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Time schedule for the conference.

October 2-3, 2007, Hall Minor, Warsaw University of Technology

1. First Day (October 2nd, 2007)

Introduction 8:00 - 10:00

8:00 - 9:00 Registartion of Participants

9:00 - 10:00 - Opening the Conference

Welcome - Prof. Włodzimierz Kurnik - Rector of Warsaw University of Technology

Opening remarks:

Prof. Michał Seweryński	Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland.
Piotr G. Woźniak	Minister of Economy of the republic of Poland
His Excellence Victor Ashe	Ambassador of United States
Prof. Michał Kleiber	Chairman of Polish Academy of Sciences.

Session I: 10:00-13:30

10:00-10:30	"Exploring Space" - Dr. Shannon W. Lucid
10:30-11:10	"The United States' Vision for Space Exploration." - Dr. John Hall, NASA
11:10-11:20	Discussion
11:20:11:40	Coffee break
11:40-12:10	"Russian Fundamental Space Research and Cooperation with Polish Academy of Sciences", Prof. Stanislav Klimov, Institute of Space Research of RAS
12:10-12:40	"Past, present and future of Europe in the solar system" - Dr. Marcello Coradini, Coordinator Solar System Missions, Science Directorate, ESA
12:40-13:10	"International cooperation in space activities: the role of the United Nations and of international space-related treaties" - Gerard Brachet, UN COPUOS
13:10-13:30	Opening of Exhibition: NASA, ESA, and Polish institutions engaged in Space Programs - II floor of Main Building of the Warsaw University of Technology
13:30-15:15	Lunch break

Sesion II: 15:15 -18:00

15:15-16:00	"Importance of Manned Space Exploration" - Astronauts presentation: Mirosław Hermaszewski, Poland; Jean-Pierre Haigneré, ESA: "To be European in space"
16:00-16:40	- "PECS - a Perspective from Cooperating States" - Elod Both - Hungary and Virgiliu Pop - Romania
16:40-17:00	- "Space Research in Poland" - dr hab. Marek Banaszkiewicz, SRC PAS, CSR PAS, Prof. Zbigniew Kłos, SRC PAS, CSR PAS
17:00-17:20	"Remote Sensing and Space Imaging" - Prof. Andrzej Ciołkosz, IG&C, CSR PAS and Prof. Stanisław Białousz, WUT, CSR PAS
17:20-17:40	"Satellite Meteorology" - Dr. Piotr Struzik, IMWM, CSR PAS
17:40-18:00	"Satellite Geodesy and Navigation" - Prof. Włodzimierz L. Baran, UWM, CSR PAS, Prof. Stanisław Oszczak, UWM, CSR PAS, Prof. Janusz B. Zieliński, SRC PAS, CSR PAS

2. Second Day (October 3rd, 2007)

Session III: 9:00-13:45

9:00-9:15	Opening the session - Representative of Ministry of Education.
9:15-10:45	"Next 50 years of Space Exploration - a vision of students from universities" - Presentation of finalist's works in the category - universities.
10:45-11:15	Bbreak.
11:15-12:00	"Education and Space" - Prof. Wojciech Nawrocik, UAM Poznań.
12:00-13:30	Announcement and awarding of winners of the competition on best Vision of Space Exploration in the next 50-ty years. Astronauts meeting with students and conference participants.
13:30-13:45	Conference closure.

3. Additional Events

not organized by Committee on Space Research of Polish Academy of Sciences

October 2nd, 2007

14:15-15:15

Workshop meeting on PECS programme with Bernardm Zufferey from European Space Agency (organized by: Polish Space office and Polish Space Technology Platform)