Space Data Association AGM & Workshop

30 Apr, 2026

SDA AGM 2026

We will hold TWO events on June 8 and 9 in Vienna. Provision will be made for those who wish to attend remotely.

Both events will take place at the Vienna International Centre (UN site) Wagramer Straße 5, 1220 Vienna, Austria.

Monday June 8th

09h00 (UTC+2) – 11h00 (UTC+2): AGM

Members only

The SDA’s Annual General Meeting will be attended by the Board of Directors and SDA members.

11h30 (UTC+2) – 13h30 (UTC+2): SDA Information Session

Members and non-members welcome

This open session will give you the opportunity to learn more about SDA and our activities and to get valuable updates and insights. It will also give you the opportunity to ask questions during a Q&A session. 

  • SDA presentation
  • The Space Safety Portal (GMV)
  • SDA phonebook

June 9th (Tuesday): SDA workshop

Members and non-members welcome

9h00 (UTC+2)  – 12h30 (UTC+2): Morning session

14h00 (UTC+2) – 17h30 (UTC+2): Afternoon session 

 

We look forward to welcoming you to Vienna in June!

 

Morning Session

09:00

Registration and coffee

09:30

Welcome and Introduction to SDA – David Zamora, Chairman, SDA

10:00

Keynote – Ian Christensen, Director of Private Sector Programs Secure World Foundation

10:30

Coffee break

11:00

Fireside chat with Andrew D’Uva, Strategy and Policy Advisor, SDA and Aarti Holla-Maini, Director, UN Office for Outer Space Affairs

11:45

SDA SSP – Felipe Jimenez Gonzalez, SSP Programme Manager, plus SSP Q&A with audience and remote attendees

13:00

Networking Lunch

 

Afternoon Session

14:00

Keynote from Holger Krag, Head of the Space Safety Programme, ESA

14:30

Kelso Award Winners Panel
How do we move towards zero debris?
Moderated by Lorenzo Arona, Founder, Safe Heavens
Pascal Faucher, Chairman, EUSST
Holger Krag, Head of the Space Safety Programme, ESA
Thomas Schildknecht, Professor Emeritus, University of Bern

15:15

Coffee Break

15:45

Keynote from Space 42, Fatmah Alyammahi, Director of Flight Dynamics

16:15

How do we prevent data fragmentation in SSA?
Moderated by Charles Law, SDA Executive Director
Felipe Jiménez Gonzalez, SSP Programme Manager
Jose Maria Hermosa Garnica, EUSST
Bruce McClintock, RAND Corporation

16:45

Wrap up chat
Andrew D’Uva, Strategy and Policy Advisor, SDA
Charles Law, SDA Executive Director
Felipe Jiménez Gonzalez, SSP

Farewell from David Zamora, SDA Chairman

 

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