Highlights from ICEUM4, the 4th International Conference on the Exploration and Utilisation of the Moon

The Fourth International Conference on the Exploration and Utilisation of t he Moon (ICEUM4) at ESTEC in July 2000 was organised by the International L unar Exploration Working Group (ILEWG) and ESA. The conference had a broad content including future missions such as ESA's SMART-1 mission and the Jap anese Lunar-A and SELENE projects, technology support for these missions, t he recent advances in science of the Moon, human development of the Moon, a nd public outreach. The proceedings of the conference have been published a s ESA Publication ESA SP-462 and an official declaration from the conferenc e has been constructed from recommendations made by task groups set up at t he conference. The declaration will be used as a focus for the efforts of t he Lunar Explorers Society (LUNEX), which was founded during the meeting. P rogress will be reported at ICEUM5, to be held as part of the World Space C ongress in Houston in October 2002.