Wednesday IAC 2019 IDEA 3G Luncheon + ESL Meeting with IAF President

The IAF Excellence in “3G” Diversity Award recognizesIAF member organizations(industry, government,
academia) worldwide for outstanding contributions to the fostering of “3G” (Geography, Generation,
Gender) Diversity within the space sector.
This Luncheon is dedicated to the award ceremony for the IAF Excellence in “3G” Diversity Award. At the
IAC 2019 this award will be given to the UAE Space Agency.
The United Arab Emirates Space Agency, the first national space agency in the region, was established
in 2014, and is responsible for organizing, regulating, and supporting the national space sector under
federal law. This includes the oversight and funding of space missions such as the UAE’s Emirates Mars
Mission’s Hope Probe, the region’s first Arab and Islamic interplanetary mission. The primary goals of
the UAE Space Agency are to contribute significantly to the diversification of the national economy,
enhancing the UAE’s international standing in space-related fields, and issuing policy and laws for the
space sector. Space sector capacity building programmes and raising awareness of space sciences and
STEM fields develop the next generation of Emiratis for leadership in the space sector.