Presentations: European Data Relay Satellite System (EDRS) Workshop

The main objective of this workshop is to provide key EDRS stakeholders with up-to-date information on all different system and programmatic aspects (user needs, demand analysis, system architectures and partnership schemes, technology and supply-side solutions) in a dedicated session.

1st & 2nd December 2009
Swissôtel Métropole, Geneva 

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Tuesday 1st December
12:30 Registration
13:30 Introduction / Key note messages U. Frei  (SSO)
M. Vaissiere (ESA)
R. Densing (DLR)
14:15 Session 1:

Programmatics and system solutions (ESA, Candidate EDRS Operators/ Service Providers)

X. Lobao (ESA)
M. Peto (Astrium Services)
H. Fenech (Eutelsat)
M. Brancati (Telespazio)
16:00 Coffee Break
16:30 Session 2:

Demand analysis (Euroconsult EDRS market study findings, User needs as expressed by potential EDRS users: Institutional and Commercial Earth Observation satellite and UAV Operators, Service Providers, end users)

P. Revillon (Euroconsult)
G. Levrini (GMES)
E. Forcada (GMES)
V. Helfritz (Infoterra)
F. Mastriacci (eGeos)
P. Delclaux (Spot InfoTerra)               
18:30 End of 1st day
19:30 Social event (dinner)
  ESA-DLR agreement signature ceremony M. Vaissiere (ESA)
R. Densing (DLR)
E. Auer (TESAT)

Wednesday 2nd December
08:00 Welcome coffee  
09:00 Session 3:

Supply solutions (Optical and Ka-band data relay payload technologies, Satellite platform technologies, Payload hosting opportunities)

D. Bestwick (Avanti Communications)
J.L. Abia (Hispasat)
P. Glaesener (SES)
J. Rigley (Telesat)
B. Smutny (OHB-Systems)
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 Session 3 (cont’d) J.F. Charrier (Astrium Satellites Group)
P. Fauroux (Thales Alenia Space Group)
J. Dokas (ComDev)
E. Amyotte (MDA)
E. Auer (TESAT) 1
E. Auer (TESAT) 2
12:30 Conclusions and way forward for EDRS programme M. Vaissiere (ESA)
13:00 Lunch
14:00 End of workshop
14:30 Restricted ESA National Delegations session
17:00 End of event