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Call for Content Issued for AIAA’s New Space Conference ASCEND

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Michele McDonald
703.264.7542
[email protected]

December 11, 2019 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has issued a Call for Content for ASCEND, a new outcomes-focused, transdisciplinary conference dedicated to the space economy.

ASCEND, happening 16–18 November 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada, will focus on three macro themes:

  • Accelerating the near-term commercialization of space
  • Enabling the long-term human exploration and settlement of space
  • Exploring the security, policy, and legal ramifications of space endeavors

Scientists, engineers, economists, educators, legal professionals, artists, investors, and entrepreneurs are among the wide range of experts invited to submit content. ASCEND will explore emerging space-related applications and opportunities across all industries such as aerospace, agriculture, construction, entertainment, hospitality, manufacturing, mining, pharmaceuticals, and telecommunications.

Call for Content categories include, but are not limited to:

  • Defining the space economy
  • Education, outreach and workforce development
  • Information systems and software
  • National science priorities
  • National security space
  • Propulsion
  • Space exploration architectures and enabling infrastructures
  • Space life sciences and systems
  • Space policy and law
  • Space resource utilization
  • Space traffic management and integration
  • Transformative research and technologies

Subject-matter experts may submit to lead an engagement session, or present technical papers on their work in progress, completed research, and case studies. Submissions will be accepted at ascend.events/cfc through 17 March 2020.

Please contact Nathan Boll, [email protected], for more information about submissions. To register, visit www.ascend.events.

About ASCEND
ASCEND stands for Accelerating Space Commerce, Exploration and New Discovery, and is designed to bring together technical and business leaders to solve problems that affect the entire planet and beyond. Launched by AIAA, ASCEND’s inaugural event will occur 16–18 November 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information, please visit www.ascend.events, or follow ASCEND on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn.

About AIAA
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is the world’s largest aerospace technical society. With nearly 30,000 individual members from 85 countries, and 95 corporate members, AIAA brings together industry, academia, and government to advance engineering and science in aviation, space, and defense. For more information, visit aiaa.org, or follow AIAA on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
12700 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 200, Reston, VA 20191-5807
Phone: 703.264.7558 Fax: 703.264.7551  aiaa.org

2023 ASCEND Conference Call for Content Open: Inviting New Ideas to Accelerate Our Future in Space

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Key themes focused on sustainability, exploration, and national security

March 2, 2023 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) today announced an educational webinar to attract new concepts, ideas, and discussion topics for its upcoming ASCEND event, 23–25 October, Caesars Forum, Las Vegas. ASCEND is the world’s premier outcomes-focused, interdisciplinary space event designed to accelerate building our off-world future.

Authors are invited to submit abstracts and propose collaborative sessions for the expanded program focused on six key topic areas:

  • Space Traffic Management / Coordination
  • Expanding and Evolving the Space Economy
  • Space Exploration and Infrastructure: Exploring, Living, and Working in Space
  • Space Security and Protection
  • Space and Sustainability
  • Education, Outreach, and Workforce

“ASCEND is opening up space to creative thinkers across many industries,“ said Dan Dumbacher, AIAA executive director. “We are delighted to see the growing interest in commercial space, national security and exploration reach beyond aerospace into many pioneering fields, including biomedical, construction, technology, and artificial intelligence. The 2023 ASCEND event will bring thousands of diverse innovators together to share their visions for space over the next few decades with the key players who can bring those visions to life.”

The 2023 ASCEND Call for Content educational webinar is set for 2 March for anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the content being sought for the 2023 program:

2023 ASCEND Call for Content Webinar
Space Exploration and Infrastructure + Expanding and Evolving the Space Economy

    • Thursday, 2 March

 

    • 1300–1330 hrs ET

 Watch Replay

The 2023 ASCEND Call for Content is open now through 15 March, 2000 hrs ET. More information is available online at ascend.events/call-for-content.

Media Contact: Rebecca B. Gray, [email protected], 804-397-5270 cell

About ASCEND
Powered by AIAA, ASCEND, which stands for Accelerating Space Commerce, Exploration, and New Discovery, is the world’s premier collaborative, outcomes-driven, interdisciplinary community designed to accelerate the building of our off-world future. For more information, visit ascend.events, or follow ASCEND on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.

About AIAA
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is the world’s largest aerospace technical society. With nearly 30,000 individual members from 91 countries, and 100 corporate members, AIAA brings together industry, academia, and government to advance engineering and science in aviation, space, and defense. For more information, visit aiaa.org, or follow AIAA on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.