European Space ExpoDiscover what Space brings to your life
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See, touch and experiencethe benefits Space has for Earth
ec.europa.eu/eu-space-expo
Free entranceOpen daily: 9.00 - 19.00
Saturday - Sunday: 10.00 - 22.00
Agenda Copernicus is the European programme designed to provide information services, which combine satellite data and local
observations, in order to monitor the environment and contribute to the security of European citizens.
Galileo is Europe’s global navigation satellite system, providing a highly accurate, guaranteed global positioning service under
civilian control.
Saturday 19 April 201416.30
Galileo and EGNOS in everyday lifeMugurel Balan - Institute of Space Science
17.30How can Copernicus help to monitor floods, storms
and landslides in Romania?Gheorghe Stancalie - National Meteorological Administration
18.30Learn about cosmic rays
Gina Isar - Institute of Space Science
Sunday 20 April 2014
16.30 A spacecraft in the palm of your hand: the tiny world
of nanosatellitesMugurel Balan - Institute of Space Science
17.30Learn about cosmic rays
Gina Isar - Institute of Space Science
18.30Galileo and EGNOS in everyday life
Mugurel Balan - Institute of Space Science
Monday 21 April 2014
16.30 A spacecraft in the palm of your hand: the tiny world
of nanosatellitesMugurel Balan - Institute of Space Science
17.30Galileo and EGNOS in everyday life Gina Isar - Institute of Space Science
18.30Flying in three dimensions: how pilots benefit
from satellite navigationCorina Stiubei - Space Generation Advisory Council
Tuesday 22 April 201416.30
Using satellites to predict the cost of real estateCristiana Vîlcea - University of Craiova
17.30Monitoring agriculture from Space
Alexandru Badea - Romanian Space Agency
18.30How EU Space programmes support the development
of the Oltenia regionMircea Grosu - C S Romania
Wednesday 23 April 2014
15.30An overview of EU Space programmes
Nicolae Mitu - European Commission
16.30 European GNSS Programmes: applications and market opportu-
nitiesAlexandru Badea - Romanian Space Agency
17.30What benefits can Copernicus bring to farming?
Cosmin Cara - C S Romania
18.30Responding to crises and natural disasters with Copernicus
Marius Stanciu-Manolescu - GMV Romania
Thursday 24 April 201415.30
A web-based Copernicus service for farmersAlexandru Badea - Romanian Space Agency
16.30 Copernicus in our daily lives
Nicolae Mitu - European Commission
17.30A parable: The little prince (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
and the European Space ProgrammesSorin Nicola - CS Romania
18.30Everyday applications of Galileo and GNSSMarius Stanciu-Manolescu - GMV Romania
Friday 25 April 2014
16.30 Using spatial data for metropolitan management:
the case of Craiova cityAvram Sorin - University of Craiova
17.30Land monitoring for agricultural applications
Nicolae Mitu - European Commission
18.30Applications and services of the Galileo programme
Andreia Hanomolo - European Commission
Saturday 26 April 2014
16.30 A wealth of data: the products and services
of the Copernicus programmeIon Nedelcu - Romanian Space Agency
17.30Copernicus for maritime environment monitoring
Nicolae Mitu - European Commission
18.30Applications of very high power lasers in the Space industry
Mihai Ganciu-Petcu - National Institute for Laser, Plasma & Radiation Physics
Sunday 27 April 201416.30
The challenges of Space debris Nicolae Mitu - European Commission
17.30Monitoring the Black Sea with the help of satellites
Razvan Mateescu - Marine Research Institute
18.30Galileo and EGNOS in everyday life
Mugurel Balan - Institute of Space Science
The agenda may be subject to change. You can find the most updated version of the agenda on the website: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/space/expo/index_en.htm
19 - 27 April 2014Piața Mihai Viteazul Craiova
15-minute presentations followed by questions and answers
09.00 - 12.00Special event with Romanian
cosmonaut Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu