COSPAR 2018 Status update to the SSB Gregg Vane 2 November 2016
Topics Quick COSPAR background review Pasadena team, venue, and key planning assumptions Sponsorship status Moving forward from Istanbul status 2
Overview of COSPAR Origin: Established by the International Council for Science (ICSU) in 1958 as an outgrowth of the International Geophysical Year and the launches of Sputnik 1 and Explorer 1. Goals: To promote international scientific research in space, with emphasis on the exchange of results, information and opinions, and to provide a forum, open to all scientists, for the discussion of problems that may affect scientific space research. Mechanisms: COSPAR addresses its goals by sponsoring scientific assemblies, symposia, etc. 3
COSPAR Governance COSPAR Scientific Advisory Committee International Council for Science COSPAR Council COSPAR Bureau Representatives from national member organizations and international scientific unions Representatives from national member organizations (e.g. NAS/SSB) and international scientific unions. Elected officials who oversee business and operations Advises President on scientific activities (COSPAR s SSB) COSPAR Scientific Commissions and Panels Vehicles via which scientists participate in COSPAR activities 4
COSPAR Scientific Structure SC-A Space Studies of the Earth s Surface, Meteorology and Climate SC-B Space Studies of the Earth-Moon System, Planets, and Small Bodies [and Exoplanets] SC-C Space Studies on the Upper Atmospheres of the Earth and Planets including Reference Atmospheres [and Exoplanets] SC-D Space Plasmas in the Solar System, Including Magnetosphere SC-E Astrophysics from Space sub-commission on Exoplanets SC-F Life Sciences as Related to Space [home to Astrobiology] SC-G Materials Sciences in Space SC-H Fundamental Physics in Space Plus 11 special purpose panels devoted to, e.g., Capacity Building, Space Weather, Planetary Protection, and Exploration 5
COSPAR Scientific Assemblies I st London, U.K., 1958 5 th Washington, D.C. USA, 1962 14 th Seattle, WA, USA, 1971 19 th Philadelphia, PA, USA, 1976 29 th Washington, D.C., USA, 1992 32 nd Nagoya, Japan, 1998 34 th Houston, USA, 2002 35 th Paris, France, 2004 36 th Beijing, China, 2006 37 th Montreal, Canada, 2008 38 th Bremen, Germany, 2010 39 th Mysore, India, 2012 40 th Moscow, Russia, 2-8 August 2014 41 st Istanbul, Turkey, 2016 42 nd Pasadena, CA, USA, 2018 6
Pasadena Team Local Organizing Committee LOC Chair: Gregg Vane, JPL Caltech Campus Chair: David Imel, IPAC/Caltech Members: SSB, David Smith; Lockheed Martin, Mary Snitch & Scott Fouse; JPL contracting managers; IPAC staff members; ICS, Ltd.( (our PCO) staff Ex-Officio: Rosaly Lopes Scientific Program Committee SPC Chair: Tom Prince, Caltech professor of astrophysics, director of KISS Deputy Chair: Rosaly Lopes, JPL planetary scientist and manager of JPL Planetary Science Section Ex-Officio: Gregg Vane 7
Pasadena Convention Center Proven capability to host 5,000+ attendees Our base plan is 3,000 Our stretch goal is 3,500 8
Participation in COSPAR Assemblies 5000 4500 4000 3500 Papers presented/ accepted (from 1992) Number of participants 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 Warsaw, Poland - 63 Florence, Italy - 64 Mar del Plata, Argentina - 65 Vienna, Austria - 66 London, UK - 67 Tokyo, Japan - 68 Prague, Czechoslovakia - 69 Leningrad, USSR - 70 Seattle, WA, USA - 71 Madrid, Spain - 72 Constance, Germany - 73 Sao Paulo, Brazil - 74 Varna, Bulgaria - 75 Philadelphia, PA, USA - 76 Tel-Aviv, Israel - 77 Innsbruck, Austria - 78 Bangalore, India - 79 Budapest, Hungary - 80 Ottawa, Canada - 82 Graz, Austria - 84 Toulouse, France - 86 Espoo, Finland - 88 The Hague, Netherlands - 90 Washington, DC, USA - 92 Hamburg, Germany - 94 Birmingham, UK - 96 Nagoya, Japan - 98 Warsaw, Poland - 00 Houston, TX, USA - 02 0 Washington, DC, USA - 62 London, UK - 58 The Hague, Netherlands - 59 Nice, France - 60 Florence, Italy - 61 Paris, France - 04 Beijing, China - 06 Montreal, Canada - 08 Bremen, Germany - 10 Mysore, India - 12
Sponsorship Status 132 Candidate (plus confirmed/committed) sponsors 5 Confirmed with sponsorship level agreed upon 3 Commitment made at high level; details in negotiation ~25 Initial contacts have been made 10
Support to Move Forward activity (1) Cancelation of the Istanbul Assembly left some key gaps Filling of Commission and Panel leadership openings Initiation of draft scientific program for 2018 Pasadena Assembly We have to date orchestrated the nomination of leadership candidates in the following areas: SC-A (Earth Science from Space): Commission Chair, nomination supported Sub-commission A2 (Oceans), Chair, nominated SC-B (Planetary Science) Sub-commission B4 (Terrestrial Planets), Chair and three vice-chairs nominated Sub-commission B5 (Outer Solar System), Chair and three vice-chairs nominated SC-E (Astrophysics) Sub-commission E4 (Exoplanets), Chair nominated 11
Support to Move Forward activity (2) Initiation of draft scientific program for Pasadena Assembly 51 proposals for scientific events received by COSPAR to date The Pasadena team motivated 17 of them and more are coming The Pasadena team is comprised of scientists from JPL and the Caltech Campus, GSFC, ARC, several US universities, and several international institutions. The primary focus has been on Earth science, planetary science, astrophysics, astrobiology, exoplanets, and on the exploration and planetary protection panels. 12