Events

The Space Generation Advisory Council hosts several events on local, regional, and global levels. The members of SGAC also participate in many events.

Space Generation Congress
The Space Generation Congress is the premiere annual event for youth interested in space from around the world. The annual Explorers Wanted! Space Generation Congress is held in conjunction with the International Astronautical Congress and has happened since 2002. It was preceded by a series of Graz Symposia and the Space Generation Forum held in parallel with UNISPACE III. Read more about the Space Generation Congress.

Graz Symposia
The United Nations/Austria/European Space Agency Symposia series on Enhancing the Participation of Youth in Space Activities, were held in Graz, Austria, in 2000, 2001 and 2002.

We call them Graz Symposia for short. Read more about Graz.

Space Generation Forum Vienna 1999
On the occasion of the Third United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNISPACE III), the United Nations agreed that an international youth forum for university students, graduate students and young professionals should be organized by the alumni of the International Space University. The event was called the Space Generation Forum (SGF) and was held in conjunction with the UNISPACE III Conference in Vienna, Austria, from 19-30 July 1999. Read more about the Space Generation Forum.

Other Events Hosted by the Space Generation Advisory Council
Through the Space Generation Advisory Council, other events have grown over the years. Most notable are Yuri's Night World Space Party and the Moon Mars Working Group.

After being just an idea for four years, Yuri's Night, the World Party for Space, sprang into existence at the United Nations' Space Generation Advisory Council Graz Conference in September of 2000. , George Whitesides, and Loretta Hidalgo announced the kickoff of the event and released the first version of our website. Read more about Yuri's Night, World Spaceparty.

In October 2002 at the Space Generation Summit of the SGAC (Houston, TX), a recommendation was put forward that collaboration between youth and experts, Moon and Mars explorers, needed to be established. With this in mind the MoonMars Workshop initiative began, and a small international team of youth organizers set out to make this forum a reality. Read more about the Moon Mars Workshop.