International Primatological Society Congresses
The Society’s meetings are held every two years.
Interested in hosting an IPS Congress? Guidelines for submitting a bid can be found here…
Links to recent and upcoming meetings:
- 2023 Kuching, Malaysia: 19-25th August
- 2022 Quito, Ecuador: 9-15 January
- IPS Compiled Minutes Quito Congress
- IPS Compiled Officer Reports 2022
- IPS 2022 Quito Website
- Pre-congress Training Program Application
- IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group Report, Quito
- 2018 Nairobi, Kenya: 19-25 August
- IPS Letter from President to members – Kenya-9Dec2016
- Memo from GRASP-LGBTI information for IPS 2018
- IPS 2018 Nairobi Website
- IPS 2018 Conference Schedule
- IPS Compiled Officer Reports 2018
- Compiled minutes Nairobi Congress 2018
- 2016 Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Compiled minutes Chicago Congress 2016
- IPS 2016 Chicago Website
- IPS 2016 Conference Schedule

IPS Congresses
Year | Number | Location |
2023 | XXIX | Kuching, Malaysia |
2022 | XXVIII | Quito, Equador |
2018 | XXVII | Nairobi, Kenya |
2016 | XXVI | Chicago, USA |
2014 | XXV | Hanoi, Vietnam |
2012 | XXIV | Cancun, Mexico |
2010 | XXIII | Kyoto, Japan |
2008 | XXII | Edinburgh, Scotland |
2006 | XXI | Entebbe, Uganda |
2004 | XX | Turin, Italy |
2002 | XIX | Beijing, China |
2001 | XVIII | Adelaide, Australia |
1998 | XVII | Antananarivo, Madagascar |
1996 | XVI | Madison, USA |
1994 | XV | Bali, Indonesia |
1992 | XIV | Strasbourg, France |
1990 | XIII | Kyoto/Nagoya, Japan |
1988 | XII | Brasilia, Brazil |
1986 | XI | Gottingen, Germany |
1984 | X | Nairobi, Kenya |
1982 | IX | Atlanta, USA |
1980 | VIII | Florence, Italy |
1979 | VII | Bangalore, India |
1976 | VI | Cambridge, UK |
1974 | V | Nagoya, Japan |
1972 | IV | Portland, USA |
1970 | III | Zurich, Switzerland |
1968 | II | Atlanta, USA |
1966 | I | Frankfurt, Germany |