Wednesday, 5th April 2006

From 12:00

Registration

14:00

Welcome address: J. Feustel-Büechl –  ESA, Director of Reforms

14:15

Key Note Speech 1 on ECSS: Political/contractual/commercial considerations

·     A. Cuquel – CNES, Directeur de l' Inspection Générale et Qualité IGQ

·     R. Lutz – EADS Astrium GmbH,  Senior Vice President, Earth
                 Observation, Navigation & Science

14:45

Key Note Speech 2 on ECSS: Where are we today/What do we plan

·     A. Gaubert  – EUROSPACE, Secretary General Eurospace

·     J. Bosma –  ESA, Head of Product Assurance & Safety Department

15:15

Break

15:40

Feedback from the ECSS Questionnaires: L. Balestra, ECSS Secretary,
and Head of Requirements and Standards Division

16:00

Open Session

Chaired by:

·     G. Vallet – CNES Inspection Générale et Qualité, and ECSS Executive
                    Chairman, and

·     B. Tribioli –  ASI, Head of Planning, Control & Processes and ASI
                       representative in the ECSS Steering Board

To identify key points, initial views and finalize topics for the breakout groups. Participants are invited to present their views about ECSS.

To help the flow of the discussion you are kindly requested to notify your intention to the Registration desk.

18:00

Reception    (NEWTON Foyer)

Thursday, 6^th April 2006

09:00

Introduction: M. Courtois – ESA, Director Technical & Quality            Management – ESTEC Director

09:15

Breakout Sessions

Session 1: room Dj124y

Session 2: room Dj224y

Session 3: room Df204

Session 4: room Df304

Session 5: room Cf204

Session 6: room Cf304

10:30

Feedback from breakout sessions (short presentations of ca.10 min. each)

12:45

Lunch

14:00

Round Table discussion and questions from the floor

M. Courtois          ESA, Director Technical & Quality
                              Management – ESTEC Director

C. Hohage             DLR, Space Projects Director

J. Marcoux           ECSS PA Panel Chairman

M. Le Moine         EADS-Astrium, Chief Technical Officer

B. Saunders          Eutelsat, Chief Technical Officer

G. Bernede           Eumetsat, Head of Quality Assurance Division

L. Vince                Logica, Senior Project Manager

S. Bertrand           Galileo Industries, Chief Operating Officer

M. Pircher            Alcatel Alenia Space, Chief Technical Officer

15:45

Conclusions