5th IAA Conference (2020)

5^th IAA Conference on University Satellite Missions
and CubeSat Workshop

“Getting closer to Mars”

GAUSS and the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) are pleased to announce that the fifth edition of the IAA Conference on University Satellite Missions and CubeSat Workshop will take place on January 28-31, 2020 in Rome.

Following the successful tradition, the Conference dedicated to CubeSats technology will be organized by GAUSS Srl and sponsored by the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), European Space Agency (ESA) and American Astronautical Society (AAS).

5th IAA Conference Poster

The event is organized by GAUSS Srl together with the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) every two years.

The Conference offers technical sessions on launch opportunities for universities, ground segment operations, space debris, new perspectives in microsatellites application and several presentations dedicated to CubeSats missions, furthermore this year there will be also a dedicated topic on interplanetary missions especially to Mars.

It is a notable opportunity to interact with insiders and students of the Small Satellite Community, participating in such a specialized forum on the CubeSats domain.

Participants have the opportunity of presenting a Paper on the related topics, upon Abstract approval. The Papers submitted for the Conference will be indexed and published as Proceedings in a dedicated volume of the American Astronautical Society “Advances in the Astronautical Sciences” series by Univelt, Inc. , USA.
Best papers will be published in Acta Astronautica after peer review.

The conference will be held in the elegant ambient of the historic building of Palazzo Rospigliosi, in the city center of Rome.
The Conference will gather professionals, researchers, professors and students who are involved in the Small Satellite Community to enhance knowledge and to create a large network.

CONFERENCE TOPICS

The Conference will offer technical sessions on:

• Space Mission Overview, Current and Future University Satellite Missions, Launch opportunities, Ground Segment and Station Networks, Space Debris;
• New Perspectives in the Application of Microsatellites;
• CubeSats Activities Overview, CubeSats Subsystems and Payloads, Interplanetary CubeSats Perspectives, PocketQubeSat Activities. Formation flight missions;
• CubeSat on Mars perspectives.

DATES AND VENUE

January 28-31, 2020

Palazzo Rospigliosi, Via XXIV Maggio 43, Rome, Italy

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION 

The deadline for abstract submission is November 30th, 2019.
Here you may download the zipped archive containing the Abstract Template for MS Word (doc file).
Please send your 200 words abstract file at: conference@gaussteam.com .

Here you may download the zipped archive containing the Manuscript (Paper) Template for LaTeX and MS Word (doc file).

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

• Abstract Submission                                   November 30^th, 2019

• ESA Students Sponsorships deadline       December 16^th, 2019

• Abstract Acceptance Notification              December 20^th, 2019

• Early bird registration deadline                 December 30^th, 2019

• Paper Submission deadline                         January 20^th, 2020  –> February 20^th, 2020

CONFERENCE SECTIONS

• Call for Papers
• Registration Info
• Online Registration
• The Venue
• Sponsorships
• Accommodations
• ESA Students Sponsorships

PROGRAM

CONTACTS

conference@gaussteam.com

agnese.dipiramo@gaussteam.com

Phone: +39 0697881440

Conference Hall at Palazzo Rospigliosi