The Space It Up! Young Minds Summer Forum is a three-day event designed for early-career researchers working on space-related topics. It combines the learning experience of a summer school with the scientific exchange of a research forum. Participants will share their work, exchange perspectives across disciplines, and contribute to shaping the future of Space It Up! and the wider space ecosystem.

The programme explores three key thematic areas:

• Advanced Space Systems, Mission Operations & Sustainable Materials: perspectives on next-generation spacecraft platforms, mission autonomy, digital engineering, and advanced manufacturing
• Earth & Planetary Science: insights on Earth Observation, environmental monitoring, space weather, and protection of critical infrastructures
• Moon-to-Mars Exploration & Human Presence in Space: focus on robotics, planetary habitats, resources, human health, and technologies for long-duration missions

The event features research pitches, mentor-guided thematic working groups, keynote talks from leading experts, and a Career Day for networking with space industry companies.

17th World Congress on Computational Mechanics & 10th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering

WCCM-ECCOMAS 2026 is expected to be one of the largest congresses in the field of computational mechanics and computational methods in applied sciences and engineering. It is anticipated to attract a diverse and global audience from academia, government, and industry, encompassing all areas of engineering and science. Computational mechanics has become a cornerstone of modern scientific inquiry, driving solutions to some of the most advanced and complex challenges in engineering and beyond.

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ASME’s 4th Annual Aerospace Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference (SSDM) gathers aerospace structures, structural dynamics, and materials engineers and researchers from industry, academia, and government agencies to discuss technical advancements in this growing sector. The program is designed to not only showcase the latest research but also encourage meaningful dialogue in a dynamic setting.

SSDM Program Tracks include:

• Structures: The Structures Track contains a wide range of topics in the broad area of aerospace structures, which are individually organized by leading researchers in the corresponding field
• Structural Dynamics: The Structural Dynamics Track contains research topics of responses of flexible aircraft and components under various dynamic loads from different disciplines
• Materials: The Materials Track covers many traditional topics on fatigue and fracture, mechanics, computational materials, nanomaterials, manufacturing, and experimental characterization as well as emerging fields within materials

The International Conference on Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures (ICMAMS) is a premier scientific event closely associated with the journal Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures (MAMS), published by Taylor & Francis. As a flagship initiative of the journal, the conference brings together leading experts, researchers, and professionals from academia and industry to present and discuss the latest advances in the mechanics of advanced materials, smart structures, and computational modeling.

ICMAMS serves as a dynamic platform for interdisciplinary exchange, fostering collaboration and innovation across areas such as composites, architected materials, nanostructured systems, and multiscale modeling. The conference welcomes contributions that span analytical, numerical, and experimental approaches, as well as emerging themes such as machine learning applications, additive manufacturing, and integrated computational materials engineering.

With a strong emphasis on cutting-edge research and global engagement, ICMAMS offers participants the opportunity to network with prominent figures in the field, contribute to high-impact discussions, and be part of shaping the future of materials and structural mechanics.

The 27th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, jointly organized with the Italian Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics (A.I.D.A.A), will provide a forum for discussion and exchange of information for attendees from across the globe about leading edge research and development activities associated with space planes and hypersonic atmospheric flight vehicles and the technologies underpinning these capabilities. Presentations will be provided on national programs from Europe, North America, South America, Australia, and Asia and multiple opportunities for international collaboration will be discussed. Technical paper topics include planned and ongoing space plane and hypersonic vehicle programs, advanced launch vehicle and hypersonic atmospheric flight vehicle concepts, commercial space tourism concepts, ground and flight testing techniques, results, and lessons learned, reentry vehicle systems and technologies, aerodynamics and aerothermodynamics of space planes and hypersonic vehicles, guidance and control systems, rocket, ramjet, scramjet, and other advanced propulsion systems, including component technologies (e.g., inlets, combustion systems, fuel injection concepts, ignition and flameholding concepts, nozzles), high-temperature materials, hot structures and thermal protection systems, health monitoring and management technologies, and more. Special panel sessions will be organized around relevant topics of strong global interest.