Moments from previous live events

Responsible Space for Sustainability


Sustainability is probably not the first thing that pops into mind when you think about outer space exploration. But the 2024 International Astronautical Congress (IAC) made sustainability its main theme. In fact, Responsible Space for Sustainability refers to two different, and very important, aspects of the world’s space programs:

  • the development of networked earth observation satellites and technologies to measure and monitor climate change and other environmental issues.
  • the fostering of responsible practices for the sustainable exploration of outer space, including traffic management, planetary protection, as well as emerging technologies for spacecraft end-of-life, green fuels and closed-loop systems.

The Congress is organized annually by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), with which we have been working since 2019 on both their annual congresses and their smaller, thematic meetings . They have taken us to Washington DC, Dubai, Paris, Baku, and now to this year’s Congress, their 75th and largest ever, in Milan, with more than 11,200 delegates from 120 countries.

 Responsible Space for Sustainability featured over 1,700 poster presentations on 90 interactive touch screens. Authors were able to book their own presentation times and screens during the relevant topical sessions, using the built-in online booking platform we developed especially for IAF. The iPoster presentation Gallery for this and other IAF meetings are available online on any internet connected device, anywhere.

IAF is an international space advocacy organization based in Paris. It was founded in 1951 as a non-governmental organization to establish a dialogue between scientists around the world and to lay the foundation for international space cooperation. Members include space agencies, companies, universities, professional associations, museums, government organizations and learned societies.

We look forward to working with IAF on their upcoming Global Space Exploration Conference (GLEX2025) in New Delhi in June 2025, and the next IAC in Sydney in October.

For more information about our work with IAF –  or anything else we do – CONTACT US HERE!

The iPoster Hall at the 2024 IAC "Responsible Space for Sustainability" Congress, in Milan, Italy. The Hall is empty of people. We see rows and rows of large white touch screen kiosks.

The iPoster Hall at the 2024 IAC "Responsible Space for Sustainability" Congress, in Milan, Italy. The Hall is filled with attendees listening to presentations conducted by authors on large white touch screen kiosks.

The iPoster Hall at the 2024 IAC "Responsible Space for Sustainability" Congress, in Milan, Italy. A woman is presenting her research on a large white touch screen kiosk. She is pointing at an image.

The iPoster Hall at the 2024 IAC "Responsible Space for Sustainability" Congress, in Milan, Italy. A a man is presenting his research on a large white touch screen kiosk. He is pointing at an image, explaining things to another an standing beside him.

 

 

 

K-INBRE 2024

Some fantastic looking iPosters and lively presentations showcased at the 2024 K-INBRE Symposium A.K.A. The Kansas Idea Network of Biomedical Research Excellence. The conference provides an opportunity for Kansas based scientists and students to present their research side-by-side, helping to foster networking and future collaboration. The symposium delivers a genuine conference experience to students who might not have participated in a significant scientific event before.

AGU Fall Meeting 2023

This year’s Fall Meeting was held in December 2023 in San Francisco and included a virtual component that took place in January 2024. There were over 8000 iPosters and PDF+ eposters created for the event.

FM23 was an extra special collaboration for us as we worked closely with AGU staff to develop a platform for the management of the Outstanding Student Presentation Awards (OSPA). This initiative is designed to recognize and encourage exemplary research and presentation skills among student participants. Students had the opportunity to sign up for the OSPA program and receive valuable feedback from seasoned professionals, with the potential to earn recognition certificates and prizes for their outstanding work. The new platform allowed OSPA staff and volunteers to easily assign and manage reviewers to each presentation and for Reviewers to complete and submit their evaluations in the system. When the judging process was completed the feedback was made available to the students.


IAC 2023

We were delighted to support the iPoster sessions at the International Astronautical Congress, which took place in Baku, Azerbaijan last week. The conference is organized annually by the International Astronautical Federation and attracts experts and enthusiasts from the field of space exploration. Over 500 iPoster presentations were displayed and discussed over two days of the event, covering a wide range of topics and innovations. This was our second meeting to use our new screen scheduling system, which allows the authors to book their own presentation time slots in advance through their editor. The scheduled times were then automatically shown under the thumbnail image of their poster in the online iPoster gallery. The poster hall was filled with excitement and curiosity, and the whole set-up looked amazing.

closeup of an iPoster presentation in progress at the 2023 IAC. The presenter stands facing the screen with a pointer in hand. a crowd of people stand around her facing the screen.
An author presenting an iPoster at the 2023 IAC. They are pointing a screen stick at their poster.
closeup of an iPoster presentation in progress at the 2023 IAC. The presenter stands to the side, pointing at the screen with a stick while some participants look on.

AAS 242

last week Joe and Felicity supported the iPoster sessions at AAS 242. The American Astronomical Society is the largest professional organization for astronomers in the United States. It holds annual meetings to showcase the latest research and discoveries in astronomy and astrophysics. 

We have been working with the AAS since 2017 and were, as usual, blown away by the creativity and the content that go into their authors iPosters. Over 200 presentations were created for AAS 242, the summer meeting, in Albuquerque. The presentations were displayed across 40 screens over the five day event. We were  able to utilize our new  control desk feature to  automatically load the posters onto each screen prior to the start of the sessions.
 

A presenter and an attendee interacting with an iPoster at AAS 242.
A presenter showcasing their research on an iPoster at AAS 242. Two attendees are standing next to the presenter and looking at the screen.
A crowd of presenters and attendees during one of the poster sessions at the AAS 242 Meeting.
A presenter wearing a mask stands beside their iPoster on a standing screen at the AAS 242 summer meeting.
Two people facing an iPoster on a large standing screen at AAS 242.
A presenter stands beside their iPoster on a standing screen at the AAS 242 summer meeting.