In its very first virtual meeting on 22 March 2020, the IISL Board of Directors (BoD) sent a signal of capacity to act in times of the COVID-19 crisis. The BoD had planned to meet alongside the UNCOPUOS Legal Subcommittee in Vienna but had to schedule a virtual meeting organised and prepared by the Executive …
Category: awards
Feb 29
Last day to submit nominations for the IISL annual awards
Each year, IISL recognizes eminent and extraordinary contributions and services to the field of space law, and for advancing the broader objectives of the Institute through prestigious IISL annual awards.The annual awards had been in four categories hitherto: Lifetime Achievement Award Distinguished Service Award Award of Appreciation Certificate of Gratitude Beginning 2019, in addition, a …
Feb 11
2020 IISL Awards – Call for nominations
Each year, IISL recognizes eminent and extraordinary contributions and services to the field of space law, and for advancing the broader objectives of the Institute through prestigious IISL annual awards. The annual awards had been in four categories hitherto: Lifetime Achievement Award Distinguished Service Award Award of Appreciation Certificate of Gratitude Beginning 2019, in addition, …
Oct 28
IISL Awards 2019
The IISL Board during its spring meetings of 2019 had approved following award recommendations by the IISL Awards committee as contained in its 17th report to the Board. The awards will be given away during the IISL Dinner on 24th October, 2019. The citations of awardees was read during the Award ceremony. The IISL Lifetime …
Oct 02
IISL Awards 2017
At the 2017 IAC in Adelaide, Australia, the following awards were presented by the International Institute of Space Law (IISL): • A Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Andrei Terekhov (Russia). • A Distinguished Service Award to Dr. Ranjana Kaul (India). • A Distinguished Service Award to Mr. Niklas Hedman (Sweden). • An Award of Appreciation …
Sep 30
IISL Awards 2016
The IISL Board during its spring meetings of 2016 had approved following award recommendations by the IISL Awards committee as contained in its 10th report to the Board. The awards were given away during the IISL Dinner on 29 September 2016. (a) Dr Milton “Skip” Smith and Prof. Joanne Irene Gabrynowicz are being given 2016 …
Nov 16
Call for nominations for the 2016 IISL Awards
As you are aware, the IISL recognises eminent and extraordinary contributions and services to the field of space law and for advancing the broader objectives of the Institute through prestigious IISL annual awards, in four categories namely: (i) Life Time Achievement Award, (ii) Distinguished Service Award, (iii) Award of Appreciation (iv) Certificate of Gratitude. The …
Oct 22
IISL 2015 Awards
In the course of the 66th International Astronautical Congress in Jerusalem the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) offered the following awards: The Lifetime Achievement Award to Ms. Marcia S. Smith, United States. The Distinguished Service Award to Prof. Dr Sergio Marchisio, Italy. Awards of Appreciation to Dr. M. Stanford, United Kingdom, and Dr. B. …
Jan 03
Nominations for 2015 IISL awards now open
IISL Members are invited to submit nominations for the 2015 IISL Awards in the following categories: (i) Lifetime Achievement Award, (ii) Distinguished Service Award, (iii) Award of Appreciation and (iv) Certificate of Gratitude. Nomination forms and guidance about the criteria for each award category can be accessed on our awards page. The deadline for receipt …