First joint European Space Tweetup in Cologne

ESA - The DLR German Aerospace Center and the European Space Agency are inviting 60 Twitter followers to the first joint European Space Tweetup as part of German Aerospace Day on 18 September in Cologne, Germany.

A Tweetup is an informal, educational gathering of people who use the Twitter social messaging medium.
The first joint Space Tweetup of DLR and ESA will be an opportunity to learn more about the two agencies and their activities.

German Aerospace Day takes place every two years at the Cologne/Porz establishment shared by DLR, ESAs European Astronaut Centre and partners Cologne Bonn Airport and the German Air Force.

For the first time, this years event will feature a variety of attractions with exclusive access for DLR and ESA Twitter followers.

The Space Tweetup will provide customised access, insights and opportunities, including:

Welcome by DLR and ESA Social Media Managers, Marco Trovatello and Fulvio Drigani
Keynote by NASA Social Media Manager Stefanie Schierholz
Chance to meet Thomas Reiter ESA Director of Human Spaceflight and Operations and ESA astronaut, and other European astronauts
Q&A with SOFIA project managers/scientists
Various indoor and outdoor tours including:
Tour of ESAs European Astronaut Centre
SOFIA, the NASA–DLR flying observatory using a heavily modified Boeing 747 SP
Airbus A380, provided exclusively by Airbus for German Aerospace Day
A300 Zero-G used by DLR and ESA for parabolic flight campaigns
Tour of DLR research institutes and facilities
Q&As with DLR/ESA scientists and project managers
Opportunities to meet the DLR and ESA social media teams, as well as fellow European spacetweeps
The Space Tweetup will take place in a dedicated tweetup tent near the Astronaut Centre, providing participants with workspace, free broadband WiFi access and catering.

How to register

This event is designed for Twitter users who follow DLR and ESA, such as @DLR_DE, @DLR_EN, @ESA, @ESAoperations, @ESAscience, @ESA_DE, @ESA_IT, @ESA_ES.
The goal of the joint DLR-ESA Tweetup is to allow people who regularly interact with each other via Twitter on space topics to meet in person and discuss their favourite subject: space!

Registration is now open; please use the form. The number of participants is limited to 60. Additional registrants will be placed on a waiting list. Registration is for one person only and is non-transferable. Please do not submit multiple applications.

Please note that neither DLR nor ESA will cover travel, accommodation or food expenses. All registrants must be at least 18 years old.

The Tweetup will be held mainly in English but questions and tweets will be welcome in any language. The Tweetup takes places from 9 :00 to 18:00 CEST at the DLR site Cologne, Germany.

The Twitter account for the Tweetup is @Spacetweetup, the hashtag is #SpaceTweetup. We’ll use both to post updates and reminders about the event.

Notification of registration

Registration closes on Friday 5 August at 12:00 CEST. Once all the applications have been processed, an email with confirmation information and additional instructions will be sent to those selected and those on the waiting list.

We expect to send notifications by mid-August. Please allow us time to process all the applications, we will keep you posted of progress via Twitter @spacetweetup

Queries may be addressed to

Spacetweetup@gmail.com