AIAA SciTech Forum 2027

AIAA SciTech Forum is the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics' flagship research and development event, and a week-long meeting point for the aerospace science and engineering community. The 2027 forum, themed "Resilience in a Changing World", looks at the tools, approaches and breakthroughs that can strengthen resilience across aerospace, defense and the wider engineering enterprise, through thousands of technical presentations, plenaries and an exhibition hall.

Who attends

Aerospace professionals from government, industry and academia, plus students presenting in paper competitions. AIAA says the forum draws around 6,000 attendees from 46 countries.

• Aerospace engineers and researchers
• Defense and government program leaders
• Industry R&D teams
• Academics and students

Programme

Sessions run Monday to Friday. Plenary and Forum 360 sessions take place in person and are recorded; technical sessions are made up of 20-minute paper presentations with Q&A.

• Plenary and Forum 360 sessions
• Technical paper sessions
• Student paper competitions
• Career Accelerator Program
• Courses and workshops

Expo Hall

The exhibition is open Tuesday to Thursday: 12 January 1–7 p.m. (with an all-attendee networking event 5:30–7 p.m.), 13 January 8:45 a.m.–4 p.m. and 14 January 8:45 a.m.–2 p.m. ET.

Key figures

AIAA's published figures for the forum: 5,963 attendees, 46 countries, 2,938 technical presentations in 635 technical sessions, 21 sponsors and 115 exhibitors.

Tickets & passes

• Full Conference – Member — USD 1,099: Early rate through 14 December 2026; standard $1,299. All sessions, Expo Hall, online proceedings, welcome happy hour
• Full Conference – Non-Member — USD 1,399: Early rate; standard $1,599
• Corporate Member — USD 989: For employees of AIAA Corporate Member organizations
• One Day — USD 499: Sessions and Expo Hall (Tue–Thu) on the day selected
• Student — USD 249: Early rate; standard $299