Cooperation of Space NCPs as a Means to Optimise Services

Over 450 participants from 38 countries seized the opportunity to learn about the European Space landscape, to meet with and talk to others and to link with representatives from countries outside Europe at Space^EU in Brussels on 28/29 February.

The COSMOS project, a network of National Contact Points for Space from 30 countries, organised SpaceEU to bring together many of these key Space players. The big players - European Commission, ESA, country representatives and industry explained what they did and shared their ideas for further cooperation. In dedicated Matchmaking Sessions some 60 participants briefly presented their Space research profiles, and many successful projects and initiatives were showcased. At the same time around 340 pre-arranged bilateral meetings allowed the attendees to meet other participants to explore future cooperation.
Countries outside Europe, namely USA, Russia, Japan, China, Ukraine, Canada and South Africa were represented and described their own Space activities and opportunities for cooperation with European actors.
Space^EU was the first event of its kind. The high level of interest beforehand and positive feedback during and after the event demonstrated that there is a significant level of interest in professional events like this as an element in the European Space landscape.

 

Now you can share the output of two days of rich discussion by viewing all the presentations and posters at http://www.b2match.eu/spaceeu/pages/downloads.