9th IAA Planetary Defense Conference 2025

9th IAA Planetary Defense Conference
5-9 May 2025, Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa

At the Protea Hotel by Marriott® Stellenbosch

Past conference report
Detailed 2023 conference report

Key session topics will include:
Ongoing and Upcoming Mission Highlights
Hypothetical Asteroid Threat Exercise
Key International and Policy Developments
Near-Earth Object (NEO) Discovery
Near-Earth Object (NEO) Characterization
Deflection / Disruption Modeling & Testing
Space Mission & Campaign Design
Impact Effects & Consequences
Disaster Management & Impact Response
Public Education and Communication
The Decision to Act: Political, Legal, Social and Economic Aspects