IEEE Navigation Conference (NAVICON) 2026

About IEEE Navigation Conference

IEEE Navigation Conference is a navigation systems research conference scheduled for 9 December–11 December 2026 at Holiday Inn Munich City Centre, Munich, Germany. What distinguishes the event is that it provides one technical forum for navigation fundamentals, emerging methods, implementation evidence and cross-domain applications. The published format uses peer-reviewed oral and poster sessions supported by special sessions, keynote presentations and tutorials. This structure lets participants follow the relationship between navigation systems and algorithms and positioning and timing, while also seeing how GNSS and inertial integration affects real systems and programmes. IEEE Navigation Conference is relevant to space and aerospace organisations because spacecraft, launch systems, aircraft and autonomous vehicles require resilient positioning, navigation and timing. The inaugural navigation conference should therefore be read through its primary technical identity, not described as a generic space conference. The current IEEE Navigation Conference programme remains the authority for individual sessions, contributors and access arrangements. For the 2026 IEEE Navigation Conference edition, the venue and dates establish the practical context, while the subject matter determines whether the meeting fits a particular team.

Event history and organiser

NAVICON 2026 is the inaugural edition of an IEEE AESS international conference created for navigation systems and their applications. Current information for this inaugural navigation conference is published by IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society. The 2026 meeting at Holiday Inn Munich City Centre, Munich, Germany gives this inaugural navigation conference a specific setting; it does not imply that every earlier programme, contributor or participation condition will repeat. Its continuing identity rests on navigation systems and algorithms, positioning and timing and the specialist community working across those areas. The development of this inaugural navigation conference also reflects a wider shift towards GNSS and inertial integration in aerospace and adjacent technical sectors. For IEEE Navigation Conference (NAVICON) 2026, IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society is the authority for current edition facts, while the linked institutional source provides context for the event family and organising relationship.

Topics and themes

The 2026 programme connects its central subjects through the event’s navigation systems research conference format, giving each theme a clear relationship to the wider technical purpose.

• Navigation systems and algorithms: the programme connects positioning and timing with the methods, constraints and decisions faced by navigation researchers.
• Positioning and timing: the programme connects GNSS and inertial integration with the methods, constraints and decisions faced by PNT engineers.
• GNSS and inertial integration: the programme connects autonomous-platform navigation with the methods, constraints and decisions faced by guidance specialists.
• Autonomous-platform navigation: the programme connects testing and field evaluation with the methods, constraints and decisions faced by autonomy developers.
• Testing and field evaluation: the programme connects navigation systems and algorithms with the methods, constraints and decisions faced by academic and industrial authors.

Who should attend?

The inaugural navigation conference is principally for navigation researchers, PNT engineers and guidance specialists. These groups can use its programme to compare work on navigation systems and algorithms with developments in positioning and timing, identify relevant research or suppliers and understand the constraints shaping implementation. Autonomy developers bring a complementary perspective where the programme reaches GNSS and inertial integration, while academic and industrial authors may find value in sessions closest to their current responsibilities. The inaugural navigation conference is less suitable for unrelated general-interest visits because its usefulness depends on a defined technical or professional connection. Prospective attendees should check the current programme before registering. For IEEE Navigation Conference (NAVICON) 2026, a direct match between programme and professional role matters more than broad sector interest alone.

Practical information

The inaugural navigation conference is scheduled for 9 December–11 December 2026 at Holiday Inn Munich City Centre, Munich, Germany. Before travelling to IEEE Navigation Conference (NAVICON) 2026, confirm the current programme, registration status, venue access and event-specific conditions through the official information. Anyone attending IEEE Navigation Conference (NAVICON) 2026 in Munich, Germany should also recheck local transport, accommodation and arrival instructions before making bookings.