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Livestream agenda
The rover competition and the Inspiration Zone will be available to visitors every day (September 09–11, 2022, Friday to Sunday) from 10.00am to 5.00pm on the campus of the Kielce University of Technology. Below you can find a draft agenda of the online broadcast. Participation in the event is free of charge. The livestream will be provided exclusively in English.
10am
LIVESTREAM
Beginning of the first day
ERC Host & Jury representatives
10.30am
LIVESTREAM
Future technologies, research, and projects of space agencies and private companies
Keynote presentation
Debate introduction.
11am
LIVESTREAM
How will new science and technologies change the world in the coming years?
Debate
What will the discoveries in genetics, cosmology, and AI research bring in the coming years of the 21st century? Will we be able to start time travel, reach the stars and meet other civilizations in space?
11.50am
LIVESTREAM
What do rovers do on Mars and Mars Yard?
Live from the Mars Yard studio
A conversation with the Jury and Experts on the applications of rovers in space exploration, with a mention of drones.
12.20pm
LIVESTREAM
Meet the ERC’22 Exhibitors and Teams
Live from the Inspiration Zone and Team Zone
Presentation of Exhibitors, Teams and rovers participating in the ERC 2022.
2pm
LIVESTREAM
Future Mars Exploration
Keynote presentation
Debate introduction.
2.30pm
LIVESTREAM
Life in a martian city
Debate
An interdisciplinary conversation with experts from various fields about psychological, physiological, and biological aspects of life on Mars. A discussion on its future economy, governance, and possible lifestyles.
3.20pm
LIVESTREAM
Competencies in the space sector – who’s needed?
Live from the Mars Yard studio
A conversation with the Jury and Experts on the required competencies in the space sector.
3.50pm
LIVESTREAM
Meet the ERC’22 Exhibitors and Teams
Live from the Inspiration Zone and Team Zone
Presentation of Exhibitors, Teams and rovers participating in the ERC 2022.
4.20pm
LIVESTREAM
Wrap-up of the first day
ERC Host
10am
LIVESTREAM
Beginning of the second day
ERC Host & Jury representatives
A summary of the first day of the ERC competition.
10.30am
LIVESTREAM
Lunar exploration
Keynote presentation
Debate introduction.
11am
LIVESTREAM
The Moon – from survival to daily life
Debate
An interdisciplinary conversation with experts from various fields about our lives and work on the Moon, how to survive extreme conditions, human-robot cooperation, and a zero-waste lifestyle.
11.50am
LIVESTREAM
Differences between Mars and lunar rovers
Live from the Mars Yard studio
A conversation with the Jury and Experts on the differences between Mars and Moon rovers.
12.20pm
LIVESTREAM
Meet the ERC’22 Exhibitors and Teams
Live from the Inspiration Zone and Team Zone
Presentation of Exhibitors, Teams and rovers participating in the ERC 2022.
2pm
LIVESTREAM
A new generation of space stations
Keynote presentation
Debate introduction.
2.30pm
LIVESTREAM
Art and living in space
Debate
An interdisciplinary conversation with experts from various fields about the meaning of art, design, photography, music, and even gardening on space stations. Applied technologies in space.
3.20pm
LIVESTREAM
Future of the space market labor
Live from the Mars Yard studio
What new professions will space exploration bring? What competencies should the next generation develop?
3.50pm
LIVESTREAM
Meet the ERC’22 Exhibitors and Teams
Live from the Inspiration Zone and Team Zone
Presentation of Exhibitors, Teams and rovers participating in the ERC 2022.
4.20pm
LIVESTREAM
Wrap-up of the second day
ERC Host
10am
LIVESTREAM
Beginning of the third day
ERC Host & Jury representatives
A summary of the second day of the ERC competition.
10.30am
LIVESTREAM
Space technologies in everyday life
Keynote presentation
Debate introduction.
11am
LIVESTREAM
Further space exploration vs. disruptive changes on Earth
Debate
An interdisciplinary conversation with experts from various fields about the challenges of climate change and the desire to explore space.
11.50am
LIVESTREAM
AI and autonomous robots
Live from the Mars Yard studio
What benefits does designing better autonomous space robots give us? What new applications for such technologies will we find in the future?
12.20pm
LIVESTREAM
Meet the ERC’22 Exhibitors and Teams
Live from the Inspiration Zone and Team Zone
Presentation of Exhibitors, Teams and rovers participating in the ERC 2022.
2pm
LIVESTREAM
Overview of space-related advertising and the most interesting communication campaigns from the space sector
Keynote presentation
Debate introduction.
2.30pm
LIVESTREAM
How to talk about space?
Debate
An interdisciplinary conversation with experts from various fields about how we should talk about space, how to communicate its complex topics, and sway the public.
3.20pm
LIVESTREAM
Awaiting the results – interviews with the ERC’22 Teams
Live from the Team Zone
Conversations with Teams taking part in the ERC 2022 competition.
3.45pm
LIVESTREAM
Award and closing ceremony
We host world-class specialists
Robert D. Cabana
NASA Associate Administrator
Maria Antonietta Perino
Thales Alenia Space
Robert Zubrin
The Mars Society founder
Justyna Redelkiewicz
EU Agency for the Space Programme
Timothy Peake
ESA astronaut
Janet Ivey
Explore Mars president
Steve Jurczyk
former NASA Associate Administrator
Artemis Westenberg
Explore Mars Europe
Grzegorz Wrochna
Polish Space Agency president
Organizer
Award Sponsor
