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ESTORIL is a seaside town on the north coast of PORTUGAL, located at only 25km from the Lisbon International Airport.

The city is easily reachable thanks to the high air traffic density and direct flights from the main other international airports.

How to arrive to Estoril from Lisbon Airport

4-DAY EXHIBITION ON SPACE PROPULSION CONFERENCE
08 – 11 FEBRUARY 2021

Any private company or laboratory wishing to make an impact in today’s Space Propulsion and Space Transportation industry should seize this unique opportunity to communicate towards a very specialized audience, while demonstrating its know-how in a specific field of expertise and developing its professional network. All delegates and speakers of the SPACE PROPULSION Conference can visit the exhibition area, conveniently located near the technical sessions, and around the coffee breaks and lunch lounge.

Choose between 6sqm and 9 sqm fully equipped booths.
Prices starting from 3500 €.

For larger booth sizes, information on « PARTNERSHIP » page (12, 18 and 24 sqm booths available).

>> NEW THIS EDITION: Exhibition space dedicated to Start-ups <<

Contact us (sp2020.exhibition@3af.fr) for detailed information and prices.

Becoming an exhibitor on SPACE PROPULSION 2020 will enable you to:

• associate your image to a quality international event in the field.
• illustrate your company’s focus on bringing innovation solutions to the market.
• promote your latest products and innovations.
• meet potential clients or providers on your booth or during the social events.
• maximize your ROI by obtaining the attendee list of the Conference.

Information and reservation:

Jennifer Savina @ + 33 6 09 42 83 88 or sp2020.exhibition@3af.fr

FLASHBACK ON LAST EDITION

In Seville in 2018, 11 sponsors and 13 exhibitors were present on the Space Propulsion Conference.
– 72% expressed great satisfaction of their presence (over 8 on a scale from 1 to 10).
– 76% told us they have made contacts for potential new commercial opportunities
– 87% told us they have rekindled existing partnerships and client relations
– 68% told us they would probably be present for the next edition.

> > ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN < <

Follow the link in order to access the dedicated website

All participants including Chairpersons, Speakers and Poster Presenters are required to register and settle registration fees prior to the Conference.

>> REGISTRATION FEES

All fees are net of VAT

Please note only speakers delivering a presentation or presenting a poster can register as “Speaker/Chairman“,
co-authors are requested to register as “Participant”.

For any specific or late registration, please contact sp2020.prog@3af.fr

Registration fees include: Conference sessions attendance, Conference documentation, coffee breaks & lunches from 08 February 2021 to 12 February 2021, 1 ticket for Traditionnal Dinner Buffet, 1 ticket for Gala Dinner, Conference Proceedings.

In addition, “3AF New Member” rate include membership registration at the 3AF Association for one year.

= > Please be aware that the Traditionnal & Gala dinners are not included in the Student special rate.
Extrat tickets for those dinners can be purchased in addition during your online registration process.

>> SOCIAL EVENTS

Several events are organized during SP2020 Conference to encourage social networking:

> Traditionnal Dinner Buffet on Monday 08 February 2021
> Gala Dinner on Wednesday 10 February 2021
> Technical Visit on Friday 12 February 2021 (TBC)

>> CANCELLATION POLICY

COVID-19 SPECIFICATION: If the conference was to be postponed, all registrations will automatically be transfered to the new dates. If you prefer to cancel, you may do this at no cost up to 15 days prior to new conference dates.
In case of conference cancellation by the organizer, registrations will be refunded.

Cancellation will only be accepted up to 15 days prior to the conference (25 January 2021) and must be in writing.
At less than 15 days from the Conference, cancellation fee will apply for (80% of the fees). Delegates who do not cancel before the start of the Conference (08 February 2021) will be liable to the full registration fees.

Early booking for the Conference is strongly recommended.

Download the full list of hotels with negotiated prices for SP2020 Delegates HERE

HOTELS CLOSE TO THE CONFERENCE VENUE IN ESTORIL

• Palácio Estoril Hotel 
  Rua Particular
  2769-504 ESTORIL
  Phone : +351 21 464 81 46
  Email : reservations@hotelestorilpalacio.pt

Website & Booking > >Special rate available with the Promo Code SPACE2020

• Hotel Vila Galé 
  Av. Marginal
  2766-901 ESTORIL
  Phone : +351 214 648 400
  Email : estoril.reservas@vilagale.com

Website & Booking > >Special rate available with the Promo Code SPACE PROPULSION

• Hotel Inglaterra
  Rua do Porto, N°1
  2765-271 ESTORIL
  Phone : +351 214 684 461
  Email & Booking: geral@hotelinglaterra.com.pt
  Website
  > >Special rate available with the Promo Code SPACE2020

HOTELS IN CASCAIS

• Onyria Quinta da Marinha Hotel (10 km from Estoril Congress Center)
  Quinta da Marinha
  2750-005 CASCAIS
  Phone : +351 214 860 141
  Email : reservations@quintadamarinha.com

Website & Booking > >Special rate available with the Promo Code SPACE2020 (Guidelines)

HOTELS IN LISBON

You can find a list of certified hotels on the official websites:

• www.visitlisboa.com : “SLEEP” tab
• www.golisbon.com : “WHERE TO STAY” tab

Estoril Congress Center is reachable by urban train  from “Lisboa – Cais do Sobre” station to “Estoril” train station
(40 min trip, departure every 20 min)
More information and timetable here

> > AT A GLANCE PROGRAMME AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD < <

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ALL AUTHORS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED AN ABSTRACT FOR SP2020 CONFERENCE ARE NOW NOTIFIED BY EMAIL OF THE DECISION OF THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEES

If you didn’t received an official email, please contact sp2020.prog@3af.fr

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE           >> NEW DEADLINES < <

TOPICS

>> NEW TOPIC <<

3. EUCASS PROSPECTIVE SESSION
In Situ Resources Utilization (ISRU) and Space Propulsion
Click here for more information

ADVICES TO THE AUTHORS

• The main purpose of the abstract is to give the Technical Committee information to assist them in selecting the papers to be presented at the conference.
• The selected papers will be presented in a 15 minutes speech at the conference (+ 5 minutes for Q&A).
• An abstract will be selected based on the importance and originality of the subject addressed, on its relevance to the conference theme, on the clarity of its expression.
• The abstract should be a “stand alone” summary that can be used in the compilation of abstracts.
• The abstract should be in English and no longer than 500 words.
• The abstract should summarize the main objectives of the paper to be presented and outline its conclusions.
• Work that has been presented elsewhere, and not updated, will be considered inappropriate.
• All abstracts should be submitted on the dedicated platform

The person submitting the abstract will be designated as the contact person and the main author.
You can check anytime the status of your abstract by login on the dedicated plateform.

NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE/REFUSAL

The Technical Committees will notify all authors of its decision on 15 April 2020. This notification will be accompanied by detailed instructions allowing authors to prepare and make the deposit of their full paper by 30 November 2020 on the dedicated platform.
Please note that failure to comply with the deadline will entail not having the manuscript included in the conference proceedings and programme.
You  can download the SP2020 PAPER INSTRUCTION to follow in order to prepare your full paper.

= = >> Login and Password to access the platform remain the same than those used for the abstract submission < < = =

Authors who fail to register and pay prior the Conference will not have their presentations included in the programme and proceedings.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE POSTER SESSION

The poster presentations are set-up in the Exhibition / Breaks Area. A dedicated booth will be prepared to highlight your poster. Several pauses will be planned and will be an opportunity for you to present your paper as a poster during the Conference. A special announcement will be made to remind it to the audience.

There is no official template to follow in order to prepare your poster, you can put texts, figures, graphs… all relevant content needed to highlight your work.
Your poster should be prepared and printed in portrait style, on one side, format 1m (W) x 1m40 (H)
(width 1000 mm x height 1400 mm).
We offer you to send your poster to the Congress Center to avoid you to travel with it, but you also can bring it with you.

SP2020 Poster
Estoril Congress Center
Avenida Amaral
2765 ESTORIL, PORTUGAL

Please inform us as soon as your poster is sent or if you prefer to bring it with you.

Important: If slots in the program became available you may be notified by email until 15 December 2020, to send your slides for an oral presentation

In addition, you have to upload your poster file on your personal space before 30 November 2020.
Please follow the link and enter your unique user ID and password of your submitter account.

As soon as your poster file is uploaded, you will benefit of the “Speaker” special rate for your Conference Registration.
Please be aware of the specific rule: “No registration, no poster session”

SP2020 PUBLICATION POLICY

All papers accepted for presentation and poster at the SP 2020 will be accessible online exclusively to the conference delegates with a dedicated login & password.
This means that papers shall not be classified or shall, if necessary, be released by the relevant company and/or government agency.
You can download the dedicated SP2020 Public Release Authorization to complete and send to us if necessary.

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Conference Secretariat

3AF

6, rue Galilée
75016 Paris – France
Phone: +33 (0)1 56 64 12 30
Email : sp2020.prog@3af.fr // sp2020.exhibition@3af.fr

TAKE A LOOK AT OUR OUR DEDICATED SANITARY PROTOCOLE
TO ENSURE YOUR SAFETY AND WELL BEING
DURING SP2020 CONFERENCE

2 Technical Commitees are working together
in order to cover all the specific topics discussed during the Space Propulsion Conference:

• Spacecraft Propulsion Technical Commitee
• Propulsion for Space Transportation Technical Commitee

Dominique RIBEREAU and Giorgio SACCOCCIA, as Conference Chairmen,
will oversee the technical content prepared in order to offer to the SP2020 Participants
the more efficient, attractive and up to date programme regarding the recent advances in the field.