MERIDIAN SPACE DIPLOMACY FORUM 2024, Apr 30, 2024, DC, 11:00 am-5:30 pm ET

The agenda is posted.

The Meridian International Center will hold the Meridian Space Diplomacy Forum 2024 on April 30, 2024 from 11:00 am-5:30 pm ET at Meridian House, 1630 Crescent Place, NW, Washington, DC.

A virtual option is available for those who register.

More information and a registration link are on the event’s website, which says:

OVERVIEW

Solutions to many of the most complex challenges of our day lie beyond Earth’s atmosphere, which now appears closer than ever. Human ingenuity and technological innovation have democratized space resulting in the meteoric rise in national government programs and new commercial enterprises. Space exploration and scientific breakthroughs are rocketing, while a burgeoning space industry offers astronomical economic growth and workforce development opportunities globally. However, increased competition and congestion also raises the risk of conflict in space.

Diplomacy is paramount to accelerate international cooperation among these stakeholders and modernize international regulations and norms of responsible behavior to maintain peace and enable us to reach our collective potential in space.

Held in-person on Meridian’s historic Washington, DC campus, the program will feature remarks from key decisionmakers, in-depth panel discussions, workshops, and networking.

AUDIENCE

The Meridian Space Diplomacy Forum brings together this growing constellation of – new and old, government and commercial – global space actors to explore avenues for cooperation and coordination through traditional and contemporary principles of diplomacy. University students and other aspiring space diplomats will join to learn more about the biggest contemporary themes in space and to forge relations leading to a career in international space endeavors.

THEMES

Modern Space Governance and the Artemis Accords  

Cosmic Cooperation: Space Education and Workforce Development Partnerships  

A.I.stronomical Advancement: A.I. as the Great Space Enabler  

Orbiting Order: How Developing Norms Can Accelerate Space Commercialization  

Moonshots: The New Space Economy for Emerging Spacefaring Nations