IAA Conferences

The list below contains all IAA conferences with calls for papers. Click on the conference you are interested.  Once on the conference webpage you will see a section for “Calls for Papers”.

The IAA Program Committee prepare stand alone conference and symposia as well as symposia at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC). For both activities it is necessary to submit a proposal with the appropriate proposal form.

For IAA stand alone conference and symposia, the IAA program committee must be formed and listed in the proposal form sent to the Secretary General.

The rules and guidelines for organizing stand alone conferences and symposia are available in the restricted section of the website.

The rules and guidelines for organizing symposia at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) are described in the restricted section of the website. The program committee is composed by two chairs, one rapporteur general and several members (session chairs and rapporteurs).

Members and/or Corresponding Members wishing to organize a Program Committee shall submit their proposal to an Academy Commission with the most appropriate scope. Such proposal shall include the terms of reference of the body concerned, the length of time needed for completion of its task, proposed membership, secondary interest in another Academy Commission, if any, and other useful information. If endorsed by the respective Academy Commissions, the proposal shall be transmitted to the Scientific Activities Committee for its approval. The Vice-President for Scientific Activities shall inform the Board of Trustees of the establishment of all Program Committees and shall report on the progress of their work.

The Vice-President for Scientific Activities shall recommend to the President the appointment of the Chairpersons and members of the Program Committees. The Officers of the Program Committees shall be the Chairperson, one or more Co-Chairpersons, a Rapporteur General and a Secretary. The Officers shall be either Members or Corresponding Members. They shall remain in office for the lifetime of the task concerned. The membership of Program Committees shall include Members and Corresponding Members, as well as non-Members who are distinguished in the respective subjects of interest of these bodies.

Each Program Committee shall focus on accomplishing specific assignments over a period of time and shall organize conferences, sessions or symposia of the Academy on particular topics.

Historical Evolution of International Academy of Astronautics Stand Alone Symposia

International Academy of Astronautics Human in Space Symposia

1962    Paris, France, 1st IAA Man in Space Symposium
1965    Paris, France, 2nd IAA Man in Space Symposium
1968    Geneva, Switzerland, 3rd IAA Man in Space Symposium
1971    Yerevan, Armenia, 4th IAA Man in Space Symposium
1973    Washington, USA, 5th IAA Man in Space Symposium
1980    Bonn, Germany, 6th IAA Man in Space Symposium
1987    Houston, USA, 7th IAA Man in Space Symposium
1989    Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 8th IAA Man in Space Symposium
1991    Cologne, Germany, 9th IAA Man in Space Symposium
1993    Tokyo, Japan, 10th IAA Man in Space Symposium
1995    Toulouse, France, 11th IAA Man in Space Symposium
1997    Washington, USA, 12th IAA Man in Space Symposium
2000    Santorini, Greece, 13th IAA Human in Space Symposium
2003    Banff, Canada, 14th IAA Human in Space Symposium
2005    Graz, Austria, 15th IAA Human in Space Symposium
2007    Beijing,  China, 16th IAA Human in Space Symposium
2009    Moscow, Russia, 17th IAA Human in Space Symposium
2011    Houston, USA, 18th IAA Human in Space Symposium
2013    Cologne, Germany, 19th IAA Human in Space Symposium
2015    Prague, Czech Republic, 20th IAA Human in Space Symposium
2017    Shenzhen, China, 21th IAA Human in Space Symposium
2019    Dubai, UAE, 22nd IAA Human in Space Symposium

International Academy of Astronautics Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions

1994    Laurel, Maryland, USA, 1st IAA Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions
1996    Laurel, Maryland, USA, 2nd IAA Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions
1998    Pasadena, California, USA, 3rd IAA Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions
2000    Laurel, Maryland, USA, 4th IAA Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions
2003    Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 5th IAA Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions
2005    Kyoto, Japan, 6th IAA Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions
2007    Pasadena, California, USA, 7th IAA Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions
2009    Goa, India, 8th IAA Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions
2011    Laurel, Maryland, USA, 9th IAA Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions
2013    Pasadena, California, USA, 10th IAA Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions
2015    Berlin, Germany, 11th IAA Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions
2017    Pasadena, California, USA, 12th IAA Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions
2019    Toulouse, France, 13th IAA Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions

International Academy of Astronautics Realistic Near-Term Advanced Scientific Space Missions Symposia

1996    Turin, Italy, 1st Symposium on Realistic Near-Term Advanced Scientific Space Missions, 25-27 June 1996
1998    Aosta, Italy, 2nd Symposium on Realistic Near-Term Advanced Scientific Space Missions, June 29 – July 01 1998
2000    Aosta, Italy, 3rd Symposium on Realistic Near-Term Advanced Scientific Space Missions, 03-05 July 2000
2005    Aosta, Italy, 4th Symposium on Realistic Near-Term Advanced Scientific Space Missions, 04-06 July 2005
2007    Aosta, Italy, 5th Symposium on Realistic Near-Term Advanced Scientific Space Missions, 02-04 July 2007
2009    Aosta, Italy, 6th Symposium on Realistic Near-Term Advanced Scientific Space Missions, 06-09 July 2009
2011    Aosta, Italy, 7th Symposium on Realistic Near-Term Advanced Scientific Space Missions, 11-14 July 2011
2013    Turin, Italy, 8th Symposium on Realistic Near-Term Advanced Scientific Space Missions, 03-05 July 2013
2015    Turin, Italy, 9th IAA Symposium on The Future of Space Exploration – Towards New Global Programmes, 07-09 July 2015
2017    Turin, Italy, 10th IAA Symposium on The Future of Space Exploration – Towards the Moon Village & Beyond, 27-29 June 2017
2019    Turin, Italy, 11th IAA Symposium on The Future of Space Exploration – Moon, Mars and Beyond: Becoming an Interplanetary Civilization, 17-19 June 2019

International Academy of Astronautics Symposia on Small Satellites for Earth Observation

1996    Berlin, Germany, 1st IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation, 04-08 November 1996
1999    Berlin, Germany, 2nd IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation, 12-16 April 1999
2001    Berlin, Germany, 3rd IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation,  02-06 April 2001
2003    Berlin, Germany, 4th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation, 07-11 April 2003
2005    Berlin, Germany, 5th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation, 04-08 April 2005
2007    Berlin, Germany, 6th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation, 20-26 April 2007
2009    Berlin, Germany, 7th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation, 04-08 April 2009
2011    Berlin, Germany, 8th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation, 04-08 April 2011
2013    Berlin, Germany, 9th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation, 08-12 April 2013
2015    Berlin, Germany, 10th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation, 20-24 April 2015
2017    Berlin, Germany, 11th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation, 24-28 April 2017
2019    Berlin, Germany, 12th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation, 06-10 May 2019

International Academy of Astronautics Symposia on Space and Society

2005    Budapest, Hungary, 1st IAA Conference on Impact of Space on Society, 17-19 March 2005
2007    Noordwijk, Netherlands, 2nd Space and Society Conference, Space Options for the 21st Century, 27 February – 1st March 2007
2009    Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine, 3rd IAA Space and Society Conference, Space: the Human Dimension, 15-17 April 2009

International Academy of Astronautics Symposia on Advanced Space Technologies for the Humankind Prosperity

2007    Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine, 1st IAA Conference on Advanced Space Technologies for the Humankind Prosperity, 18-20 April 2007
2009    Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine, 2nd IAA Conference on Advanced Space Technologies for the Humankind Prosperity, 15-17 April 2009
2011    Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine, 3rd IAA Conference on Advanced Space Technologies for the Humankind Prosperity (Space Technologies: present and future), 20-22 April 2011
2013    Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine, 4th IAA Conference on Advanced Space Technologies: present and future, 17-19 April 2013
2015    Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine, 5th IAA Conference on Space Technologies: present and future, 19-21 May 2015
2017    Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, 6th IAA Conference on Space Technologies: Present and Future,  23-26 May 2017
2019    Dnepr, Ukraine, 7th IAA Conference on Space Technologies: Present and Future, 21-24 May 2019

International Academy of Astronautics Symposia on Impact of Space Technology Innovation on Economic Development

2001    Shanghai, China, International Symposium on Impact of Space Technology Innovation on Economic Development, 17-20 April 2001
2008    Shanghai, China, CSA/IAA Conference on Advanced Space Systems and Applications – Satellite Applications and Applied Satellites, 29 October – 1 November 2008
2011    Shanghai, China  4th CSA/IAA Conference on Advanced Space Sytems & Applications, 05-08 September 2011
2013    Shanghai, China  5th CSA/IAA Conference on Advanced Space Technologies, 20-23 May 2013
2015    Shanghai, China  6th CSA/IAA Conference on Advanced Space Technologies, 10-12 November 2015
2017    Shanghai, China  7th CSA-IAA Conference on Advanced Space Technology – Space Technology Innovation and Space Commercialization, 23-24 November 2017
2019    Shanghai, China  8th CSA-IAA Conference on Advanced Space Technology – Space Technology Innovation and Space Commercialization, 03-06 September 2019

International Academy of Astronautics Regional Conference on Space for Africa

2007    Abuja, Nigeria, 1st IAA Conference on Space for Africa: Path to Knowledge and Development, 03-05 December 2007
2008    Tunis, Tunisia, 2nd IAA Conference on Space for Africa: Common Exploitation of Space Applications, 17-19 November 2008
2009    Abuja, Nigeria, 3rd IAA Conference on Space for Africa, 24-25 November 2009
2010    Abuja, Nigeria, 4th IAA Conference on Space for Africa, IAA/NASRDA International Symposium on the Equatorial Plane: Attributes and Characteristics, November 30th – December 2nd 2010

International Academy of Astronautics Planetary Defense Conference

2009    Granada, Spain, 1st IAA Planetary Defense Conference, 27-30 April 2009
2011    Bucharest, Romania, 2nd IAA Planetary Defense Conference, 10-13 May 2011
2013    Flagstaff, USA, 3rd IAA Planetary Defense Conference, 15-19 April 2013
2015    Frascati, Roma, Italy, 4th IAA Planetary Defense Conference, 13-17 April 2015
2017    Tokyo, Japan, 5th IAA Planetary Defense Conference, 15-19 May 2017
2019    Washington, USA, 6th IAA Planetary Defense Conference, 24 April – 03 May 2019

International Academy of Astronautics Searching for Life Signatures Symposia

2008    Paris, France, 1st IAA Symposia onSearching for Life Signatures, 22-26 September 2008
2010    London, UK, 2nd IAA Symposia on Searching for Life Signatures, 25-26 January 2010
2011    Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 3rd IAA Symposia on Searching for Life Signatures, 27-29 June 2011
2012    San Marino, Italy, 4th IAA Symposia on Searching for Life Signatures, 25-27 September 2012
2014    Paris, France, 5th IAA Symposia on Searching for Life Signatures, 20-21 March 2014
2015    Paris, France, 6th IAA Symposia on Searching for Life Signatures, 26-27 March 2015

International Academy of Astronautics Private Manned Access to Space

2008    Arcachon, France, 1st IAA Private Manned Access to Space, 28-30 May 2008
2011    Arcachon, France, 2nd IAA Private Manned Access to Space, 30 May – 1st June 2011
2019    Xi’an, China, 3rd IAA Private Human Access to Space (PHAS), 27-29 May 2019

International Academy of Astronautics Coordination and Cooperation for Global Environmental Impact

2010    Beijing, China, 1st IAA-SGEI Workshop on Coordination and Cooperation for Global Environmental Impact, 29-30 May 2010
2011    Beijing, China, 2nd IAA-SGEI Workshop on Coordination and Cooperation for Global Environmental Impact, 02-03 September 2011

International Academy of Astronautics Conference on Space Debris

2005    Darmstadt, Germany, 4th European Conference on Space Debris, 18-20 April 2005
2009    Darmstadt, Germany, 5th European Conference on Space Debris, 30 March – 02 April 2009
2013    Darmstadt, Germany, 6th European Conference on Space Debris, April 22-25, 2013
2017    Darmstadt, Germany, 7th European Conference on Space Debris, April 18-21, 2017

International Academy of Astronautics Conference on Space for Humanity

2008    Moscow, Russia, 1st IAA-RACTs Conference Space for Humanity, 21-23 May 2008
2010    Riga, Latvia, 2nd IAA Conference Space and Security of Humanity, 07-09 July 2010

International Academy of Astronautics Conference on Dynamics and Control of Space Systems

2012    1st IAA Conference on Dynamics and Control of Space Systems, 19-21 March 2012, Porto, Portugal
2014    2nd IAA Conference on Dynamics and Control of Space Systems (DYCOSS), 24-26 March 2014, Roma, Italy
2017    3rd IAA Conference on Dynamics and Control of Space Systems (DYCOSS), 30 May-01 June 2017, Moscow, Russia
2018    4th IAA Conference on Dynamics and Control of Space Systems (DYCOSS), 21-23 May 2018, Changsha, China

International Academy of Astronautics Conference on Space Systems as Critical Infrastructures

2012    1st IAA Conference on Space Systems as Critical Infrastructures, 06-07 September 2012, Mamaia, Romania
2013    2nd IAA Conference on Space Systems as Critical Infrastructures, 29-30 August 2013, Mamaia, Romania
2014    3rd IAA Conference on Space Systems as Critical Infrastructure, 21-22 August, 2014, Mamaia, Romania
2015    4th IAA Conference on Space Systems as Critical Infrastructure, 06-07 August, 2015, Mamaia, Romania
2016    5th IAA Conference on Space Systems as Critical Infrastructure, 09-10 August, 2016, Mamaia, Romania
2017    6th IAA Conference on Space Systems as Critical Infrastructure, 03-04 August, 2017, Mamaia, Romania
2018    7th IAA Conference on Space Systems as Critical Infrastructure, 02-03 August, 2018, Mamaia, Romania

International Academy of Astronautics Scientific and Technological Experiments on Automatic Space Vehicles and Small Satellites

2008    1st Scientific and Technological Experiments on Automatic Space Vehicles and Small Satellites, 02-05 September 2008, Samara, Russia
2011    2nd Scientific and Technological Experiments on Automatic Space Vehicles and Small Satellites, 27-30 June 2011, Samara, Russia
2014    3rd Scientific and Technological Experiments on Automatic Space Vehicles and Small Satellites, 09-11 September 2014, Samara, Russia
2018    4th Scientific and Technological Experiments on Automatic Space Vehicles and Small Satellites, 04-06 September 2018, Samara, Russia

International Academy of Astronautics list of other Symposia

1994    Sao José dos Campos, Brazil, 1st Workshop on Small Satellites for Latin America
1996    Maynooth, Ireland, 1st IAA Workshop on Small Satellites for European Countries Emerging in Space Technology, May 1996
2005    Bangalore, India, IAA Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Advances in Planetary Science, 26-29 June 2005
2009    Ontario, Canada, 1st IAA Solar Power Satellite Workshop (SPS 2009), 08-10 September 2009
2009    Limassol, Cyprus, 1st IAA Space & Global Safety of Humanity Conference, 01-04 November 2009
2011    Roma, Italy, 1st IAA Conference on University Satellites Missions and 1st CubeSat Winter Workshop in Europe, 24-29 January 2011
2011    Nairobi, Kenya, 1st IAA-CRPSM International Workshop on “Remote Sensing of the Environment for the Sub Saharian regions” – ReSESS, 31 October – 4 November 2011
2011    Paris, France, IAA Workshop on Drake Equation, 21-22 November 2011
2008    1st IAA-RACTs Conference Space for Humanity, 21-23 May, 2008, Moscow, Russia
2010    ISPRS/ESPI/IAA/IISL Conference on Current Legal Issues for Satellite Earth Observation, 08 April 2010, Vienna, Austria
2010    1st IISL/IAA Symposium on Space Law and Policy, 11 May 2010, Washington DC, USA
2010    1st IAA Workshop on Coordination and Cooperation for Global Environmental Impact, 29-30 May 2010, Beijing, China
2010    1st IAA/RACT Workshop on Monitoring Global Phenomena and Man-Made Disasters, 05-08 July 2010, Riga, Latvia
2010    IAA/GAMA 6th International Conference on Aerospace Medicine, 22-26 September 2010, Thessaloniki, Greece
2010    IAA Conference on Small Satellites Programmes for Socio-Economic Benefits and the Role of IGMASS, 06-07 December 2010, Yaounde, Cameroon
2009    1st IAA Solar Power Satellite Workshop (SPS 2009), 8-10 September2009, Ontario, Canada
2009    1st IAA Space & Global Safety of Humanity Conference, 1-4 November 2009, Cyprus
2011    1st Scientific and Technological Experiments on Automatic Space Vehicles and Small Satellites, 27-30 June 2011, Samara, Russia
2011    1st IAA-CRPSM International Workshop on “Remote Sensing of the Environment for the Sub Saharian regions” – ReSESS 2011, -31 October-04 November 2011, Nairobi, Kenya
2012    European CubeSat Symposium, 30 January – 1st February 2012, Brussels, Belgium
2013    2nd CubeSat Winter Workshop in Europe, February 03-09, 2013, Roma , Italy
2013    ISPRS – IAA Hannover Workshop 2013 on High-Resolution Earth Imaging for Geospatial Information, May 21-24, 2013, Hannover, Germany
2013    Theodore von Karman Symposium, June 21, 2013, Pasadena, USA
2014    IAA Space Exploration Conference (Planetary Robotic and Human Spaceflight Exploration), January 09, 2014, Washington D.C., USA
2014    2nd IAA Conference on Dynamics and Control of Space Systems (DYCOSS), March 24-26, 2014, Roma, Italy
2014    the 4S Symposium, Small Satellites Systems and Services, May 26-30, 2014 Majorca, Spain
2014    IAA Conference on Space Flight Safety, July 28-31, 2014, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2015    2nd IAA Space Flight Safety Symposium, 29 June-03 July, 2015, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
2015    IAA Climate Change and Disaster Management Conference, 17 September, 2015, Mexico City, Mexico
2015    3rd IAA Conference on University Satellites Missions & CubeSat Workshop and International Workshop on Lean Satellite Standardization (IWLS2), 30 November-05 December, 2015, Roma, Italy
2015    1st IAA/IISL Conference on Climate Change and Disaster Management, February 26-28, 2015, Kovalam, Thiruvananthapuram, India
2016    2nd IAA Latin America Cubesat Workshop, 28 February-03 March, 2016, Florianopolis, Brazil
2016    IAA Conference on Human Space Exploration, 24-26 May, 2016, Korolev, Moscow Region, Russia

The contribution of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) to International Astronautical Congresses (IAC) has been initiated in 1960 at the creation of the Academy. The historical evolution after 1997 is presented below.