Events

upcoming event

IAIA26

Misinformation, Disinformation, Communication, & Impact Assessment

Québec City, Canada | 19-22 May 2026

upcoming event

IAIA27

Ka mua, ka muri: Looking back for the future of impact assessment

Christchurch, New Zealand | 20-23 April 2027

About events

What are IAIA events?

Annual Conferences

IAIA's global flagship event with 1,000+ attendees and 100+ interdisciplinary sessions, plus training courses, technical visits, and networking.

Regional Symposia

Smaller, focused events that address local/regional impact assessment issues with global relevance.

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event archives

Past IAIA Events

IAIA25: Impact Assessment in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Bologna, Italy | 1-4 May 2025

Symposium: Infrastructure and the Environment

Antigua, Guatemala | 6-7 November 2024

IAIA24: Impact Assessment for a Just Transformation

Dublin, Ireland | 24-27 April 2024

IAIA23: Resilience Through Impact Assessment and Leadership

Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia | 8-11 May 2023

Symposium: Celsius 1.5: Impact Assessment and Climate Change

Cape Town, South Africa | 27-28 September 2022

IAIA22: Confidence in Impact Assessment: Policies, partnerships and public involvement

Vancouver, Canada | 4-7 May 2022

IAIA21: Smartening Impact Assessment in Challenging Times

Virtual event | 18-21 May 2021

Symposium: Our Interconnected World: Impact Assessment, Health, & the Environment

Virtual Event | 5-8 October 2020

IAIA19: Evolution or Revolution: What next for IA?

Brisbane, Australia | 29 April-2 May 2019

Symposium: Improving IA and Management in the Mining Sector

London, UK | 4-5 December 2018

Symposium: Using Impact Assessment to Achieve the SDGs in Asia

Kuching, Malaysia | 1-3 October 2018

IAIA18: Environmental Justice in Societies in Transition

Durban, South Africa | 16-19 May 2018

Symposium: Mainstreaming the Mitigation Hierarchy in IA

Washington, DC, USA | 14-15 November 2017

IAIA17: Impact Assessment's Contribution to the Global Efforts in Addressing Climate Change

Montreal, Canada | 4-7 April 2017

Symposium: Resettlement and Livelihoods

Manila, Philippines | 20-22 February 2017

Symposium: Water and Impact Assessment

Lincoln, UK | 1-2 September 2016

IAIA16: Resilience and Sustainability

Aichi-Nagoya, Japan | 11-14 May 2016

Symposium: Sustainable Mega-Infrastructure and IA

Panama City, Panama | 1-3 December 2015

IAIA15: IA in The Digital Era

Florence, Italy | 20-23 April 2015

Symposium: Resettlement and Livelihoods

Kruger National Park, South Africa | 21-22 October 2014

IAIA14: Impact Assessment for Social and Economic Development

Viña del Mar, Chile | 8-11 April 2014

Symposium: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Impact Assessment

Washington, DC, USA | 7-8 February 2013

IAIA13: Impact Assessment: The Next Generation

Calgary, Canada | 13-16 May 2013

IAIA12: Energy Future: The Role of Impact Assessment

Porto, Portugal | 27 May - 1 June 2012

Symposium: SEA Implementation and Practice: Making an Impact?

Prague, Czech Republic | 21 - 23 September 2011

IAIA11: Impact Assessment and Responsible Development for Infrastructure, Business and Industry

Puebla, México | 28 May - 4 June 2011

Symposium: Health, wellbeing, and HIA: Working better, working smarter

Dunedin, New Zealand | 17-19 November 2010

Symposium: Climate Change

Washington, DC, USA | 15-16 November 2010

Symposium: Climate Change

Aalborg, Denmark | 25-26 October 2010

IAIA10: The Role of Impact Assessment in Transitioning to the Green Economy

Geneva, Switzerland | 6-11 April 2010

IAIA09: Impact Assessment and Human Well-Being

Accra, Ghana | 17-22 May 2009

Symposium: Assessing and Managing Cumulative Environmental Effects

Calgary, Canada | 6-9 November 2008

IAIA08: The Art and Science of Impact Assessment

Perth, Australia | 4-10 May 2008

IAIA07: Growth, Conservation and Responsibility

Seoul, Korea | 3-9 June 2007

IAIA06: Power, Poverty, and Sustainability

Stavanger, Norway | 23-26 May 2006

Symposium: International experience and perspectives in SEA

Prague, Czech Republic | 26-30 September 2005

IAIA05: Ethics and Quality

Boston, USA | 31 May - 3 June 2005

IAIA04: Whose business is it? Impact Assessment for Industrial Development

Vancouver, Canada | 24-30 April 2004

IAIA03: Building Capacity for Impact Assessment

Marrakech, Morocco | 17-20 June 2003

IAIA02: Assessing the Impact of Impact Assessment

The Hague, Netherlands | 15-21 June 2002

IAIA01: Impact Assessment in the Urban Context

Cartagena, Colombia | 26 May-2 June 2001