communications (, 76 kB)

- Centrul de Comunicatii Spatiale Cheia (, 107 kB)

01:00 - 02:00 pm - Lunch

02:00 - 03:10 pm - Parallel Panel I - Committee for IT&C Hall

Disaster Management

Moderator: Alexandru Stiuca, MP

Speakers:

- *Lt. Gral. Vladimir Secara, General Inspector, General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations

- Gheorghe Stancalie, Technical Director, National Meteorological Administration

- Simon Crouch, Marketing & Sales Manager, Inmarsat Distribution, Thales UK

THALES BGAN – Broadband Satellite (, 1.11 MB)

- Liviu Muresan, Executive President, EURISC

- Jean - Louis Fondere, e-Risk Projects and Solutions Manager, Thales Alenia Space

Disaster Management - Thales Alenia Space experience. Use cases & applications (, 1.25 MB; w/video .zip, 21.4 MB)

03:20 – 04:45 pm - Parallel Panel II - Committee for IT&C Hall

Agriculture and Environmental Monitoring

Moderator: Varujan Pambuccian, MP, President, Committee for IT & C, Chamber of Deputies

Speakers:

- Lucia Ana Varga, State Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development

- Alexandru Badea, Director of Space Applications, Romanian Space Agency

- Traian Ionica Crainic, Director Land Parcel Information System, APIA -

HR and VHR images used in CwRS control of farmers in Romania (, 3.9 MB)

02:00 - 03:10 pm - Parallel Panel III - “Nicolae Balcescu” Hall

Space and Security

Moderator: Liviu Nistoran, MP – President, Sub-Committee for Space, Chamber of Deputies, Romanian Parliament

Speakers:

- *Aurel Cazacu, General Director, General Directorate for Special Issues and Emergency Situations

- *Mr. Gral. Ion-Eftimie Sandu, Department of Armaments, Ministry of Defense

- Mr. Gral. Marcel Opris, Director, Special Telecommunications Service

- Mr. Gral. Dumitru Cristea, Chief of the Communications and Information Technology Directorate

Utilizarea sistemelor de comunicaţii satelitare în sprijinul acţiunilor de luptă în Armata României (, 5.4 MB)

- *Adelina Palade, Director, Center for Information on Security - CICS

- Roberto Scagnoli, Deputy General Manager, RARTEL

Satellite applications and services for national security (, 875 kB)

- Nicolas Cugier, Sales Director, Thales Security Systems

03:20 – 04:45 pm - Parallel Panel IV - “Nicolae Balcescu” Hall

Space Policy and Technology

Moderator: Marius-Ioan Piso, President, Romanian Space Agency

Speakers:

- Mr. Gral. (r) Dumitru Dorin Prunariu, Cosmonaut, Honorary President, Romanian Space Agency

- V.N. Constantinescu, President, Commission of Astronautics, Romanian Academy

- Dumitru Hasegan, Director, Institute for Space Sciences

- Irinel Popescu, Senator, President, Senate Committee on Education, Science and Young People

- Dimitri Savescu, Vicepresident, Thales Alenia Space

- Yoni Richman, Regional Sales Manager, Gilat

Ubiquitous Connectivity - Satellite technology in a connected world (, 1 MB)

05:00-05:15 pm – Closing Session (Plenary) - “Nicolae Balcescu” Hall

Moderator: Liviu Nistoran, MP President, Sub-Committee for Space within the Chamber of Deputies, Romanian Parliament

Rapporteur: Marius-Ioan Piso, President, Romanian Space Agency

05:15 pm - Press Conference - “Nicolae Balcescu” Hall

07:30 pm – Cocktail / Diplomatic Club

Day II

Location: The Parliament Palace, entrance Izvor Park

9:00 am – Boarding for the Field Trip

*To be confirmed