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• 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!

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• 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.
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• 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.
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• July 4, 2013

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• 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).

Links

UNISEC-Global

Pre-3rd Mission Idea Contest Workshop

Mission Idea Contest 2

Mission Idea Contest 1

Nano-satellite symposium

Review Team | Regional Coordinators

Introduction to the Mission Idea Contest

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.

Eligibility
Any individual, group, or company with space systems expertise and enthusiasm for micro/nano-satellites.

Important Dates

February 14, 2014	Call for Paper
June 27, 2014	Abstract Due (Online system for abstract submission will be set up later.)
September 1, 2014	Notification of Acceptance
October 15, 2014	Final Paper Due
November 19, 2014	Final presentation

Requirements
Exploitation of nano-satellite(s) (<50 kg)
Technical feasibility and financial feasibility (e.g. rough cost analysis) should be discussed.
Follow abstract template that can be downloaded here .

Evaluation Criteria

Originality (50 points)

Novel mission concept not yet realized or proposed, or a new implementation of an existing capability or service (25 points)　
(Note: The missions presented by the participants of PreMIC3 will be evaluated as of Nov. 2013 unless they would undergo drastic change.) Impact on society (25 points)

Feasibility (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)

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.