For the first time in history, an Israeli was chosen for this position, and she will serve under Professor Pascal Ehrenfreund from Germany, who will become the president of the long-standing organization.
Last night (October 25.10) at the World Space Conference in Washington DC, Dr. Daganit Paikovsky was elected Vice President of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) as the representative of the Israel Space Agency at the Ministry of Science and Technology. And in fact for the first time in history an Israeli woman was elected to serve as vice president of the federation. Dr. Paikovsky is an expert on space policy and served on the National Council for Research and Development at the Ministry of Science and Technology
The Minister of Science and Technology, MK Ofir Akunis called to congratulate Dr. Daganit Paykovsky and told her: "Your election is a spectacular personal achievement of yours, but also a huge achievement and a tremendous expression of confidence of the international community in the State of Israel and its influence on the space industry and the achievements of technology and research The pioneers of the State of Israel"
The IAF organization has existed since the fifties and is considered the broadest and most comprehensive forum of the space community in the world. This is a multi-stake holder type organization and not a state organization. As of today, the organization has close to 400 members from various space organizations from all over the world, including space agencies, large and small industries, universities, research institutes and associations.
Alongside the president of the federation, Professor Pascal Ehrenfreund (Germany), there are 12 vice-presidents, 4 of whom change every year. In this framework, last night Dr. Paikovsky was elected to the position along with 3 other representatives for a period of 3 years. As of today, there are 7 lieutenants and 5 lieutenants in the organization. The deputies work to promote the organization's activities in the space community in various fields including - collaborations, public relations, academic/industry relations, education and nurturing of the younger generation, promoting young people in the labor market and more.
Avi Blasberger, head of the Israel Space Agency at the Ministry of Science and Technology: "It is a great honor for the Israel Space Agency to be represented in this important institution. And it is not appropriate for Dr. Daganit Paikovsky to represent the Space Agency, the State of Israel and the space field in general."
Dr. Daganit Paikovsky specializes in strategy, international relations, and policy in the fields of science and technology, especially in the field of space. She has rich research and practical experience in these fields in Israel and around the world. Dr. Paikovsky served as the coordinator of a number of national committees for the formulation of a national space policy in Israel, including: "The President's Team" for the formulation of a national space policy for Israel, whose conclusions form the basis for the activities of the Space Agency at the Ministry of Science; The Space Committee in the National Council for Research and Development in the Ministry of Science and Technology; and the committee established to examine the space program after the loss of the Amos-6 satellite.
Her book "The Power of the Space Club" was published by Cambridge University Press. Daganit currently serves as a visiting researcher at the Institute for Space Policy at George Washington University in the USA and teaches in the master's program in security studies and diplomacy at Tel Aviv University.
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within the limits of caution against defamation. There is no scientific team in the fields of aeronautics.
The last name belongs to a well-known family in some political party in Israel.
Professor Pascal Ehrenfreund has 300 academic publications, and has been appointed as a professor at prestigious universities
in the USA and now in Vienna, and an entry in Wikipedia.
A search for Dr. Maale's academic publications indeed turns up 1-2 publications but no more. She may be very talented, but there may be academics in Israel with richer resumes in the field. My apologies and if I missed the number of publications, I would appreciate it if someone could enlighten our eyes and point to more publications about the ones I found.
within the limits of caution against defamation. There is no scientific team in the fields of aeronautics.
The last name belongs to a well-known family in some political party in Israel.
Professor Pascal Ehrenfreund has 300 academic publications, and has been appointed as a professor at prestigious universities
in the USA and now in Vienna, and an entry in Wikipedia.
A search for Dr. Maale's academic publications indeed turns up 1-2 publications but no more. She may be very talented, but there may be academics in Israel with richer resumes in the field. My apologies and if I missed the number of publications, I would appreciate it if someone could enlighten our eyes and point to more publications about the ones I found.
What is the practical significance of the new position?
How will this promote Israel's technological independence?