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 2020 Congress will be held in Adelaide.
Here is a complete list of previous congresses with details of where to access further details
| 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) | ||
| 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.) | ||
| 21 | Canberra December 2014 | 21st Biennial Australian Institute of Physics Congress, incorporating the Australian Optical Society Conf. | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 |