History of SGAC
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 Yokohama, Japan.
First SGFF
SGAC hosts its first Space Generation Fusion Forum in connection with the Space Foundation and their Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
SGAC Rebranding
SGAC rebrands itself and creates the current SGAC logo.
Project Groups Created
SGAC sets up 8 thematic project groups.
10th Anniversary
SGAC celebrates its 10 year anniversary at the European Space Policy Institute in Vienna, Austria.
Beginning of Scholarships
SGAC creates scholarships for its members to attend the Space Generation Congress and the International Astronautical Congress.
First Intern
SGAC gets its first-ever SGAC intern, Ms. Andrea Boyd from Australia.
First Website
SGAC creates its first website.
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
SGAC hires its first-ever part-time Executive Director, Chris Boshuizen.
Open the Headquarters
UN Economic and Social Council
First SGAC Global Event
First SGAC Global Event takes place: the Space Generation Congress (then called the Space Generation Summit) in Houston, Texas, USA. This event takes place alongside the International Astronautical Congress (IAC), however this year it was held alongside the World Space Congress which combines IAC with the COSPAR Scientific Assembly.
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: the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (STSC) and the Legal Subcommittee (LSC) at the United Nations.
First Newsletter
SGAC creates its first newsletter entitled “Juventus Pro Sidere Youth for Space”.
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 the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs.
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 was also included in the Report of the Third United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space as recommended by the Space Generation Forum (the first “SGAC” event). “To create, within the framework of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, a consultative mechanism to facilitate the continued participation of young people from all over the world, especially young people from developing countries and young women, in cooperative space-related activities.”
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 Generation Forum is attended by 160 participants from 60 States. Their expertise covers all fields of space, including science, engineering, technology, law, ethics, art, literature, anthropology and architecture, and many other relevant fields. During the event, these participants develop ten recommendations, which are combined into the “Space Generation Forum: Visions and Perspectives of Youth”.
Before SGAC Creation
The United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) Secretariat invites the International Space University (ISU) to organise a forum for young adults as part of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS). The ISU solicits alumni volunteers to plan, organise and conduct the Space Generation Forum, in parallel with other UNISPACE III activities.
