SSEA 2022: 4th Symposium on Space Educational Activities Barcelona, Spain, April 27-29, 2022 |
Conference website | https://sseasymposium.org/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ssea2022 |
Abstract submission deadline | November 10, 2021 |
Paper submission deadline | March 21, 2022 |
The Symposium on Space Educational Activities (SSEA), organised by the European Space Agency’s Education Office, provides a forum for university students, professionals working in education, and other young professionals to present and discuss their experiences organising, running and/or participating in Educational Activities related to Space. After successful past events in Padova (2015), Budapest (2018), and Leicester (2019), the 4th SSEA is to be held next April 2022 (the 27th, 28th, and 29th) in Barcelona, Spain.
The local organisation team is led by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech, with the close collaboration of the Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC) and the Institut de Ciències del Cosmos (ICC-UB).
The goals of the SSEA are the following:
- To enable educators (both curricular and extra-curricular) to showcase and share their experiences providing/supporting space educational activities at the tertiary education (i.e. University) level.
- To enable tertiary education (e.g. University) student and young professional participants in space educational activities to share their educational, scientific and technical results and experiences.
- To provide a forum for discussion on the current and future state of tertiary-level space educational activities in Europe.
- To enable educators (including University students and high school teachers) to showcase and share their experiences in providing space educational activities for the secondary (e.g. high school) education level which ‘bridge’ the gap between secondary and tertiary education.
- To provide networking opportunities for both space education professionals and for participants in space education projects/activities.
- To elevate the understanding of academic, industrial and government institutions/organisations of the importance of hands-on activities and specialised training and learning opportunities in the preparation of the next generation of space scientists and engineers.
The Symposium will also be an important networking point for students, educational and research institutions, and space companies offering opportunities to the next generation of space scientists and engineers. About 300 participants are expected to attend the 4th SSEA.
The exceptional pandemic situation brings the core board to implement the possibility for participants to make remote-online presentations, when the pandemic country specific situation prevents from face-to-face presentation.
Submission Guidelines
Thank you for your interest in submitting your work to the 4th Symposium on Space Educational Activities. Please kindly consider the following instructions for a successful delivery of your abstract:
- All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to any other journal or conference.
- Use the template that can be found at https://sseasymposium.org/call-for-abstracts/. Please notice that your submission, as a pdf file, will be blind and your authorship and affiliation details shall be provided through the EasyChair tool. You will be able to provide the abstract title and 3 keywords as well.
- Please, also notice that a figure/image summarizing the results of your work is required, and up to 5 references can be provided. Both should be included in the pdf file.
- Select between one or two of the following topics:
- Space science (projects in astronomy, astrobiology, physics, chemistry, Earth observation science, space medicine, engineering, etc.).
- Science projects involving ground & airborne facilities (drop towers, parabolic flights, etc.).
- Space technology (design of missions, subsystems, components, etc.).
- Land & aerial vehicles (including UAVs) in the context of space education (design and prototyping, robotics and control systems, space exploration, experiments and applications).
- Small satellite missions (mission design, spacecraft systems and instruments, development and testing, access to space, low cost solutions, experiments and applications).
- Space education (strategies, programs & initiatives).
- Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 in space education.
- Employer engagement in student projects & education.
- Space for sustainability, equity and diversity (fulfillment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals).
- New Space opportunities (new business models, space roadmaps, space market, etc.).
- ...and submit!!!!
This Call for Abstracts will be open from 14th June to 1st November 2021.
IMPORTANT: The deadline for SSEA22's abstract submission has been extended! We are now accepting abstracts through November 10, 2021.
For any questions regarding the CfA process, please contact abstracts@sseasymposium.org