69th IAEA General Conference

15 -19 September 2025, Vienna International Centre, Vienna

15 September 2025

IAEA General Conference Elects Slovak Ambassador as Conference President

The Republic of Slovakia’s Resident Representative has been elected as the President of the IAEA’s 69th General Conference.?

The General Conference elects a President at the beginning of each annual session, following consultations among Member States before the conference. The President holds office for the duration of the conference. Last year, the position was held by the Republic of Korea’s Sang Wook Ham.?

Peter Burian was appointed as the Slovak Republic’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and other international organizations in Vienna in 2023, following extensive service with Slovakia’s Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs.? Read more?→

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15 September 2025

Today’s Member State Events?

Every year at the General Conference we host over 100 side events, some organized by our own departments and scientists and some directly by our Member States. Today, we have twelve such events planned on a wide range of topics, from nuclear forensics, to SMRs, to uranium mining to long term spent fuel management.?

Monday’s full list of Member State events.?

A number of countries will also host national exhibitions in the VIC. See the full list for 2025.??

15 September 2025

Today’s Tours

Deep within the Vienna International Centre the IAEA is host to a number of fascinating laboratories and special equipment rooms – most of which are usually out of bounds. But this week we are opening our doors to our GC visitors and are offering tours of these fascinating facilities. Every day’s tours will be different, so come back here each morning to check out what’s on offer that day.?

Today’s tours will be:?

A visit to the IAEA’s new Transportable Electron Beam (e-beam) Accelerator System?(more about this after it’s inauguration tomorrow morning). Details here. Tours run daily, between 08:00-09:00 and 13:00-15:00, no registration required.?

And ‘A Walk Down Memory Lane’: IAEA Archives Tour’ Sign up here. Tours run from 13:00 to 14:00 daily.??

15 September 2025

Join the Global Conversation About Nuclear

Are you looking for engaging videos, articles, infographics and more about nuclear science and technology to share with your peers and networks? Do you want to join the daily conversation about developments in nuclear and the IAEA’s work??

Alongside all the regular news we share here on the website, the IAEA has a range of popular social media channels. Please take a moment to follow us and help spread the word about the value of nuclear for development.?

Follow us on Facebook,?X (formerly Twitter),?LinkedIn, Instagram, Threads, YouTube?and?Flickr.?

Search or tag #IAEAGC for the General Conference and #ScientificForum for the Scientific Forum. GC-branded social media templates and posters are available for your use here.?

And for content in the official IAEA languages we also offer Facebook pages in?Arabic,?French,?Spanish?and?Russian and Weibo in Chinese.?

You can also directly follow our Director General’s accounts on X, Instagram and LinkedIn.?

And for department specific updates please see:?Nuclear Sciences and Applications, Nuclear Energy, ?Nuclear Safety and Security, and the Technical Cooperation Programme. ?

15 September 2025

GC69 Blog Opens

Welcome to the IAEA’s General Conference blog!??

This is the space to follow all the latest developments on global cooperation in the nuclear field – happening right now at our headquarters in the Vienna International Centre.??

Learn more about what the General Conference is and how it works?

Come back here every day to see our coverage of key events and announcements all week, from high level speeches to scientific breakthroughs.?

Read an intro to the week? ?

First up will be the main plenary opening, where the IAEA’s 180 member countries will elect a president to run the General Conference. Then our Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi will lay out his vision for the year and for the conference, before handing the floor over to the national representatives for their statements. ????

Watch the opening speech and the ongoing statements.????

12 September 2025

The GC is back!

The 69th IAEA General Conference is about to begin on Monday 15 September! The IAEA will welcome leaders, scientists, civil society, international organizations and representatives from our 180 member countries to explore how nuclear science and technology can help tackle pressing global challenges. In the meantime, turn your sound up, hit play and let our staff share their excitement as they walk you through the week.

We’re just days away from the largest global nuclear conference. What is the #IAEAGC and why do thousands of leaders, scientists and national representatives from up to 180 countries gather in Vienna to take part?

Here’s what you need to know: https://t.co/6sjdxRyeD6 pic.twitter.com/hoK4tXTW2J
— IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ?? (@iaeaorg) September 11, 2025

15 September 2025

IAEA General Conference Elects Slovak Ambassador as Conference President
15 September 2025

Today’s Member State Events?
15 September 2025

Today’s Tours
15 September 2025

Join the Global Conversation About Nuclear
15 September 2025

GC69 Blog Opens
12 September 2025

The GC is back!

69th IAEA General Conference

15 -19 September 2025, Vienna International Centre, Vienna

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