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NEWSLETTER No: 19
START Project Participants
1- START Project Has Ended
2- EU-Russia Co-operation in Aeronautics Research
3- European Satellite Navigation Competition 2006
4- AIREX 2006 - The Single Civil Only Aviation Show
in Eurasia, Istanbul - Turkey
5- International Conference: Transport in 7th FP,
Warsaw - Poland
6- Competitiveness Council focuses on GMES and EU
Space Policy
7- Columbus on Its Way
8- Calendar of Events
1- START Project
Has Ended
The START project has taken its course. The EC FP6 grant that
funded the effort of 10 partners from 9 countries has ended.
I would like to express my thanks to all partners for the enormous
efforts that they have dedicated to the project and for their excellent work.
At this time, we can only evaluate the project as more than
highly successful. With its activities, START project definitely contributed
a lot to the European Community's Research Policy and in European Space Policy.
START succeeded in mapping the aerospace field in 13 Central
and East European countries (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary,
Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Turkey) and
thus has done its best for saving their aerospace experience, expertise and
heritage. A user friendly, interactive portal and a searchable database of researchers,
research organizations, universities, industry parties, small and middle enterprises,
etc., involved in aerospace activities or possessing aerospace expertise in
these 13 countries was also created. In March 2006 the database contains over
500 entries, i.e. 277 organizations and 234 individuals!
Organizing 5 brokerage events and workshops, the project has
contributed to the strengthening of the network of NCP, researchers and liaison
officers form all European countries. It helps in creating a better personal
communications between Aeronautics and Space NCPs from all over Europe that
will be used during the 7FP.
The project’s portal (http://start.stil.bas.bg/index_bg.html),
has registered 2391 unique entries till 10.05.2006. Preliminary estimations
revealed that the numbers will rise up to 4699 till end of 2006. Despite of
the fact that the project is over, we can promise you is that STIL-BAS, START
project coordinating organization, will continue to keep the portal during the
7FP! The database will be enriched searchable and available for use free of
charge during the next years.
What is more, we have created a “News” section
at the START portal. This section will replace the START Newsletter. After publishing
19 issues and distributing them to over 2000 addresses the Newsletter is also
at its end http://startnews.tubitak.gov.tr. You
are reading the last issue. The “News” at the START portal will
provide you, the readers, with interesting pieces of information and has the
main goal to keep you up-date with some of the most interesting events.
Thank you for your support and for being with us during the
last two years! Do not forget to visit START portal at Aeronautics and Space
Portal (http://www.aerospace-start.org
and http://start.stil.bas.bg/index_bg.html)
for both receiving information and partner search!
FP7 is coming! You need it!
Yours,
T. Dachev
Coordinator START Project
STIL-BAS, Bulgaria
2- EU-Russia
Co-operation in Aeronautics Research
A workshop aimed at increasing collaboration between the EU and the Russian
Federation in aeronautics research took place in Brussels on 27-28 April 2006.
Representatives from Europe’s leading aeronautics companies and research
institutes met their Russian counterparts to discuss topics of mutual interest,
ongoing co-operative efforts, and new opportunities for funding under the EU’s
upcoming Seventh Research Framework Programme.
3- European Satellite Navigation
Competition 2006
(01 May - 30 June 2006)
In the near future Galileo is to help Europe get a technologically superior
position amongst the global competition and strengthen the European economy
by creating hundreds of thousands of jobs.
Under the patronage of the Bavarian Minister for Economic Affairs
Erwin Huber, the European Satellite Navigation Competition (Galileo Masters)
will be re-launched on May 1st, 2006. This innovation championship gives enterprises,
institutes and research institutions, as well as each committed creative, private
individual the opportunity to take an active part in the Galileo project and
to submit ideas on the satellite navigation topic.
More info: http://www.galileo-masters.com
4- AIREX
2006 - The Single Civil Only Aviation Show in Eurasia, Istanbul -Turkey
AIREX 2006, 6th
International Civil Aviation and Airports Exhibition will take place again at
Istanbul Ataturk Airport on June 8-11, 2006. AIREX, Civil Aviation and Airports
Exhibitions are organized biannually at Istanbul Ataturk Airport since 1996
with the support and sponsorship of Turkish Ministry of Transportation, Turkish
Airlines, State Airports Authority, General Directorate of Civil Aviation and
TAV, the first and largest private airport terminal constructor and operator
in Turkey. AIREX, is unique by being the
"Single Civil Only" aviation platform in our region extending from
Eastern Europe to the Turkish Republics of Central Asia. In numbers, we host
more Civil Aircraft than all other major shows worlwide but Paris Airshow and
Nbaa Events.
EXHIBIT GROUPS: medium and long range,
commercial aircraft, regional aircraft, business aircraft, cargo aircraft, agricultural
aircraft, fire fighting aircraft, air ambulances, helicopters, sporting aviation,
aircraft engines, aircraft interior design materials and systems, avionics,
flight control and navigation systems, flight simulators and training, aircraft
parts and maintenance services, aircraft handling and servicing systems and
equipment, cargo handling systems and equipment, passenger handling systems
and equipment, baggage handling systems and equipment, airfield materials, equipment
and services, 195 terminal and hangar materials, equipment and services, air
traffic control systems and equipment, air security and emergency systems, airport
information, communication and integration systems, airlines, air charter and
taxi operators, air cargo companies, fractional ownership companies, air services,
aerial photography and satellite imagery companies, airport and terminal engineering
and construction companies, airport and terminal operators, ground handling
companies, airport security services, aviation clubs, aircraft leasing companies
and financial institutions, flying schools and educational services, consultancy
services, related associations, trade magazines and press.
More info: http://www.airex2006.com
5- International
Conference: Transport in 7th FP, Warsaw - Poland
On the 6th-7th June 2006 there will be an International Conference
in Warsaw, dedicated to transport and aeronautics in 7th. In the agenda of the
conference there will be among other things: presentation by the Commission
on Green European Transport, presentations on Joint technology initiatives (Clean
Sky and Hydrogen and Fuel Cells), presentations by national technology platforms
and their preparations to 7th FP.
The conference will also be an opportunity to see new project ideas for 7th
FP during project session, to see new technological needs by industry (incl.
SMEs), to meet future partners during partnering meetings. The conference venue
is Conference Center "Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych S.A." (“The
Factory of Motor Cars”) 71 Jagiellonska street, Warsaw, in Poland. The
conference is free of charge.
Registration: http://www.6pr.pl/hr/zapisy/en/306.html
More info: http://www.6pr.pl/imprezy/i.html?id=1939
Related Documents: Agenda
and Leaflet
6- Competitiveness Council
focuses on GMES and EU Space Policy
On 21-22 April 2006, European ministers responsible for competitiveness met
in Graz, Austria, to discuss the theme ‘Investing in excellence and innovation’.
The informal debate, which focused on the EU’s upcoming Seventh Research
Framework Programme (FP7), included exchanges of views on space research, security
research, Global Monitoring for the Environment and Security (GMES) and European
Space Policy.
More info: http://ec.europa.eu/comm/space/news/article_4127_en.html
7- Columbus on Its Way
The Columbus laboratory is ESA's biggest single contribution to the International
Space Station. Delivered to ESA by EADS SPACE Transportation on 2 May, this
laboratory will provide internal payload accomodation for various scientific
experiments.
More info: http://www.esa.int/esaHS/ESAAYI0VMOC_iss_0.html
8- Calendar of Events
May 2006
Berlin Air Show
International Aerospace Exhibition and Conferences
Berlin - Germany
16-21 May 2006
Organiser: BDLI, Messe Berlin
More info: http://www.ila-berlin.com
ISD - Industry Space Days
Noordwijk - The Netherlands
29-31 May 2006
Organiser: ESA, FP6, EUROSPACE
Place: ESA-ESTEC
More info: http://www.isd2006.com
June 2006
Transport Towards 7th FP
Warsaw - Poland
6-7 June 2006
Organizer: The National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the EU
Supporting partners: Euro-Trans consortium
Place: Conference Centre FSO S.A. 71 Jagiellonska Street
More info: http://www.6pr.pl/imprezy/i.html?id=1939
Space, Ecology, Safety (SES‘
2006)
Varna - Bulgaria
14 – 16 June 2006
Organizers: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Space Research Institute, Bulgarian
Astronautical Federation
Application and submission of abstracts: February 01, 2006
email: office@space.bas.bg
More info: http://www.space.bas.bg
and PDF document
AIREX 2006
The Single Civil Only Aviation Show in Eurasia, Istanbul -Turkey
Istanbul-Turkey
8-11 June 2006
Organizer: MINT Exhibition Organizers
Place: Istanbul Ataturk Airport, Istanbul - Turkey
More info: http://www.airex2006.com
Aeronautics Days 2006
Sustainable Solutions for New Horizons
Vienna - Austria
19 - 21 June 2006
More info: http://www.aerodays2006.org
Aeronautics and Space Education
Workshop (ASEW 2006)
Istanbul - Turkey
22 - 23 June 2006
Organizers: Aeronautics & Space Technologies Inst. (ASTIN), TuAF Academy,
Istanbul Technical University, Bogazici University, Marmara University, Bahcesehir
University
Address: Hava Harp Okulu Dekanligi 34149 Yesilyurt/Istanbul
Tel: +90 (212) 663 24 90 / 4365
e-mail: asew2006@hho.edu.tr
Fax: +90 (212) 662 85 54
More info: http://www.hho.edu.tr/ASEW2006
August
2006
CANEUS 2006 Conference
"Micro-Nano-Technologies (MNT) for Aerospace Applications"
Toulouse - France
27 August - 1 September 2006
Abstract Submission Deadline: January 16, 2006
Abstract Submission: http://www.asmeconferences.org/CANEUS06
More info: http://www.caneus.org/caneus06
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