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)