Please join us in supporting the Institute of Caribbean Studies to mark WORLD SPACE WEEK with an online Forum “Why the Caribbean Needs a Space Agenda”, on Monday, October 8th and the launching of the Caribbean Space Society

This forum will be moderated by Rebuild Dominica Inc. President, Mr. Gabriel Christian, Esq., and hosted by Courtney McFarlane and Dr. Claire Nelson. Streaming live from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 pm EDT. To attend and participate please RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/smart-caribbean-online-forum-tickets-51053926669.

How We Share Space is one of the 30 issues being addressed by ICS’ SMART CARIBBEAN initiative launched earlier this year, which promotes the concept of entangled sustainable systems, meaningful metrics, agile and adaptable agency, robust resilience and transformative use of technology as the DNA of the paradigm shift required for the Caribbean to successfully navigate the shoals of the emerging future.

The formation of a Caribbean Space Society is an outcome of a scenario study developed and first performed by ICS President, Leading Futurist and Sustainability Engineer, Dr. Nelson under the theme “Moon Runnings” at the Emerge Festival of the Future, organized at Arizona State University.

“The need for a Caribbean Space Agency is critical, and it is my hope that the Caribbean Space Society, we co-create with all like-minded peers, to ensure that the Caribbean is not left behind in the race for space”, states Gabriel Christian, Esq. — Co-Convenor of the ICS’ Caribbean Space Society.

Monday’s online forum will feature CARAH Honorees — Sir Edward Cheung, NASA Scientist and inventor of ARUBA Satellite; Robert Rashford, CEO of Genesis Engineering Systems and designer of Hubble Telescope payload; and Dr. Camille Wardrop Alleyne, NASA Scientist and first Caribbean woman to be successful in astronaut training.