Call for Hosting City – E-SGW 2026

Based on the success of previous European Space Generation Workshops (E-SGW), SGAC will organize the 10th European Space Generation Workshop in 2026.

Deadline for Application: August 24th 2025

The call is open to SGAC members in the European Region, however, bids from France, Italy and Germany will not be considered, as those countries have already hosted a major SGAC regional event in the past three years.  

Ideal bids should come from countries able to attract sponsorships and qualified speakers to the event.

In your bid, please explain why the suggested city would be a perfect place for the 10th European Space Generation Workshop. For this, please provide information about the following:

• Suggested date (Possible dates for the event shall be March-July 2026)
• Venue (cost, capacity, access)
• Location (travel, accommodation, etc.) The city proposed shall be easy to access from abroad (max 1 flight).
• Estimated budget
• Possible local sponsorships for the event
• Short bio (with date of birth) of the two Event Managers

The following items are a plus:

• Prior experience with organizing events and with SGAC (either team membership or attending an SGAC event, specifically previous E-SGW experience would be a plus)
• Suggested Working Groups planning (number and topics)
• Event in conjunction with the Workshop (major space event / conference / congress / program)

Important to know:

• Bid has to be submitted by National Point of Contacts. If your country does not have an NPoC, please liaise directly with the Regional Coordinators and  Regional Events Coordinator before submitting your proposal
• The maximal length of the proposal is 5 pages (appendixes do not count in this limit)
• The Event Managers could be any SGAC member (aged 18-35 and registered on the SGAC website), but citizenship or temporal residency of the given country is a requirement
• The E-SGW Managers will work under the supervision of the SGAC Regional Events Co-Leads, Treasurer and Business Development Officer
• This is a volunteer position
• The bid will be evaluated by the SGAC Office, the Treasurer and the Regional Events Coordinator
• If the bid is accepted, the Event Managers will receive a starter kit for SGAC events and they will be asked to issue a Call for Organizing Team among SGAC members

How to Apply

To apply, please send an email with Subject [CITY NAME] 10TH E-SGW bid, together with your bid in attachment. Bid template can be found here:

https://spacegeneration.org/organise-an-sgac-event/propose-an-event

All applications must be emailed to the European Regional Coordinators:

• Niklas Wendel ([email protected])
• Bram De Winter ([email protected])

And Business Development Officer: 

• Isi Casas del Valle P ([email protected])

Only complete applications will be considered.

Application Timeline