Welcome to the newsletter for SRI’s 4th World Congress, an online event held every five years. The Congress takes care of required business (e.g., the selection of directors) but is otherwise devoted to the development of policies and the practical steps needed to promote and implement them. We will also draft a Final Resolution and Congress Theses that will be submitted to the membership for approval and provide guidance for the next five years.
The discussion will be anchored by presentations during the Congress. To that end we have issued a Call for Abstracts. Please follow the link to see how sessions are being organized, then click “Submit an Abstract” to do so. You can also click on “SRIC4 Registration” to register for the Congress (or use links below). All sessions are free, but only members will vote on what we adopt as ongoing SRI policies.
There have already been some Congress-related presentations this year, part of SRI’s online Academy. The latest was by Dr. Marie-Luise Heuser on Space Romanticism. Our next presentation is February 17 (9pm CET), Data Centers in Space: An Update, by Alberto Cavallo. For a list of videos and links, please visit SRI’s YouTube channel.
We will also be discussing SRI’s work at the UN’s Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (COPUOS). SRI became an official Observer in 2024 and has been presenting technical reports during sessions of the Committee, the Scientific & Technical Subcommittee (we’re there now), and the Legal Subcommittee. Our focus has been on a critical review of the UN’s Space 2030 Agenda and SRI’s proposal for an 18th Sustainable Development Goal – Civilians Space Development. Please click on the link for more information about the 18th SDG Coalition (currently 116 organizations) and how your organization can join.
We will be sending updates as needed concerning the Congress and related work. Thank you for your interest in Space Renaissance International and the important issues facing humanity as we prepare to leave the home world.
– Prepared by Dennis O’Brien, Co-chair, SRI Space Policy Committee
The discussion will be anchored by presentations during the Congress. To that end we have issued a Call for Abstracts. Please follow the link to see how sessions are being organized, then click “Submit an Abstract” to do so. You can also click on “SRIC4 Registration” to register for the Congress (or use links below). All sessions are free, but only members will vote on what we adopt as ongoing SRI policies.
There have already been some Congress-related presentations this year, part of SRI’s online Academy. The latest was by Dr. Marie-Luise Heuser on Space Romanticism. Our next presentation is February 17 (9pm CET), Data Centers in Space: An Update, by Alberto Cavallo. For a list of videos and links, please visit SRI’s YouTube channel.
We will also be discussing SRI’s work at the UN’s Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (COPUOS). SRI became an official Observer in 2024 and has been presenting technical reports during sessions of the Committee, the Scientific & Technical Subcommittee (we’re there now), and the Legal Subcommittee. Our focus has been on a critical review of the UN’s Space 2030 Agenda and SRI’s proposal for an 18th Sustainable Development Goal – Civilians Space Development. Please click on the link for more information about the 18th SDG Coalition (currently 116 organizations) and how your organization can join.
We will be sending updates as needed concerning the Congress and related work. Thank you for your interest in Space Renaissance International and the important issues facing humanity as we prepare to leave the home world.
– Prepared by Dennis O’Brien, Co-chair, SRI Space Policy Committee
Space Renaissance France (French Chapter of SRI) 
Space Renaissance USA, Inc. (USA Chapter of SRI)
Space Renaissance (Italian Chapter of SRI)
Space Renaissance India (Indian Chapter of SRI)
African Space Renaissance (African Chapter of SRI)
Space Renaissance Academy
Space Renaissance Initiative Group