KOCHI:
Cochin University of Science and Technology will organize ‘Spaceup Cusat’ programme, a space conference on 16 th February at Kerala Start Up Mission Complex in Kinfra Hi-Tech Park, Kochi.
The event will be featured by so me of the best space domain speakers from institutions like Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, ISRO, Tohoko University, Japan, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, on topics ranging from aerospace technology to Cosmology and Applied Physics. Students can register through the website www.spaceupcusat.org .
‘SpaceUP’ is an open attendance space exploration unconference where participants decide topics, schedule and structure of the event. In a SpaceUP event, there are no spectators, only participants. It is a 21st century global approach to space outreach. An ‘unconference’ is a loosely structured conference that mainly focuses on the informal exchange of information and ideas between participants, unlike usual conferences. The first SpaceUP event was held at the San Diego Air & space museum in 2010, as a 2-day event. In India, the first SpaceUP event was held in Bengaluru in 2012.
