GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON SPACE FOR EMERGING COUNTRIES (GLEC), Apr 24-26, 2019, Marrakech, Morocco

The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and others will sponsor the 2019 Global Conference on Space for Emerging Countries (GLEC) in Marrakech, Morocco from April 24-26, 2019.

More information is on the event’s website, which describes it this way:

The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and the Centre Royal de Télédétection Spatiale (CRTS), with the support of the Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) are pleased to invite you from 24 – 26 April 2019 in Marrakech, Morocco for the first ever Global Conference on Space for Emerging Countries (GLEC 2019).

First Conference of its kind, #GLEC2019 aims at actively engaging emerging countries in the space scene by highlighting the socio-economic benefits of space applications; by understanding the various financial models for the optimal resourcing of national space programs; by identifying opportunities for technology and skills transfer; by creating awareness about the base infrastructure requirements needed for operationalising national space programs and by creating awareness on the essential legislative and policy elements that must be considered in establishing the foundation for national space programs.