78th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2027)

The International Astronautical Congress (IAC) is the world's premier global space event, held every year since 1950 in a different host country. The 78th IAC comes to Poznań, Poland in 2027 under the theme 'One Space. Shared Future.', organised by the International Astronautical Federation and hosted by the European Space Foundation with Grupa MTP and The Way.

What the congress includes

The IAC combines a scientific congress, a policy summit and an industry exhibition in one week.

• Plenary programme with high-level speakers
• Technical programme of more than 3,000 papers
• Exhibition of space and allied-sector organisations
• IAF Global Networking Forum
• IAF Global Space Leaders Summit for heads of space agencies
• IAF International Meeting for Ministers and Members of Parliaments
• IAF International Astronauts Chapter
• Associated events such as the UN/IAF Workshop

Who attends

Scientists, engineers, industry leaders, policymakers, heads of space agencies, astronauts, students and media. The IAF says the congress attracts as many as 10,000 participants annually.

The venue

The congress takes place at the Poznań International Fair, which the organizers describe as the largest event centre in Central and Eastern Europe, 15 minutes from Poznań Ławica airport and two minutes from the main railway station.