The 32nd International Space Development Conference (ISDC), will be held at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine in San Diego, California, May 23–27, 2013. ISDC speakers will discuss breakthroughs happening in space development and will showcase the latest in space applications, promote new ideas, and prove fertile ground for collaboration and innovation.

ISDC 2013 will have talks on Asteroids, Business, Education, Emerging Space Applications, Living in Space, Lunar, Mars, Space Solar Power, Space Settlement, Transhumanism, Space Exploration, and more. Release of the Roadmap to Space Settlement will also be featured.

Speakers will include Dr. Bob Richards, Co-Founder and CEO, Moon Express, Inc., Thursday Lunch Keynote Speaker; Dr. Robert B. Kerr, Director of Arecibo Observatory Monday Lunch Keynote Speaker; Bas Lansdorp, Co-Founder & CEO of Mars One, Opening Keynote Speaker; Astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison; U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher; and Ian O’Neil of Discover News are confirmed.

Dr. Kalam, former President of India will be our Gala Keynote Speaker and Recipient of the prestigious NSS von Braun Award. Apollo 11 Astronaut Dr. Buzz Aldrin will be our Saturday Lunch Speaker and the last space shuttle commander Capt. Christopher Ferguson will keynote at the Sunday Luncheon.