The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) is an international space advocacy organization based in Paris, and founded in 1951 as a non-governmental organization to establish a dialogue between scientists around the world and to lay the information for international space cooperation. It has over 390 members from 68 countries across the world. They are drawn from space agencies, companies, universities, professional associations, museums, government organizations and learned societies. The IAF organizes the annual International Astronautical Congress (IAC).[1] As of 2019, Pascale Ehrenfreund has served as the president of the IAF.
After World War II, Heinz Gartmann, Gunter Loeser, and Heinz-Hermann Koelle formed the German Rocket Society. They contacted the British Interplanetary Society (BIS) and Groupement Astronautique Français. The French group's leader, Alexandre Ananoff, organized the First International Congress for Astronautics in Paris, France, in September 1950. At the second congress in London, United Kingdom, in September 1951, the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) was organized; at the third congress in Stuttgart, West Germany, in 1952, the IAF constitution was adopted and the organization registered under Swiss Law.[2]
Events
International Astronautical Federation Congress (IAC)
The IAC is a space event and the largest put on by the organization, with approximately 6,000 participants each year. A different member of IAF is selected by IAF each year to host the IAC. An annual event held in September or October, the congress includes "networking events, talks, and a technical program on advances in science and exploration, applications and operations, technology, infrastructure, and space and society."[3] There are side events including the annual IAF Workshop with the support of the United Nations,[1] which takes place during the 2 days preceding the IAC.[4]
IAF Global Conference
The IAF Global Conferences are organized annually. Each year they have a specific space-related topic and theme, and are held in alternating or new locations.[5]
Global Lunar Exploration Conference (GLUC 2010) in Beijing[6]
The International Space Forum at Ministerial Level (ISF)
The International Space Forum at Ministerial Level (ISF) is an event held by the organization.[15]
The event was founded by the IAF Vice President for Science and Academic Relations in 2015. The gathering pushes discussion on the involvement of universities into space activities,[citation needed] and includes university ministers and delegates from space agencies and other international organizations. Keynote speakers focus on the event's selected theme for the year.[16]
2016 International Space Forum at Ministerial Level – ISF Trento[17]
2017 International Space Forum at Ministerial Level, the African Chapter – ISF Nairobi[18]
2018 International Space Forum at Ministerial Level, the Latin American and Caribbean Chapter – ISF Buenos Aires[19]
2019 International Space Forum at Ministerial Level – the Mediterranean Chapter – ISF Reggio Calabria[20]
Other
IAF Spring Meetings[21] - The IAF Spring Meetings gather every year in March the IAF community in Paris. For three days, IAF Administrative and Technical Committees meet and the International Programme Committee selects the abstracts to be presented during the year’s IAC.[22]
IAF International Meeting for Members of Parliament[23] - annual meeting for members of parliaments, it acts as an informal forum to discuss space matters. Lasting one day, the events has a keynote speech, and all politicians are allowed to make statements on their home country's developments.[24]
The IAF Workshop[25] - Organized with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), this event "provides space emerging countries with capacity building opportunities in using space science, technologies, applications and exploration in support of sustainable economic, social and environmental development and on the role of industry".[26]
Awards
The IAF runs two large-scale awards schemes for young professionals and students: , and the (YSL) Programme. This allows young people to attend the IAC free of charge, and have their travel, accommodation and costs paid whilst there.
The World Space Award is designated by the IAF as its "most prestigious award" and as the organization's premier accolade, it is often described as the "world's highest aerospace award."[27][28] The award is presented to an eminent individual or team at the IAC Congress, after an nomination process, that has made an "exceptional impact to the progress of the world space activities" by their outstanding contributions in the fields of space science, technology, medicine, law, or management.[29]
Frank J. Malina Astronautics Medal
The Frank J. Malina Astronautics Medal is presented every year at the Congress of the IAF. The medal is presented annually, commencing in 1986, to an educator who has demonstrated excellence in taking the fullest advantage of the resources available to him/her to promote the study of astronautics and related space sciences.
The Frank J. Malina Award consists of the Malina commemorative medal and a certificate of citation, presented at the International Astronautical Federation Awards Banquet. The funding for the medal is by the Aerojet-General Corporation and administration for the medal done through the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
Publications
The IAF publishes proceedings from its meeting electronically, along with studies undertaken by IAF committees,[30] and other reports.[31]
^"Other IAF Events". iafastro.org. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
^Federation, International Astronautical. "IAF : IAF World Space Award". www.iafastro.org. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
^"China's Tianwen 1 Mars mission wins top international aerospace award". South China Morning Post. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
^Andrew Jones published (15 October 2020). "China's moon mission robots wake up for a 23rd lunar day as team snags major award". Space.com. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
^. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
^"IAF Publications". IAF. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
External links
Official website
International Institute of Space Law
January 20, 2023
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Not to be confused with Federation Aeronautique Internationale or International Astronomical Union This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources International Astronautical Federation news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The International Astronautical Federation IAF is an international space advocacy organization based in Paris and founded in 1951 as a non governmental organization to establish a dialogue between scientists around the world and to lay the information for international space cooperation It has over 390 members from 68 countries across the world They are drawn from space agencies companies universities professional associations museums government organizations and learned societies The IAF organizes the annual International Astronautical Congress IAC 1 As of 2019 Pascale Ehrenfreund has served as the president of the IAF International Astronautical FederationFormation1951 72 years ago 1951 Founded atParis FranceTypeNon governmental organizationPurposeSpace advocacyLocationParis FranceMembership397 members from 68 countriesOfficial languagesEnglishWebsitewww wbr iafastro wbr orgMap with countries hosting IAF members in blue Contents 1 History 2 Events 2 1 International Astronautical Federation Congress IAC 2 2 IAF Global Conference 2 3 The International Space Forum at Ministerial Level ISF 2 4 Other 3 Awards 3 1 World Space Award 3 2 Frank J Malina Astronautics Medal 4 Publications 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditAfter World War II Heinz Gartmann Gunter Loeser and Heinz Hermann Koelle formed the German Rocket Society They contacted the British Interplanetary Society BIS and Groupement Astronautique Francais The French group s leader Alexandre Ananoff organized the First International Congress for Astronautics in Paris France in September 1950 At the second congress in London United Kingdom in September 1951 the International Astronautical Federation IAF was organized at the third congress in Stuttgart West Germany in 1952 the IAF constitution was adopted and the organization registered under Swiss Law 2 Events EditInternational Astronautical Federation Congress IAC Edit The IAC is a space event and the largest put on by the organization with approximately 6 000 participants each year A different member of IAF is selected by IAF each year to host the IAC An annual event held in September or October the congress includes networking events talks and a technical program on advances in science and exploration applications and operations technology infrastructure and space and society 3 There are side events including the annual IAF Workshop with the support of the United Nations 1 which takes place during the 2 days preceding the IAC 4 IAF Global Conference Edit The IAF Global Conferences are organized annually Each year they have a specific space related topic and theme and are held in alternating or new locations 5 Global Lunar Exploration Conference GLUC 2010 in Beijing 6 Global Space Exploration Conference GLEX 2012 in Washington D C 7 Global Space Applications Conference GLAC 2014 in Paris 8 Global Space Innovation Conference GLIC 2015 in Munich 9 Global Conference on Space and the Information Society GLIS 2016 in Geneva 10 Global Space Exploration Conference GLEX 2017 in Beijing 11 Global Space Applications Conference GLAC 2018 in Montevideo 12 Global Conference on Space for Emerging Countries GLEC 2019 in Marrakech 13 Global Space Exploration Conference GLEX 2021 in St Petersburg 14 The International Space Forum at Ministerial Level ISF Edit The International Space Forum at Ministerial Level ISF is an event held by the organization 15 The event was founded by the IAF Vice President for Science and Academic Relations in 2015 The gathering pushes discussion on the involvement of universities into space activities citation needed and includes university ministers and delegates from space agencies and other international organizations Keynote speakers focus on the event s selected theme for the year 16 2016 International Space Forum at Ministerial Level ISF Trento 17 2017 International Space Forum at Ministerial Level the African Chapter ISF Nairobi 18 2018 International Space Forum at Ministerial Level the Latin American and Caribbean Chapter ISF Buenos Aires 19 2019 International Space Forum at Ministerial Level the Mediterranean Chapter ISF Reggio Calabria 20 Other Edit IAF Spring Meetings 21 The IAF Spring Meetings gather every year in March the IAF community in Paris For three days IAF Administrative and Technical Committees meet and the International Programme Committee selects the abstracts to be presented during the year s IAC 22 IAF International Meeting for Members of Parliament 23 annual meeting for members of parliaments it acts as an informal forum to discuss space matters Lasting one day the events has a keynote speech and all politicians are allowed to make statements on their home country s developments 24 The IAF Workshop 25 Organized with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs UNOOSA this event provides space emerging countries with capacity building opportunities in using space science technologies applications and exploration in support of sustainable economic social and environmental development and on the role of industry 26 Awards EditThe IAF runs two large scale awards schemes for young professionals and students The Emerging Space Leaders ESL Grants and the Young Space Leaders Recognition YSL Programme This allows young people to attend the IAC free of charge and have their travel accommodation and costs paid whilst there Every year at the International Astronautical Congress awards are given out The main awards are the IAF World Space Award the Allan D Emil Memorial Award the IAF Hall of Fame the IAF Distinguished Service Award the Franck J Malina Astronautics Medal the Luigi G Napolitano Award the AAAF Medals and the Hermann Oberth Medals World Space Award Edit The World Space Award is designated by the IAF as its most prestigious award and as the organization s premier accolade it is often described as the world s highest aerospace award 27 28 The award is presented to an eminent individual or team at the IAC Congress after an nomination process that has made an exceptional impact to the progress of the world space activities by their outstanding contributions in the fields of space science technology medicine law or management 29 Frank J Malina Astronautics Medal Edit The Frank J Malina Astronautics Medal is presented every year at the Congress of the IAF The medal is presented annually commencing in 1986 to an educator who has demonstrated excellence in taking the fullest advantage of the resources available to him her to promote the study of astronautics and related space sciences The Frank J Malina Award consists of the Malina commemorative medal and a certificate of citation presented at the International Astronautical Federation Awards Banquet The funding for the medal is by the Aerojet General Corporation and administration for the medal done through the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIAA Publications EditThe IAF publishes proceedings from its meeting electronically along with studies undertaken by IAF committees 30 and other reports 31 See also Edit Spaceflight portalManfred LachsReferences Edit About Us Iafastro website IAF Archived from the original on 27 March 2014 Retrieved 11 February 2014 Ley Willy December 1967 Astronautics International For Your Information Galaxy Science Fiction pp 110 120 The International Astronautical Congress IAC iafastro org IAC Archived from the original on 5 April 2016 Retrieved 28 January 2020 IAC IAF iafastro org Archived from the original on 5 April 2016 Retrieved 29 January 2020 Events iafastro org IAF Global Conference Global Series Conferences iafastro org Retrieved 29 January 2020 Global Space Exploration Conference GLEX 2012 glex2012 org IAF Global Conference 2012 Archived from the original on 17 December 2014 Global Space Applications Conference GLAC 2014 iafastro org IAF Global Conference 2014 Global Space Innovation Conference GLIC 2015 iafastro org IAF Global Conference 2015 Global Conference on Space and the Information Society GLIS 2016 glis2016 org IAF Global Conference 2016 Archived from the original on 24 April 2016 Global Space Exploration Conference GLEX 2017 iafastro org IAF Global Conference 2017 Archived from the original on 4 February 2018 Global Space Applications Conference GLAC 2018 iafastro org IAF Global Conference 2018 Global Conference on Space for Emerging Countries GLEC 2019 iafastro org IAF Global Conference 2019 Archived from the original on 19 April 2019 Global Space Exploration Conference GLEX 2020 www iafastro org IAF Global Conference 2020 Archived from the original on 13 January 2020 THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE FORUM AT MINISTERIAL LEVEL ISF iafastro org IAF International Space Forum ISF iafastro org Retrieved 29 January 2020 2016 International Space Forum at Ministerial Level iafastro org IAF 2016 2017 International Space Forum at Ministerial Level the African Chapter ISF Nairobi iafastro org IAF 2017 2018 International Space Forum at Ministerial Level the Latin American and Caribbean Chapter iafastro org IAF 2018 2019 International Space Forum at Ministerial Level iafastro org IAF 2019 IAF Spring Meetings iafastro org IAF IAF Spring Meetings iafastro org Retrieved 29 January 2020 IAF International Meeting for Members of Parliaments iafastro org IAF Other IAF Events iafastro org Retrieved 29 January 2020 The IAF Workshop Other IAF Events iafastro org Retrieved 29 January 2020 Federation International Astronautical IAF IAF World Space Award www iafastro org Retrieved 12 January 2023 China s Tianwen 1 Mars mission wins top international aerospace award South China Morning Post 19 September 2022 Retrieved 12 January 2023 Andrew Jones published 15 October 2020 China s moon mission robots wake up for a 23rd lunar day as team snags major award Space com Retrieved 12 January 2023 IAF Administrative and Technical Committees Archived from the original on 11 December 2014 Retrieved 5 July 2019 IAF Publications IAF Retrieved 5 December 2022 External links EditOfficial website International Astronautical Congress 2013 International Institute of Space Law Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title International Astronautical Federation amp oldid 1133236058, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
