7 December 2024 will mark the 80th anniversary of the signing of the Convention on International Civil Aviation in Chicago, United States.

For eight decades, this defining international agreement has served as the foundation for the development of the global civil aviation system to the benefit of all nations.

In celebration of this important milestone, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has organized a unique event to take place on 4 and 5 December 2024 at the Hilton Chicago Hotel, formerly The Stevens Hotel, where the Convention was adopted and the birthplace of the Organization.

While the celebration will offer the opportunity to reflect on important achievements over the last eighty years, more importantly it will serve as an opportunity to reflect collectively with all stakeholders on how aviation development will continue to be supported by ICAO over the coming decades.

Under the theme of “Safe Skies. Sustainable Future: Together for the next 80 years”, ICAO has planned an Extraordinary Session of its governing body, the Council, to be convened on the morning of 5 December. That session will be followed by a series of interactive and engaging High-Level roundtable discussions with representatives of States, industry, regional organizations, academia, United Nations and non-governmental organizations on the evolution of the sector, the global challenges and opportunities it faces as well as on the fundamental role of ICAO as a bridge builder for the further safe, secure, social, economic and sustainable development of air transport..