EVENTS

Date: 1 – 9 August 2026
Place: Florence, Italy
Contact: COSPAR Secretariat cospar@cosparhq.cnes.fr
Host Organization:  Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
Abstract Deadline

Topics (approximately 150 meetings covering the fields of COSPAR Scientific Commissions (SC), Panels, and Task Groups):

– SC A:  The Earth’s Surface, Meteorology and Climate
– SC B:  The Earth-Moon System, Planets, and Small Bodies of the Solar System
– SC C:  The Upper Atmospheres of the Earth and Planets Including Reference Atmospheres
– SC D:  Space Plasmas in the Solar System, Including Planetary Magnetospheres
– SC E:  Research in Astrophysics from Space
– SC F:  Life Sciences as Related to Space
– SC G:  Materials Sciences in Space
– SC H:  Fundamental Physics in Space
– Panel on Satellite Dynamics (PSD)
– Panel on Scientific Ballooning (PSB)
– Panel on Potentially Environmentally Detrimental Activities in Space (PEDAS)
– Panel on Radiation Belt Environment Modelling (PRBEM)
– Panel on Space Weather (PSW)
– Panel on Planetary Protection (PPP)
– Panel on Capacity Building (PCB)
– Panel on Education (PE)
– Panel on Exploration (PEX)
– Panel on Interstellar Research (PIR)
– Panel on Innovative Solutions (PoIS)
– Panel on Social Sciences and the Humanities (PSSH)
– Panel on IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility) (PIDEA)
– Panel on Establishing a Constellation of Small Satellites (PCSS)
– Panel on Machine Learning and Data Science (PMLDS)
– Task Group on Establishing an International Geospace Systems Program (TGIGSP)