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The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) revealed the winning logo from the design competition held for the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2020. IAC, which will be hosted in Dubai for the first time in the Arab world, is a global event that brings together leading space specialists and decision-makers from around the world. The event will be held in October 2020, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
More than 500 designers from Egypt, Jordan, US, Australia, India, Indonesia, Italy, Greece, France, Sweden, as well as from other countries, participated in the design competition. Fifteen designs were shortlisted, out of which the winning logo was selected, designed by Hanan Seif, from the UAE. The logo’s design, selected by a specialised committee for the 71st IAC, consists of a light blue figure of Burj Khalifa, the letters IAC, and Dubai 2020 placed at the bottom.