Inspiring Change: AIDAA Student Team Challenge for Global Sustainability

Day: Thursday 14 October
Time: 13:30 - 14:00 CEST
Location: Red Hall, Level 1, North Wing, MiCo Convention Centre

Twenty-three student teams from various regions, including Europe, the Americas, India, and Saudi Arabia, participated in the AIDAA Student Team Challenge. AIDAA aims to amplify the voices of young innovators and their visions for a sustainable future. The Challenge has the important mission of bringing fresh and youthful perspectives to the prestigious International Astronautical Congress event. Embracing the principles of 3G (Generational, Gender, and Geographic Diversity), it seeks to cultivate a dynamic global network of student teams. After a broad "Call of Interest", the teams in the second phase meticulously prepared reports detailing their sustainability ideas. These reports highlight their collaborative dynamics and the attributes that foster cohesion, which an educational committee within AIDAA will evaluate. Based on the quality and innovation of the ideas presented in the reports, the committee will award technical prizes and other recognition as 'The Most Emerging Team' and 'The Most Sustainable Team. '
Teams will present their hardware and sustainable ideas in a dedicated IP session during the congress. An evaluation committee will judge the team presentations during the event. In addition, all IAC 2024 attendees will have the opportunity to vote and play a crucial role in determining the winners of the 'Demoscopic Award'.
The culminating event, the Global Networking Forum, will recognize the top three teams whose ideas demonstrate the highest level of innovation and development as judged by the committee. Professor Erasmo Carrera, President of AIDAA, will open the event with a welcome address. The three finalist teams will then have five minutes each to present their ideas, followed by the committee's final vote. Finally, there will be an award ceremony for each prize, and Professor Carrera will close the event with a few words of thanks and farewell.