IAC
IAC · International Astronautical Federation (IAF)
International Astronautical Congress
ConferenceAwardedSpace Science, Astronautics, AerospaceIn-personAnnual
Poznan, PL27 Sept 2027 – 1 Oct 20275 days
Delegates
10,000+
Countries
81+
Duration
5 days · 27 Sept 2027 – 1 Oct 2027
Frequency
Annual
About this congress
The International Astronautical Congress (IAC) is an annual meeting where all global space actors come together. It covers all space sectors and topics, offering the latest space information and developments in academia and industry, networking opportunities, contacts, and potential partnerships. It attracts agency heads, senior executives, researchers, students, industry representatives, policy-makers, and astronauts.
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Key details
- City & country
- Poznan, PL
- Dates
- 27 Sept 2027 – 1 Oct 2027
- Duration
- 5 days
- Frequency
- Annual
- Format
- In-person
- Rotation pattern
- Global rotation
- Commercial type
- B2BAcademic ConferenceGovernment Forum
- Official website
- www.iafastro.org/events/iac — register free for link access
Who attends
Space sectorgeneral publicscientistsresearchersengineersagency officialsindustry representativesstudentsyoung professionalspolicy-makersastronautspress members
Host city history — 9 congresses since 2017
2026AntalyaTR← current
2025SydneyAU
2024MilanIT
2023BakuAZ
2022ParisFR
2021DubaiAE
2019WashingtonUS
2018BremenDE
2017AdelaideAU
EuropeOceaniaMiddle EastNorth America
AU ×2TR ×1IT ×1AZ ×1FR ×1AE ×1US ×1DE ×1
Based on the rotation history, the next congress is likely to move to Middle East.