ESA INTERMEDIATE MINISTERIAL MEETING (IMM18), Oct 25, 2018, Madrid, Spain

The European Space Agency (ESA) will hold an Intermediate Ministerial Meeting on October 25, 2018 at the European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) in Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Spain.

“The Intermediate Ministerial Meeting is a milestone on the road to Space19+, ESA’s next Council at ministerial level which will be held in November 2019. The Council will provide guidelines to ESA’s Director General for developing his proposals for the programmes and activities that will be submitted for decision at Space19+ as well as give the Director General a mandate to establish appropriate relations between ESA and the EU through the negotiation with EU of a Financial Framework Partnership Agreement.

IMM18 is a restricted meeting. Media attending will have access to a Press Centre and a press conference held afterwards.”

According to the emailed agenda, the press briefing is at 16:15 local time (10:15 am Eastern Daylight Time).   The announcement does not indicate if a livestream of the press briefing will be available.  If there is a livestream, it probably will be on http://www.esa.int.