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2026 Region IV Student Conference

Student Conference Rules 

Host: Rice University, Houston, Texas
Venue: Duncan Hall, Rice University

Take part in AIAA’s Regional Student Conference by presenting your research in a formal technical meeting, exchange ideas, and discuss programs with students from other universities in your region.

Please note: A high school or university student in good standing at their institution who is also an AIAA student member is eligible to submit a paper to the Regional Student Conference. The submitting and presenting author(s) must be AIAA student members. Any student may attend the Regional Student Conference but may be subjected to a higher registration fee if they are not AIAA members. Please click here for more information to join as an AIAA Student Member.

You must be attending a high school/college/university in Region IV to participate in the Region IV Student Conference. Students can petition to present at a conference outside their university’s region by emailing [email protected].

Region IV includes Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas. Additionally, it includes Mexico.

Cash prizes are awarded for first, second, and third place winners for each category.

Refer to the Student Conferences webpage for conference rules and FAQs.

2026 Region III Student Conference

 Student Conference Rules 

Conference Host: University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI
Conference Venue: Francois-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Building – 1320 Beal Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 and Ford Motor Company Robotics Building (FMCRB) – 2505 Hayward St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Take part in AIAA’s Regional Student Conference by presenting your research in a formal technical meeting, exchange ideas, and discuss programs with students from other universities in your region.

Please note: A high school or university student in good standing at their institution who is also an AIAA student member is eligible to submit a paper to the Regional Student Conference. The submitting and presenting author(s) must be AIAA student members. Any student may attend the Regional Student Conference but may be subjected to a higher registration fee if they are not AIAA members. Please click here for more information to join as an AIAA Student Member.

You must be attending a high school/college/university in Region III to participate in the Region III Student Conference. Students can petition to present at a conference outside their university’s region by emailing [email protected].

Region III includes Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin.

Cash prizes are awarded for first, second, and third place winners for each category.

Refer to the Student Conferences webpage for conference rules and FAQs.

2026 Region II Student Conference

 Student Conference Rules 

Conference Host: University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Conference Venue: Russell House
Conference Dates: 26–27 March 2026

Take part in AIAA’s Regional Student Conference by presenting your research in a formal technical meeting, exchange ideas, and discuss programs with students from other universities in your region.

Please note: A high school or university student in good standing at their institution who is also an AIAA student member is eligible to submit a paper to the Regional Student Conference. The submitting and presenting author(s) must be AIAA student members. Any student may attend the Regional Student Conference but may be subjected to a higher registration fee if they are not AIAA members. Please click here for more information to join as an AIAA Student Member.

You must be attending a high school/college/university in Region II to participate in the Region II Student Conference.

Region II includes North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Additionally, it includes students from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Cash prizes are awarded for first, second, and third place winners for each category.

Refer to the Student Conferences webpage for conference rules and FAQs.

2026 Region I Student Conference

 Student Conference Rules 

Conference Host: University of Maryland College Park

Take part in AIAA’s Regional Student Conference by presenting your research in a formal technical meeting, exchange ideas, and discuss programs with students from other universities in your region.

Please note: A high school or university student in good standing at their institution who is also an AIAA student member is eligible to submit a paper to the Regional Student Conference. The submitting and presenting author(s) must be AIAA student members. Any student may attend the Regional Student Conference but may be subjected to a higher registration fee if they are not AIAA members. Please click here for more information to join as an AIAA Student Member.

You must be attending a high school/college/university in Region I to participate in the Region I Student Conference. Students can petition to present at a conference outside their university’s region by emailing [email protected].

Region I includes Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, and Washington DC. Additionally, it includes students from the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Cash prizes are awarded for first, second, and third place winners for each category.

Refer to the Student Conferences webpage for conference rules and FAQs.

8th High Speed Aerospace Transportation (HSAT) Workshop

Safety–Technology–Business–Infrastructure–Legal–Legislation, and More

Join expert speakers and thought-leaders in sessions, panels, roundtables and debate. Develop your technology, expertise and knowledge. High speed point to point aerospace transportation innovation. Technology, industry, academia, government and business leaders. Networking and familiarization with the host: Midland International Air and Spaceport Business Park and Facilities.

Chaired by Oscar S. Garcia, Chairman and CEO, InterFlight Global Corporation and FastForward Group

Workshop Tracks
  1. Concepts of Operation (CONOPS), Proof of Concept, Prototyping, Markets and Missions
  2. Design, Engineering, Research and Development, Testing, Evaluation, Training
  3. Systems: Materials, Propulsion, Guidance and Integration
  4. Market Research, Business, Economic and Financial Development
  5. Infrastructure, Environment and Integration in Current Aerospace Transportation Systems
  6. Safety, Legal, Regulatory and Government Oversight
  7. Human Factors and Resources, Education, Training, Licensing and Certification

Welcome Message from the Chairman

Forging U.S.-Saudi Partnerships in the Saudi Aviation Sector

This panel discussion at the 2025 AIAA AVIATION Forum will focus on the Saudi aviation sector. Panelists will discuss the status of Saudi aviation, highlight the Saudi advanced air mobility (AAM) roadmap, including its envisioned impact on mobility, logistics, and quality of life, and will explore opportunities for collaboration (R&D, trade, investment, and human capability development).

Speakers include:
  • Michael J. Dyment, Managing Partner, NEXA Capital Partners
  • Clay Mowry, CEO, AIAA
  • Ana Carmen Neboisa, Vice President, U.S.-Saudi Business Council (Moderator)
  • Muhammad Ovais Yousef, Head of Aviation & Security Sector, PIF

New AIAA Historic Aerospace Site Dedication

Organized by Otto-Lilienthal-Verein Stölln e.V.

AIAA is honoring the Stöllner Mountains, which were the site of Otto Lilienthal’s groundbreaking flight tests from 1894 to 1896, as a ‘Historic Aviation Site’. The tribute event will unveil the AIAA-Lilienthal memorial plaque on 24 May at the foot of the Stölln Gollenberg. Followed by a festive event at the Lilienthal-Centrum Stölln, Otto-Lilienthal-Str. 50, Gollenber.

For registrations and queries, please contact us at [email protected] .

2025 International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC)

The 2025 IREC will be hosted in Midland, Texas, from 9–14 June 2025.

ESRA hosts an International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) for over 150 student rocketry teams from across the USA and around the world. With a minimum payload size of 2.2 pounds and target altitudes of either 10,000, 30,000, or 45,000 feet above ground level. Competing rockets are typically 4 to 8 inches in diameter and 8 to 20 ft. long. Multistage rockets and all chemical propulsion types (solid, liquid, and hybrid) are allowed.

In partnership with the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association, AIAA is proud to support the world’s largest university rocket engineering competition.

For more information about the competition, please visit: www.soundingrocket.org/

 

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Dayton Digital Transformation Summit

Join us for an opportunity to discuss the future of digital transformation!

The 2025 Dayton Digital Transformation Summit’s theme is focused on the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Transformation, and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) and the transformative potential of cross-sector collaboration in shaping our future.

This year’s summit will delve into pioneering advancements in next-generation technologies, including electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), offering unique insight into AI- driven innovation and its profound impact across sectors.

2026 International Powered Lift Conference (IPLC)

Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 December 2025

The International Powered Lift Conference (IPLC) focuses on the latest developments in vertical and/or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) aircraft research, concepts and programs.

IPLC is a joint technical meeting, cosponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA), the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), SAE International and VFS. SAE is the host organization this year and will incorporate IPLC into its AeroTech aerospace technology conference, 2–4 June 2026 at West Palm Beach, Florida.

Call for Papers

Technical papers are solicited for advancements in the arts, sciences, and technologies that apply to the design and operation of V/STOL and eV/STOL aircraft systems, including lift systems, attitude control systems, airframe configurations, subsystems, handling qualities and safety, navigation and air traffic control, noise and pollution suppression, ground handling, and ground time minimization.

Topics for the 2026 IPLC include:

  • Advanced Flight Controls, Cockpit Automation, and Autonomy of Crewed and Uncrewed Systems
  • Breaking Developments in V/STOL-Enabling Sciences and Technologies
  • Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Aircraft using Battery, Hybrid- or Hydrogen-Electric Energy Systems and/or Electric Motors for Powered Lift and Control
  • Convertiplane (Tiltrotor, Tiltwing, and Stopped Rotor) Concepts and Design
  • Fan-Lift and Jet-Lift Systems Design and Fixed-Wing Aircraft Integration
  • Heavy through Ultra-Heavy Lift V/STOL Transport Aircraft Design (>20,000 kg payload capability)
  • Rotorcraft Lift-Compounding and Thrust-Compounding Systems Design and Vehicle Integration
  • Single- and Multi-Rotor Drone Systems Design and Vehicle Integration
  • Current and Historical V/STOL Aircraft Technology Overviews and Project/Program Updates
  • Other Topics in V/STOL Aircraft Systems

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