Academic High Altitude Conference - 2025
AHAC 2025 Information
June 23rd - June 27th
Registration
Registration for both the conference and workshop is now open! Early bird pricing has been extended to May 12th. Registration is now closed!
Watch the Conference!
We will be streaming the Thursday and Friday morning sessions through our YouTube channel. Link is here - https://youtube.com/live/D3hA8Y-4mr0?feature=share
Conference and Workshop Information
Workshop
The workshop will be held in our Comms lab (ENG 273), which is on the second floor of the engineering building (building in purple on attached map). Parking for workshops can be seen in red.
The conference will be held in the CTC, which is teal on the map, and the red parking area next to it as well.
Paper Submissions
All paper submissions will be handled by our Janeway system hosted by Iowa State University’s DigitalPress site. Please click the button below for more information and links to submit your paper! Please note the following dates.
Abstracts Due - May 1st, 2025 May 8th, 2025
Notification of abstract acceptance - May 12th, 2025
Manuscripts Due - May 27th, 2025
AHAC 2025 Activities
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Technical Workshop
For AHAC 2025, some technical workshops are being planned. These will be held on June 24th. Two workshops are planned for Tuesday, June 24th.
Tuesday Morning:
How to fly Pico Balloons around the World, including demos of LoRa and Meshtastic - Presented by Bill Brown WB8ELK
Tuesday afternoon:
How to build the AMSAT CubeSAT Simulator that can be flown on a high-altitude balloon. Presented by Dr. Wayne McCain, KS0S, and David Ausley, WB4NCT.
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Conference
AHAC will be held for two days towards the end of the week-long event. Presentations, keynote speakers, and a poster event are all planned for AHAC 2025.
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Conference Wrap up
A summary for AHAC 2025. This includes pictures and an overview of key announcements, talks, and highlights from the conference.
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Tours
Explore Huntsville
Attendees of the Stratospheric Ballooning Association's upcoming conference in Huntsville, Alabama, will have the opportunity to experience the region's rich history in space exploration. Just a short drive from the conference venue, visitors can tour the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, home to the iconic Saturn V rocket and countless interactive exhibits on space travel's past, present, and future.