The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) is pleased to announce you the opening of the call for nominations of the 2013 Frank J. Malina Astronautics Medal.

The Frank J. Malina Astronautics Medal is presented annually to an educator who has demonstrated excellence in using his/her available resources to promote the study of astronautics and related space sciences The detailed nomination process is available on : http://iafastro.org/index.php/articles/frank-j-malina-astronautics-medal-call-for-nominations

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More information about the Allan D. Emil Memorial Award:

http://iafastro.org/index.php/activities/honors-awards/malina-medal

Nomination material should be sent before 21 June 2013 15:00 CET (Paris time) to the IAF Secretariat, preferably by email at award@iafastro.org . or by Fax to +33 1 4273 2120 or by postal mail to: IAF Secretariat 94 bis avenue de Suffren 75015 Paris France For further Information about the IAF Honours and Awards programmes, please contact the IAF Secretariat at award@iafastro.org.s

La Federación Astronáutica Internacional  anuncia la apertura de solicitudes para dos programas dedicados a jóvenes:

• Líderes Emergentes Space Grant Programe.
• El Pleno de próxima generación.

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The best student presentation will be awarded.

This workshop is free of charge and an informal dinner will be organised in a restaurant in Tsinghua University (self-funded by participants). 

Please send your abstracts and registration of interest to Ms Lisa Antoniadis, IAF Secretariat atlisa.antoniadis@iafastro.org by 10 June 2013

The selection will be announced by 28 June 2013.
Papers will be due by 31 August 2013.2

You are a student and you missed the opportunity to present your research at the IAC 2013? Then the Tsinghua University IAF-SUAC International Student Workshop is an alternative.
 
 Tsinghua University and the International Astronautical Federation – Space University Administrative Committee (IAF-SUAC) are pleased to announce the call for papers for their International Student Workshop.
 
The workshop will be held on 28 September 2013, in Tsinghua University, Beijing, China in conjunction with the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 23-27 September 2013 in CNCC, Beijing, China.
 
The workshop will consist of one plenary session with high-level speakers from Tsinghua University, IAF, IAF-SUAC and major space agencies to introduce the current space programmes and future plans; challenges faced and achievements obtained ; three technical sessions with the following topics:

• Near earth orbit science and exploration projects with space station/lib and satellites;
• Deep space sciences and exploration projects with lunar/mars rover and others;
• Innovation in satellite/spacecraft technologies and applications;

One closing session with concluding remarks and the award of the best presentation, lunch and coffee-breaks.
 
 The best student presentation will be awarded.

This workshop is free of charge and an informal dinner will be organised in a restaurant in Tsinghua University (self-funded by participants). 
 
Please send your abstracts and registration of interest to Ms Lisa Antoniadis, IAF Secretariat atlisa.antoniadis@iafastro.org by 10 June 2013
 
The selection will be announced by 28 June 2013.
Papers will be due by 31 August 2013.