LOGIC/LSIC/GEGSLA Virtual Workshop

Lunar Activities Database: Interoperability & Cooperation

Workshop Details

Date & Time

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

15:00-18:30 CEST

Time Zones

06:00 PT | 09:00 ET | 21:00 Beijing

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Audience

Space agencies, industry (including startups), academia, NPOs and NGOs

Focus Areas

Interoperability
Standardization
Collaboration
Database Design
Workshop Objectives
  • Establish an international community focused on lunar activities interoperability
  • Identify database requirements using the principle "do no harm"
  • Create a framework for cataloging potential harmful interferences
  • Establish a coordination system and identify a leading body
  • Develop standardization approaches to prevent future interference
Detailed Agenda
3.5 hours total duration

Introduction

15:00-15:10 CEST

Welcome, brief introduction to LOGIC, LSIC and GEGSLA, explanation of workshop structure

Panel Discussion

15:13-15:53 CEST

Panel with 4-5 speakers and a moderator discussing key challenges and opportunities

Panelist Composition:

  • 1 space agency/government representative
  • 1 academic representative
  • 1 industry representative
  • 1 NPO/NGO representative
  • 1 GEGSLA WG2 moderator

Panel Focus:

  • Current challenges in lunar activities coordination
  • Database requirements and governance
  • Standardization approaches
  • International cooperation frameworks

Q&A Session

15:53-16:08 CEST

Open floor for questions to the panel

Breakout Room Instructions

16:08-16:13 CEST

Explanation of Zoom breakout rooms and Miro boards usage

Break

16:13-16:28 CEST

Short break to grab refreshments and join breakout rooms

Breakout Sessions

16:28-17:18 CEST

Collaborative work in breakout rooms using Miro boards (40 min brainstorming + 10 min summary)

Group Presentations

17:18-17:43 CEST

Each breakout group presents their findings (5 minutes max per group)

Open Discussion

17:43-18:03 CEST

Q&A and open floor discussion on presented findings

Conclusion & Next Steps

18:03-18:08 CEST

Summary of outcomes, action items, and future collaboration opportunities

Breakout Room Structure
Collaborative discussion in focused groups

Room Organization

4 breakout rooms with mixed representation from space agencies, academia, industry, and NGOs

Discussion Questions

Each room will address the following key questions:

  • What are the most urgent challenges around space interoperability that justify creating a shared database?
  • What specific types of data should be included to effectively capture and prevent harmful interferences?
  • Who should own or oversee the database, and why?
  • How can we ensure all stakeholders contribute to and agree on database architecture and data standards?
  • What governance or coordination system do we need to ensure alignment and prevent conflicts?

Facilitation

Each room will have 2 facilitators to guide discussion and ensure all voices are heard

Documentation

Miro boards will be used to capture ideas, with a designated note-taker in each room