8th ILEWG Conference on
Exploration and Utilization of the Moon 23-27 July 2006, Beijing, China
You are welcome to participate the 8th ILEWG Conference on Exploration and Utilization of the Moon which will be held in Beijing, China on 23-27 July 2006 and jointly sponsored by China National Space Administration (CNSA), the International Lunar Exploration Working Group (ILEWG) and European Space Agency (ESA). The local organizers are China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and the Lunar Exploration Program Center (LEPC) of CNSA with the assistance of China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), Center for Space Science and Applied Research of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CSSAR), Chinese Society for Astronautics and China Aerospace Engineering Consultation Center (CAECC).
 
 
Final Program
SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT
Special announcement for room reservation
The following is the only way to get special room rate in Hotel Nikko New Century Beijing by mentioning "8th ILEWG Conference".
Fax: 86-10-68491107, 86-10-68319564,
Tel: 86-10-68491108
E-mail: robin_rong1020@hotmail.com

if you make reservation through the GDS System of www. nikkohotels.com, you can not get the special room rate due to the fixed the computer system.

Organization

1. Conference Chairman : Mr. Sun laiyan (CNSA)
     Vice Chairman : Mr. Luan Enjie, Mr. N. Bhandari (ILEWG)
2. International Program Committee :
Chairman: Mr. Wu Ji (CSSAR)
Vice Chairman: Mr. Ouyang Ziyuan (CAS), Mr. Liu Qiang (CAST), Mr. Bernard Foing (ILEWG & ESA)
Members: Bernard Foing (ESA), Carle Pieters(Brown University), Chris Sallaberger (MDA), Erik Galimov (Russian Academy of Sciences), Francois Spiero (CNES), Geoffrey Taylor, Hitoshi Mizutani(JAXA), Hao Xifan (LEPC), Jean-Pierre Swings (Liege University), Jean-Jacques Favier (CNES), J.N. Goswami, Jim Garvin (NASA), Kohtaro Matsumoto(JAXA), Larry Taylor(University of Tennessee), Mark Borkovski , Michael Duke, Manabu Kato (JAXA), Narendra Bhandari(Physical bResearch Laboratory), Robert Richards(Optech Incorporated), Ralf Jaumann (DLR,D), Scott Hovland (ESA), Simonetta di Pippo (ASI,I) Sasha Basilevsky , Stephen Saunders, Steve Durst(Lunar Enterprise Corporation), Takizawa Yoshisada, Ye Shuhua.
3. Local Organizing Committee
Chairman: Mr. Zhang Wei
Vice Chairman: Mr. Wu Ji, Mr. Sun Weigang, Mr. Liu Qiang, Mr. Hao Xifan
4.  Conference Secretariat
Secretary General: Mr. Wang Keran (CNSA)
Members: Mrs. Liu Xiaohong (CNSA), Mr. Zhang Xiaodong (CAST), Ms. Fu Xiangdong (LEPC), Mrs. Sun Qing (CAECC), Mrs. Li Qian (CNSA)
Contact Persons:
Liu Xiaohong Fax: 86-10-88581515 Tel: 86-10-88581377
Email: liuxiaohong@cnsa.gov.cn
Sun Qing Email: sunq@nasic.spacechina.com
Website: www.cnsa.gov.cn

Main Themes of the Conference
  1. Science and Exploration of the Moon: Open questions and New Approaches
  2. Results from previous missions and SMART-1
  3. Status of Ongoing and Future Missions
  4. Next Steps for Robotic Landers, Rovers and Outposts
  5. Agencies Plans and International Prospects for Utilization and Human Exploration
  6. Outreach for Public and Youth
The Conference and Accommodation Venue

The Conference and accommodation will take place in Hotel Nikko New Century Beijing.Hotel Address: No.6 Southern Road Capital Gym Beijing
Tel: 86-10-68492001
Website: www.newcenturyhotel.com.cn
                 www.nikkohotels.com

Room Rate

Standard room: RMB 680 (including breakfast)
Suit room: RMB 1200(including breakfast)

Room Reservation

The participants can either book the room through Conference Secretariat or directly to the hotel by mentioning 8th ILEWG Conference in order to get the special room rate. The deadline for room reservation is June 10, 2006.

Important deadlines
  1. Please email the 鈥淚ndication of Interest鈥?to Conference Secretariat by May 20, 2006.
  2. The deadline for the abstract submission will be June 14, 2006. All the abstracts should be submitted by email to: liuxiaohong@cnsa.gov.cn and sunq@nasic.spacechina.com (with copy to Bernard.Foing@esa.int). The authors are invited to use the Abstract template for minimizing efforts in paper formatting.
Presentation
Oral presentations are limited to 25 min followed by 5 min discussion. Overhead and slide (5x5 cm) projectors will be available. Computer aiding presentations will be provided.

Program

The draft Program of the conference will be posted on the website www.cnsa.gov.cn in June
.

Language
English will be the official language of the conference. No translation service will be provided.
Visa Application
All the participants are required to register no later than June 10, 2006 in order to get the official invitations issued by CNSA to apply the visa. The Invitation will be faxed and posted to the participants.
Weather
It is hot and rainy with an average temperature of 27.5掳C in July in Beijing.
 
 
 
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