Alison Gibbings

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UK Space Conference – Young Professionals Alison Gibbings
alison_gibbings@hotmail.com
UK Space Conference – Student Day
Young Professional Presentation
Why are Student Programmes so
Important?
Graduate Life at Logica
ALISON GIBBINGS

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UK Space Conference – Young Professionals
Why do Student Programmes?
• Boost your CV and skills – application forms
• Expand your horizons with real hands-on experience
• Context for learning (project work), as part of your degree
• Summer or Industrial (1 year) Placements
• Meet lots of wonderful people – space professionals
• Could help to clarify career choices
• They can inspire you!
Student Programmes and Opportunities
Alison Gibbings
alison_gibbings@hotmail.com

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Cubists on the Vega Maiden Flight
UK Space Conference – Young Professionals
Overview of Programmes
REXUS/BEXUS
ESA Education Office
www.esa.intESEO
CubeSat – Maiden Vega Flight
Alpaca and Kiruna Summer Uni.
NASA Academy
ESMO
Parabolic Flight
And many more………..
YGT
Alison Gibbings
alison_gibbings@hotmail.com

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UK Space Conference – Young Professionals
Overview of Programmes
Conferences, workshops…..
ESA Sponsor Students to…..
International Astronautical Congress,
29th September – 3rd October Glasgow
X-ray Universe - astrophysics
Global Atmospheric Conference
And many more…….
International Planetary Probe
Alison Gibbings
alison_gibbings@hotmail.com

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UK Space Conference – Young Professionals
Join the committee…..
One of the easiest ways to get involved…..
Join or set-up a branch…..
Go to Russia…….
Annual Conference, news and events……
www.uk.seds.org/
Alison Gibbings
alison_gibbings@hotmail.com

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Logica
Overview – Space and Defence
Saturday 29th
March
Alison Gibbings
Graduate Engineer
alison.gibbings@logica.com
Welcome to the world of…..…

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Corporate Overview - Space and Defence
Joe Hemming
MD Ed Jones
Intelligence and Security
Richard Nethercott
Space
Stuart Martin
Defence
Gary Lay

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Space Systems – Our Heritage
Satellite communications
Satellite navigation
Space science
Earth observation
Simulation, modelling, regulatory
Satellite/mission control systems
Our software supports the missions of >200 operational satellites (~1
/3 of the
world’s total)

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Graduate Scheme

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Graduate Scheme, Bid Management & Lunar Mission
• 18 month graduate scheme
with job rotation
• Bid Management
• ESRIN Payload Ground
Station Security Proposal
• Lunar Operations Concept

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