Announcing the upcoming events at NL Space Campus for the year ahead. This article highlights five key events, arranged chronologically, offering diverse opportunities for networking, learning, and collaboration. Stay tuned for more details on these events!
1. NL SPACE CAMPUS NETWORK AND DRINKS EVENT SERIES – LAST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH
On the last Thursday of the month at 17:00 CET we host our event NL Space Campus Network and Drinks on campus at the Space Business Innovation Centre in Noordwijk. This event is for everyone interested in space, where multiple start-ups and innovative companies pitch their potential and ideas, and visitors can grow their network.
Every edition we have multiple 3-minute pitches from interesting initiatives, student teams, start-ups and projects related to the space industry. You will also hear updates from NL Space Campus, the community and ESA BIC/SBIC Noordwijk. This event is hosted with support from SBIC Noordwijk, NSO, SpaceNed, NVR, ESA ESTEC, LDE Universities and SGAC.
Find all the Network & Drinks events on our eventpage https://www.nlspacecampus.eu/discover-our-community/events
Are you excited to get on stage yourself? Apply through this link and we will get back to you soon.
Join us in person and you can apply to receive personal invitations for future editions.
2. LDE NL SPACE CAMPUS SUMMER SCHOOL 29 JUNE – 5 JULY
LDE NL Space Campus Summer School provides a hands-on experience in the Dutch space sector. This 7-day programme introduces participants to space organisations like ESA ESTEC, Westend, TNO, Demcon, S[&]T, SRON, and Airbus, helping students understand the basics of space topics and recent developments.
Beyond space topics, the Space Summer School emphasises personal growth through team-building exercises, workshops, and collaborative activities. These activities enhance crucial skills like communication and creative thinking, which are very important aspects of the space industry. Networking events and company visits, including a closing barbecue, provide unique chances to connect.
Participants can network with peers from diverse academic backgrounds and engage with industry professionals, expanding their networks. This programme welcomes both bachelor’s and master’s students from Dutch and international universities without any prior knowledge of space topics.
Working within interdisciplinary teams of individuals with backgrounds in marketing, instrumentation, science, law, engineering, business, and more, students undertake projects throughout the week guided by space experts. At the week’s conclusion, teams present their innovative solutions to their client.
The LDE NL Space Campus Summer School has a website with practical information about the programme. Participants can explore highlights from past editions and find practical details for the current programme, as well as how to register.
Registrations for the LDE NL Space Campus Summer School 2024 will open on 29 February 2024
www.ldenlspacecampussummerschool.nl
3. GEO DATA FUSION HACKATHON – 13 & 14 JUNE 2024
In collaboration with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management and the Netherlands Space Office, we’re thrilled to announce the first Geo-Data Fusion Hackathon 2024. Participants will have the opportunity to work on challenges formulated by the Ministry, with the goal of generating ideas and prototypes that could lead to feasible solutions. This unique event provides the winning team with a large investment for a pilot project for the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, using space and earth observation data.
As a government, we want to show that we use satellite data for societal purposes and see more potential and future in this. One way we do this is by stimulating the development of solutions to social issues of the Ministry of I&W, using space and earth observation data and complementing it with available datasets. This hackathon acts as a means to develop concepts and prototypes that can lead to greater awareness internally and externally of the potential of satellite data, develop feasible projects and create possible business activity.
The hackathon will take place on 13 & 14 June in Utrecht, with the finale on 17 June in The Hague.You can read more about this programme on the eventpage.
4. THE SPACE WEEK – 28 SEPTEMBER TILL 6 OCTOBER 20
The Space Week is powered and initiated by NL Space Campus in collaboration with ESA ESTEC and supported by many space partners. The Space Week demystifies space by opening the doors for everyone interested in anything that has to do with space. Visitors, businesses, investors, and attendees will grow their knowledge, discover how space technology and data impacts society for the better and accelerate innovations. During The Space Week the entire Dutch space region will be centred around space activities. Events vary from open days where space organisations like SRON and ESA opening their doors to the public, to network events that grow your knowledge, activities for families, to business events for investors, businesses, and policy makers.
5. CONNECTING THE CURIOUS: BREMEN EDITION – 20 NOVEMBER 2024
‘Connecting the Curious: Bremen Edition’, is a unique networking event happening next to the annual Space Tech Expo Conference in Bremen. It is a joint effort of ESA BIC Noordwijk, ESA BIC Northern Germany, and NL Space Campus. Exclusively for students, young professionals, and startups from the space industry and community, providing a platform to share ideas and foster connections.
For startups, this gathering serves as a golden opportunity to pitch their groundbreaking concepts and innovations, drawing the attention of potential partners, clients, and collaborators. Attendees of this gathering are treated to an array of inspiring pitches and have the chance to network extensively, staying updated on the latest developments in the dynamic field of space exploration.
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