Overview
- Running Nov. 18–20 at the Institute of Space Technology in Islamabad, the event is hosted by SUPARCO and IST with more than 2,000 participants and over 70 international delegates from 25+ countries.
- The opening featured remarks from the SUPARCO chairman, IST leadership, APSCO and UNOOSA officials, with Mongolian astronaut Gurragchaa Jugder Demid delivering the keynote address.
- ISNET’s Strategic Leadership Summit adopted a joint communiqué pledging equitable access to space, open data sharing, capacity building, and deeper cooperation among emerging space nations.
- The program spans plenaries, masterclasses, and technical tracks on remote sensing, GNSS, AI-driven applications, space law, and astronomy, alongside a technology exhibition and poster sessions.
- Islamabad expects to sign multiple MoUs with institutions from Kazakhstan, Tunisia, Senegal, Bangladesh, and Iraq during the conference, and a Meet the Astronauts Forum will feature astronauts from Türkiye, Mongolia, and the United States.