ESA-EU SPACE SUMMIT, Nov 6-7, 2023, Seville, Spain (portions livestreamed)

Update, November 5:  According to the ESA Web TV website, these are the events that will be broadcast.  Note  there are two ESA Web TV channels and the ESA-EU press conference on Tuesday morning ET is on Channel Two because they will have Euclid coverage on Channel One at the same time. The times are the website are Central European Time. Substract 6 for Eastern Standard Time.

November 6:

14:00-16:00 CET (8:00-10:00 am EST): ESA Council at Ministerial Level Part 1
16:30-17:45 CET (10:30-11:45 pm EST): ESA Council at Ministerial Level Part 2
18:45 CET (12:45 pm EST): Press Conference — ESA Council at Ministerial Level

November 7:

14:00-14:30 CET (8:00-8:30 am EST): Space Summit 2023 — ESA-EU Press Conference

Update, November 3: ESA says that portions of its part of the summit will be livestreamed as follows. Times are in Central European Time (CET). Subtract 6 for Eastern Standard Time.

“At the Space Summit on 6 November 2023, Ministers of ESA’s Member States will raise Europe’s ambition to drive forward space for a green future, take decisive steps in exploration, and ensure Europe’s access to space, while preparing a paradigm shift towards a more competitive next generation of launchers.

“Watch from soon after 14:00 CET as ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen addresses the summit live from the International Space Station. He will highlight how space has become strategic for the prosperity of any nation – space policy is climate policy, industrial policy and security policy.

“Immediately afterwards, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher will set out ESA’s thoughtful, considered and pragmatic plans – the result of careful evaluation, driven by ambition – to strengthen European space to better serve European citizens.

“And at 18:30 CET, the press conference reporting the decisions made at the Space Summit will be streamed live.”

Original Entry: The European Space Agency (ESA) will hold a Space Summit from November 6-7, 2023 in Seville, Spain.

More information is on ESA’s media website, which says:

ESA Space Summit, Sevilla (Spain)

Date: 6-7 November 2023

Leaders will identify how to raise Europe’s space ambitions during a high-level summit to be held on 6th and 7th November in Seville, Spain. At the event, ESA will elaborate a European strategy for exploration, transportation and sustainability in and from space. Unlocking the full potential of space to improve life on Earth will help to secure prosperity, competitive advantage and talent for Europe and its citizens, and enable Europe to assert its rightful place in the world. More information: https://vision.esa.int/category/ambition/revolution-space/

It’s a two-day summit.  ESA organized the first day as above.  The second day was organized by the European Union under the leadership of Spain.  Information on the second day is available on that website.  The EU calls it an “informal ministerial meeting on space competitiveness.”