EUCASS-CEAS 2023

What “respect” means at EPFL

Stephanie Parker — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 14:09:50 +0000

As the Aerospace Europe Conference 2023 is being held at EPFL, it is important that conference attendees are aware of EPFL’s Respect Policy.

EPFL upholds a steadfast policy of respect that permeates every aspect of campus and community life, including events. The six pillars of respect at EPFL are:

Equity
Diversity
Dialogue
Responsibility
Tolerance
Inclusion

EPFL recognizes that diversity of opinions and inclusivity are essential for fostering research and innovation, and it is the policy to treat everyone with equal respect. In this way, EPFL strives to foster a nurturing and welcoming environment for students, faculty, staff, and guests.

EPFL is committed to promoting mutual understanding, open dialogue, and the free exchange of ideas to create a harmonious and inclusive community for all.

For more information on EPFL’s policy of respect: https://www.epfl.ch/about/respect/

Thank you to our sponsors

Stephanie Parker — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 09:02:52 +0000

The Aerospace Europe Conference 2023 is the first of its kind, bringing together over 700 attendees from all over the word. While our teams at EUCASS, CEAS, and EPFL have formed a great committee, this conference would truly not exist without the financial contributions of our generous sponsors.

For the Aerospace Europe Conference 2023, we are fortunate enough to have 17 sponsors and exhibitors, coming from industry, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and educational institutions. Together, these groups have donated generously in order to help ensure that the Aerospace Europe Conference 2023 has the resources to provide an excellent and inclusive event.

“We are really grateful that we could count on the support of local sponsors such as EPFL, Canton de Vaud, Swissmem, Pilatus and Clearspace as well as for the organisation of technical visits to CERN, CSEM, Swiss Aeropole and the Swiss Plasma Center,” says Emmanuelle David of the Local Organising Committee.

During the conference, you will be able to meet with our sponsors, partners and exhibitors in the exhibition area and also during the keynote.

“The Swiss ecosystem is dynamic and willing to provide the best experience possible to our visitors. We can’t wait to host the conference!”

Commercial Space Days 2023, September 11-12, Luzern

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A focus on sustainability – How we’re making Aerospace Europe Conference 2023 a more sustainable event

Stephanie Parker — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 13:30:14 +0000

Sustainability is a core value for both EUCASS and CEAS, and this holds especially true for our events. This means that not only must the conference themes embrace sustainability, but the conference itself must also be managed as such.

EUCASS and CEAS appreciate that sustainability is one of the core values of EPFL. Recognizing the potentially detrimental impact that events can have on the environment, EPFL has taken a number of measures to reduce this impact and create events with positive economic and social impacts instead. This commitment is shared by the SwissTech Convention Center, which is one of the most sustainable congress centers in the world.

Aerospace at the service of sustainability

The air and space industries both develop and support technologies that are essential for enhancing the daily lives of people across the world.

CEAS and EUCASS are both committed to supporting the transition to a greener air and space industry. That’s why this year’s Conference will include the following sessions specifically focused on sustainability:

Climate neutral aviation fuel, which will address the progress towards a more sustainable aviation system with a focus on alternative fuels and propulsion systems.
Sustainable Space, which will address space sustainability and logistics, integrating several topics to discuss future space and Europe.
Sustainable Aviation, which will address all the fundamental challenges, both in its civil and military aspects, that aviation is facing to ensuring a cleaner, quieter, smarter future for the industry.
Reusable Systems for Space access, which is a symposium is for all stakeholders involved in the research and development of reusable launch to review the status of the different activities and projects.

Travel in sustainable style

To make an event truly sustainable, sustainability measures must be considered and incorporated before an event even starts. This is why we encourage, whenever possible, that participants at the Aerospace Europe Conference 2023 use public transportation and bikes to travel to and around EPFL, helping to reduce carbon emissions. Luckily, EPFL is located on a metro line, served by a number of bus lines, and participates in the region’s PubliBike bicycle sharing network. All attendees to the Aerospace Europe Conference will receive a free regional travel ticket included in their hotel reservation. And of course, Switzerland has a robust train system that connects with most of Western Europe.

The SwissTech Convention Center

As one of the most sustainable convention centers in the world, the SwissTech Convention Center uses water from Lake Geneva to heat and cool its buildings and has installed 15,000 m2 of solar panels on its roof. The Center relies mainly on natural light and has no air conditioning system, using instead a ventilation system that operates independently on different areas of the building to reduce energy when spaces are empty.

The SwissTech Convention Center sources its food locally as much as possible, using regional and seasonal ingredients, as well as offering vegetarian and organic meals. They also make use of eco-friendly materials, such as reusable cups and plates. In addition, the university also has a waste management system that promotes recycling and composting, reducing the amount of waste that ends up in landfills. And they calculate their CO2 emissions annually and have signed the Net Zero Carbon Events Initiative.

"I am very happy to work for a congress center that is forward-looking and very advanced on the issue of sustainability,” says Laura Le Gal, Head of Client Services and Sustainability Leader for the SwissTech Convention Center. “We are the first to create our bespoke carbon footprint calculator for our events and have important projects underway, such as the Swiss Triple Impact program, mobility and waste plan.”

Learn more about the sustainability measures taken by EPFL and the SwissTech Convention Center for events:

Better together: Why EUCASS and CEAS are joining forces with the Aerospace Europe 2023 conference

Stephanie Parker — Wed, 03 May 2023 14:26:52 +0000

This year, for the first time, the non-profit organizations EUCASS (European Conference for AeroSpace Sciences) and CEAS (Council of European Aerospace Societies) are joining forces as co-organizers of the Aerospace Europe 2023 Conference, which is taking place July 9-13 at the SwissTech Convention Center on the campus of the Ecole Polytechnique Fedérale de Lausanne (EPFL), hosted by eSpace – EPFL Space Center.

After last year’s successful EUCASS-3AF-2022 conference in Lille, the first in person since the start of the Covid pandemic, it was clear that there are many benefits that come from the aerospace scientific community meeting and interacting face-to-face. This led to the decision of the EUCASS and CEAS leadership to create one congress that can unify the European aerospace community, instead of multiple meetings with fewer attendees.

The Aerospace Europe Conference 2023 is the result of this collaboration. The event will give all the members of aerospace scientific community one place where they can expand and diversify their scientific contacts, and present their research and solutions in a productive and enthusiastic forum.

“We knew we were serving the same community” says Franco Bernelli, President of CEAS. “Having one single major event, there is no dilemma, everyone within our community should attend Aerospace Europe Conference 2023”

This conference will be the best-attended conference on aeronautics and space sciences in Europe. 500 people came to last year’s EUCASS in Lille, France. This year, over 750 attendees are expected to come together in Switzerland to collaborate on the cutting-edge issues and research in the aerospace field.

“We are very proud to be hosting the first joint EUCASS-CEAS Aerospace Europe conference here at EPFL,” says Emmanuelle David, executive director of eSpace.

Register today for the Aerospace Europe 2023 Conference, and benefit from early bird rates! There are also still opportunities to promote your organization at this popular event through different sponsorship options.