Only about 600 or 700 of them are operational spacecraft. The remainder is space debris, i.e. objects that no longer serve any useful purpose. The purpose of the Third European Conference on Space Debris is to provide a forum for the presentation of results from research on space debris, to assist in defining future directions for research, to identify methods of debris control, reduction and protection, and to discuss international implications and policy issues. The Conference will be divided into sessions and will include both invited and contributed papers, with posters if needed. The programme will conclude with a round table discussion.
Contributed papers are welcome.
Papers will be selected on the basis of the submitted abstract. The abstracts selected will be included, as submitted, in an Abstract book, which will be available at the Conference. Papers will be accepted for publication in either English or French. The working language at the Conference will be English. Authors will be notified whether their papers have been accepted by mid-December 2000.