SCIENCE · TECHNOLOGY · POLICY · GLOBAL COLLABORATION
Space Resources
Initiative IIITokyo 2026
November 26–27, 2026
The University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus
HASEKO-KUMA HALL, Engineering Building 11 (planned)
REGISTRATION OPEN
The international space resources community, together in Tokyo.
Registration and abstract submission are now open.
SRI-III brings together people working on space resource science, technology and policy. We welcome researchers, students, industry and policy practitioners from the wider international community.
Building on SRI-II and the formation of CACE, the meeting continues the conversation between research centres and creates room for the next generation of researchers.
Meet CACE researchers in Hongo
John Culton (Adelaide) and Angel Abbud-Madrid (Colorado School of Mines) are scheduled to attend SRI-III in person, bringing opportunities for direct discussion and new connections in research and education.
Key dates
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30 OCT
Abstract submission deadline
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10 NOV
Final programme scheduled
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20 NOV
Registration deadline
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26–27 NOV
SRI-III in Tokyo
TENTATIVE THEMES
Discussions across science, technology and policy
The following themes are planned. The final programme is scheduled for 10 November.
01
International instrument collaboration
A forum for discussion of scientific instruments and collaboration between research centres.
02
Early-career session
A CACE flagship activity where early-career researchers can share their work and meet the international community.
03
Policy & regulatory dialogue
Discussion of the policy and regulatory questions surrounding space resources.
TAKE PART
Registration and presentations
Please use the same form to register as a participant or propose a presentation. To propose a presentation, include a tentative title and abstract.
Abstracts: by 30 October
Registration: by 20 November
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Meet in Hongo. Discover Tokyo.
Venue & Hongo Campus
Kengo Kuma’s interior, historic architecture and campus greenery.
Explore Tokyo
Museums in Ueno, the lanes of Yanaka and Nezu, and the Tokyo skyline.
Getting here and planning your stay
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
Host and coordinating centres
HOSTED BY
CSRI
Center for Space Resources and Innovation
The University of Tokyo
IN COORDINATION WITH
- CSR — Colorado School of Mines
- ATCSR — Adelaide University
- ESRIC — Luxembourg
SPACE RESOURCES INITIATIVE III
We look forward to welcoming you to Tokyo.
The same form accepts participant registrations and presentation proposals.
SRI-III Secretariat · csri@seed.um.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Yasuda Auditorium, Hongo Campus · Tokyo538 / Wikimedia Commons · CC0
Tokyo skyline and Tokyo Skytree · Davekern / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 · Displayed with a layout crop
