IAF GNF Event – The First International Moon Day in 2022

The International Moon Day, was approved by the UN General Assembly in December 2021, to be celebrated every 20th of July, as from 2022. The International Moon Day has been proposed by the Moon Village Association and a Group within its organisation has been set up.

The International Moon Day shall be celebrated thanks to a large spectrum of events, which will be organised with a top-down or bottom-up approach Worldwide. These will aim to reach the general public and younger generations through educational activities, but also the classical space communities, i.e. governments, agencies, industry, NGOs, scientific
laboratories, universities, and finance providers.

The panelists will present the preliminary plan for its implementation, this will be followed by Q&A.

Moderator:
Giuseppe Reibaldi, President, Moon Village Association

Speakers:
Nasr Alsahhaf, Chair, International Moon Day Group
Dorin Prunariu, Member of the Board, Asteroid Day Foundation