First Announcement and Call for Papers
15th International Space Conference of Pacific-basin Societies (ISCOPS)
McGill University, Montreal, Canada
July 10-13, 2018

Deadline for Abstracts: January 31, 2018
AIM OF THE CONFERENCE
The American Astronautical Society (AAS), the Chinese Society of Astronautics (CSA) and the JapaneseRocket Society (JRS) are pleased to hold jointly the 15th International Space Conference of Pacific-basinSocieties (ISCOPS) from July 10-13, 2018 in Montreal, Canada. The conference will provide a forum forspace decision-makers, experts, engineers and scientists to exchange ideas and experiences in spacetechnology and discuss the future of space development and its applications, mainly in the Pacific-basincountries, under the theme “Promote the Welfare of Pacific-basin Region with Space Innovation”.
CONFERENCE VENUE AND LANGUAGE
The 15th ISCOPS will be held in Montreal, Canada, at McGill University. English will be the working
language of the conference.
MAIN SESSIONS
A. Plenary Session
A.1. New Era for Space Commercialization
B. Technical Sessions
B.1. Astrodynamics, Guidance and Control
B.2. Space Exploration and Space Robotics
B.3. Small Satellites, Formation Flying and Constellations
B.4. Space Materials, Structures, Power and PropulsionB.5. Space Systems, Transportation, Payloads and Infrastructure
B.6. Space Debris Protection, Mitigation and Removal
C. International Students Conference and Competition (Graduate Level)

ABSTRACTS
Abstracts for proposed papers must be received by January 31, 2018. An abstract of 400 to 600 words in
English should be submitted to the regional representatives as indicated below with Microsoft Word
and/or PDF documents as attachments. Student abstracts for Session C should clearly indicate the level(Masters or Ph.D.) and the name of the student presenter. Supporting figures and tables are encouraged.
Authors are requested to prepare their abstracts as follows: single spacing; starting in the top quarter ofthe page include title, full names of all authors, affiliation and mailing addresses of all authors, adesignated contact author, email addresses, phone numbers, and up to three key words. Authors areencouraged to suggest the most suitable session for their presentation.
REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVESAAS – Professor Arun Misra
Department of Mechanical Engineering
McGill University
817 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, QC, CANADA H3A 0C3
Tel: 1-514-398-6288
Fax: 1-514-398-7365
Email: arun.misra@mcgill.ca(for North and South American and all other participants)

CSA – Ms. Zhang Yao
Department Director
Chinese Society of Astronautics
No. 8 Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing, CHINA
Tel: +86-10-68193081
Fax: +86-10-68372022
Email: csa_zhangyao@sina.cn(for Chinese participants)
CSA – Ms. Huang Zewen
Project Manager
Chinese Society of Astronautics
No. 8 Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing, CHINA
Tel: +86-10-68768623
Fax: +86-10-68768624
Email: huangxiaoduo0420@163.com(for Chinese participants)
JRS – Professor Yasuhiro MoritaThe Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, JAXA
3-1-1 Yoshinodai
Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5210, JAPANFax: +81-42-759-8222
Email: morita.yasuhiro@jaxa.jp(for Japanese participants)
JRS – Professor Satoshi Nonaka
The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, JAXA
3-1-1 Yoshinodai
Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5210, JAPANFax: +81-42-759-8458
Email: nonaka.satoshi@jaxa.jp(for Japanese participants)

PROCEEDINGS
Proceedings will be published by the AAS after the conference. Although participants will receive theproceedings on a CD free of charge, hardcopy versions may be ordered for an additional charge. Fullpapers should be prepared according to the proper AAS Format Instructions as listed on the Univelt WebSite Page: http://www.univelt.com/FAQ.html#SUBMISSION. Authors are requested to bring one hardcopyof their own papers to the conference, plus a copy on a memory stick. Following the conference, authors
will have time to make corrections to their manuscripts before submission to Univelt. The final electronicversions of the papers in PDF format should be e-mailed to the Univelt at: roberthjacobs@univelt.com nolater than September 15, 2018.

CONFERENCE FEES
Full Participant
Full Participant (Retired)
All Student Participants
Accompanying Person

USD 550
USD 350
USD 100
USD 100

Full participant and student registration fees include admission to all technical sessions and socialprograms, including the welcome reception, the award banquet, coffee breaks, and a half-day technicalvisit, as well as the proceedings of the conference.

SPARK MATSUNAGA MEMORIAL AWARD
During the conference, the Ninth Spark Matsunaga Memorial Award will be presented to a person fromthe Pacific region who has made distinguished contributions to regional or global space cooperation. Inorder to simplify the process of selection, the following principles agreed by the AAS, CSA and JRS will
be followed:
 Each ISCOPS in principle will select one winner;
 The winner should be selected from the candidates nominated by the host society from their owncountry;
 The other two societies are asked to respect the hosting society’s nomination and support the selectedwinner.
 One additional winner from another pacific-basin country not involved with hosting future ISCOPS might
be possible upon the agreements by the three societies. Nominations, including a nomination letter, one
page supporting document, and an additional letter of reference, should reach the Matsunaga Award
Committee at AAS regional representative by April 15, 2018.
TECHNICAL VISIT
A half-day technical visit will be organized on Friday afternoon, July 13, 2018 free of charge for full andstudent participants. Roundtrip bus transportation will be provided from the conference site. All
participants of the technical tour must be pre-registered, even if conference fees will be paid at theconference. Names, affiliations, addresses, and passport information must be provided. At the time of thevisit, all participants must display passports.
SOCIAL EVENTSThe welcome reception will be held on the evening of July 10. A banquet will be held on the evening ofJuly 12, together with the award presentations for full and student participants. Additional banquet tickets
may be purchased for USD 80.
ACCOMMODATIONSMontreal has a wide range of accommodation with a variety of options in every budget range. A list ofrecommended hotels will be included in the second announcement.
POST-CONGRESS TOURSISCOPS does not plan to organize post-congress tours. However, Montreal is one of the most populartravel destinations in Canada. Information about tourist attractions in Montreal and nearby cities Quebec
City and Ottawa will be provided in the second announcement.
TECHNICAL CO-CHAIRPERSONS
AAS
CSA
JRS

Prof. Arun Misra
Dr. Li Ming
Prof. Yasuhiro Morita
Prof. Satoshi Nonaka

VISAS
Certain participants of the 15th ISCOPS will require visas to enter Canada. Those participants should
identify themselves as soon as possible, and official individual letters of invitation will be sent on behalf ofISCOPS, signed by an appropriate Canadian ISCOPS official.

____________________________________________________________________________________For additional information, please contact Professor Arun Misra, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
McGill University, 817 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Canada, H3A 0C3. Tel: +1-514-398-6288,
Email: arun.misra@mcgill.ca____________________________________________________________________________________