Space Law, Data and Policy Space Diplomacy Symposium 2026
Co-sponsored by SPACE LDP (UW Law) and SPDR (UW JSIS)
As the numbers and types of space actors increase, the importance of diplomacy will increase in maintaining cooperation, coordination and collaboration in the space domain. The aim of the annual Space Diplomacy Symposium (SDS) is to situate diplomacy in the traditional categories of civilian, commercial and military space activities across all regions of the world.
Further information forthcoming for this symposium to be held on Nov. 6, 2026.
Where
Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall (Map it)
University of Washington
4069 Spokane Ln NE, Seattle, WA 98105
Learn more about parking on campus and public transportation. (The nearest stops are University of Washington Station and U District Station.)
Nearby Hotels (Walkable to Kane Hall, UW)
This list is provided for convenience only and does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the University of Washington.
- College Inn Hotel – 4000 University Way NE (0.2 miles, ~4-minute walk)
- Graduate Seattle – 4507 Brooklyn Ave NE (0.6 miles, ~10-minute walk)
- Residence Inn by Marriott – 4501 12th Ave NE (0.4 miles, ~8-minute walk)
- University Inn – 4140 Roosevelt Way NE (0.5 miles, ~10-minute walk)
- Watertown Hotel – 4242 Roosevelt Way NE (0.6 miles, ~12-minute walk)
- Silver Cloud Inn – 5036 25th Ave NE (1.0 mile, ~18-minute walk)
The Space Law, Data and Policy Program (SPACE LDP), UW School of Law
Saadia M. Pekkanen, Founding Director, SPACE LDP; Founding Director, SPDR; Job and Gertrud Tamaki Endowed Professor at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and Adjunct Professor at the UW School of Law; Member, International Institute of Space Law; and Member, Council on Foreign Relations
Scott Schumacher, Director, Global Business Law Institute (GBLI) and Professor of Law, University of Washington School of Law