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.
Draft Program
REGISTRATION
IAA Welcome and Opening Remarks
Jean-Michel ContantIAA Secretary General
Piemonte Region Welcome Address
Alberto CirioPresident of Piemonte Region
Ceipiemonte Welcome Address
Dario PeironeChairman of Ceipiemonte
ASI Welcome Address & Prospects on MFP
Mario CosmoScience & Research Director at ASI
AIDAA Welcome Address & IAC 2024 Presentation
Erasmo CarreraAIDAA President
Academy Welcome Address & Prospects on MFP
Giancarlo GentaAcademy of Sciences of Turin
INAF Welcome Address & Prospects on MFP
Patrizia CaraveoINAF Research Director
Coffee Break
Distretto Aerospaziale Piemonte Welcome Address
Fulvia QuagliottiPresident of Piedmont Aerospace Cluster
The International Challenge of Moon Farside Protection
Claudio MacconeIAA Technical Director
Astronomy from the Moon seeks a new lunar policy
Lorena NicoteraUniversity of Groningen & IAU
Spectrum Planning to Enable Cislunar Science and Exploration
Catherine ShamNASA Lunar and Human Spaceflight Spectrum Manager & SFCG
Observations of Near Earth Objects from the Moon Farside for Planetary Defense
Makoto YoshikawaInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), JAXA
Lunch
Moon Village Association contribution to international lunar coordination and cooperation
Giuseppe ReibaldiPresident of Moon Village Association
Farside Sites for the Ultimate Dark Ages Cosmology Interferometer Array
Martin ElvisCenter for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Astrobiology from the Lunar Farside
Ian CrawfordSchool of Natural Sciences, Birkbeck College, University of London
Coffee Break
Technosignatures from the Lunar Farside
David DeBoerUniversity of California Berkeley
Radio telescopes on the far side
Joseph SilkThe Johns Hopkins University & Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: Introduction
Claudio MacconeIAA Technical Director
The role of space law in protecting the Moon Farside for scientific research
Fabio TronchettiDirector, International Institute of Space Law (IISL) / Assoc. Professor, School of Law, Northumbria University (UK)
A Lunar Policy Decalogue for Safe and Sustainable Lunar Development
Antonino SalmeriDirector of Lunar Policy Platform
The IAU Working Group on Astronomy on the Moon: Current Policy Concerns
Richard GreenIAU & University of Arizona
Coffee Break
Involvement of Radio Astronomy in the Regulation of Lunar Communication
Gyula JozsaCRAF & Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
International spectrum management system for space radiocommunication services
Vadim NozdrinCounsellor for ITU-R Study Group 7, Radiocommunication Bureau
ISRO’s view on Lunar Far side protection
Sofi JebasoundaramIndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Lunch
SPACE AGENCIES, COMPANIES AND LUNAR CONSTELLATIONS: Introduction
Claudio MacconeIAA Technical Director
DSL: A low frequency radio interferometric imaging mission using far side of the Moon
Jingye YanNational Space Science Center (NSSC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Prospects on future Moon Farside services for the Astrophysics Lunar Observatory
Giuseppe TomasicchioHead of System Engineering & Design Authority at Telespazio
Thales Alenia Space, Artemis and the new Moon ecosystem
Franco FenoglioManager of Human & Robotic Planetary Exploration Programs at Thales Alenia Space Italia
Coffee Break
Responsible steps to opening up the lunar economy
Charles CranstounLunar Pathfinder Project Manager at Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL)
ROUND TABLE
All Speakers
Speakers
Alberto Cirio
President of Piemonte Region
Antonino Salmeri
Director of Lunar Policy Platform
Catherine Sham
NASA Lunar & Human Spaceflight Spectrum Mngr & SFCG
Charles Cranstoun
Lunar Pathfinder Project Manager at Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL)
Claudio Maccone
IAA Technical Director
Dario Peirone
Chairman of Ceipiemonte
David DeBoer
University of California Berkeley
Erasmo Carrera
President of the Italian Assoc. of Aeronautics & Astronautics
Fabio Tronchetti
Director, International Institute of Space Law (IISL) / Assoc. Professor, School of Law, Northumbria University (UK)
Franco Fenoglio
Manager of Human & Robotic Planetary Exploration Programs at Thales Alenia Space Italia
Fulvia Quagliotti
President of Piedmont Aerospace Cluster
Giancarlo Genta
Academy of Sciences of Turin
Giuseppe Reibaldi
President of Moon Village Association
Giuseppe Tomasicchio
Head of System Engineering & Design Authority at Telespazio
Gyula Jozsa
CRAF & Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
Ian Crawford
School of Natural Sciences, Birkbeck College, Univ. of London
Jean-Michel Contant
IAA Secretary General
Jingye Yan
Natl Space Science Ctr. (NSSC), Chinese Acad. of Sciences (CAS)
Joseph Silk
The Johns Hopkins Univ. & Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris
Lorena Nicotera
University of Groningen & IAU
Makoto Yoshikawa
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), JAXA
Martin Elvis
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Patrizia Caraveo
INAF Research Director
Richard Green
IAU & University of Arizona
Sofi Jebasoundaram
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Vadim Nozdrin
ITU-R Study Group 7, Radiocommunication Bureau
Sponsors
UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF
Organizers
ORGANIZED BY
LOCALLY ORGANIZED BY
INAF = National Institute for Astrophysics (Italy)
iMEX.A = Aerospace Engineering Company (Italy)
InCosmiCon = "Intelligence in the Cosmic Context" International Research Center
Media & Press
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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
Take the subway (single line) and get off at Lingotto station.
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.
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.