Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute to Host 'Space Radio Wave Environment Conference'

[Asia Economy Reporter Junho Hwang] The Space Radio Wave Center of the National Radio Research Agency under the Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 17th that it will hold the 10th Space Radio Wave Environment Conference online from the 26th to the 27th. The event, which started with the opening of the Space Radio Wave Center in 2011, is celebrating its 10th edition this year.

On the first day of the event, video congratulatory messages from related organizations, including Simonetta Di Pippo, Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), will kick off the conference, followed by lectures from Clinton Wallace, Director of the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), and Dr. Angelos Voulidas, developer of the Parker Solar Probe, the solar observation satellite that has approached the sun closest to date.

In the international session, representatives from six organizations including Belgium, Finland, the European Space Agency (ESA), the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), the United States, and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) will introduce the latest overseas technological developments. Domestic experts will present research results in the fields of artificial intelligence, the ionosphere, and satellites.

On the second day, research trends in sunspot eruptions, high-energy particles, and geomagnetism will be discussed, and the status of space radio wave disaster response by related organizations in satellite, communication, and aviation sectors will be shared.

This year’s event will be held outdoors without an audience and conducted online in a non-face-to-face format to practice social distancing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. It will be broadcast live in Korean and English through Naver TV (Ministry of Science and ICT channel) and YouTube (Space Radio Wave Center channel), allowing anyone interested in the space radio wave environment to watch.

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