The National Space Awareness Workshop 2008 organized by the Canadian Alumni of the International Space University (CAISU) will be held at McGill University
(Leacock Building) on Sunday November 23rd, 2008. This year, this event is organized jointly with the Canadian Space Summit, which will be held at McGill from Friday Nov. 21st to Sunday Nov. 23rd, 2008.

The National Space Awareness Workshop is a biannual event which aims at promoting space awareness among students, young professionals and the community in general by having the participants working on topics in a space-related theme, through a very dynamic and interdisciplinary setting. This year’s theme is “Canadians in Space“.

During the workshop, the participants will have the opportunity to propose their own vision of the Canadian Astronaut Program. During the morning sessions, they will receive lectures by worldwide experts, researchers, and professors in the space industry. Then, during the afternoon, they will form breakout working groups to address the conference theme. After the workshop, results from the breakout groups will be collated into a final report and distributed to interested parties, Canadian universities, Canadian space
companies and stakeholders of the Canadian space industry.

This year’s confirmed speakers are:

  • Mr. Viqar Abbasi, Technical Manager – Training Systems, Canadian Space Agency
  • Dr. M. Lucy Stojak, President, Consultants M.L. Stojak Inc.
  • Mr. Yves Sévigny, Coordinator, Cosmodome’s Space Science Centre
  • Mr. Matthew Bamsey, PhD Candidate, University of Guelph
  • Dr. Robert D. Richards, Director of Space Technology, Optech Incorporated of Canada / Co-Founder, International Space University

The registration to the National Space Awareness Workshop 2008 is free. However pre-registration is a must, since a maximum number of attendees is set at 100 people, on a first come, first served basis. To pre-register, please contact Mr. Steve Ulrich at steve.ulrich@ngcaerospace.com, Chair of the National
Space Awareness Workshop 2008.

For more information about the National Space Awareness Workshop, please visit http://www.caisu.org/.

About the Canadian Alumni of the International Space University

Established in 1989, the Canadian Alumni of the International Space University (CAISU) is the Canadian alumni organization of the International Space University. It is a private and non-profit association whose members are active in promoting the International Space University and its programs. CAISU has more
than 300 members across Canada and around the world. A Board of Directors who are CAISU members elected by the members runs the CAISU.

For more information:
Steve Ulrich
Vice-President, Canadian Alumni of the International Space University (CAISU)
Chair, National Space Awareness Workshop 2008
Phone: 819-826-2282
Email: steve.ulrich@ngcaerospace.com