The Europlanet General Assembly is the annual forum for Europlanet Society members (and non members) to learn about the activities of the Europlanet Society which also runs EPSC and was integral to the Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure. To learn about our activities, plans for the future and how you can get involved in the Society's activities please come along to the General Assembly.
A limited number of lunch bags will be provided to General Assembly attendees during the assembly.

At the EPSC in Berlin, we are introducing the Space Innovation Night: a new thematic event designed to connect academics, industry professionals, policymakers, and communicators from across Europlanet at all career levels.

Event Highlights:

• Moderated Panel Discussion: Engage with a panel of speakers with diverse experiences on this year’s theme "SmallSat vs Large-scale missions: Exploring NewSpace opportunities across the Europlanet community" and participate in a Q&A session.
• Networking Reception: Enjoy finger food and drinks while networking with peers, exchanging ideas, and creating connections.

Our invited panelists (in alphabetic order) will offer unique perspectives and insights to foster an engaging discussion and encourage the development of cross-community interactions:

1. Dr Noel C. Baker, Project Manager of ALTIUS SmallSat, IASB-BIRA, Brussels (Belgium), and member of EGU’s Science for Policy working group, representing the academic/policy/outreach communities;

2. Tobias Bohnhardt, Head of the DLR School Lab, Berlin (Germany), representing the education/communication/outreach communities;

3. Prof. Nigel J. Mason, University of Kent (UK), and Co-I of MAUVE cubesat, representing the academic community;

4. Irene Selvanathan, founder and CEO of Neurospace, Berlin (Germany), involved in the TACHELES satellite on Artemis 2, representing the industry community;

5. Dr Yannis Zouganelis, Solar System Science Coordinator, European Space Agency, Madrid (Spain), representing the space agency/policy communities.

The objectives of this year’s thematic debate are as follows:

- Analyse the potential challenges and benefits of integrating NewSpace approaches into traditional planetary science frameworks;
- Facilitate the exchange of ideas on how different stakeholders (including early career professionals) can contribute to and benefit from the evolving landscape of space exploration and technology;
- Discuss the role of Space Agencies and SMEs in the European NewSpace strategy;
- Explore how academia and industry can collaborate innovatively on future missions;
- Examine how novel forms of communication can effectively raise public awareness of planetary science.

The event is open to all EPSC registrants and free of charge.

Your participation will help make the first E-SPIN event a success! We look forward to seeing you there!

This community event provides EPSC attendees with the opportunity to discuss with members of different funding bodies and stakeholders about scientific priorities, strategy reviews and space missions. After a series of short presentations there will be a Q&A session. All are welcome.

Please join us for this networking event to discuss diversity and inclusiveness in the planetary science community. The meeting is organized by the Europlanet Diversity Committee. Everyone interested in this topic is welcome to attend.

12:05–12:30 - Hera mission
12:30–13:25 - BepiColombo