BSBF Pan-European ILO-meeting
26-02-2018 - 28-02-2018
De belangrijkste conclusie van deze eerste Europese vergadering van alle Big Science ILO's is dat we unaniem van mening zijn dat er een Europees ILO-Net moet komen. Denemarken en ESS nemen daarvoor het initiatief. Een volgende Europees ILO-Net vergadering zal eind 2018 worden gehouden.
Op de vooravond van de BFBS werd de eerste Europese vergadering gehouden van alle Big Science ILO's.
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Dutch Astronomical Instrumentation Community Shines at SPIE 2026 in Copenhagen
5–10 July 2026, Copenhagen, Denmark
The astronomical engineering world gathered in Copenhagen for SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, the leading international conference on ground-based, airborne, and space-based telescopes and the instruments that power them. The event drew more than 3,000 attendees from across the globe, who took part in 13 simultaneous technical conferences featuring over 3,000 presentations on the latest research, technology, and project developments in astronomical instrumentation.
Dutch Space Sector Connects at the 40th Annual Small Satellite Conference
23–26 August 2026, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
The Annual Small Satellite Conference (SmallSat) brought together around 5,000 government, industry, and academic professionals for technical papers, short courses, panels, and exhibits on the technologies driving today's small satellite constellations. Under the theme "The Clouds Above the Clouds," this year's edition celebrated 40 years of collaboration in a sector that has grown from a handful of pioneers into a global ecosystem powering navigation, Earth observation, and communications missions worldwide. Over the past four decades, the small satellite community has transformed from a dedicated few pioneers working on shoestring budgets into a global ecosystem of commercial, government, and academic innovators.