The IAG Conference
The IAG Conference is the annual meeting of the Institute of Australian Geographers, aiming to promote and advance the discipline of geography. Participants from academic, non-profit, government, business, research, and other institutional backgrounds are encouraged to attend.
- Information about the Fay Gale AO Memorial Lecture
- Read about the IAG Conference Message Stick - History and Protocol
- Information about the Postgraduate Travel Grant
- Listing of Past IAG Conferences
- 2021: Joint IAG and New Zealand Geographical Society Conference, Sydney
- 2022: IAG Conference, Armidale
- 2023: IAG2023 was co-hosted by Curtin University, and the University of Western Australia.
- IAG2023: Media Release: Hundreds of Geography Experts Gather in Perth
- 2024: Institute of Australian Geographer’s Conference
- 2025: https://www.iag25newcastle.com.au
Forthcoming IAG Conferences:
Call for Sessions and Pre-conference events New Zealand Geographical Society and the Institute of Australian Geographers 2026 Joint Conference in Palmerston North, December 2026
On behalf of the New Zealand Geographical Society and the Institute of Australian Geographers, we warmly welcome you to the 2026 Joint Conference in Palmerston North. We gather under the theme Hopeful Spaces to exchange ideas, foster collaboration, and envision geographies of creativity, regeneration, and possibility. This year, the joint conference is hosted by the Manawatū Branch of the New Zealand Geographical Society, aiming for a lower-key, wellbeing-led conference. Please join us in Palmerston North, in the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand, for in-person early summer collaborative engagement including keynotes, plenary panels and fieldtrips. The Conference will commence with Pre-conference events and Study Group sessions on Monday 7 December and Conference sessions will run from 8-10 December 2026. This is an 'in person' conference.
The Call for Sessions and proposals for Pre-conference events opens 16 March 2026 and closes 30 April. Please register your proposals through the portal on the Conference website https://www.nzgs.co.nz/2026-nzgs-iag-conference/
If you have any questions about organising a session, or about the Conference in general, please contact our Co-chairs Kelly Dombroski and Matthew Henry or the Administrator Karen Johnston at conference@nzgs.co.nz