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Working Group on the Legal Aspects of Satellite Connectivity in Africa

Contact the members at: wg-satafrica@iisl.space The African Working Group on Satellite Connectivity, under the auspices of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL), is inviting applications for Research Members to support its mission of advancing legal and policy understanding of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite broadband services across Africa. The group aims to assess the current status of LEO satellite adoption in several African countries, explore legal, regulatory, and policy challenges, analyze international space law, Read more

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IISL/ECSL Symposium 2025

This year’s symposium will be held on the 14th of May 2025, from 10.00 to 13.00 in Room M-Plenary of the Vienna International Centre. A panel of prestigious speakers will discuss the following subject: “Due regard in outer space: current legal implications” during the morning session of the 64th Legal Subcommittee of the UNCOPUOS.  Please find the programme below. This event is co-organised annually with the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) and takes place Read more

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Register for IISL Happy Hour #19

The 19th IISL Happy Hour will be held on 6 May, 12:30-14:00 CEST. In this happy hour, Dr. Diane Howard from the University of Texas at Austin and former Vice President of the IISL (2014-2021) will share her experience under the title “Dr. Diane Howard: My Life in Service” on serving the US Government under two successive Administrations, first as Chief Council for Space Commerce, Department of Commerce (2019-2021) and then as Director for Commercial Read more

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IISL Happy Hour #18 held

IISL Happy Hours are events coordinated and co-hosted by IISL Members Setsuko Aoki and Quentin Verspieren. This is a monthly 60-minute program starting with a presentation by an IISL member about a recent project or study, followed by a free discussion session during which all participating IISL members are invited to chat and report on their relevant activities. The 18th IISL Happy Hour was held on 31 January (Thursday) 1230- 1330 CET. The IISL President Read more

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IISL Awards 2025 – Call for Nominations

Nominations should be made in the prescribed nomination form in one of the five categories of IISL awards. The deadline for this year’s nominations is Friday, 28 February 2025. Nominations must be submitted electronically to awards@iisl.space, by filling and e-mailing the prescribed form, and providing all the required information and documentation. Please note that the scope of the IISL Awards is global and not limited to IISL members, therefore we invite all members to actively participate in Read more

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IISL publishes Report of IISL Working Group on Legal Aspects of AI in Space

More recent developments of a widespread use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are affecting many areas of human life on Earth, as well as human activities in outer space. In April 2024, the Board of Directors of IISL agreed to form a new ‘Working Group on on Legal Aspects of AI in Space’. The primary aims and objectives of the IISL AI Working Group were to: The Working Group had eight members and was initiated and Read more

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Register for IISL Happy Hour #18

The 18th and first IISL Happy Hour in 2025 will be held on 30 January (Thursday) 12:30 -13:30 CET. Dr. Olavo Bittencourt, a board member of the IISL will make a presentation titled “the risks of space law fragmentation” for the first part of the Happy Hour. Then, attendees will exchange views and update as a space law family the residual time.

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Note for IISL members wishing to submit a paper for IAC Sydney 

IPC members Lesley Jane Smith and Catherine Doldirina have the following advice to those wishing to submit abstracts to this year’s IAC Sydney.  Category E, Space and Society, IISL E.7: Abstracts for IISL should be submitted under. IISL own sessions are listed under E7.    Submission Deadline: 28th February 2025 prior to midnight CET. Even although this end of February deadline is generally always extended by the IAF around one week prior to expiry, we do not recommend relying Read more

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