Participatory Space Exploration: Social Media Case study

an exciting opportunity for students and young professionals to participate in a plenary at the International Astronautical Congress The Next Generations Plenary Event will focus on the Uses of Social Media for the Advancement of Earth and Space Science, Technology and Operations. a plenary event to hear concrete ideas from 2135 year olds on how social media and citizen science can be used presently and in the future to enhance space missions and technology. Plenary event participants will engage in a panel discussion and interact with the audience while sharing their ideas on the myriad of benefits that social networking tools offer space endeavors. The plenary will be moderated in a talk show fashion interweaving clips from the panelists’ audition videos with questions and comments from the moderator, other panelists, and the audience. The video clips will be used to enhance the audience’s understanding of the ideas of the plenary participants.