This coming week, Toronto will be hosting a convention with star appeal. The city is hosting the 65th International Astronautical Congress at the Metro Convention Centre.

Space researchers, scientists, engineers and the heads of 30 space agencies will be converging for the four day event which starts Monday at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Some topics up for discussion include how the discovery of extraterrestrial intelligence could affect society, where man may go in space in the future, and the future of the International Space Station .

The conference begins Monday with three thousand delegates from 70-countries.