The 44th AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting will be held in Jacksonville, FL on October 8-11, 2026 at the Wyndham Jacksonville Hotel & Conference Center (rebranded from Crowne Plaza Jacksonville Airport/I-95 in July 2026).
- Technical Paper Sessions on GOLF satellites, CubeSatSim, ARISS updates
- Annual General Meeting & Awards
- AMSAT Board Meeting
- Auction of Ham Radio Items
- Banquet with Ham Radio Door Prizes & Networking opportunities
- Live streaming for remote attendees
- Free airport shuttle • Easy fly-in location
- Special Ladies (XYL) Activities & Spouse Program
There will also be optional Sunday tours of the USS Orleck and the Jacksonville Zoo.
Register by September 8th for a $20 discount. A Call for Presentations will be coming soon.
To book hotel rooms online, click here: AMSAT Conference Rooms
Reservations can also be made by phone at 1-800-227-6963. The group code is AMS. The direct hotel phone number is 1-904-741-4404.
Call for Presentations: 44th AMSAT Space Symposium
Do you have a story to tell the amateur satellite community? AMSAT invites proposals for Symposium presentations.
Presentations are welcome on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. Suggested subjects include current and future satellite projects such as the GOLF program and the CubeSatSim; ARISS and human spaceflight activities; ground station, antenna, and portable station design; software defined radio; telemetry collection and analysis; satellite operating techniques and achievements; educational programs and youth outreach; and reports from DXpeditions and roving operations. Whether you have built it, flown it, coded it, taught it, or worked it through a satellite, your fellow attendees want to hear about it.
Prospective presenters should email a tentative presentation title and a brief abstract to symposium [at] amsat.org as soon as possible. Presentation time slots are limited, so early submissions are encouraged, and information on submitting final papers and presentation materials for inclusion in the Symposium Proceedings will be provided to presenters. A digital copy of the Proceedings is included with every Symposium registration.
Symposium presentations begin Friday afternoon, October 9, and continue through Saturday, October 10, leading into the Annual General Meeting. Live streaming will bring the sessions to members unable to attend in person – all the more reason to make sure your work is on the program.
