The International Astronautical Congress (IAC) is returning to Poland after more than 60 years. The 78th edition of the congress will be held in Poznań, in 2027. On April 2, at the headquarters of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), Clay Mowry, president of the IAF Federation, and Łukasz Wilczyński, president of the European Space Foundation, signed an agreement to organize the congress. 

The theme of the 2027 International Astronautical Congress will be “One Space. Shared Future,” which is intended as a reminder that space is a shared space for all people. 

The IAC International Astronautical Congress is the largest space industry conference in the world. It is hosted in a different country each year. In recent years, the congress has been organized in Washington, Dubai, Paris, Baku, and in 2024 – Milan, where the decision was made to award the organization of IAC 2027 to Poland. 

The main organizer of the congress is the International Astronautical Federation (IAF). On the Polish side, the project is jointly implemented by the Ministry of Development and Technology, the European Space Foundation (Host Organization), the Polish Space Agency, the City of Poznań, the MTP Group, the Poznan Congress Center, the Poznań Convention Bureau and The Way. Support is provided by LOT Polish Airlines. 

Founded in 1951, the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) is the world’s leading space advocacy body with more than 563 members in 81 countries, including all leading space agencies, industries, research institutions, universities, associations, societies, institutes and museums worldwide. Guided by the motto “Connecting all Space People” and the vision “A space-faring world cooperating for the benefit of humanity,” the Federation advances space knowledge, supporting the development and application of space assets by promoting global cooperation.