IAC
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IAC is the commonly used abbreviation for the International Astronautical Congress, a major global annual gathering of space professionals, agencies, and organizations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IAC canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11693033 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IAC Context triple: [International Astronautical Congress, shortName, IAC]
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A.
IAC
IAC is a U.S.-based media and internet holding company that owns and operates a wide portfolio of online brands and digital services.
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B.
IAC (uncertain)
IAC (uncertain) refers to the Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company, the national organization responsible for managing Iran’s airports and air traffic services.
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C.
Indeed, Inc.
Indeed, Inc. is a major global employment search engine and job listing platform that connects job seekers with employers across a wide range of industries.
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D.
IAB
The IAB (Internet Architecture Board) is a committee of the Internet Engineering Task Force responsible for overseeing the technical and architectural development of the Internet.
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E.
IAB
IAB is the New York City Police Department’s Internal Affairs Bureau, responsible for investigating police misconduct and ensuring integrity within the force.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IAC Target entity description: IAC is the commonly used abbreviation for the International Astronautical Congress, a major global annual gathering of space professionals, agencies, and organizations.
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A.
IAC
IAC is a U.S.-based media and internet holding company that owns and operates a wide portfolio of online brands and digital services.
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B.
IAC (uncertain)
IAC (uncertain) refers to the Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company, the national organization responsible for managing Iran’s airports and air traffic services.
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C.
Indeed, Inc.
Indeed, Inc. is a major global employment search engine and job listing platform that connects job seekers with employers across a wide range of industries.
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D.
IAB
The IAB (Internet Architecture Board) is a committee of the Internet Engineering Task Force responsible for overseeing the technical and architectural development of the Internet.
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E.
IAB
IAB is the New York City Police Department’s Internal Affairs Bureau, responsible for investigating police misconduct and ensuring integrity within the force.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
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international conference ⓘ |
| abbreviation | IAC ⓘ |
| audience |
academics
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industry representatives ⓘ policy makers ⓘ space professionals ⓘ students and young professionals ⓘ |
| characteristic |
hosted by different countries each year
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rotating host city ⓘ |
| field |
astronautics
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space policy ⓘ space science ⓘ space technology ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| goal |
exchange of knowledge in astronautics
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international cooperation in space activities ⓘ promotion of space exploration and applications ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Global Networking Forum
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exhibition ⓘ keynote lectures ⓘ networking events ⓘ plenary sessions ⓘ student program ⓘ technical sessions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| organizer | International Astronautical Federation ⓘ |
| participants |
government representatives
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non-governmental organizations ⓘ professional societies ⓘ research institutions ⓘ space agencies ⓘ space industry companies ⓘ students ⓘ universities ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| shortName | IAC ⓘ |
| standsFor | International Astronautical Congress ⓘ |
| topic |
Earth observation
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human spaceflight ⓘ planetary science ⓘ robotic space missions ⓘ satellite technology ⓘ space applications ⓘ space debris ⓘ space exploration ⓘ space law ⓘ space policy and economics ⓘ space sustainability ⓘ space transportation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: IAC Description of subject: IAC is the commonly used abbreviation for the International Astronautical Congress, a major global annual gathering of space professionals, agencies, and organizations.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
IAC