Norway-Japan Space Seminar
Pål Brekke, project lead at NOSA, at pal.brekke@spaceagency.no.
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Norway and Japan have a long-standing tradition of international space cooperation in research, technology, business development and the use of earth observation. This space seminar will raise awareness among both the Norwegian and Japanese authorities about our cooperation, common interests, and future opportunities for joint space activities. The seminar will encompass fruitful discussions on several levels, from hands-on space technology development, infrastructure and applications to policy analysis and international cooperation.
The seminar will explore the existing cooperation, investigate the scope for strengthening cooperation, as well as discuss new areas of joint interests, focusing on government, science, research and commercial opportunities. An important purpose of the seminar is to explore opportunities for the Norwegian space industry and Japanese space technology companies as well as cooperation within space research, earth observation and sounding rocket projects.
Japan has recently been strengthening its space program in many areas including maritime domain, industry development is strong, highly encouraged and supported by Japanese Government and international cooperation is an important part of the development plans. Japan and Norway shares many of the same challenges and have been partners for a long time.
KSAT has been working with the Japanese space community for many years. Due to developments in Japan and in Asia as a region, it has decided to expand and set up an office to further strengthen cooperation and seek joint activities in Japan. This is a clear sign of the opportunities for Norwegian space and research communities in Japan.
The Norway-Japan Space Seminar will draw on lessons learned from the successful Norwegian-American Space Seminar held in Washington, D.C. in November 2023.
We encourage participants to organize side events or visit institutes or businesses on the third day. We may also organize a visit to JAXA.
The seminar is open to interested actors in both Japan and Norway, including but not limited to governmental agencies, research institutions, and space industry.
There is no registration fee to participate. The program will be updated on this web page regularly.
This seminar will be in English only.
Accommodation
Premium (Around 40,000-50,000 yen per night)
- Mitsui Garden Hotel Jingu Gaien no Mori Premier *
- Mitsui Garden Hotel Roppongi Premier
- The Centurion Classic Akasaka
- Centurion Hotel Grand Akasaka
Prem-Eco (Around 30,000-40,000 yen per night)
- Candeo Hotels Tokyo Roppongi
Economy (Around 20,000 yen per night)
- Soutetsu Fresa Inn Tokyo-Akasaka
Program
2 October Wednesday
09:30 Registration and coffee/tea
10:00 Welcome and introduction
10:00-10:10: Welcoming words: Kristin Iglum, Ambassador of Norway to Japan.
10:10-10:20: Welcoming talks: Christian Hauglie-Hanssen, Director General Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) & Hiroshi Yamakawa, President, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
10:20-10:30: Keynote: Space collaboration between Norway and Japan – a historic overview, by Pål Brekke, NOSA.
10:30 Session 1: Norwegian – Japanese space collaboration in the spotlight
Chaired by Pål Brekke, NOSA.
10:30-10:45: Working together. Connecting Space and Ground: The Norway - JAXA relationship, by Rolf Skatteboe, President and CEO, KSAT & Kenneth Olafsson, Representative Director KSAT Japan, Head of KSAT Asia Office.
10:45-11:00: JAXAs Space Science activities, by Hitoshi Kuninaka, JAXA.
11:00-11:15: Space geodesy and its value to satellite missions, by Per Erik Opset, Norwegian Mapping Authority.
11:15-11:30 Coffee break
11:45-12:00: Hinode – a successful Japan-Norway collaboration, by Taro Sakao, JAXA.
12:00-12:15: JAXA sounding rockets launching from Norway, by Yoshifumi Saito, JAXA.
12:15-12:30: Current Status of ALOS-4, JAXA's Earth observation satellite , Satoko Miura, JAXA.
12:30-12:45: Leveraging JAXA’s ALOS-2/4 Earth Observation satellite data to address R&D and governmental needs in Norway: From landslides to Arctic sea ice, by Tom Rune Lauknes, NORCE.
13:00 Lunch on site
14:00 Session 2: Emerging Challenges in the Space Domain and Prospects for Reinforced NO-JP Partnerships
Chaired by Per Høyland, NOSA
14:00-14:15: Strengthening the Posture of Space Security and Expanding Cooperation with the Commercial Partners, by Kenji Minami, Deputy Director General, Project Management Division (Aerial Systems), Department Project Management, ATLA, Japan Ministry of Defense
14:15-14:30: Norwegian position on climate & sustainability action - the Arctic in focus, by Ole Morten Olsen, NOSA
14:30-14:45: [Title TBC – space sustainability], by Aya Iwamoto, Astroscale
14:45-15:00: Opportunities within Maritime surveillance and defense, by Arne Gjennestad, KDA
15:00-15:30: Panel discussion
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00 Session 3: Space as a Strategic Asset
Chaired by Per Høyland, NOSA
16:00-16:15: [Title TBC], by Professor Kazuto Suzuki, Tokyo University
16:15-16:30: Norway´s approach to a joint space program, by Christian Hauglie-Hanssen, NOSA
16:30-16:45: Andøya Space - status for Norway and Europe’s new spaceport, by Ketil Olsen, Andøya Space
16:45-17:00: JP TBD [Government]
17:00 Session 4: The Future of Norway-Japan Space Collaboration
Panel discussion:
- Moderator: Per Høyland, NOSA
- Christian Hauglie-Hanssen, NOSA
- Benedicte Løseth, RCN
- Rolf Skatteboe, KSAT
- Riko Oki, JAXA
- Jumpei Iseki, SKY Perfect JSAT
18:00 Reception on site
Welcome by Ambassador Kristin Iglum
KSAT opening announcement
Kanpai speech by JAXA President, Hiroshi Yamakawa[HT1]
Expected to end at 20:00
3 October Thursday
09:00 Registration and Coffee/Tea
09:30 Opening of the 2nd Day
Chaired by Svein Grandum, Norwegian Embassy, Trade and Technology Office
09:30-09:35: Recap of day 1, by Christian Hauglie-Hanssen, NOSA
09:35-09:40: Expectations for day 2, by Simon Flack, Innovation Norway
09:45 Session 5: Space Science and Sounding Rockets
Session chaired by Pål Brekke, NOSA
09:45: Grand Challenge – Solar max, by Kolbjørn Blix, Andøya Suborbital
10:00: Plasma observation by SS520-3 sounding rocket, by Kazushi Asamura, JAXA
10:15: NUCLEUS – a Norwegian sounding rocket success story, by Bastien Haemmerli, NAMMO
10:30: Collaborative research between Norway and Japan based on EISCAT and EISCAT_3D by Yasunobu Ogawa, NIPR
10:45: Norwegian probes on Japanese sounding rockets: plasma structuring studied with the SS-520-3 sounding rocket, by Wojciech J. Miloch, UiO
11:00: Examples for Japan-Norway collaborations in space research: MXD2 and EISCAT, by Ingrid Mann, UiO.
11:15: Ground-based optical observations in Norway, by Keisuke Hosokawa, Univ of Electro-Communications
11:30: Japan-norway collaboration om radiation detection for astronomy and for safety om earth, by Gunnar Maehlum, IDEAS
11:45-12:45 Lunch on site (buffet)
12:45 Session 6: Maritime Domain Awareness
Chaired by Maja Stina Ekstedt, EVP Sustainability and Public Relations, KSAT
12:45-12:55: [Title TBD - VDES] Takashi Ogai, IHI
12:55-13:15: [Title TBD – VDES Norwegian activities] by Hans Christian Guren, Space Norway / Einar By, Kongsberg Discovery
13:15-13:25: Blue Justice, by Ole Morten Olsen, NOSA
13:25-13:35: [Title TBD - VDES] Takayoshi Fukuyo, ArkEdge
13:35-13:45: [Title TBD – Integrated Maritime Surveillance] Marte Indregard, KSAT
13:45-14:15: Panel discussion:
ArkEdge
Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI)
Space Norway
14:15-14:30 Coffee Break
14:30 Session 7: Leveraging Space Through Industrial Cooperation: [Competitiveness, Sustainability and Solving Key Societal Challenges]
Chaired by Simon Flack, Innovation Norway
14:30-14:45: Spectrum - Your Small Satellite Launch Option from Norway, by ISAR
14:45-15:00: Norwegian green propulsions solutions for launchers and in-space applications, by Kristian Lium, NAMMO
15:00-15:15: [Title TBD], by Masayasu Ishida, Co-Founder, President and CEO, SPACETIDE Foundation
15:15-15:30: “Society 5.0”, by TBD.
15:30-15:50: Panel discussion
Maja-Stina Ekstedt (KSAT/NIFRO)
Monica Ahyee (Innovation Norway, Nordland)
Yuya Nakamura (Axelspace)
Masayasu Ishida (SPACETIDE Foundation), TBC
15:50 Closing Remarks
By Christian Hauglie-Hanssen (NOSA) and representative from the Norwegian Embassy [TBC]
16:00 End of Programme
16:00-17:00 Networking – drinks and light food