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:
- 2025 Antananarivo, Madagascar: August
- 2023 Kuching, Malaysia: 19-25th August
- 2022 Quito, Ecuador: 9-15 January
- IPS Compiled Minutes Quito Congress
- IPS Compiled Officer Reports 2022
- Pre-congress Training Program Application
- IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group Report, Quito
- 2018 Nairobi, Kenya: 19-25 August
- 2016 Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Compiled minutes Chicago Congress 2016
IPS Congresses
| Year | Number | Location |
| 2025 | XXX | Antananarivo, Madagascar |
| 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 |
IPS Pre-Congress Training Program
We are thrilled to announce that the application process for the IPS Pre-Congress Training Program is now open : the form is available here. The deadline for applications is Monday July 29th, 2024 and applicants will be informed of the results by the end of September 2024.
The PCTP-IPS 2025 will take place in Madagascar from the 2nd-9th August 2025. All successful applicants will then have the opportunity to attend the XXX Congress of the International Primatological Society which will be held in Antananarivo, Madagascar after the PCTP program.
Eligibility criteria:
· Must be citizens of primate habitat countries
· Must be actively working with (or studying) primate species in their country
· Must be relatively “new” in their careers (although no age limit is imposed)
· Cannot have attended a previous IPS PCTP
· Must have good enough level of English to follow training programme which will be delivered in English