BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Moon Village Association - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://moonvillageassociation.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Moon Village Association
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/Paris
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0200
TZNAME:CEST
DTSTART:20190331T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:CET
DTSTART:20191027T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0200
TZNAME:CEST
DTSTART:20200329T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:CET
DTSTART:20201025T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0200
TZNAME:CEST
DTSTART:20210328T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:CET
DTSTART:20211031T010000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200929T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200929T180000
DTSTAMP:20260419T021247
CREATED:20200723T200151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200918T134959Z
UID:3239-1601397000-1601402400@moonvillageassociation.org
SUMMARY:Non-space business goes to the Moon
DESCRIPTION:The ESA Downstream Gateway and the Moon Village Association (MVA) are organizing a webinar to address opportunities and challenges for non-space industries as to their possible contribution to the Moon Village establishment & development. \nThe event is streamed in cooperation with Cyprus Space Exploration Organization (CSEO). \nRegister to participate in the webinar:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mva-esa-webinar-non-space-business-goes-to-the-moon-tickets-119598132233 \n or watch live on the MVA Facebook Page\, ESA Facebook Page and CSEO Facebook Page. \nThe admission in the webinar will be on a first come first served basis. \nWebinar Objectives \n\nPromote the non-space industries’ involvement in the Moon-related activities\nFind mutual benefits for space and non-space industries cooperation in the context of the Moon exploration & utilization\nIdentify economic expediency and commercial opportunities for non-space industries to invest in new developments aiming at a “dual use” (that is both for space and on-Earth applications)\, as well as bringing existing terrestrial solutions to the attention of space players\nPromote MVA as a possible platform for a dialogue between the two groups of industry\, defining attractive cooperation models.\n\nAgenda \n\nIntroduction: Oleg Ventskovsky\, MVA and Donatella Ponziani\, ESA\nThe Moon Village architecture scenarios and associated building blocks: John Mankins\, MVA Vice-President\nThe Space Agency perspective: Jan Woerner\, ESA DG\nThe Non-Space Companies perspective: Kajima (Japan)\, Space Zab (Thailand)\, Dinitech (Italy)\, Deeplunar (Luxembourg)\, Autodesk (US)\nThe Space company perspective: Hervé Gilibert\, ArianeGroup CTO\nRound-table discussion\nQ&A session\nWrap-up and way forward
URL:https://moonvillageassociation.org/event/non-space-actors-go-to-the-moon/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://moonvillageassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ESA_DownstreamGateway_MVA_SocialMediaCard_5v.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200914T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200914T173000
DTSTAMP:20260419T021247
CREATED:20200902T134834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200911T082752Z
UID:3327-1600099200-1600104600@moonvillageassociation.org
SUMMARY:Webinar – MVA Architectural Concepts Working Group
DESCRIPTION:The world is going to the Moon together. Over the coming 6-7 years\, dozens of cubesats\, orbiters\, landers\, rovers and sample returns from up to a dozen countries will be heading to the Moon. The primary focus will be on the science\, exploration and on prospects for development of the Moon – with a clear emphasis on the lunar south pole\, where large-scale deposits of water ice and other volatile materials are believed to exist. \nNumerous space agencies worldwide are now sponsoring projects – including NASA\, CNSA\, JAXA\, ESA\, RSA\, ISRO and others – which will lead during this decade to humanity’s return to our Moon. \nThe Moon Village Association (MVA)\, a non-governmental organization (NGO) formed in Vienna to advance the goal of a global Moon Village (MV)\, through its MV Architectural Concepts and Considerations Working Group (MV Architecture WG) is during 2020-2021 conducting a focused ‘case study’ examining the ambitious goal of establishing a biologically self-sufficient settlement on the Moon by 2045. Topics include: siting for such a settlement (considering current plans)\, key ‘building blocks’ that would comprise such as settlement\, interoperability\, and more. \nProgram \nThe event will be held during 16:00-17:30 CEST on 14 September 2020 (Monday in Europe). It is being organized as a ‘workshop-webinar’: about 50% of the planned 1.5-hour discussion will be dedicated to presentation of the current MV Architecture WG Lunar Settlement Case Study; co-Chair of the WG\, John C. Mankins will present. \nRegister to participate in the webinar:  \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/mva-architectural-concepts-working-group-webinar-tickets-119257371007 \nor watch live on the MVA Facebook Page. \nThe admission in the webinar will be on a first come first served basis. \nClosing \nHumanity is going to the Moon; you have the opportunity to join this endeavor and to contribute now to developments that will play out during the remainder of this Century. Please join this working discussion\, and to consider joining the Case Study team is it continues efforts to define the first lunar Settlement over the coming year. \nThis event will be one step in the ongoing Case Study\, with additional events being held later this year and next; the details of this plan forward will be discussed at the meeting. For more information\, please go to: \nhttps://moonvillageassociation.org/about/working-groups/architectural-concepts/
URL:https://moonvillageassociation.org/event/webinar-mva-architectural-concepts-and-concerns-working-group/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://moonvillageassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Architecture-WG-webinar-01-scaled.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200908T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200908T180000
DTSTAMP:20260419T021247
CREATED:20200901T131101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200918T134541Z
UID:3319-1599582600-1599588000@moonvillageassociation.org
SUMMARY:Governance of Global Moon Exploration and Settlement Episode 3 - Sharing the Benefits of Lunar Activities
DESCRIPTION:Both the United States and China have revealed their plans to return people to the Moon in the near future. Many other countries\, as well as private companies\, will partner with the U.S. and China in these endeavors. As these missions move forward\, the risk for interference or conflict arising from competition for sunlight\, ice\, and land will grow. In order to reduce this risk\, a set of basic ground rules must be implemented. NASA has begun the process of establishing these rules among its partners in the Artemis Project through a series of bilateral agreements. But the Artemis Accords are aimed to Artemis partners only. The Moon Village Association’s Best Practices for Sustainable Lunar Activity fill this gap by providing a process for developing multilateral ground rules for all countries that are heading to the Moon. The Principles were issued last March by MVA and can be seen at: https://moonvillageassociation.org/moon-village-principles-mvp-issue-2-draft-public-consultation-opens/. \nAmong the many legal issues that need clarification is the extent to which space faring countries are obligated to share the benefits of their Moon missions. The sharing of benefits is a fundamental principle of law that is enshrined in the very first article of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty: \n“The exploration and use of outer space\, including the Moon and other celestial bodies\, shall be carried out for the benefit and in the interests of all countries\, irrespective of their degree of economic or scientific development\, and shall be the province of all mankind. “ \nBut what exactly does this article mean? What types of benefits are to be shared? And how?  \nThe second principle in the current draft of the Best Practices for Sustainable Lunar Activity attempts to elaborate on the duty to share benefits by encouraging all space actors to: \n“Conduct lunar activities in a manner that takes into account the interests of other actors and benefits all countries and humankind. Both governmental and nongovernmental actors involved in lunar activities should provide for benefit-sharing through all feasible means\, including for example the promotion of the participation in lunar activities by all countries\, and\, in particular\, developing countries. “ \nThis webinar will take up this critical issue with the intent of acquiring a better understanding of the meaning and practical impact of the requirement to share benefits according to Best Practices Principles. The panelists will discuss why developing countries should support the adoption of the Best Practices to implement concrete measure on benefit sharing for the upcoming lunar missions. \nRegister to participate in the webinar:  \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/governance-of-global-moon-exploration-and-settlement-episode-3-tickets-119060935463 \nor watch live on the MVA Facebook Page. \nThe admission in the webinar will be on a first come first served basis. \n  \n  \nSpeakers: \n\nMr. Ian Christensen\, Director of Private Sector Programs\, Secure World Foundation\nMs. Fadahunsi-banjo Motolani\, Chief Legal Officer at National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)\, the Nigerian Outer Space Agency\nMs. Loreto Moraga\, Director Moon Project Committee Coordinator\, Chilean Space Association (ACHIDE)\nDr. Giuseppe Reibaldi\, President\, Moon Village Association \nProf. Mark J. Sundahl\, Director\, Global Space Law Center\, Cleveland State University\n\nModerator: \nMr. Antonino Salmeri\, Space Generation Advisory Council \nAgenda: \n\n4:30 – 4:35 Introduction (Giuseppe Reibaldi)\n4:35 – 4:45 The Background of Benefit Sharing and the MVA Best Practices for Sustainable Lunar Activity (Mark J. Sundahl)\n4:45 – 5:00 An Industry Perspective on Benefit Sharing (Ian Christensen)\n5:00 – 5:15 Sharing Benefits with Developing Countries (Fadahunsi-banjo Motolani)\n5:15 – 5:30 Sharing Benefits with Developing Countries (Loreto Moraga)\n5:30 – 5:55 Participant Comments\, Q&A (Moderator: Antonino Salmeri)\n5:55 – 6:00 Conclusions (Giuseppe Reibaldi)\n  \n\n\nWatch Governance of Global Moon Exploration and Settlement Episode 1-Best Practices \nWatch Governance of Global Moon Exploration and Settlement Episode 2-Operating with Due Regard\, Avoiding Harmful Interference\, and Establishing Safety Zones \n 
URL:https://moonvillageassociation.org/event/governance-of-global-moon-exploration-and-settlement-episode-3-sharing-the-benefits-of-lunar-activities/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://moonvillageassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Governance-Poster.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200818T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200818T111500
DTSTAMP:20260419T021247
CREATED:20200720T075742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200720T075743Z
UID:3223-1597744800-1597749300@moonvillageassociation.org
SUMMARY:Webinar: What would it mean to give 'Legal Personhood' to the Moon?
DESCRIPTION:Join a live webinar on the 18th August as part of National Science Week to hear amazing speakers: Alice Gorman\, Donna Lawler\, Gabrielle Harris Dr Michelle Maloney & Ceridwen Dovey discuss this pertinent question. \nWe’re excited to launch this third Public Forum on the Moon event in collaboration with Annie Handmer\, and Satellite Applications Catapult for Moon Village Association \nThis initiative has been supported by Inspiring Australia as part of National Science Week.\nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-would-it-mean-to-give-legal-personhood-to-the-moon-tickets-112993562788
URL:https://moonvillageassociation.org/event/webinar-what-would-it-mean-to-give-legal-personhood-to-the-moon/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://moonvillageassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/107742647_3154878167936496_6032413548510336713_o.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200806T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200806T180000
DTSTAMP:20260419T021247
CREATED:20200720T075712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200722T113141Z
UID:3220-1596731400-1596736800@moonvillageassociation.org
SUMMARY:Governance of Global Moon exploration and settlement – Episode 2: Operating with Due Regard\, Avoiding Harmful Interference\, and  Establishing Safety Zones
DESCRIPTION:Humanity will soon be returning to the Moon through the individual and cooperative efforts of multiple space agencies and private companies around the world. This new era of lunar exploration will witness resource extraction\, energy generation\, habitat construction\, and\, in time\, a growing permanent international human presence on our Moon with everything that human settlements bring. \nThe community of space lawyers and policymakers have responded to this new reality on multiple fronts and have produced a number of instruments including (i) the upcoming UNCOPUOS General exchange of Views on Potential Legal Models for Activities in Exploration\, Exploitation\, and Utilization of Space Resources\, (ii) NASA’s Artemis Accords\, (iii) The Hague Building Blocks for the Development of an International Framework on Space Resource Activities\, and (iv) the Moon Village Principles regarding Best Practices for Sustainable Lunar Activity. Of course\, all of these initiatives exist against the background of existing international law.These webinars will invite all stakeholders to learn about these various initiatives and to contribute their thoughts to the conversation. The webinar explains how each of these initiatives fulfills a different role in laying the legal groundwork for future lunar activity. These initiatives complement one another and combine to create a path toward an international legal ecosphere that will facilitate the success of the current lunar projects\, while at the same time addressing the needs of the international community. \nThis second episode will address some of the central issues that hover above humanity’s return to the Moon: \n\nWhat constitutes operating “with due regard to the corresponding interests” of other nations as required under the Outer Space Treaty?\nWhat constitutes “harmful interference”\, is such interference permitted\, and how can it be avoided?\nCan “safety zones” be used by space actors to help prevent harmful interference? How will the parameters of safety zones be determined? What exactly would be the legal nature of these safety zones?\n\n  \nRegistrations: \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/governance-of-global-moon-exploration-and-settlement-episode-2-tickets-114387118952 \nRegister to participate in the webinar or watch live on the MVA Facebook Page. \nThe admission in the webinar will be on a first come first served basis. \nSpeakers: \n\nMike Gold\, Acting Associate Administrator for International and Interagency Relations\, NASA\nMarius Piso\, President and CEO\, Romanian Space Agency\nMark J. Sundahl\, Director\, Global Space Law Center\, Cleveland State University\nGeorge Danos\, President\, Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation\nGiuseppe Reibaldi\, President\, Moon Village Association\n\nModerator: \nAntonino Salmeri\, SGAC \nAgenda: \n\n4:30 – 4:35 Introduction (Giuseppe Reibaldi)\n4:35 – 4:45 The Lunar Legal Ecosphere (Mark J. Sundahl)\n4:45 – 5:05 The Artemis Accords and the Best Practices for Sustainable Lunar Activities (Mike Gold)\n5:05 – 5:20 The Importance of Finding a Common Level Playing Field for Lunar Activities (Marius Piso)\n5:20 – 5:25 1st Online Global Moon Village Workshop & Symposium Outlook (George Danos)\n5:25 – 5:45 Audience Q&A (Moderator: Antonino Salmeri\, SGAC)\n5:45 – 5:50 Conclusions (Giuseppe Reibaldi)\n\n  \nMike Gold  \nMr. Mike Gold currently serves as the Acting Associate Administrator for NASA’s Office of International and Interagency Relations. He is also responsible for providing strategic direction to the Office of General Counsel and supporting NASA’s LEO Commercialization efforts. Prior to joining NASA\, Mr. Gold was the Vice President of Civil Space at MAXAR Technologies\, and was also General Counsel for the company’s Radiant Solutions Business Unit. Additionally\, Mr. Gold spent 13 years at Bigelow Aerospace where he established the company’s Washington office\, oversaw the launches of its Genesis 1 and 2 spacecraft\, and received a team award from NASA for his contributions to the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module. \nMarius Piso \nMr. Marius–Ioan Piso is the President and Executive Director of the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA). He is a leading figure in space science in Romania. As an early science and technology professional\, he contributed to the establishment and leadership of the Romanian Space Agency\, the Institute for Space Science and the national research and development programmes in space\, aeronautics and security. He is active in promoting international cooperation in space science and technology at the level of the European Union\, the United Nations and other international organisations. He contributed to the development of a national research\, industrial and political space community and managed the successful accession of Romania as a Member State of the European Space Agency.
URL:https://moonvillageassociation.org/event/governance-of-global-moon-exploration-and-settlement-episode-2/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://moonvillageassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Governance-Ep2-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200630T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20200630T181500
DTSTAMP:20260419T021247
CREATED:20200618T101948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200629T090443Z
UID:3163-1593536400-1593540900@moonvillageassociation.org
SUMMARY:SOLD OUT - Governance of Global Moon exploration and settlement - Episode 1: Best Practices
DESCRIPTION:The event is SOLD OUT. Watch the webinar on our Facebook Page. \nHumanity will soon be returning to the Moon through the individual and cooperative efforts of multiple space agencies and private companies around the world. This new era of lunar exploration will witness resource extraction\, energy generation\, habitat construction\, and\, in short\, a growing permanent international human presence on our Moon with everything that human settlements bring. \nThe community of space lawyers and policymakers have responded to this new reality on multiple fronts and have produced a number of instruments including (i) the coming UNCOPUOS General exchange of Views on Potential Legal Models for Activities in Exploration\, Exploitation\, and Utilization of Space Resources\, (ii) The Hague Building Blocks for the Development of an International Framework on Space Resource Activities\, (iii) the Moon Village Principles on Best Practices for Sustainable Lunar Practices\, and (iv) NASA’s Artemis Accords. Of course\, all of these initiatives exist against the background of existing international law.  \nThese webinars will invite all stakeholders in humanity’s return to the Moon to learn about these various initiatives and to offer their thoughts to the conversation. In the webinars\, it will be explained how each of these initiatives fulfills a different role in laying the legal groundwork for future lunar activity — but they each also complement one another and combine to create a path forward in creating an international legal ecosphere that will facilitate the success of the current lunar projects\, while at the same time addressing the needs of the international community. \nThe first episode\, “Governance of Global Moon exploration and settlement – Episode 1: Best Practices”\, provides an introductory glimpse at the Moon exploration and settlement global political landscape\, including an overview of the Moon Village Principles and the relevant legal and political instruments. \nWatch live on Facebook or join the waiting list. \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/governance-of-global-moon-exploration-and-settlement-episode-1-tickets-109945199050 \nAgenda: \n\n 5:00 – 5:10 – Introduction (Giuseppe Reibaldi)\n 5:10 – 5:25 – The Moon global political landscape (John B. Sheldon) \n 5:25 – 5:40 – Moon Village Principles as Best Practices (Mark J. Sundahl)\n 5:40 – 5:45 – Outlook on future episodes \n 5:45 – 6:05 – Discussion (Moderator: Antonino Salmeri\, SGAC)\n 6:05 – 6:10 – Conclusions\n\nSpeakers: \nDr. John B. SheldonDr. John B. Sheldon is the founder of the forthcoming Lunapolitics.com and regularly consults on space policy issues for governments and companies around the world. John has extensive experience in space policy issues as an academic\, policy maker\, and entrepreneur\, and founded Astropolitics journal published by Taylor & Francis and SpaceWatch.Global published by ThorGroup GmbH.  \nProf. Mark J. SundahlMark J. Sundahl is a Professor of Law at Cleveland State University and serves as the Director of the Global Space Law Center. Prof. Sundahl is a leading expert on the law of outer space and focuses primarily on the business\, legal\, and policy issues arising from the recent increase in private space activity. He is currently a member of NASA’s Regulatory and Policy Committee as well as a member of the Moon Village Association.
URL:https://moonvillageassociation.org/event/governance-of-global-moon-exploration-and-settlement-episode-1-best-practices/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://moonvillageassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/MVA_visual_2020_05-1920.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR