IGU Regional Conferences

The IGU hosts a Regional Conference every four years usually held two years after the last Congress (although for a while they were more frequent). Regional Conferences are major IGU events, albeit usually smaller in scale than the Congress (and with no associated General Assembly) and are organized with a view to promoting the discipline within a particular region. The procedure for issuing an invitation to host a Regional Conference is much the same as that for a Congress and the acceptance of an invitation is also by vote of the General Assembly.

IGU Regional Conferences have been held recently as follows:

Upcoming IGU Regional Conference

2026: Istanbul, Türkiye Website: https://www.irc2026.org/

Past IGU Regional Conferences

2018: Québec, Canada
2015: Moscow, Russia
2014: Krakow, Poland
2013: Kyoto, Japan
2011: Santiago, Chile
2010: Tel Aviv, Israel
2006: Brisbane, Australia
2002: Durban, South Africa