ALC 2007 African Leadership Conference
on Space Science & Technology for Sustainable Development
Pretoria, South Africa, 2-5 October 2007
ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATIONS
TUESDAY - 2 OCTOBER 2007
Welcome and opening
Welcome and opening
Plenary Session 1 - The role of space in Africa's development
Review and outcome of the 1st African Leadership Conference held at Abuja, Nigeria from 23rd - 25th November, 2005: J.O. Akinyede
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Future trends in the global arena - challenges and opportunities for Africa: A Abiodun
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Space activities in Algeria: N Haned
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Implementation of the Nigerian Space Programme: RA Boroffice
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Space science and technology in Zambia: recent developments: P Sibanda
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An overview of space science and technology in South Africa: P. Martinez
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Activities of the UN African Regional Centre for Space
Science and Technology Education in English: O Jegede
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Science and technology in the African Union: B. Tema
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The case for an African Space Agency: K. Gottschalk
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Parallel Session 2.1 - Earth observation for supporting Africa's development
Earth observation is support of government policy: A Fortescue
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The NigeriaSat-2 Project: Providing a platform for advanced remote sensing in Africa: F Chizea
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Assessing and qunatitatively understanding organisational capabilities
in Earth observation: A case study of the CSIR: DL Pillay
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Towards interoperability: The Web Sensor approach in GEO and CEOS: T van Zyl
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Africa and the Kyoto Protocol on climate change: J.F. Olorunfemi
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Satellite Air Quality Monitoring in Southern Africa and Beyond: TE Fischer
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Using Earth observation for c hallenges facing monitoring
environmental remediation of derelict mines in South Africa: B Petja
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Parallel Session 2.2 - Capacity building in space law and space policy
Overview of the implementation status of the five United Nations (UN) Treaties on Outer Space in African countries: JA van Wyk
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Capacity building in space law: J Schneeberger
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An overview of Nigeria space activities and space law: W Momoh
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The policy and regulatory framework governing space activities
in South Africa: N Majaja
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Parallel Session 2.3 - Coordination of space-based disaster management in Africa
Global efforts and African regional challenges in space-based disaster management reduction: J. Momoh
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Using space technologies in management of natural disasters in Algeria: N. Rachedi
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Spatial activities at the National Disaster Management
Centre (NDMC) of South Africa: W Mkhonza
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WEDNESDAY - 3 OCTOBER 2007
Plenary Session 3 - Astronomy and space science initiatives in Africa
Building African partnerships in astronomical research: PN Okeke
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The South African SKA/meerKAT project: K Cloete
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Feed systems for the KAT radio astronomy telescopes: L du Toit
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The Southern African Large Telescope: an example of a
high-tech African project: D Buckley
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Space physics: conducting big science with small budgets in Africa: B Opperman
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International Year of Planet Earth: V Munsami
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International Year of Astronomy 2009: An opportunity for Networking and Capacity Development for Astronomy and Space Science in Africa: K Govender
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Take space into the classroom with Amateur Radio: H van de Groenendaal
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Parallel Session 4.1 - Cooperation in the ARM framework
Remote sensing user requirements and possible techniocal
solutions for the African Resource Management Constellation:
S Mostert
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Status of ARM in Algeria: N Haned
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Kenya's progress in the institutional and structural
capacity building for the successful implementation of the
ARMS initiative: RB Mugiira
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Status of ARM in Nigeria: F Chizea
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Status of ARM in South Africa: V Munsami
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Parallel Session 4.2 - Applications of GNSS in Africa
GNSS as a multi-disciplinary tool for Africa: R Wonnacott
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AFSAGA: Combining satellite-based navigation with satellite communication
in location-based applications: E Avenant
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Development of a GPS-based ionosphere model for southern Africa: B Opperman
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HartRAO Space Geodesy involvement throughout the SADC region: A Combrink
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Nigerisn satellite-based augmentation system (NSBAS)
based on NigeriasSat-1: J Momoh
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Parallel Session 4.3 Commercial applications of space science and technology in Africa
Trends in global sales and utilisation of earth observation satellites and some challenges for Africa: S.O. Mohammed
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Building and exporting small satellite systems in a constrained market: R Olivier
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National and regional capacity building initiatives
for the acquisition of rocket launch capacity and the
associated infrastructure: Nigerian strategy: O Fashade
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The Cheetah-1 commercial satellite launch vehicle programme: M Comninos
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The role of Nigeria's communication satellite in Africa's development initiatives: A.A Alale
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THURSDAY - 4 OCTOBER 2007
Plenary Session 5 - Summary, observations and recommendations
Session 1: The role of space in Africa's development
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Session 2.1: Earth observation for supporting Africa's development
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Session 2.2: Capacity building in space law and space policy
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Session 2.3: Coordination of space-based disaster management
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Session 3: Astronomy and space science science initiatives in Africa
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Session 4.1: Cooperation in the ARM framework
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Session 4.2: Applications of GNSS in Africa
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Session 4.3: Commercial applications of space science and technology
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Plenary Session 6 - Strenghtening the ALC and Africa's participation in global space forums
The summary of the discussions held during this session will be placed here in due course.
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