About the Event

About

This Symposium is designed to sensitize and openly involve the global scientific, political, and industrial community on the need to preserve radio silence on the Farside at frequencies relevant for scientific purposes. It aims to prevent future missions from irreversibly compromising the current condition of radio quietness. Moreover, to ensure the possibility of performing scientific activities, there is a desire to establish  a portion of the Farside exclusively  dedicated to science, a protected area.

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Draft Program

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REGISTRATION

REGISTRATION

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IAA Welcome and Opening Remarks

IAA Welcome and Opening Remarks

Jean-Michel Contant

IAA Secretary General

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Piemonte Region Welcome Address

Piemonte Region Welcome Address

Alberto Cirio

President of Piemonte Region

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Ceipiemonte Welcome Address

Ceipiemonte Welcome Address

Dario Peirone

Chairman of Ceipiemonte

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ASI Welcome Address & Prospects on MFP

ASI Welcome Address & Prospects on MFP

Mario Cosmo

Science & Research Director at ASI

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AIDAA Welcome Address & IAC 2024 Presentation

AIDAA Welcome Address & IAC 2024 Presentation

Erasmo Carrera

AIDAA President

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Academy Welcome Address & Prospects on MFP

Academy Welcome Address & Prospects on MFP

Giancarlo Genta

Academy of Sciences of Turin

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INAF Welcome Address & Prospects on MFP

INAF Welcome Address & Prospects on MFP

Patrizia Caraveo

INAF Research Director

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Coffee Break

Coffee Break

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Distretto Aerospaziale Piemonte Welcome Address

Distretto Aerospaziale Piemonte Welcome Address

Fulvia Quagliotti

President of Piedmont Aerospace Cluster

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The International Challenge of Moon Farside Protection

The International Challenge of Moon Farside Protection

Claudio Maccone

IAA Technical Director

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Astronomy from the Moon seeks a new lunar policy

Astronomy from the Moon seeks a new lunar policy

Lorena Nicotera

University of Groningen & IAU

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Spectrum Planning to Enable Cislunar Science and Exploration

Spectrum Planning to Enable Cislunar Science and Exploration

Catherine Sham

NASA Lunar and Human Spaceflight Spectrum Manager & SFCG

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Observations of Near Earth Objects from the Moon Farside for Planetary Defense

Observations of Near Earth Objects from the Moon Farside for Planetary Defense

Makoto Yoshikawa

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), JAXA

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Lunch

Lunch

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Moon Village Association contribution to international lunar coordination and cooperation

Moon Village Association contribution to international lunar coordination and cooperation

Giuseppe Reibaldi

President of Moon Village Association

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Farside Sites for the Ultimate Dark Ages Cosmology Interferometer Array

Farside Sites for the Ultimate Dark Ages Cosmology Interferometer Array

Martin Elvis

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

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Astrobiology from  the Lunar Farside

Astrobiology from the Lunar Farside

Ian Crawford

School of Natural Sciences, Birkbeck College, University of London

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Coffee Break

Coffee Break

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Technosignatures from the Lunar Farside

Technosignatures from the Lunar Farside

David DeBoer

University of California Berkeley

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Radio telescopes on the far side

Radio telescopes on the far side

Joseph Silk

The Johns Hopkins University & Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris

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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: Introduction

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: Introduction

Claudio Maccone

IAA Technical Director

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The role of space law in protecting the Moon Farside for scientific research

The role of space law in protecting the Moon Farside for scientific research

Fabio Tronchetti

Director, International Institute of Space Law (IISL) / Assoc. Professor, School of Law, Northumbria University (UK)

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A Lunar Policy Decalogue for Safe and Sustainable Lunar Development

A Lunar Policy Decalogue for Safe and Sustainable Lunar Development

Antonino Salmeri

Director of Lunar Policy Platform

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The IAU Working Group on Astronomy on the Moon: Current Policy Concerns

The IAU Working Group on Astronomy on the Moon: Current Policy Concerns

Richard Green

IAU & University of Arizona

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Coffee Break

Coffee Break

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Involvement of Radio Astronomy in the Regulation of Lunar Communication

Involvement of Radio Astronomy in the Regulation of Lunar Communication

Gyula Jozsa

CRAF & Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

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International spectrum management system for space radiocommunication services

International spectrum management system for space radiocommunication services

Vadim Nozdrin

Counsellor for ITU-R Study Group 7, Radiocommunication Bureau

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ISRO’s view on Lunar Far side protection

ISRO’s view on Lunar Far side protection

Sofi Jebasoundaram

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

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Lunch

Lunch

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SPACE AGENCIES, COMPANIES AND LUNAR CONSTELLATIONS: Introduction

SPACE AGENCIES, COMPANIES AND LUNAR CONSTELLATIONS: Introduction

Claudio Maccone

IAA Technical Director

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DSL: A low frequency radio interferometric imaging mission using far side of the Moon

DSL: A low frequency radio interferometric imaging mission using far side of the Moon

Jingye Yan

National Space Science Center (NSSC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

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Prospects on future Moon Farside services for the Astrophysics Lunar Observatory

Prospects on future Moon Farside services for the Astrophysics Lunar Observatory

Giuseppe Tomasicchio

Head of System Engineering & Design Authority at Telespazio

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Thales Alenia Space, Artemis and the new Moon ecosystem

Thales Alenia Space, Artemis and the new Moon ecosystem

Franco Fenoglio

Manager of Human & Robotic Planetary Exploration Programs at Thales Alenia Space Italia

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Coffee Break

Coffee Break

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Responsible steps to opening up the lunar economy

Responsible steps to opening up the lunar economy

Charles Cranstoun

Lunar Pathfinder Project Manager at Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL)

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ROUND TABLE

ROUND TABLE

All Speakers

Speakers

Alberto Cirio

Alberto Cirio

President of Piemonte Region

Antonino Salmeri

Antonino Salmeri

Director of Lunar Policy Platform

Catherine Sham

Catherine Sham

NASA Lunar & Human Spaceflight Spectrum Mngr & SFCG

Charles Cranstoun

Charles Cranstoun

Lunar Pathfinder Project Manager at Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL)

Claudio Maccone

Claudio Maccone

IAA Technical Director

Dario Peirone

Dario Peirone

Chairman of Ceipiemonte

David DeBoer

David DeBoer

University of California Berkeley

Erasmo Carrera

Erasmo Carrera

President of the Italian Assoc. of Aeronautics & Astronautics

Fabio Tronchetti

Fabio Tronchetti

Director, International Institute of Space Law (IISL) / Assoc. Professor, School of Law, Northumbria University (UK)

Franco Fenoglio

Franco Fenoglio

Manager of Human & Robotic Planetary Exploration Programs at Thales Alenia Space Italia

Fulvia Quagliotti

Fulvia Quagliotti

President of Piedmont Aerospace Cluster

Giancarlo Genta

Giancarlo Genta

Academy of Sciences of Turin

Giuseppe Reibaldi

Giuseppe Reibaldi

President of Moon Village Association

Giuseppe Tomasicchio

Giuseppe Tomasicchio

Head of System Engineering & Design Authority at Telespazio

Gyula Jozsa

Gyula Jozsa

CRAF & Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

Ian Crawford

Ian Crawford

School of Natural Sciences, Birkbeck College, Univ. of London

Jean-Michel Contant

Jean-Michel Contant

IAA Secretary General

Jingye Yan

Jingye Yan

Natl Space Science Ctr. (NSSC), Chinese Acad. of Sciences (CAS)

Joseph Silk

Joseph Silk

The Johns Hopkins Univ. & Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris

Lorena Nicotera

Lorena Nicotera

University of Groningen & IAU

Makoto Yoshikawa

Makoto Yoshikawa

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), JAXA

Martin Elvis

Martin Elvis

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

Patrizia Caraveo

Patrizia Caraveo

INAF Research Director

Richard Green

Richard Green

IAU & University of Arizona

Sofi Jebasoundaram

Sofi Jebasoundaram

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Vadim Nozdrin

Vadim Nozdrin

ITU-R Study Group 7, Radiocommunication Bureau

Sponsors

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Organizers

The Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC) & Local Organizing Committee (LOC) consist of:

Claudio Maccone (Chair) – IAA & INAF
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Luca Derosa – iMEX.A & University of Turin
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Nicolò Antonietti – IAA & INAF & InCosmiCon
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Christian Maria Firrone – Polytechnic of Turin
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Notes

INAF = National Institute for Astrophysics (Italy)

iMEX.A = Aerospace Engineering Company (Italy)

InCosmiCon = "Intelligence in the Cosmic Context" International Research Center

Media & Press

MEDIA PARTNERS

Press Material

In this section, you can download material useful for the press and, in general, for spreading information related to the symposium.

Symposium Logo:
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Press release (ITA):
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Press release (ENG):
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Articles

In this section, you can find some articles and posts talking about the symposium and related topics.

The Times:
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Astrospace:
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Space Daily:
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Astrospace:
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Space.com:
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Gallery

After the conclusion of the symposium, it will be possible to view the photographs taken during the event.



Videos

It will be possible to follow the symposium for free via streaming on our YouTube channel @moonfarsideprotection, and after the conclusion of the event, all presentation videos will be available on the same channel.

Information

Contacts

To request information, you can write to desk@moonfarsideprotection.org

Venue

The symposium will take place at CENTRO CONGRESSI LINGOTTO, in the "SALA LONDRA" room, at the address: via Nizza 270, 10126 Torino (Italy).

How to reach the Venue

By subway

Take the subway (single line) and get off at Lingotto station.

By train

Take a train heading to Torino and get off at one of the two main railway stations: Torino Porta Nuova or Torino Porta Susa.
From both stations, you can continue by subway (direction Bengasi) and get off at Lingotto station.

By air

You can land at Torino Airport (TRN) or alternatively at the main airport in Milan (Malpensa Airport – MXP), which is farther away but has more available flights.
From Torino Airport, you can reach Torino Porta Susa railway station by train and then continue by subway.
From Malpensa Airport, you can reach the city of Torino by bus (e.g., Flixbus) and then continue with public transportation.

Suggested Hotels

Hotel Plaza ***
Via Petitti 18, 10126 Torino
https://www.hotelplazatorino.it/?lang=en
Affiliated hotel - To obtain the price reserved for the participants to the event, it is necessary to book directly and specify the name of the symposium "Moon Farside Protection"

Lingotto Residence
Via Spotorno 29/A, 10126 Torino
https://www.lingottoresidence.com
Affiliated accomodation - To obtain the price reserved for the participants to the event, it is necessary to book directly and specify the name of the symposium "Moon Farside Protection"
Note: website in Italian only

NH Torino Lingotto Congress ****
Via Nizza 262, 10126 Torino
https://www.nh-hotels.com/en/hotel/nh-torino-lingotto-congress

DoubleTree by Hilton Turin Lingotto ****
Via Giacomo Matte Trucco 1, 10126 Torino
https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/trntldi-doubletree-turin-lingotto

AC Hotel Torino by Marriott ****
Via Bisalta 11, 10126 Torino
https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/trnto-ac-hotel-torino/overview

Hotel Continental ***
Via Genova 2, 10126 Torino
https://www.continental.to.it/en/

Registration

To attend the symposium in person, registration is mandatory.
Note: if you do not receive the automatic confirmation email shortly after submitting the registration form, we recommend writing to desk@moonfarsideprotection.org to request confirmation.

In case you are unable to attend in person and would like to follow the symposium remotely, it will be possible to follow it via streaming on our YouTube channel: @moonfarsideprotection - Please note that in this mode, registration is not available.

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