European Space ExpoDiscover what Space brings to your life

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See, touch and experiencethe benefits Space has for Earth

ec.europa.eu/eu-space-expo

Free entranceOpen daily: 9.00 - 19.00

Saturday - Sunday: 10.00 - 22.00

Agenda Copernicus is the European programme designed to provide information services, which combine satellite data and local

observations, in order to monitor the environment and contribute to the security of European citizens.

Galileo is Europe’s global navigation satellite system, providing a highly accurate, guaranteed global positioning service under

civilian control.

Saturday 19 April 201416.30

Galileo and EGNOS in everyday lifeMugurel Balan - Institute of Space Science

17.30How can Copernicus help to monitor floods, storms

and landslides in Romania?Gheorghe Stancalie - National Meteorological Administration

18.30Learn about cosmic rays

Gina Isar - Institute of Space Science

Sunday 20 April 2014

16.30 A spacecraft in the palm of your hand: the tiny world

of nanosatellitesMugurel Balan - Institute of Space Science

17.30Learn about cosmic rays

Gina Isar - Institute of Space Science

18.30Galileo and EGNOS in everyday life

Mugurel Balan - Institute of Space Science

Monday 21 April 2014

16.30 A spacecraft in the palm of your hand: the tiny world

of nanosatellitesMugurel Balan - Institute of Space Science

17.30Galileo and EGNOS in everyday life Gina Isar - Institute of Space Science

18.30Flying in three dimensions: how pilots benefit

from satellite navigationCorina Stiubei - Space Generation Advisory Council

Tuesday 22 April 201416.30

Using satellites to predict the cost of real estateCristiana Vîlcea - University of Craiova

17.30Monitoring agriculture from Space

Alexandru Badea - Romanian Space Agency

18.30How EU Space programmes support the development

of the Oltenia regionMircea Grosu - C S Romania

Wednesday 23 April 2014

15.30An overview of EU Space programmes

Nicolae Mitu - European Commission

16.30 European GNSS Programmes: applications and market opportu-

nitiesAlexandru Badea - Romanian Space Agency

17.30What benefits can Copernicus bring to farming?

Cosmin Cara - C S Romania

18.30Responding to crises and natural disasters with Copernicus

Marius Stanciu-Manolescu - GMV Romania

Thursday 24 April 201415.30

A web-based Copernicus service for farmersAlexandru Badea - Romanian Space Agency

16.30 Copernicus in our daily lives

Nicolae Mitu - European Commission

17.30A parable: The little prince (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)

and the European Space ProgrammesSorin Nicola - CS Romania

18.30Everyday applications of Galileo and GNSSMarius Stanciu-Manolescu - GMV Romania

Friday 25 April 2014

16.30 Using spatial data for metropolitan management:

the case of Craiova cityAvram Sorin - University of Craiova

17.30Land monitoring for agricultural applications

Nicolae Mitu - European Commission

18.30Applications and services of the Galileo programme

Andreia Hanomolo - European Commission

Saturday 26 April 2014

16.30 A wealth of data: the products and services

of the Copernicus programmeIon Nedelcu - Romanian Space Agency

17.30Copernicus for maritime environment monitoring

Nicolae Mitu - European Commission

18.30Applications of very high power lasers in the Space industry

Mihai Ganciu-Petcu - National Institute for Laser, Plasma & Radiation Physics

Sunday 27 April 201416.30

The challenges of Space debris Nicolae Mitu - European Commission

17.30Monitoring the Black Sea with the help of satellites

Razvan Mateescu - Marine Research Institute

18.30Galileo and EGNOS in everyday life

Mugurel Balan - Institute of Space Science

The agenda may be subject to change. You can find the most updated version of the agenda on the website: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/space/expo/index_en.htm

19 - 27 April 2014Piața Mihai Viteazul Craiova

15-minute presentations followed by questions and answers

09.00 - 12.00Special event with Romanian

cosmonaut Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu