• June 26, 2014
Extended Deadline for Abstract of MIC 3:
We would like to inform you that, in response to a number of requests
from busy researchers and students, we have extended the submission
deadline of the abstract for the 3rd Mission Idea Contest for
Micro/Nano Satellite Utilization from June 27, 2014 to July 4, 2014
(Japanese Standard Time). Thank you.
• June 26, 2014
Regional seminar was held in Angola on 19-22 June. 
Contact: Zolana Joao
• June 5, 2014
Register online for the 3rd Mission Idea Contest!
• May 22, 2014
Regional seminar was held in Bulgaria on 21 May, 2014
at Sofia University.
Contact:
Plamen Dankov and Vesselin Vassilev
Download brochure (English)
• May 12, 2014
The movie of the regional seminar held at Kyushu Institute of Technology is available online (in English).
Contact: John Polansky
• May 4, 2014
The regional seminar in Egypt is available online (in Arabic).
Contact: Ayman Kassem
• April 15, 2014
Regional seminar in Saudi Arabia on April 21, 2014
at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM).
Contact:
Mohammed Khalil Ibrahim
• April 2, 2014
Download Introduction to 3rd Mission Idea Contest (MIC3) for micro/nano satellite utilization
• March 24, 2014
Regional seminar in Ghana on April 8, 2014
All Nations University College, Main Campus
Contact:
Manfred Quarshie
• March 15, 2014
Regional seminar in Monastir, Tunisia on March 28, 2014
During the 2nd Maghreb International Courses
in Spatial Technology
Contact:
Kamel Besbes
• March 15, 2014
Regional seminar at Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan on April 4 (Fri), 2014
Contact:
John Polansky
• March 7, 2014
Please welcome a new regional co-coordinator in Japan:
John Polansky, Kyushu Institute of Technology
• February 15, 2014
Please welcome a new regional coordinator in Belgium:
Ertan Umit, Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
• February 14, 2014
Call for Paper: The 2nd UNISEC Global Meeting including the 3rd Mission Idea Contest
• January 10, 2014
Please welcome a new regional coordinator in Switzerland:
Cem O. Asma
• December 5, 2013
The Pre-MIC3 workshop presentations are available online!
• Nov 23, 2013
PreMIC3 was successfully held on Nov. 23, 2013.
The best propsal award was given to the team of "Utilizing Nano
Satellites for water monitoring for Nile River" presented by Ashraf
Nabil Rashwan, Cairo University, Egypt and Ayumu Tokaji, University of
Tokyo, Japan.
• Nov 1, 2013
New regional co-coordinator:
Dr. Alsultan, at International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
• Oct 23, 2013
See the criteria for
Best Proposal Award
• Oct 1, 2013
User-Developer Matching Results
Please welcome the five user & developer teams!
The selected five teams will work together and make presentation on
November 23 during the 1st UNISEC Global Meeting.
[Matching Results]
[UNISEC Global]
• Sep 24, 2013
New regional co-coordinator:
Professor Santoni, University of Rome la Sapienza, Italy
• Sep 7, 2013
We are pleased to share a wonderful news from Bulgaria.
The small satellite mission described in Bulgaria's MIC2 semi-finalist paper won the Bulgarian government grant for the implementation.
[ More ]
[ In Bulgarian ]
• Aug 23, 2013
New regional co-coordinator:
Professor Jeung, Seoul National Univ., Korea
• Aug 20, 2013
See the list of the User Needs
• Aug 20, 2013
Application of Satellite Users is closed.
Application of Satellite Developers is still open. Take a look at the list of the User Needs and select the problems you want to solve by using satellites!
• Aug 9, 2013
Online registration is now open
• Aug 4, 2013
Please welcome the Pre-3rd MIC Review Team!
• Aug 2, 2013
Please welcome the Pre-3rd MIC Regional Coordinators in the world!
• July 9, 2013
PreMIC3 Application Forms for satellite users and developers are available.
 Satellite Users
Satellite Developers
• July 4, 2013
Visit us on Facebook, too!
• July 1, 2013
First annoucement of Pre-MIC3
Presentations of pre-proposals for the 3rd Mission Idea Contest (Pre-MIC3) will be held during the UNISEC-Global meeting. Selected speakers will be invited to present their ideas regarding the potential utilization of micro/nano-satellites.
[Guidelines for pre-proposal]
•January 6, 2013
A Happy New Year!
The presentations of the MIC2 finalists are available online!
•December 2, 2012
The IAA book series Novel Ideas for Nanosatellite Constellation Missions was published (based on the ideas of MIC 1 finalists).
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The Mission Idea Contest (MIC) was established in 2010 to provide aerospace engineers, college students, consultants, and anybody interested in space with opportunities to present their creative ideas and gain attention internationally. The primary goal of MICs is to open a door to a new facet of space exploration and exploitation.
Regional Seminars
Regional seminars was held at Luanda International Fair for Information Technology and Communications in Angola on 19-22 June, 2014. Coordinator: Zolana Joao
Regional seminars was held at Luanda International Fair for Information Technology and Communications in Angola on 19-22 June, 2014. Coordinator: Zolana Joao
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Regional seminars was held at Kyushu Inst. of Tech. on April 4, 2014. Coordinator: Dr. John Polansky
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Regional seminars was held during the 2nd Maghreb International Courses in Spatial Technology in Monastir, Tunisia on March 28. Coordinator: Prof. Kamel Besbes
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Regional seminars was held at Sofia University on May 21, 2014. Coordinators: Dr. Plamen Dankov and Dr. Vesselin Vassilev
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Regional seminars was held during the 2nd Maghreb International Courses in Spatial Technology in Monastir, Tunisia on March 28. Coordinator: Prof. Kamel Besbes
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Regional seminars was held at Kyushu Inst. of Tech. on April 4, 2014. Coordinator: Dr. John Polansky
Regional seminars was held at Sofia University on May 21, 2014. Coordinators: Dr. Plamen Dankov and Dr. Vesselin Vassilev
Eligibility
Any individual, group, or company with space systems expertise and enthusiasm for micro/nano-satellites.
Important Dates
| February 14, 2014 | Call for Paper |
| July 4, 2014 | Extended Abstract Due
Downlaod the abstract template
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| September 1, 2014 | Notification of Acceptance |
| October 15, 2014 | Final Paper Due |
| November 19, 2014 | Final presentation |
Reasons for participation
1) Good training to build capacity
2) Find meaningful mission ideas
3) Great opportunity to make a difference using using micro/nano satellites that are affordable and technically feasible
4) High visibility of your ideas to the experts and the world- potentials for future collaboration and support
Requirements
Exploitation of nano-satellite(s) (<50 kg)
Technical feasibility and financial feasibility (e.g. rough cost analysis) should be discussed.
Follow the abstract template.
Evaluation Criteria
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Originality (50 points) |
Technical (20 points)
Programmatic (cost estimate, development schedule, infrastructure requirements) (15 points)
Operational (description of ground segment and communications architecture, e.g., planned use of existing infrastructure) (15 points)
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Novel mission concept not yet realized or proposed*, or a new implementation of an existing capability or service (25 points)
Impact on society (25 points)
(Note: The missions presented by the participants of PreMIC3 will be evaluated as of Nov. 2013 unless they would undergo drastic change.)
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Financial Support
We have been seeking funding resources to support travel fees for selected finalists. In the case that we will not be able to find sufficient funding and that a finalist cannot afford to coming to the venue (Kitakyushu, Japan), we would consider video presentation and online Q&A session.
Regional Seminars for the Details
Our Regional Coordinators will organize regional seminars to facilitate your participation from all over the world.
Stay tuned for regional seminars.
• Collaborator:
• Sponsor for Student Prize:
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Gesellschaft zur Förderung des akademischen Nachwuchses (GeFaN)
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UNISEC-Global
