The AIP runs biennial Congresses to bring the Australian Physics community together.  A new host is chosen each time, and the program committee draws heavily on input from the topical groups.

The 24th Congress was scheduled for Adelaide from 6-11 December 2020, but has been postponed due to the corona virus pandemic, to 6-10 December, 2021. Further information will be communicated via the monthly email from the AIP President.

Here is a complete list of previous congresses with details of where to access the programme and possibly the abstracts.

No.	Location & Date	Details & Publication Name	Library holding(s)	Weblink
23	Perth December 2018	23rd Australian Institute of Physics Congress joint with Australian Optical Society (AOS) Conference; 43rd Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT); 2018 Conference on 0ptoelectronlc and Microelectronic: Materials and Devices (COMMAD 2018)		Handbook
22	Brisbane December 2016	APPC-AIP Congress 2016 (Joint 13th Asian Pacific Physics Conference and 22nd Australian Institute of Physics Congress incorporating the Australian Optical Society Conf.)		Program
21	Canberra December 2014	21st Biennial Australian Institute of Physics Congress, incorporating the Australian Optical Society Conf.		Handbook
20	Sydney December 2012	20th Australian Institute of Physics Congress incorporating the 37th Australian Conf. on Optical Fibre Technology and the Australian Optical Society Conf. ISBN 978-0-85825991-1 (CD-ROM: Extended abstracts and full refereed papers)		Handbook
19	Melbourne December 2010	19th Australian Institute of Physics Congress incorporating the 35th Australian Conf. on Optical Fibre Technology and the Australian Optical Society Conf. ISBN 978-0-9775657-6-4 (CD-ROM: Extended abstracts and full refereed papers)		Handbook
18	Adelaide November/December 2008	Australian Institute of Physics (AIP) 18th National Congress [electronic resource]: incorporating the 27th AINSE Plasma Science Conference: refereed papers / 30 November-5 December 2008, The University of Adelaide. ISBN 1 876346 57 4 (CD-ROM: Refereed papers)	National Library	Program
17	Brisbane December 2006	Australian Institute of Physics 17th National Conference 2006 : Refereed Papers / Dobson, John, Sang, Robert. ISBN 0-9598064-7-4 (CD-ROM: Refereed papers)	Griffith University repository	Program
16	Canberra January/February 2005	16th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics: physics for the nation: Manning Clark Centre, Australian National University of Canberra, Sunday 30 January to Friday 4 February 2005: congress handbook and abstracts. ISBN 0-7315-5222-9 (CD-ROM)	National Library	Handbook
15	Sydney July 2002	Physics and industry working together [electronic resource]: proceedings of the Australian Institute of Physics 15th Biennial Congress 2002: 8-11 July 2002, Sydney Australia / edited by David Neilson. ISBN 0-9598064-4-X Co-located with the Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT)	National Library	Program
14	Adelaide December 2000	14th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics, Adelaide, South Australia, December 10-15, 2000: Congress abstracts and posters summaries	Libraries Australia	Program
13	Perth September/October 1998	13th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics, Fremantle, Western Australia, September 27 – October 2 1998 : program and abstracts. ISBN 1 86308 071 6	National Library	Program
12	Hobart July 1996	Congress Proceedings: July 1-5 1996, 12th Australian Institute of Physics Congress incorporating 16th AINSE Nuclear & Particle Physics Conference / Australian Institute of Physics.	National Library
11	Brisbane July 1994	Abstracts: the sixth Asia Pacific physics conference of the Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies and the eleventh Australian Institute of Physics Congress: 4-8 July 1994, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Nathan Brisbane, Australia.	Libraries Australia	Listofpapers
10	Melbourne February 1992	Tenth national congress handbook: 10-14 February 1992, the University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria.	Libraries Australia
9	Perth February 1990	Cancelled (due to industrial troubles in the aviation industry)
8	Sydney January 1988	Conference programme / Australian Bicentenary Congress of Physicists: Eighth AIP Congress, 25-29 January, 1988, University of NSW, Sydney, Australia.	Libraries Australia
7	Adelaide August 1986	Seventh National Congress: University of Adelaide, 25-29 August, 1986 / Australian Institute of Physics.	National Library
6	Brisbane August 1984	Anyone with further details is asked to contact the AIP
5	Canberra August 1982	Fifth National Physics Congress, Australian National University, Canberra, 23-27 August 1982.	National Library
4	Melbourne August 1980	Australian Institute of Physics 4th National Congress, University of Melbourne	National Library
3	Perth January 1979	Proceedings of the Australian Institute of Physics, Third National Congress, Perth 15-19 January 1979.	National Library
2	Sydney August 1976	Second National Congress [with] 16th Annual Conference on Physics & Engineering in Medicine & Biology.	Libraries Australia
1	Adelaide May 1974	Australian Institute of Physics National Congress, Flinders University		Handbook

The AIP would like to provide a full copy of the handbook or program from all past congresses to the National Library. Anyone having a copy of those proceedings missing in the above table is asked to contact the AIP.

The AIP Office has some of these Congress proceedings – for a small fee a copy of requested abstracts can be supplied upon request (if we have them).