Special Symposia are events hosted on years alternating with traditional Interstellar Symposia.
Upcoming Special Symposia
Venice, 2-4 December 2026
2nd European Interstellar Symposium
The Interstellar Research Group is pleased to announce the upcoming special symposia hosted by The Venetian Institute of Sciences, Letters and Arts in association with The Interstellar Research Group and The International Academy of Astronautics.
Our objective is to foster an exchange on various aspects of interstellar travel, experts from around the world will gather to share their findings and propose innovative solutions to enable our future journeys to planets circling other stars.
Past Special Symposia
Luxembourg City, 2-5 December 2024
First European Interstellar Symposium
Building Our Home Among the Stars
The University of Luxembourg’s First European Interstellar Symposium (FEIS) took place December 2024, with the IRG’s input and guidance. The Symposium and an Interstellar Art Show held at the European Convention Center in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. This symposium featured many of the leading voices in space exploration, culture, and more.
Oak Ridge, 23-25 October 2018
TVIW Special Symposium
The Power of Synergy
The Power of Synergy Symposium advocated aggressive near-term goals for accelerated space development, emphasizing how government and private industry capabilities can catalyze breakthrough progress.
Leaders from NASA, DOE ARPA-E, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Y-12 National Security Complex, and several private companies convened to evaluate how, within a decade, breakthrough technologies can greatly accelerate establishment of permanent colonies on the moon and the first human trips to Mars and asteroids.
The Power of Synergy implemented a synergistic approach to space advocacy, using the symposium to link together critical technologies that will catalyze major human space activities by 2030.