Research on Marsfor development on Earth

The conference  -2d Edition-

Mars To Earth 2019 will focus on the applications of the Mars / Space research programs which are already available to trigger added valued economic impact on terrestrial commercial and industrial activities.

The Human exploration of Mars will generate a positive effect on many industrial sectors on Earth, contributing to a radical change in the technological and economic scenario on our planet.

The conference welcomes people from industrial and space research backgrounds as well as potential investors to analyze joint possibilities of future cooperation.

The location of the conference, the city of Milan, is at the heart of one of the most important industrialized areas in the world, and hopes to be an omen for the future role of Lombardia region, of Italy and of Europe in the Space Economy.

Sessions

1. Robotics
   Autonomous rovers, Robotics for exploration, inspection, assistance
2. Medicine
   Human factors, Rehabilitation, telemedicine, human physiology, biology
3. Resource
   In situ resource utilization, Energy, Food Productions, Plant Cultivation Technologies, Materials, Architecture
4. Telecommunications
   Satellite telecommunications, remote sensing
5. Virtual Reality
   Virtual Training, VR/AR for safety check, maintenance, inspection
6. Students
   Poster Session, students projects

Mars to Earth Award

The Mars To Earth Award is foreseen for projects of students which deal with the terrestrial application of some Mars research and studies.

Mars to Earth Award is divided in 3 categories:

1. Best Mars Project
   A technological project based on Mars studies.
2. Best Mars Poster
   A presentation of a key technology and innovative idea arisen from Mars research which could be applied to a terrestrial case.
3. Best Mars App
   A software app illustrating the nature of Mars, or a Mars technology both for educational and scientific purpose.

The projects selection will be made by a jury of Space specialists in the afternoon of Friday 12th April, after the presentation of the single projects.

To partecipate to the selection send your projects description to mte@marsplanet.org.

PROGRAM

Thursday 11th April

      9:30 Opening 
           Greetings of the Institutions
           Gian Marco Senna               President 
                                          Production activities Commission
                                          Lombardia Region
      9:45 Antonio Del Mastro             Mars Planet
     10:00 Tommaso Ghidini (by remote)    ESA 
     10:25 Enrico Flamini                 IRSPS Unich
           From Mars To Earth: Water and Climate
     10:50 Maria Antonietta Perino        THALES ALENIA SPACE
           Space Exploration: the Enabling Technological Steps
     11:30 Gabriele Mascetti              ASI
     12:00 Dave Anilkumar                 ASI
     12:30 Francesco Soldani              ITALIAN AIR FORCE
           Italian Air Force-Space and Aerospace applications
     13:00 BREAK 
     14:00 Giancarlo Genta                POLYTECHNIC OF TURIN, IAAA
     14:30 Christa M. Feucht              4th PLANET LOGISTICS
           Moon and Mars habitation in lava Tubes
     14:55 Gennaro Russo                  TRANS-TECH
           Necessary Intermediate Steps Toward MARS
     15:30 Antonio Del Mastro             MARS PLANET
           Motigravity: A VR treadmill for space and medical applications
     15:45 BREAK
     16:00 Bruno Musetti                  THALES ALENIA SPACE
           Exomars 2020 Mission
     16:30 David Avino                    ARGOTEC
     17:00 Valentina Sumini               MIT
           Architecture for Human Space Exploration
     17:30 Clara Plata                    SEMiLLA IPSTAR/MELiSSA
           Bio-regenerative closed life systems for Mars missions as tool
           to boost the transition from a linear to a circular economy.
     18:00 Federico Monaco                 Mars Planet
           Soft power as strategy of local engagement for space simulation centers

Friday 12th April

     9:30 Bernhard Rebele                DLR
          Cooperative robotic systems for autonomous exploration missions
    10:00 Giancarlo Borghesi             MEGSAT SPACE DIVISION
    10:30 Alessandro Donati              KAYSER ITALIA
    11:00 René Waclavicek                LIQUIFER
    11:30 MARS TO EARTH AWARD 

          JURY PRESIDENT:               
          Giovanni Caprara              Chief Science Columnist Corriere della Sera
                                        UGIS President
          POLYTECHNIC OF TURIN STUDENTS TEAMS
          -Team Diana: tO-RO ROVER 
          -Automated food delivery system based on 3D food printing technology
          -3D Printing Recyclable Spacewear on Mars
    12:30 BREAK
    13:30 MARS TO EARTH AWARD
          POLYTECHNIC OF TURIN STUDENTS TEAMS 
          -Sizing of a food production and recycling system 
          -Shelter Module for active protection against galactic cosmic rays
          -Bioregenerative Systems on Mars: Why, Challenges and how to get there
          -Personal Radiation Shielding
          POLYTECHNIC OF MILAN STUDENTS TEAM
          -RedStorm
          UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO STUDENTS TEAM
          -Rover RM-001
          ISIA FIRENZE STUDENTS TEAM
          -CR-BR Carbon remover bioreactor    
    17:00 MARS TO EARTH AWARDING
    17:30 END

Call For Papers

Technical papers and posters addressing the topics of Mars To Earth  are welcome. To submit a proposal of a paper/posters to be presented during the Workshop, please send an abstract to the following e-mail address:

info@marsplanet.org

The abstract must be in English language with a maximum length of 500 words and must contain:

1. Title of the work;
2. First name, last name, phone numbers, e-mail address and company of the author/s;
3. A brief summary of the content that will be addressed in the paper with an indication of the selected topics;
4. A presentation of the main results of the paper.

Abstracts and posters submission deadline is 20th March 2019.

Sponsorship

The conference will be advertised in the main Italian and international media.

To know about our sponsorship program contact us at: info@marsplanet.org.