›European Space Generation Workshop

The European Space Generation Workshop (E-SGW) is a two-day regional workshop for students and young professionals in the European region to be held on 26-27 February, 2016 in Budapest, Hungary. The 1st E-SGW will be held in conjunction with the H-SPACE 2016, the 2nd International Conference on Research, Technology and Education of Space held on 25-26 February. The 1st E-SGW will take place at the conclusion of the of United Nations Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS) Technical Subcommittee meeting in Vienna, Austria.

The objective of the E-SGW is the following: Approaches to promoting European regional collaboration in the space sector – the next generation perspective.
The workshop will have 70 European space enthusiast delegates between ages of 18-35, focusing on university students (BSc, MSc, PhD students) and young professionals working in the European space sector. Delegates will discuss the most relevant and up-and-coming space topics in the European region. The participants will work in three Working Groups during the workshop and make recommendations, helping to shape and providing insight into the future of the European space sector. The results will be presented at high-level scientific conferences and submitted to different European stakeholders. Furthermore, the report of the workshop will be included in the annual report of SGAC and submitted to the UN COPUOS.
Working group topics:
WG1. European collaborations in small satellites
WG2. Knowledge sharing between young professionals and experts at the European level
WG3. Young Entrepreneurship in Europe - the Space perspective

The workshop is organised by the Space Generation Advisory Council-