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Cyprus Embraces Space 2015 Tuesday, 19th May 2015 European University Cyprus Cultural Centre

PROGRAM

08:30 09:00 Registration

09:00 09:30 Welcome Messages Official Opening - Professor Andreas Efstathiou, EUC Vice-Rector for Research and External Affairs - Mr. Giorgos Georgiou, President of the Board of Directors, Research Promotion Foundation - Mr. Marios Demetriades, Minister of Transport, Communications & Works

09:30 10:15 The Greek Space Cluster: Lessons Learned & Experiences from the Greek Space Industry Mr Panagiotis Georgiadis, Si-Cluster Manager

10:15 11:00 Overview of the EU flagship and Earth Observation Programme Copernicus - ESA contribution Dr. Thomas Beer, Copernicus Policy Coordinator, Copernicus Space Office, ESA

11:00 11:30 Networking Break

11:30 12:00 Cypriot Research Achievements - Preliminary Glances at H2020 SPACE WP2016-2017 Dr. Konstantinos Katzis, EUC, H2020 Programme Committee Member for Space

12:00 12:30 Experiences from an H2020 Funded Project Coordinator Dr. Stratos Stylianidis, Geoimaging

12:30 13:00 Proposal Writing Hints-&-Tips for H2020 Space Mr. Pierantonios Papazoglou, RPF, National Contact Point for H2020 Space

13:00 13:30 Earth Observation: Needs & Applications in Cyprus Dr George Papadavid, Cyprus Remote Sensing Society

13:30 14:30 Light Networking Lunch

14:30 15:00 Satellite Communications: Current Services & Research Challenges in Cyprus Dr Konstantinos Kassianides (Product Manager-Managed Services HELLAS SAT)

15:00 15:30 Avanti - A Cyprus Space Business Mr Marios Fotiou (Systems Engineering Manager - New Missions Avanti Hylas 2 Cyprus Ltd)

15:30 16:00 Space Science and Astronomy in Cyprus Professor Andreas Efstathiou, EUC Vice Rector for Research and External Affairs

16:00 16:30 Navigation: EU GNSS Programmes Ms. Konstantina Liperi, Department of Electronic Communications, NCP for EU GNSS

16:30 17:00 Closing Remarks

rganized by:he Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, the Department of Electronic Communications (Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works) and the Department of Computer Science & Engineering of European University Cyprus. PROGRAM