For one day, the world’s major space agencies will be the protagonists of Roman cultural and political life, and Rome will find itself under the eyes of the world aerospace community.

The topic is Aerospace cooperation and strategies in the Mediterranean, discussed by representatives of space agencies in the Mediterranean (Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Israel, Syria, Turkey), together with the Italian and European Agencies (ASI, ESA) and representatives from the Indian, U.S., Russian and Turkish Agencies (ISRO, NASA, Federal Russian Space Agency).

The conferences will be opened by Foreign Undersecretary Hon. Stefania Craxi, the Vice-mayor of Rome Sen. Mauro Cutrufo, and Università la “Sapienza” Provost Luigi Frati.

The Conference, which starts at 2.30 p.m. in Sala Pietro da Cortona, will be preceded by the Press Conference presenting the Indian Space Agency (ISRO) and its plans for aerospace cooperation with Europe and Italy in Sala del Carroccio, at 12.00 p.m.

Thursday 4 Feb., Vice-minister Hon. Adolfo Urso will open the Conference on EGNOS, the satellite navigation program.

At 5.00 p.m. on the same day, European Commission Vice-president Hon. Antonio Tajani will close the Conference dedicated to satellite navigation with a Press Conference, during which he will present the latest developments concerning the EGNOS program.

SAT Expo Europe benefits from the Alto Patronato della Presidenza della Repubblica and has received the Sponsorship of the European Commission and of the Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri. The event’s institutional partner is the City of Rome. Scientific Partner, Università la “Sapienza”. It is the official reference event for the three Italian aerospace industry associations: AIAD, AIPAS e ASAS.