Dear all,

this is a reminder of the deadline of the abstract submission for the 1st IAA Conference on University Satellites Missions and Cubesat Conference which will be held in Roma on January 24-29, 2011. Submissions are due by December 18th, *next Saturday*. We inform you that we have also some space for the *poster session*.

We remember you that early registration closes on January, 10th. *Next week the online registration service will be available*. Those who register before this date will have a discount on the quote. On site registration will be charged with 50 € more.

An *exhibition area* is available for universities and companies. For further information please contact us at this email address.

The conference is organized by GAUSS (Gruppo di Astrodinamica dell'Università degli Studi Sapienza - Group of Astrodynamics of Sapienza University), a team of professors, students and researchers from the School of Aerospace Engineering of Sapienza University of Roma. The Conference is supported by several authorities (the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), the European Space Agency (ESA)), companies (Kosmotras), research centres (the Von Karman Institute (VKI), the Centro Ricerche Progetto San Marco) and universities (Sapienza Università di Roma, Morehead State University).

Two days of the Conference will be entirely dedicated to the Winter Session of the Cubesat Workshop, for the first time in Europe.

ESA scholarships for students who will present a work are available. For those interested, please follow the instructions on the website:

ESA scholarshipshttp://www.gaussteam.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=111&Itemid=214

We have reached an agreement with three hotels for the accommodation of the participants at very low prices. You can find all the information at the following link:

Accommodationhttp://www.gaussteam.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=109&Itemid=211

Programme and further information can be found at

www.gaussteam.com

under the section 'events'.

We hope to see you in Roma in January!