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Upcoming 2026 IISL General Assembly

Dear IISL Members, The International Institute of Space Law is pleased to announce that its annual General Assembly meeting will be held in a hybrid form on Wednesday, 7 October 2026. In person attendance will be in Hall 28 of the NEST Convention Centre in Antalya, Türkiye at 13:00-14:30 Türkiye Time / 10:00-11:30 UTC. Online attendance will be facilitated at the same time with connection details to follow. An Agenda is being drafted and will be circulated before the Read more

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IISL Awards Dinner 2026 Registration OPEN!

IISL Awards Dinner 2026 Registration OPEN! Dear IISL Members, The 2026 IISL Annual Awards Dinner will take place on Thursday, 8 October 2026 | 19:00Cornelia Diamond Resort, Belek – Antalya (Türkiye) Registration for the Dinner is now OPEN here: General Tickets | IISL Awards Dinner Registration Young Professionals Tickets | IISL Awards Dinner Registration IMPORTANT, please read the information carefully Submit your Dietary Requirements at this link: https://iisl.space/iisl-annual-awards-dinner-options/ All dietary requirements and preferences must be submitted Read more

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IISL at 2026 ECSL Summer Course on Space Law and Policy

The 34th ECSL Summer Course on Space Law and Policy took place from 31 August to 11 September 2026 at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, with the support of the Ministry of Economy, Labour and Sport of Slovenia, bringing together participants from across Europe and beyond under the theme “Resilience for Sustainability.” Over two weeks, participants explored current developments in space law and policy through lectures, discussions and practical activities, with contributions from leading experts Read more

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20% discount on IISL RAeS conference

Book now for this one-day conference on Space Law: Cutting Edge Issues in Space Governance on Thursday 1 October, organised by the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) in cooperation with the RAeS as part of RAeS Space Week 2026. Details for registering for the IISL conference and taking advantage of the discount code held at the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) are as follows:  The Royal Aeronautical Society is offering a 20% discount on tickets Read more

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IISL President addresses international seminar on space in Bavaria

IISL President Lesley Jane Smith presented at a seminar held at Castle Hohenkammer in Bavaria on 10 September 2026. The two-days seminar entitled “Exploring the Next Frontier: Transatlantic Leadership in Space” was organised by the Bavarian State Chancellery and the U.S. Consulate General Munich, and saw prominent speakers from international relations, academia, and industry present on topics including space financing and commercial innovation, human spaceflight and planetary missions, and the strategic and security dimensions of Read more

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IISL@IAC2027 69th IISL Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space

PROGRAMME Session Time Room Monday 5 October 2026 1.  Young Scholars Session 16:30 Hall 3 Tuesday 6 October 2026 2.  Information Sharing in Outer Space: Theory and Practice 10:15 Hall 3 3.  Legal and Regulatory Opportunities and Challenges in the Evolving Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Economy 15:00 Hall 3 Wednesday 7 October 2026 4.  Planetary Defence: Legal Issues in the Deflection of Hazardous Asteroids and Comets 10:15 Hall 3 5.  Space Stations: Legal Framework 15:00 Read more

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2026 IISL/ECSL Annual Symposium on Space Law

This year’s IISL/ECSL Annual Symposium on Space Law at LSC will be held on Tuesday, 14 April 2026 from 15:00 – 18:00 h CEST at the Vienna International Centre (VIC), Austria – one day ahead of the start of this year’s LSC session (this year, 15-22 April 2026). The topic of this year’s symposium is: Legal approaches for a safe space environment.  Programme The programme of this year’s Space Law Symposium is as follows: Access to the Symposium Be invited to join Read more

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IISL submits contribution on Article XI OST to UN COPUOS LSC 2026

The final report of the IISL Expert Initiative on Information-Sharing and Article XI of the Outer Space Treaty was submitted to the Secretariat of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS) ahead of the 2026 session of its Legal Subcommittee. In early 2026, IISL members were invited to participate in a new format of collaboration: the Expert Initiative, designed as a short, intensive working process to gather input from Read more

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Call for Candidates: 2026 IISL Elections Now Open

The International Institute of Space Law is pleased to announce the opening of its election cycle and invites qualified and motivated individuals to stand as candidates. This is an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the Institute’s mission, governance, and continued advancement in the field of space law. The positions with expiring terms are: TreasurerDennis Burnett, Executive SecretaryPJ Blount, Directors Frans von der Dunk, Mahulena Hofmann, Olga Stelmakh-Drescher. Please note that one of the two Vice-President Read more

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