BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250615T174531Z UID:BD1450FA-BB0D-43FB-9D65-AC6D39808F89 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250608T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250608T153000 DESCRIPTION:Date: June 8\, 2025\nLocation: Room A-1804 \, École de technol ogie supérieure (ÉTS)\, Montréal\n\nOrganized by: IEEE ComSoc SSC SIG o n Satellite Mega-Constellations: Communications and Networking\n\nProgram: \n\n11:00 – 11:30 Introducing IEEE ComSoc Standardization Activities\n\n Presenter: Mehmet Ulema (Chair\, IEEE ComSoc Standards Development Board)\ n\n11:30 – 12:15 Presentation of IEEE P1963 Standard\n\nIntroduction to the standard on Collaborative Orbital Data Sharing\, covering its scope\, technical framework\, and impact.\n\nPresenters: Nesrine Benchoubane(Poly technique Montreal)\, jointly with Gregory Falco (Cornell)\, Wael Jaafar ( ÉTS)\, Gunes Karabulut Kurt (Polytechnique Montreal)\n\n12:15 – 13:30 L unch Break\n\nLight lunch provided to registered participants.\n\n13:30 – 14:30 Student Innovation Competition\n\nSelected student projects will be presented in 60 seconds for sustainable space communications.\n\nEvalu ators: Jesus-David Gonzalez-Llorente (ÉTS)\, Sandra Céspedes U. (Concord ia University)\, Pablo Gustavo Madoery (Carleton University)\, Wael Jaafa r (ÉTS)\, Gunes Karabulut Kurt (Polytechnique Montreal)\n\n14:30 – 15:3 0 Panel Discussion: Sustainable Space – From Vision to Reality\n\nA mod erated discussion featuring academic\, industry\, and policy experts on op erationalizing sustainable practices in space.\n\nPanelists: Mohamed-Slim Alouini (KAUST)\, Daniele TARCHI (Università di Firenze)\, Jesus-David Go nzalez-Llorente (ÉTS)\, Peng Hu (University of Manitoba)\, Giovanni Giamb ene (University of Siena)\n\nModerators: Wael Jaafar (ÉTS)\, Gunes Karabu lut Kurt (Polytechnique Montreal)\n\n-----\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE SSC-TC SIG on Satellite Mega-Constellations: Communications and Networking\n\nRo om: Room A-1804\, Bldg: Pavillon A (Building A)\, École de technologie s upérieure (ÉTS)\, Montréal\, Quebec\, Canada\, Virtual: https://events. vtools.ieee.org/m/486348 LOCATION:Room: Room A-1804\, Bldg: Pavillon A (Building A)\, École de tec hnologie supérieure (ÉTS)\, Montréal\, Quebec\, Canada\, Virtual: https ://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/486348 ORGANIZER:gunes.kurt@polymtl.ca SEQUENCE:102 SUMMARY:Communications for a Sustainable Space Ecosystem URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/486348 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p class="M soNormal"><strong>Date:</strong>&nbsp\;June 8\, 2025<br><strong>Location:< /strong> <span style="background-color: rgb(241\, 196\, 15)\;">Room A-1804 </span> \, &Eacute\;cole de technologie sup&eacute\;rieure (&Eacute\;TS)\, Montr&eacute\;al&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Organize d by:</strong>&nbsp\;IEEE ComSoc SSC SIG on Satellite Mega-Constellations: Communications and Networking</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Program:& nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">11:00 &ndash\; 11:30 &nbsp\;<str ong>Introducing IEEE ComSoc Standardization Activities</strong></p>\n<p cl ass="MsoNormal">Presenter: <em>Mehmet Ulema (Chair\, IEEE ComSoc Standards Development Board)</em></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">11:30 &ndash\; 12:15 <s trong>&nbsp\;Presentation of IEEE P1963 Standard</strong></p>\n<p class="M soNormal">Introduction to the standard on Collaborative Orbital Data Shari ng\, covering its scope\, technical framework\, and impact.</p>\n<p class= "MsoNormal">Presenters: <em>Nesrine Benchoubane(Polytechnique Montreal)\, jointly with Gregory Falco (Cornell)\, Wael Jaafar (&Eacute\;TS)\, Gunes K arabulut Kurt (Polytechnique Montreal)</em></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">12:1 5 &ndash\; 13:30&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<strong>Lunch Break&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</st rong></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">Light lunch provided to registered partici pants.</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">13:30 &ndash\; 14:30&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<strong >Student Innovation Competition&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</strong >&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">Selected student projects will be presented in 60 seconds for sustainable space communications.&nbs p\;</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">Evaluators:&nbsp\;<em>Jesus-David Gonzalez-L lorente (&Eacute\;TS)\, Sandra C&eacute\;spedes U. (Concordia University)\ , &nbsp\;Pablo Gustavo Madoery (Carleton University)\, </em>&nbsp\;<em>Wae l Jaafar (&Eacute\;TS)\, Gunes Karabulut Kurt (Polytechnique Montreal)</em ></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">14:30 &ndash\; 15:30&nbsp\;<strong>&nbsp\;Pane l Discussion: Sustainable Space &ndash\; From Vision to Reality</strong>&n bsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p class="MsoN ormal">A moderated discussion featuring academic\, industry\, and policy e xperts on operationalizing sustainable practices in space.</p>\n<p class=" MsoNormal">Panelists: <em>Mohamed-Slim Alouini (KAUST)\, Daniele TARCHI (U niversit&agrave\; di Firenze)\, Jesus-David Gonzalez-Llorente (&Eacute\;TS )\, Peng Hu (University of Manitoba)\, Giovanni Giambene (University of Si ena)</em></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">Moderators: <em>Wael Jaafar (&Eacute\; TS)\, Gunes Karabulut Kurt (Polytechnique Montreal)</em></p>\n<p class="Ms oNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman\, serif\;">&nbsp\;----- </span></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR