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…

Recent and upcoming meetings


IPS Pre-Congress Training Program

We are thrilled to announce that the application process for the IPS Pre-Congress Training Program is now open for application (please click the following link for access to access to application form: Application form). The deadline for applications is Monday August 17th, 2026 and applicants will be informed of the results by the end of September 2026. 

The PCTP-IPS 2027 will take place in China from the 10th to 16th August 2027. All successful applicants will then have the opportunity to attend the 31st Congress of the International Primatological Society which will be held in in Xi’an, China, after the PCTP program.

Eligibility criteria:


IPS Congresses

YearNumberLocation
2027XXXIXi’an, China
2025XXXAntananarivo, Madagascar
2023XXIXKuching, Malaysia
2022XXVIIIQuito, Equador
2018XXVIINairobi, Kenya
2016XXVIChicago, USA
2014XXVHanoi, Vietnam
2012XXIVCancun, Mexico
2010XXIIIKyoto, Japan
2008XXIIEdinburgh, Scotland
2006XXIEntebbe, Uganda
2004XXTurin, Italy
2002XIXBeijing, China
2001XVIIIAdelaide, Australia
1998XVIIAntananarivo, Madagascar
1996XVIMadison, USA
1994XVBali, Indonesia
1992XIVStrasbourg, France
1990XIIIKyoto/Nagoya, Japan
1988XIIBrasilia, Brazil
1986XIGottingen, Germany
1984XNairobi, Kenya
1982IXAtlanta, USA
1980VIIIFlorence, Italy
1979VIIBangalore, India
1976VICambridge, UK
1974VNagoya, Japan
1972IVPortland, USA
1970IIIZurich, Switzerland
1968IIAtlanta, USA
1966IFrankfurt, Germany