GLOBAL NETWORKING FORUM - ESA’s Jam Session & Moon Village Kick-off

GLOBAL NETWORKING FORUM

ESA’s Jam Session & Moon Village Kick-off

Thursday 28 September 2017, 13:45 – 15:15

Location: Adelaide Convention Center – Hall C

SPEAKER Johann-

Dietrich Woerner

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By Moon Village we do not mean some development planned around a cluster of houses, some shops, a pub and a community centre. Rather, the term “village“, in this context, refers to the following key notions: a village community is what emerges when a group of people join forces in one place without any concrete plans for the future and without first sorting out every detail, instead simply come together with a view to sharing interests and capabilities. It is this principle that forms the basis for the Moon Village concept.

Moon Village is open to any and all interested parties, private or public – villagers of every nationality are more than welcome. There are no stipulations as to the form their participation might take: robotic and astronaut activities are equally sought after. One might envisage not only scientific and technological activities taking place there but also activities based on exploiting resources, and even tourism. It is precisely the open nature of the concept which would allow many nationalities to go to the Moon and take part while leaving behind them on Earth any differences of opinion they may have. But you would no longer have to worry about the need for a common docking port.

If you are interested in being part of the Moon Village community, please send us an e-mail (MoonVillage@esa.int) explaining your ideas and possible contributions you wish or plan towards building the Moon Village. You’ll receive a “Declaration of Interest” to sign, which you can send us back beforehand or hand it over at the end our session in Adelaide. The event will be closed with a glass of Champagne.

SPEAKER

Johann-Dietrich Woerner

Director General,

European Space Agency

(ESA)

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