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SWF SUMMIT FOR SPACE SUSTAINABILITY: THE 4TH SUMMIT FOR SPACE SUSTAINABILITY TOOK PLACE IN LONDON, ENGLAND AT THE SCIENCE MUSEUM. CO-HOSTED WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM SPACE AGENCY, THIS EVENT WAS A 2-DAY HYBRID EVENT ON THE THEME "GLOBAL PRIORITIES FOR SPACE SUSTAINABILITY" EXPLORED THROUGH PANELS, SPOTLIGHT TALKS, NETWORKING, AND YOUNG PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES. THE SUMMIT IS A UNIQUE GATHERING OF GLOBAL STAKEHOLDERS FROM GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, AND CIVIL SOCIETY. FULL AGENDA AND RECORDINGS ARE FOUND AT: HTTPS://SWFSUMMIT.ORG/

DEVLOPING UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE G-77 ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SPACE SECURITY AND SUSTAINABILITY: IN 2022, WITH THE FORMATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS' OPEN- ENDED WORKING GROUP ON SPACE THREATS AND THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCING ITS COMMITMENT TO NOT CONDUCT DESTRUCTIVE DIRECT ASCENT ANTI-SATELLITE(DA-ASAT) MISSILE TESTING, SWF WORKED TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE CURRENT CHALLENGES TO SPACE SECURITY AND SUSTAINABILITY, AND THE ROLE THAT NORMS, RULES AND PRINCIPLES OF RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR CAN PLAY IN KEEPING SPACE A PEACEFUL DOMAIN. SWF SERVED AS OBSERVERS AND INVITED SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AT TWO OEWG MEETINGS IN GENEVA, CO-HOSTED A WEBINAR AND TWO 2-DAY WORKSHOPS IN LATIN AMERICAN AND AT THE UN IN NEW YORK TO RAISE AWARENESS AMONG POLICYMAKERS ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MATTERS ADDRESSED IN THE OEWG. SWF ALSO DEVELOPED AND DISTRIBUTED AN INFOGRAPHIC ON THE HISTORY OF ASAT TESTING BASED ON SWF'S ANNUAL GLOBAL COUNTERSPACE CAPABILITIES REPORT. THIS INFOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATES WHO

2022 COUNTERSPACE CAPABILITIES REPORT: AN OPEN SOURCE ASSESSMENT THE SECURE WORLD FOUNDATION PUBLISHED AN UPDATE TO SWF'S ANNUAL COUNTERSPACE REPORT, AND CO-HOSTED A VIRTUAL LAUNCH EVENT WITH THE CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES(CSIS). SWF RESPONDED TO SEVERAL INVITATIONS TO PRESENT THE FINDINGS IN THE DOCUMENT. THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLICATION IS TO RAISE GREATER AWARENESS AMONG DECISION- MAKERS GLOBALLY OF THE THREATS POSED BY THE PROLIFERATION OF COUNTERSPACE CAPABILITIES. SINCE PRODUCTION, SWF HAS TRANSLATED THE REPORT'S EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTO SPANISH, FRENCH, RUSSIAN AND MANDARIN CHINESE. THE REPORT AND TRANSLATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD ON THE SWF WEBSITE: SWFOUND.ORG/COUNTERSPACE.

SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS DIALOGUES: FOR THE TENTH YEAR, SWF STAFF CONTRIBUTED TO THE ANNUAL ADVANCED MAUI OPTICAL AND SPACE SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGIES (AMOS) CONFERENCE, WHICH WAS HELD IN A HYBRID FORMAT FROM SEPTEMBER 27-30, 2022. SWF HELPED ORGANIZE AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THE POLICY FORUM HELD AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH DAY, WHICH CONSISTED OF A KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOLLOWED BY A PANEL DISCUSSION ON A POLICY TOPIC RELATED TO SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS(SSA), AND ALSO ORGANIZED A SIDE EVENT, THE AMOS DIALOGUE, TO DISCUSS ISSUES RELATED TO SSA DATA SHARING. IN 2022, SWF FOCUSED ON DISCUSSIONS ON A VERIFICATION OF FUTURE SPACE SECURITY AGREEMENTS, ORBITAL CARRYING CAPACITY, AND THE EUROPEAN UNION PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT.