Announcement for Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-23)" in Manila, Philippines

The 23rd session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-23) will be held from 14-18 November 2016 Sofitel Philippine Plaza in Manila, the Philippines. Furthermore, Space Technology Working Group (ST WG) and SEU WG joint session is planned this year.

APRSAF-23 Introduction

Kibo-ABC Workshop
Date: 14th November, 2016
Venue: Boracay room in the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila
Major Topics for Multi programs;

• Preview of Asian Try Zero-G 2016 commentary movies and result of promotions
• Special talk session "Performing Try Zero-G on ISS/Kibo" by JAXA astronaut/ Soichi Noguchi
• Next Asian Try Zero-G planning discussion

SEU WG
Date: 15-16th November, 2016
Venue: Boracay room in the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila
Major Topics;

• SEU activity reports by each countries, and new plans
• Toward to Kibo using experiment
• Special talk session "Bone of Medaka fish in space: Working with astronauts in ISS/Kibo" by Prof. Akira Kudo (principal investigator of the experiment)

ST WG & SEU WG Joint Session
Date: 15th November, 2016
Venue: Visayas room in the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila
Major Topics;

• Introduction for opportunity of Small Satellite Deployment from Kibo (J-SSOD)"
• Material exposure experiments on Kibo exposed facility (ExHAM)

Plenary Session
Date: 17-18th November, 2016
Special session

• SEU activities for Asian countries will be introduced by Dr. Koichi Wakata (JAXA astronaut, JAXA ISS Program Manager) at plenary session!!!!