Galaxy Forum China 2024 Hainan

8-12 December 2024

This global / Interglobal event, with main themes “International Human Moon Landings” “Astronomy from the Moon“ and “21st Century Solar System Complete Exploration“ is being organized by International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA Hawai’i), Chinese Society of Astronautics (CSA), with support from International Astronautical Federation (IAF), Moon Village Association (MVA), Deep Space Exploration Lab (DSEL) and Hainan Association for Science and Technology (HAST).

CONFERENCE GOALS

This Galaxy Forum focuses on issues of astronautics and astronomy, and conducts in-depth discussions on advanced developments for helping understand and realize human Moon landings in the coming decades by identifying and supporting vital missions, enterprises, individuals and resources. The Forum will also serve to further the new frontier of astronomy from the Moon, advance Solar System Complete exploration in the 21st Century, and expand international cooperation in research, business and education through collaboration, data sharing and networking worldwide.

FORUM PARTICIPANTS

Experts from scientific research institutions, colleges, companies in the field of aerospace and astronomy, representatives from media and cultural education, and young professionals / post-doc researchers. Around 100 participants in total.

GALAXY FORUM ARTICLES + PUBLICITY

SPEAKERS

KEYNOTES, WELCOMES, SPECIAL ADDRESS:
Astronaut Don Thomas, USA
Wang Wei, DSEL, China
Wang Yiran, CSA, China
Christian Feichtinger, IAF, France
Zhang Yao, CSA, China
Wang Jun, Hainan Association for Science and Technology

1ST WOMEN ON THE MOON:
Astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, Japan (video)
Shawna Pandya, Astronaut Candidate, Canada
Mei Yang, CNSA, China
Xiaohan Mei, HIT, China
Elena Feichtinger, IAF, France

21ST CENTURY SOLAR SYSTEM COMPLETE:
Rick Tumlinson (video), USA
Steve Durst, ILOA, Hawai’i, USA
Prof. Xiaoxin Zhang, on behalf of DSEL, China

INTL HUMAN MOON LANDINGS:
Bernard Foing, ILEWG, Europe
Guoyu Wang, BIT, China (video)
Andrei Sadovski, IKI, Russia
Lynette Tan, Space Faculty, Singapore
Jatan Mehta, Moon Monday, India
Camisha Simmons, Simmons Legal, USA
Guarav Seth, Piersight, India
Bill Carswell, ILOA, SPC, USA
Madelaine Rojas, CENACEP, Panama (video)

ASTRONOMY FROM THE MOON:
Xuelei Chen CNSA, China
Boonrucksar Soonthornthum, NARIT, Thailand
Chatief Kunjaya, ITB, Indonesia
Gaurav Singh, NAOC-CAS, India / China
Tuan-Anh Pham, VNSC, Vietnam
Margarita Safonova, M.P.B. Inst. of Fundamental Research, India
Andrey Shugarov, INASAN, Russia
Taufiq Hidayat, ITB, Indonesia
Richard Green, IAU, USA (video)

HAINAN AND HAWAI’I CULTURAL PERFORMACE:
– Wenchang Middle School Student Presentations
– Hawai’i Cultural Performance by Hawaiian Cultural Practitioners Kumu Leilehua Yuen and Kimo Pihana

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

Sunday 8 December
16:00-20:00 Registration, Welcome Reception

Monday 9 December
8:00-8:45 Registration, Breakfast
9:00-9:45 Welcome Addresses
9:45-10:45 Hainan-Hawai’i Cultural Ceremony
11:00-12:00 Keynotes
12:00-12:30 Conference Photo / Media Window #1
12:30-13:30 ILOA Sponsored Luncheon
13:30-15:00 First Women on the Moon (NET 2026), Women in Space International Forum
15:00-17:00 Astronomy from the Moon Session 1
18:00-20:00 ILOA Sponsored Dinner

Tuesday 10 December
8:00-8:45 Breakfast, Registration
9:00-12:15 International Human Moon Landings Session 1
12:15-13:00 Media Window #2
13:00-14:00 ILOA Sponsored Luncheon
14:00-17:00 Astronomy from the Moon Session 2
18:00-20:00 ILOA / Sponsored Dinner

Wednesday 11 December
8:00-8:45 Breakfast
9:00-11:30 International Human Moon Landings Session 2 “NewSpace”
11:30-12:00 Media Window #3
12:00-13:00 ILOA Sponsored Luncheon
13:30-17:00 Wenchang Aerospace City Tour / Space Launch Center Viewing
18:00-20:00 ILOA Sponsored Dinner

Thursday 12 December
8:00-8:45 Breakfast
9:00-11:30 21st Solar System Complete Session / Looking Forward
11:30-13:30 ILOA Sponsored Luncheon
13:30 Conference End, Aloha, Xiexie, Thank You