15 – 18 November 2016 – The 23rd session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) is held in Sofitel Hotel, Pasay, Manila, Philippines on 15 to 18 November 2016. The forum was established in 1993 to enhance space activities in the Asia-Pacific region.
Space agencies, governmental bodies, international organizations, private companies, universities, and research institutes from over 40 countries and regions take part in APRSAF, the largest space-related conference in the Asia-Pacific region.
APRSAF currently organizes four working groups,
- Space Applications
- Space Technology
- Space Environment Utilization
- Space Education
This is to share information about the activities and future plans of each country and region in these respective areas. APRSAF also supports the establishment of international projects as solutions for common issues, such as disaster management and environmental protection, so that participating parties will benefit from mutual cooperation.
This forum provides us the opportunity to present our USM CubeSat development project led by Dr. Norilmi Amilia Ismail. The presentation is overwhelmed and has attract a lot of other organizations such as from Turkey Space Agency and Surya Universiti from Indonesia. We also get a chance to attend speed mentoring session with global space leaders such as from Boeing, NEC Corporation, L3 Communications, and iSpace where we can get to know about the route of becoming a successful people especially in the field of space.
It has been a fruitful discussion and eye-opening experience meeting people from other space agencies, private companies, and governmental bodies that are eager in BUILDING A FUTURE THROUGH SPACE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND INNOVATION.
