UN/IAF Workshop

The objective of the UN/IAF Workshop on Space Technology for Socio-Economic Benefits is to provide, year after year, a unique forum for discussions among space experts, decision makers, representatives from the academic community and private industry representatives.

The Workshop aims at facilitating exchanges on space science, technologies, applications and exploration in support of economic, social and environmental development with a focus on inclusiveness as an underlying factor in sustainable development. Participants are encouraged to share their experiences and to examine opportunities for better cooperation.

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• UN/IAF Workshop 2019
• UN/IAF Workshop 2018
• UN/IAF Workshop 2016
• UN/IAF Workshop 2015
• UN/IAF Workshop 2014
• UN/IAF Workshop 2013
• UN/IAF Workshop 2012
• Committee for Liasion with International Organisations and Developing Nations (CLIODN)

List of all UN/IAF Workshops:

1. UN/IAF/Canada Workshop on Space Technologies for Development,
   2- 5 October 1991, Montreal, Canada
2. UN/IAF/COSPAR/AIAA Symposium on Space Technology in the Developing Countries – Making it Happen,
   28 – 30 August 1992, Washington D.C., USA
3. UN/IAF Workshop on Organizing Space Advices in Developing Countries: Resources and Mechanisms,
   15 – 17 October 1993, Graz, Austria
4. UN/IAF Symposium on Benefits of Space Technology for Developing World: From Economic Growth to Environmental Protection,
   6 – 9 October 1994, Jerusalem, Israel
5. UN/IAF Workshop on Space Technology for Health Care and Environmental Monitoring in Developing Countries,
   28 September – 1 October 1995, Oslo, Norway
6. UN/IAF Workshop on Education and Awareness: Space Technology and Applications in the Developing World,
   3 – 6 October 1996, Beijing, China
7. UN/IAF Workshop on Space Technology as a Cost-Effective Tool to Improve Infrastructures in Developing Countries,
   2 – 5 October 1997, Turin, Italy
8. UN/IAF Workshop on Expanding the User Community of Space Technology Applications in Developing Countries,
   24 – 27 September 1998, Melbourne, Australia
9. UN/IAF Workshop on Space: an Integral Part of Sustainable Development,
   30 September – 3 October 1999, Enschede, the Netherlands
10. UN/IAF Workshop on an Operational Strategy for Sustainable Development Using Space,
    28 – 30 September 2000, Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil
11. UN/IAF Workshop on Making Space Applications Operational: Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainable Development,
    27 – 29 September 2001, Albi, France
12. UN/IAF Workshop on Space Solutions for Global Problems: Building Partnerships with All Stakeholders in Human Security and Development,
    10 – 12 October 2002, Houston, TX, USA
13. UN/IAF Workshop on Education and Capacity-Building in Space Technology for the Benefit of Developing Countries, with an Emphasis on Remote Sensing,
    25 – 27 September 2003, Bremen, Germany
14. UN/IAF Workshop on Capacity-Building in Space Technology for the Benefit of Developing Countries, with Emphasis on Natural Disaster Management,
    2 – 3 October 2004, Vancouver, Canada
15. UN/IAF Workshop on Space Education and Capacity-Building for Sustainable Development,
    14 – 15 October 2005, Kitakyushu, Japan
16. UN/IAF Workshop on the Use of Space Technology for Water Resources Management,
    29 – 30 September 2006, Valencia, Spain
17. UN/IAF Workshop on the Use of Space Technology for Sustainable Development towards Food Security,
    21 – 23 September 2007, Hyderabad, India
18. UN/IAF Workshop on Integrated Space Technology Applications – Support to Managing Potentially Hazardous Events,
    26 – 27 September 2008, Glasgow, UK
19. UN/IAF Workshop on Integrated Space Technologies and Space-based Information for Analysis and Prediction of Climate Change,
    9 – 11 October 2009, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
20. UN/IAF Workshop on GNSS Applications for Human Benefit and Development,
    24 – 25 September 2010, Prague, Czech Republic
21. UN/IAF Workshop on Space for Human and Environmental Security,
    30 September – 2 October 2011, Cape Town, South Africa
22. UN/IAF Workshop on Space Technologies Applied to the Needs of Humanity: Experience from Cases in the Mediterranean Areas,
    28 – 30 September 2012, Naples, Italy
23. UN/IAF Workshop on Space Technology for Economic Development,
    20 – 22 September 2013, Beijing, China
24. UN/IAF Workshop on Space Technology for Socio-Economic Benefits, with a particular focus on global health and maritime applications,
    26 – 28 September 2014, Toronto, Canada
25. UN/IAF Workshop on Space Technology for Socio-Economic Benefits: Integrated Space Technologies and Applications for a Better Society,
    23 – 25 September 2016, Guadalajara, México
26. 26th Workshop “Space Technology for Socio-Economic Benefits: “Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure for Development (3Is4D)”,
    28 – 30 September 2018, Bremen, Germany
27. 27th Workshop on Space Technology for Socio-Economic Benefits: “Ensuring Inclusiveness through Space-based Applications and Space Exploration”,
    18 – 20 September 2019, Washington D.C, United States of America
28. 28th Workshop on Space Technology for Socio-Economic Benefits: “Space Exploration - A source of inspiration, innovation and discovery”, 22 – 24 October 2021, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
29. 29th Workshop on Space Technology for Socio-Economic Benefits: “Access to Space for All: Bridging the Space Divide”, 16 –17 September 2022, Paris, France
30. 30th Workshop on Space Technology for Socio-Economic Benefits: “Challenges and Capacity-building Opportunities for Emerging Space Nations”, 29 September –1st October 2023, Baku, Azerbaijan
31. 31st Workshop on Space Technology for Socio-Economic Benefits: “Space Sustainability as a Game-Changer for Development”, 11-13 October 2024, Milan, Italy
32. 32nd IAF Workshop on “Resilient Coasts, Resilient Earth: Innovative Space Solutions for Coastal Resilience and Emergency Management” With the Support of the United Nations”, 26-28 September 2025, Sydney, Australia

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