Space Week 2019 (Rome, 9-11 October 2019) is the international conference dedicated to space access and services technologies, which will take place in the ASI headquarters next 9-11 October 2019.

Giovanni Sylos Labini, CEO of Planetek Italia, will contribute as Vice-Chairman of the European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC) at the Copernicus Information Day session with its speech "Industry view of the future of the Copernicus programme: key issues to address".

The event is dedicated to research centres, SMEs, universities, large industries, incubators, start-ups, innovators, policy makers, space agencies, institutions, investors, associations and all stakeholders in the space sector.

Established in 2013, the fourth edition of the conference will host the Horizon 2020 infoday, aiming to present the opportunities coming from the last call of the Space Work Programme; the Copernicus International day, with workshops dedicated covering several topics in the space services and technologies applications; round tables with industrial players in space sector; a discussions on the next European research Programmes for Space and Defence; an international brokerage event, offering the possibility to conclude new international cooperation technology, business and research partnerships; an  elevator pitch and much more.

The event is organized by APRE - Agency for the Promotion of European Research and ASI - Italian Space Agency (ASI), with the support of the Copernicus National Forum, Lazio Innova, COSMOS 2020 plus project (Horizon 2020 SPACE NCP) and Enterprise Europe Network (EEN).

Registrations are available until 6 October: https://spaceweek2019-italy.b2match.io/