BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ĢƵ//NONSGML v1.0//EN NAME:Inaugural Conference: Space Law & Sustainability Center METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20250620T100000 DTEND:20250620T171500 DTSTAMP:20250620T100000 UID:2025/inaugural-conference-spac@8F96275E-9F55-4B3F-A143-836282E12573 CREATED:20250502T072921 LOCATION:VU Campus SUMMARY:Inaugural Conference: Space Law & Sustainability Center X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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Join us for the inaugur al conference of the Space Law & Sustainability Center, the newest ce ntre of expertise at ASI.

On 20 June 2025 the launch event of the Space Law & Sustainability Center will take place. This launch will be marked by an international conference aimed at definin g “space sustainability” as a matter of international security. I n the context of rapidly expanding space activities, urgent challenge s have emerged—ranging from the accumulation of orbital debris and the militarisation of space to the commercialisation of space resourc es without adequate regulatory oversight.

Alongside national an d international experts, we will examine the provisions of the Pact o f the Future, a landmark UN Resolution A/RES/79/1 adopted in Septembe r 2024, referring among others to the need of new frameworks concerni ng space debris, space traffic management and space resources. < /p>

The conference will also present a set of critical and innovati ve assessments concerning the adoption of artificial intelligence and quantum technologies in outer space as well as a series of multidisc iplinary approaches to space sustainability.

Alongside national and international experts we will discuss the following topics:

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  • European perspectives (legal & technical) on space susta inability & security
  • Future frameworks in line with the United Nations Pact for the Future 
  • Artificial Intell igence & quantum tech for space security: legal implications
  • Interdisciplinary approaches to space sustainability
  • International collaboration for sustainable & secure space
    • DESCRIPTION: On 20 June 2025 the launch event of the Space Law & S ustainability Center will take place. This launch will be marked by an international conference aimed at defining “space sustainabi lity” as a matter of international security. In the context of rapi dly expanding space activities, urgent challenges have emerged—rang ing from the accumulation of orbital debris and the militarisation of space to the commercialisation of space resources without adequate r egulatory oversight. Alongside national and international experts, we will examine the provisions of the Pact of the Future, a landmark UN Resolution A/RES/79/1 adopted in September 2024, referring among oth ers to the need of new frameworks concerning space debris, space traf fic management and space resources.  The conference will also pr esent a set of critical and innovative assessments concerning the ado ption of artificial intelligence and quantum technologies in outer sp ace as well as a series of multidisciplinary approaches to space sust ainability. Alongside national and international experts we will disc uss the following topics: Join us for the inaugural conference o f the Space Law & Sustainability Center, the newest centre of experti se at ASI. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR