1. Registration Data: Surname:_____________Name:_______________ Firm: ____________________________________ Passport No.:______________________________ Expiring date: _______________________________ Number of participants to social event:___________ Selected hotel*:______________________________ * Information mandatory if bus transportation from preferred hotels for the social event is required City & area Information http://www.comune.torino.it/canaleturismo/en/ http://www.turismotorino.org Registration No registration fee is requested. The number of attendees is limited to 150. Participants shall register by March the 6 th, filling the attached form and sending the relevant data to the Workshop Secretariat: Attn. Patrizia Brunoe-mail: patrizia.bruno@thalesaleniaspace.compatrizia.bruno@thalesaleniaspace.com Tel. +39-011-7180224 - Fax +39-011-7180228 Hotel Reservation (preferred rates) -- First Announcement --

2. Scope To compare approaches, investigate outstanding questions, exchange experiences and share perspectives among specialists and distinguished professionals in the Space Systems Verification and Testing fields. Location Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24 - TORINO (ITALY) Programme Committee Organizing Committee Secretariat 3 days Sessions (6 th -7 th -8 th of April 2009). 4 Presentations per Session (15 each ) by invited speakers from world-wide Agencies, Industry and Space Organizations, followed by open discussion. Registration free of charge, just lunches have to be paid. Social event sponsored by Thales Alenia Space (7 th evening). Coffee breaks sponsored by JAXA. Tour and exhibition at Politecnico di Torino are planned. CD of Proceedings provided to the registered participants at the Workshop. Chairman: G.F. ChiocchiaPolitecnico di Torino – Torino (Italy) Co-Chairman: P. MessidoroThales Alenia Space – Torino (Italy) S. ChiesaPolitecnico di Torino/AIDAA – Torino (Italy) M. CosmoASI - Roma (Italy) P. GiordanoThales Alenia Space – Torino (Italy) D.S. Kaufman NASA/GSFC - Greenbelt (USA) A. PopovitchESA/ESTEC – Noordwijk (The Netherland) M. SaitohJAXA – Tsukuba (Japan) R. SinghalCSA / DFL – Ottawa (Canada) G. AndrinaThales Alenia Space – Torino (Italy) M. BaderEADS / Astrium – Friedrichshafen (Germany) A. BonaudoReply – Torino (Italy) O. BrunnerESA/ESTEC – Noordwijk (The Netherland) E. ChamontinCNES – Toulouse (France) J.P. ChesselThales Alenia Space – Cannes (France) D. Cornog Boeing Satellite Systems Inc. – El Segundo (USA) A. CucchiaroCSL – Liege (Belgium) R. DittmannDLR – Bonn (Germany) D. FayardEUMETSAT – Darmstadt (Germany) A. GrillenbeckIABG – Ottobrunn (Germany) P. LattesEADS / Astrium – Toulouse (France) P. MaggiorePolitecnico di Torino – Torino (Italy) P. MagnaniSELEX Galileo – Milano (Italy) E. PerlThe Aerospace Corporation – El Segundo (USA) C. PortelliASI – Roma (Italy) G. SembeniniNATO/RTO – Paris (France) D. SheltonLockheed Martin Space Systems Co.- Denver (USA) Q. ShiJAXA – Tsukuba (Japan) G. TaiutiSofiter System Engineering – Torino (Italy) W. TosneyThe Aerospace Corporation – El Segundo (USA) G. Anello Thales Alenia Space – Torino (Italy) V. BassoThales Alenia Space – Torino (Italy) P. BrunoThales Alenia Space – Torino (Italy) E. GiorgioSofiter System Engineering – Torino (Italy) M. PasquinelliPolitecnico di Torino – Torino (Italy) M. SirnaThales Alenia Space – Torino (Italy) Programme The preliminary list of Sessions and associated topics is the following: 1 st Session : Verification and Testing Standards Comparison of different Verification and Testing Standards (e.g. NASA, ECSS, MIL, JAXA, ISO) 2 nd Session: Verification and Test Philosophies / Test Effectiveness Comparison of different Verification and Test Philosophies in relationship also to the results of several Test Effectiveness Initiatives (e.g. MATD, SSED, commercial), metrics for Optimum Model and Test Philosophies including complexity index evaluation 3 rd Session: End-to-end and In-Orbit Testing Exchange of operational experiences and lessons learned on System end-to-end Testing before, during and after the launch (e.g. Ground Segment Compatibility, Commissioning, In-orbit Verification), Test Like You Fly methodology, perspectives 4 th Session: Verification vs Space Missions Comparison of the Verification and Testing approaches for different space missions (e.g., Human and Robotics Space Exploration, Small & University Satellites, Re-Entry Vehicles) 5 th Session: Thermal Testing Comparison of requirements (e.g. Number of Thermal Cycles) and methodologies (e.g. Solar Simulation vs Infrared, Ambient vs Vacuum), perspectives 6 th Session: Mechanical Testing Comparison of requirements (e.g. Effectiveness of Sine Vibration and Acoustic, margin policy) and methodologies (e.g. Transient, Force Limiting, Modal Survey Techniques), perspectives 7 th Session: Electrical, Functional and Special Testing Comparison of requirements (e.g. Optimum Integrated System Tests, Model Driven Verification, effective EGSE, S/W Testing) and methodologies (e.g. EMC test approaches, automatization), perspectives 8 th Session: Special Tests Challenging methods (e.g. optical and stability tests, mechanisms and robotics testing, combined tests) and new mission requirements (e.g. Re-entry Vehicles, Planets Exploration and permanent settlements) 9 th Session: Test Facilities Exchange of status of requirements, actual lessons learned in operations and perspectives (e.g. use of Virtual Reality, new facilities), among world-wide test centers 10 th Session: Alternative/Complementary Verification Methods State-of-the-art and innovative approaches (e.g. Thermal/Mechanical/EMC qualification by Analysis, use of simulation, optimum Test/Analysis combination) The detailed programme (in terms of sessions and invited speakers) will be finalized by February 28 th Sessions/Topics