SAE International’s AeroTech is the premier global aerospace technology conference & exhibition celebrating innovation and technical achievements in virtually every facet of modern aerospace & defense, including platform, system, subsystem, component, and material research and development, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, test and validation, certification, integration, deployment, sustainment, safety, security, and sustainability.

SAE International invites the global community to present cutting-edge work, share solutions, celebrate achievements, demonstrate expertise and thought-leadership, collaborate, and network with engineers, executives, regulators, researchers, scientists, academia, and other decision makers from across the global aerospace ecosystem in person at AeroTech.
Presentations invited on myriad topics across commercial, general, and military/defense aviation and space, including:

Topics

Advanced Air Mobility
UAVs/Drones
Avionics & Aircraft Systems
Propulsion & Power Systems
Advanced Manufacturing & Materials
AeroFast Fastening, Assembly & Tooling
Flight Sciences & Testing
Model Based Systems Engineering
Aviation Cybersecurity
Aviation Safety
Important information:

To present in the AeroTech technical program, speakers/presenters must register and pay a registration fee to attend AeroTech.
The Technical Program Participant registration rate is discounted from the full conference price in recognition and appreciation of your presentation.
No further discounts, reductions, or promotional codes can/will be granted.
The following information is requested during the online submission process:

Name of presenter plus all contact information
Submission type [e.g., oral presentation, panel discussion, workshop]
Topic (most-appropriate technical session); each abstract must be submitted to only ONE session.
Title of presentation
Learning objective (what attendees will learn; short description of talk and its importance/relevance)
Abstract (summary that states the objective of presentation)
Upon submission, you will receive an automatic reply via e-mail. If you do not receive a confirmation, please retry submission.

Key deadlines:

Abstracts due: December 15, 2025
Review complete: January 15, 2026
Final Decision: February 3, 2026
Final Presentation: May 15, 2026
Speakers/presenters register to attend AeroTech to present in-person (at a discounted Technical Program Participant rate): May 1, 2026
The following conditions apply:

Registration is required for speaker attendance and presentation.
All presenters must register by May 1, 2026 (4 weeks prior to the start of the event) or speaking time slot and technical paper are subject to cancellation.
For more information, visit https://aerotech.sae.org.

Contact Heather.Smith@sae.org for assistance.