14 October 2024. The IISL Board of Directors met on the first day of IAC, ahead of the start of the IISL Colloquium, in Milan, Italy. At its Fall Meeting, traditionally held on the first day of IAC, the IISL Board had on its agenda: updates from the IISL Membership Committee, from the IISL Election Committee, and from the Treasurer. The Directorate of Study (DoS) presented an update and IISL Board Member Mahulena Hofmann was Read more…
Dear IISL Members, Unfortunately, there has been unclarity with regard to the address of the location of our Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition Finals as well as the 2024 IISL Awards Dinner, both taking place on Thursday, 17 October 2024. The correct address is: Palazzo Emilio Turati, Via Meravigli 9/b, Milano, Italy. For questions relating to the transport from the 2024 IAC location to the venue, please consult the IISL Executive Secretary. See Read more…
14 October 2024. IISL opened its annual Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space today. The kickoff of Session 1 was given by IISL President Kai-Uwe Schrogl with an overview of recent activities of the Institute and an outlook to the future. The slides can be accessed below, and more information on this year’s IAC is accessible here. Topic description The 2024 IISL Colloquium focuses on how the latest technological developments are impacting the development Read more…
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11 October 2024. IISL was invited by the Geneva Centre for Security Policy ( https://www.gcsp.ch/ ) to an exciting and enlightening edition of its Space Security Dialogue, which took place on 10-11 October 2024 in Geneva. IISL President Kai-Uwe Schrogl was introductory speaker in the session on Dual Use and Verification and gave a presentation, which can be download below.
IISL Dinner Reservations are now closed. Please address any queries to secretary@iisl.space.
Dear Members, The correct venue and time for our Awards Dinner on Thursday, 17 October 2024, at 19:30 h is: Palazzo Giureconsulti, Palazzo Emilio Turati, Piazza Mercanti 2, 20121 Milano, Italy. We sincerely apologize for communicating a wrong address in our previous communication! Registration for the Dinner is still open here: IISL Awards Dinner Registration The event takes place with the kind support of Greenberg Traurig.
During this year’s IAC in Milan, IISL is holding two special lunch time events: a General Counsel Roundtable and the presentation of the current work under the IISL Study Group on Legal Aspects of AI in space. General Counsel Roundtable On Wednesday, 16 October 2024 at 13-14 h in Green Hall 3 This panel provides the General Counsels/Legal Advisers in Ministries and Agencies the opportunity to inform about current issues of particular relevance and to Read more…
Dear Members, We have published information relevant to our activities at the IAC 2024 taking place in Milan, Italy from 14 to 18 October 2024. The page is regularly updated, so you are welcome to revisit it ahead of and during the Congress. See you in Milan!
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. For the 17th IISL Happy Hour, senior IISL officials introduced the main components of the IISL programme Read more…