iCubeSat

iCubeSat 2021, the 9th Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop, will address the opportunities, technical challenges, and practicalities of space exploration with CubeSats. The workshop provides a unique environment for open wide ranging practical collaboration between academic researchers, industry professionals, policy makers and students developing this new and rapidly growing field.

Technical Program

Talks and round tables will focus on three themes: technology, science, and open collaboration. The program will also include unconference sessions to provide additional opportunities to engage with the interplanetary CubeSat community and potential collaborators. Talks and supporting material will be streamed and archived on the conference website. A lively social program in and around Beijing will be arranged for participants and their guests.

Abstract Submission and Dates

Talks on astrodynamics, attitude control and determination systems, citizen science, citizen space exploration, communications, landers, launch opportunities, open source approaches, outreach, payloads, policy, power systems, propulsion, reentry systems, ride-shares, science missions, software, standardization, structures, systems engineering and other related topics are all welcome.

14th September 2020 Registration opens at iCubeSat.org/registration

1st April 2021 Abstract upload deadline

15th April 2021 Notification of abstract acceptance

28th May 2021 Presentation (and optional paper) upload deadline

Please confirm your interest in presenting or attending as soon as possible (to assist us size the venue) by completing the registration form.

Exhibition

CubeSat specialists and other vendors are invited to contact exhibit@iCubeSat.org for details of exhibition opportunities.

Location

The ninth Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop will be held at or near Tsinghua University in Beijing, China and/or online (depending on the state of the global pandemic) on Tuesday, June 1st and Wednesday June 2nd, 2021.

Organizers

The organising committee can be contacted at committee@iCubeSat.org

See you in Beijing!

Notes for participants

Talks

Talks should be in Microsoft PowerPoint or Adobe Acrobat format and uploaded to the conference organisers using the link provided in your acceptance email no later than the Friday before the workshop using the link provided in your acceptance email.

In addition to the file that will be used to display your presentation at the workshop, please also provide an Adobe Acrobat version that will be made available for download from the workshop website.

Video files that you do not wish to embed in your presentation should be uploaded as a separate file using the same link. If they require any special codecs to be installed, please let us have the details when you upload the file.

Papers

Optional papers should be in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat format using the template available here. Please upload your paper to the conference organisers using the link provided in your acceptance email no later than the Friday before the workshop using the link provided in your acceptance email.

Posters

Posters should be A0 format and either portrait (preferred) or landscape. A PDF version of your poster should also be uploaded to the conference organisers using the link provided in your acceptance email.

If you wish to display a piece of hardware on a table in front of your poster, please let us know by the Friday before the workshop so we can make the necessary arrangements.

Questions? Email the organising committee at committee@iCubeSat.org