Image: Jeff Bezos with Space Settlement Contest students at the 2018 International Space Development Conference. Credit: Keith Zacharski, National Space Society.
The International Space Development Conference (ISDC) is the annual conference of the National Space Society bringing together NSS leaders and members with leading managers, engineers, scientists, educators, and businessmen from civilian, military, commercial, entrepreneurial, and grassroots advocacy space sectors. Information about sponsorships, exhibiting, and volunteering is available at each year’s ISDC website.
Location of future ISDCs
- 2025 — Washington DC area
- 2026 — Orlando, Florida area
Past ISDCs
- 2023 — Frisco, TX (near Dallas)
- 2022 — Arlington, VA
- 2021 — Virtual (on YouTube)
- 2020 — [cancelled due to Covid]
- 2019 — Arlington, VA
- 2018 — Los Angeles, CA
- 2017 — St. Louis, MO
- 2016 — San Juan, PR
- 2015 — Toronto, ON
- 2014 — Los Angeles, CA
- 2013 — San Diego, CA
- 2012 — Washington, DC
- 2011 — Huntsville, AL
- 2010 — Chicago, IL
- 2009 — Orlando, FL
- 2008 — Washington, DC
- 2007 — Dallas, TX
- 2006 — Los Angeles, CA
- 2005 — Washington, DC
- 2004 — Oklahoma City, OK
- 2003 — San Jose, CA
- 2002 — Denver, CO
- 2001 — Albuquerque, NM
- 2000 — Tucson, AZ
- 1999 — Houston, TX
- 1998 — Milwaukee, WI
- 1997 — Orlando, FL
- 1996 — New York, NY
- 1995 — Cleveland, OH
- 1994 — Toronto, ON, Canada
- 1993 — Huntsville, AL
- 1992 — Washington, DC
- 1991 — San Antonio, TX
- 1990 — Anaheim, CA
- 1989 — Chicago, IL
- 1988 — Denver, CO
- 1987 — Pittsburgh, PA
- 1986 — Seattle, WA
- 1985 — Washington, DC
- 1984 — San Francisco, CA
- 1983 — Houston, TX
- 1982 — Los Angeles, CA