History of SGAC

2014
First Space Generation Workshop
First Space Generation Workshop

SGAC hosts its first-ever Space Generation Workshop (SGW regional event series) which is the 1st Asia-Pacific Space Generation Workshop (AP-SGW) in…Read More

2012
First SGFF
First SGFF

SGAC hosts its first Space Generation Fusion Forum in connection with the Space Foundation and their Space Symposium in Colorado…Read More

2011
SGAC Rebranding

SGAC rebrands itself and creates the current SGAC logo.  

2010
Project Groups Created
Project Groups Created

SGAC sets up 8 thematic project groups.  

2009
10th Anniversary
10th Anniversary

SGAC celebrates its 10 year anniversary at the European Space Policy Institute in Vienna, Austria.

2008
Beginning of Scholarships

SGAC creates scholarships for its members to attend the Space Generation Congress and the International Astronautical Congress.

2006
First Intern
First Intern

SGAC gets its first-ever SGAC intern, Ms. Andrea Boyd from Australia.

First Website
First Website

SGAC creates its first website.

First full-time Executive Director
First full-time Executive Director

SGAC hires its first-ever full-time Executive Director, Agnieszka Łukaszczyk, at the SGAC Headquarter in Vienna, Austria.

First part-time Executive Director
First part-time Executive Director

SGAC hires its first-ever part-time Executive Director, Chris Boshuizen.

2005
Open the Headquarters
Open the Headquarters

SGAC opens its headquarters at the European Space Policy Institute in Vienna, Austria.    

2003
UN Economic and Social Council
UN Economic and Social Council

SGAC becomes a member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).    

2002
First SGAC Global Event
First SGAC Global Event

First SGAC Global Event takes place: the Space Generation Congress (then called the Space Generation Summit) in Houston, Texas, USA.…Read More

2001
Permanent Observer Status UN COPUOS
Permanent Observer Status UN COPUOS

SGAC gains Permanent Observer status at the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) and its two subcommittees:…Read More

2000
First Newsletter
First Newsletter

SGAC creates its first newsletter entitled “Juventus Pro Sidere Youth for Space”.  

1999
in Support of the UN Programme on Space Applications
in Support of the UN Programme on Space Applications

The Space Generation Advisory Council includes “in Support of the United Nations Programme on Space Applications” under the auspice of…Read More

SGAC Creation at UNISPACE III
SGAC Creation at UNISPACE III

Creation of SGAC at UNISPACE III as presented in The Space Millennium: Vienna Declaration on Space and Human Development which…Read More

The Space Generation Forum at UNISPACE III
The Space Generation Forum at UNISPACE III

The Space Generation Forum (the first “SGAC” event) takes place in connection with UNISPACE III in Vienna, Austria. The Space…Read More

1997
Before SGAC Creation

The United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) Secretariat invites the International Space University (ISU) to organise a forum…Read More