United NationsOffice for Outer Space Affairs

8th IAA Planetary Defense Conference, 3 - 7 April 2023 (Hybrid conference)

Please note  2 venues for the Conference : Vienna International Centre (3-6 April 2023) and Austrian Academy of Sciences (7 April)

• Register and join also the 2 April, Sunday  Public and media event on DART at 16.30 - 20.00hrs at the Austrian Academy of Sciences,  Dr. Ignaz-Seipel-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna (in German and in English)
• Register and join also the 5 April, Wednesday  Screening of Asteroid Hunters, an IMAX original film, with Q+A, at 20.15 - 22.30 hrs, Cineplexx Donau Zentrum,  Wagramerstraße 79 Westfield Donau Zentrum 1220 Wien (in English)

Key Information and links

Programme-at-a-glance

• Information for registered participants (in-person)
• Information for on-line participants
• Media Advisory 
• Main 2023 IAA PDC Webpage:  iaaspace.org
• Detailed programme
• Throughout the conference, the audience is invited to participate in polls to gather their feedback as well as submit questions to the speakers.  Participants can join at  slido.com  with  #2967620  or anytime using  this link  or via the QR code.

WEBCAST

The conference was available via Webcast. For the archives of the Conference, please see https://iaaspace.org/

CONFERENCE MATERIALS

• The Near-Earth Objects and Planetary Defence brochure
• The Decision-Tree
• The Pocket reference
• The Decision-maker's guide
• Keynote address by Niklas Hedman, UNOOSA Acting Director

Panel and session topics include: 

Ongoing and Upcoming Mission Highlights
Hypothetical Asteroid Threat Exercise    https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/pd/cs/pdc23/
Key International and Policy Developments
Near-Earth Object (NEO) Discovery
Near-Earth Object (NEO) Characterization
Deflection / Disruption Modeling & Testing
Space Mission & Campaign Design
Impact Effects & Consequences
Disaster Management & Impact Response
Public Education and Communicatios
The Decision to Act: Political, Legal, Social, and Economic Aspects

7th IAA PDC, 26-30 April 2021 - Online WebEx Conference 

Key Information and links

• Main 2021 IAA PDC conference website
• Programme-at-a-glance
• E-lightning talks (Available throughout the conference, see below or  LINK)
• Poster presentations (Available throughout the conference, see below or  LINK)
• Public event, hosted by The Planetary Society

Presentations and Recordings

Day 1: Highlights

Please click   here for the link to the recording on YouTube. You can also click to the specific talks from the links below. 

• Opening 
• Welcoming remarks by IAA, Jean-Michel Contant ( video 7:03-17:02 )
• KEYNOTE by Director of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, Simonetta Di Pippo ( video 17:59-27:48 )
• ADDRESS by Chair of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Marius Piso ( video 28:29-36:52 )
• EXERCISE SESSION: FIRST NOTICE OF (HYPOTHETICAL) THREAT ( video 1:25:43-2:09:05 )
• EXERCISE PANEL: DISCUSSION OF NEXT STEPS ( video 2:09:06-3:11:00 )
• Session 1: HERA ( pdf )
• Session 2: Hayabusa 2 ( pdf and video 36:53-1:25:38 )
• Session 3: DART ( pdf and video 3:11:01-4:12:27 )
• Session 4: OSIRIS-REx ( pdf and video 4:12:28- )

Day 2: Discovery and Characterization

Please click  here for the link to the recording on YouTube. You can also click to the specific talks from the links below. 

• Session 5a: NEO Discovery ( pdf and video 4:53-1:03:48 )
• Session 6a: NEO Characterization ( pdf and video 1:03:56-2:04:07 )
• EXERCISE SESSION: UPDATE ON SPACE-BASED MITIGATION OPTIONS (  video 2:04:09-2:45:54 )
• EXERCISE SESSION: LEGAL AND POLICY ISSUES RELATED TO MITIGATION OPTIONS ( video 2:45:54-3:37:46 )
• EXERCISE PANEL: DISRUPTION & DEFLECTION OPTIONS ( video 3:37:47-4:35:54 )
• EXERCISE: INJECT #2 Update on Threat Region
• Session 5b: NEO Discovery ( pdf and video 4:35:55-5:33:34 )
• Session 6b: NEO Characterization ( pdf and video 5:33:35- )

Day 3: Testing and Mission Planning 

Please click  here for the link to the recording on YouTube. You can also click to the specific talks from the links below. 

• Session 7a: Deflection & Disruption Testing (  pdf and video 0:00-58:31 )
• Session 8a: Mission & Campaign Design (  pdf and video 58:32-1:55:58 )
• EXERCISE SESSION: UPDATED THREAT CORRIDOR & DETAILED OVERVIEW OF CONSEQUENCES ( video 1:55:59-2:25:06 )
• EXERCISE PANEL: DISASTER MANAGERS DISCUSSION ( video 2:25:08-3:28:29 )
• EXERCISE: Final Impact Area (IAWN)
• PANEL: HEADS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF SPACE AGENCIES ( video 3:28:32-4:28:31 )
• Session 7b: Deflection & Disruption Testing (  pdf and video 4:28:32-5:27:40 )
• Session 8b: Mission & Campaign Design (  pdf and video 5:27:42- )

Day 4: Impact Effects & Disaster Management

Please click  here for the link to the recording on YouTube. You can also click to the specific talks from the links below. 

• Session 9a: Impact Effects  ( pdf and video 8:41-1:11:24 )
• Session 10a: Disaster Management  ( pdf and video 1:11:25-2:07:19 )
• PANEL: RELIABLE COMMUNICATION AND DEALING WITH MISINFORMATION ( video 2:07:20-3:06:14 )
• PANEL: LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST DISASTERS: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A REAL NEO THREAT ( video 3:06:15-4:06:05 )
• PUBLIC EVENT: THE PLANETARY SOCIETY
• Session 9b: Impact Effects ( pdf and video 4:06:07-5:03:30 )
• Session 10b: Disaster Management ( pdf and video 5:05:31- )

Day 5: Decision to Act & Public Engagement

Please click here for the link to the recording on YouTube. You can also click to the specific talks from the links below. 

• Session 11: The Decision to Act ( pdf and video 00:00-1:26:54 )
• Session 12: Public Education & Communication ( pdf and video 1:26:55-2:38:22 )
• Session 13: Apophis and Others, Far and Near: Future Characterization Opportunities from NEO Close Approaches ( pdf and video 3:35:51 )
• PANEL: PROPOSAL FOR AN INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PLANETARY DEFENSE ( video 3:35:52-4:37:04 )
• DISCUSSION: WRAP-UP, NEXT STEPS, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 2023 CONFERENCE ( video 4:37:05- )
• e-Posters: DART (Available full conference)
• e-Posters: NEO Discovery (Available full conference)
• e-Posters: NEO Characterization (Available full conference)
• e-Posters: Deflection & Disruption Testing (Available full conference)
• e-Posters: Mission & Campaign Design (Available full conference)
• e-Posters: Impact Effects (Available full conference)
• e-Posters: Disaster Management (Available full conference)
• e-Posters: The Decision to Act (Available full conference)
• e-Posters: Public Education & Communication (Available full conference)
• e-Posters: Apophis and Others, Far and Near: Future Characterization Opportunities from NEO Close Approaches (Available full conference)
• e-Lightning Talks: Hera (Available full conference)
• e-Lightning Talks: DART (Available full conference)
• e-Lightning Talks: NEO Discovery (Available full conference)
• e-Lightning Talks: NEO Characterization (Available full conference)
• e-Lightning Talks: Mission & Campaign Design (Available full conference)
• e-Lightning Talks: Impact Effects (Available full conference)
• e-Lightning Talks: Disaster Management (Available full conference)
• e-Lightning Talks: Public Education & Communication (Available full conference)