February 13 - February 15, 2018

The CSCA is hosting the CCSS18 to ensure strategic discussion and information sharing concerning a breadth of interconnected issues influencing a sustainable future for Canada in small satellite space initiatives. To set the stage for this important discourse, this CSCA Canadian SmallSat Symposium 2018 speaker announcement is the first of many to come. The program represents a cross-section of experts at the forefront of space activities shaping a sustainable space ecosystem. The event’s workshops and sessions are planned to cover the following critical topic areas:

• Business and Finance
• Competitions, Prizes and Challenges
• Data 
• Education and Public Outreach
• Government Role 
• Ground Systems and Communications
• Launch Opportunities and Challenges
• Missions: Earth Observation
• Mission: Science and Mission Payloads
• Mission: Technologies
• Space Policy and Law