International Astronautical Congress
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Every year, the International Astronautical Federation
together with the International Academy of Astronautics
and the International Institute of Space Law
(IISL), holds the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) which is hosted by one of the national society members of the IAF.
They are an annual meeting of the actors in the discipline of space and are generally held in early October. They consist of plenary session
s, lectures and meetings. The IAC is attended by the agency heads and senior executives of the world's space agencies.
International Astronautical Federation
International Astronautical Federation , the world's foremost space advocacy organisation, is based in Paris. It was founded in 1951 as a non-governmental organization. It has 206 members from 58 countries across the world. They are drawn from space agencies, industry, professional associations,...
together with the International Academy of Astronautics
International Academy of Astronautics
The International Academy of Astronautics is an international community of experts committed to expanding the frontiers of space. It is a non-governmental organisation established in Stockholm on August 16, 1960....
and the International Institute of Space Law
International Institute of Space Law
The International Institute of Space Law was founded in 1960 as a spin-off from the International Astronautical Federation.The purposes and objectives of the Institute include the cooperation with appropriate international organisations and national institutions in the field of space law and the...
(IISL), holds the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) which is hosted by one of the national society members of the IAF.
They are an annual meeting of the actors in the discipline of space and are generally held in early October. They consist of plenary session
Plenary session
Plenary session is a term often used in conferences to define the part of the conference when all members of all parties are to attend.These sessions may contain a broad range of content from keynotes to panel discussions and are not necessarily related to a specific style of delivery.The term has...
s, lectures and meetings. The IAC is attended by the agency heads and senior executives of the world's space agencies.
Locations of recent and future International Astronautical Congresses (IAC)
International Astronautical Congresses normally takes place during the first half of October. Every ten years, the World Space Congress regroups the IAC and COSPAR.- 2013 – Beijing, China; 64th IAC
- 2012 – Naples, Italy; 63rd IAC (October 1–5, 2012)
- 2011 – Cape Town, South Africa; 62nd IAC (October 3–7, 2011)
- 2010 – Prague, Czech Republic; 61st IAC (September 27 – October 1, 2010)
- 2009 – Daejeon, South Korea; 60th IAC (October 12–16, 2009)
- 2008 – Glasgow, United Kingdom; 59th IAC (September 29 – October 3, 2008)
- 2007 – Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India; 58th IAC (September 24–28, 2007)
- 2006 – Valencia, Spain; 57th IAC (October 2–6, 2006)
- 2005 – Fukuoka, Japan; 56th IAC (October 16–21, 2005)
- 2004 – Vancouver, Canada; 55th IAC (October 4–8, 2004)
- 2003 – Bremen, Germany; 54th IAC (September 29 – October 3, 2003)
- 2002 – Houston, Texas, United States; 2nd World Space Congress (October 10–19, 2002)
- 2001 – Toulouse, France; 52nd IAC (October 1–5, 2001)
- 2000 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 51st IAC (October 2–6, 2000)
- 1999 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 50th IAC (October 4–8, 1999)
- 1998 – Melbourne, Australia; 49th IAC (September 28 – October 2, 1998)
- 1997 – Torino, Italy; 48th IAC (October 6–10, 1997)
- 1996 – Beijing, China; 47th IAC (October 7–11, 1996)
- 1995 – Oslo, Norway; 46th IAC, (October 2–6, 1995)
- 1994 – Jerusalem, Israel; 45th IAC (October 9–14, 1994)
- 1993 – Graz, Austria; 44th IAC, (October 16–22, 1993)
- 1992 – Washington, D.C., USA; 43rd IAC, (August 28 – September 5, 1992)
- 1991 – Montreal, Canada; 42nd IAC, (October 5–11, 1991)
- 1990 – Dresden, Germany; 41st IAC, (Octobeer 6–12, 1990)
- 1989 – Malaga, Spain; 40th IAC, (October 7–13, 1989)
- 1988 – Bangalore, India; 39th IAC, (October 8–15, 1988)
- 1987 – Brighton, United Kingdom; 38th IAC, (October 10–17, 1987)
- 1986 – Innsbruck, Austria; 37th IAC, (October 4–11, 1986)
- 1985 – Stockholm, Sweden; 36th IAC, (October 7–12, 1985)
- 1984 – Lausanne, Switzerland; 35th IAC, (October 8–13, 1984)
- 1983 – Budapest, Hungary; 34th IAC
- 1982 – Paris, France; 33rd IAC (September 27 – October 2, 1982)
- 1981 – Rome, Italy; 32nd IAC
- 1980 – Tokyo, Japan; 31st IAC
- 1979 – Munich, Germany; 30th IAC
- 1978 – Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia; 29th IAC
- 1977 – Prague, Czeckoslovakia; 28th IAC
- 1976 – Anaheim, California, USA; 27th IAC, (October 10–16, 1976)
- 1975 – Lisbon, Portugal; 26th IAC
- 1974 – Amsterdam, Netherlands; 25th IAC
- 1973 – Baku, USSR; 24th IAC
- 1972 – Vienna, Austria; 23rd IAC
- 1971 – Brussel, Belgium; 22nd IAC
- 1970 – Constance, Germany; 21st IAC
- 1969 – Mar del Plata, Argentina; 20th IAC
- 1968 – New York, USA; 19th IAC
- 1967 – Belgrade, Yugoslavia; 18th IAC
- 1966 – Madrid, Spain; 17th IAC
- 1965 – Athens, Greece; 16th IAC (October 13–18, 1965)
- 1964 – Warsaw, Poland; 15th IAC (September 7–12, 1964)
- 1963 – Paris, France; 14th IAC (September 25 – October 1, 1964)
- 1962 – Varna, Bulgaria; 13th IAC
- 1961 – Washington, D.C., USA; 12th IAC
- 1960 – Stockholm, Sweden; 11th IAC
- 1959 – London, United Kingdom; 10th IAC
- 1958 – Amsterdam, Netherlands; 9th IAC
- 1957 – Barcelona, Spain; 8th IAC
- 1956 – Rome, Italy; 7th IAC
- 1955 – Copenhagen, Denmark; 6th IAC
- 1954 – Innsbruck, Austria; 5th IAC (August 2–7, 1954)
- 1953 – Zurich, Switzerland; 4th IAC (August 3–8, 1953)
- 1952 – Stuttgart, Germany; 3rd IAC (September [???], 1952)
- 1951 – London, United Kingdom; 2nd IAC (September [???], 1951)
- 1950 – Paris, France; 1st IAC (October 1–2, 1950)