International Congress

The Academy sponsors an International Congress on an annual basis with the location rotating to various countries around the world.

The Congress always features the André Allard Memorial Lecture instituted to honour Dr. André Allard, the seventh President of the Academy 1971-1973. A biography of Dr. Allard and a full list of past Allard lecturers is available here.

The biennial Academy Congress (now held in ‘odd’ numbered years) is known as the International Congress of Aviation and Space Medicine (ICASM) and is usually held outside Europe. Information for Organisers of an ICASM is available here.

The Academy sponsors a Congress in alternate years in conjunction with the European Society of Aerospace Medicine (ESAM) and the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA) alongside one or more local aerospace medicine organisations. This Congress (held in ‘even’ numbered years) is known as the International Congress of Aerospace Medicine (ICAM). Information for Organisers of an ICAM is available here.

Individuals representing countries wishing to hold a Congress should e-mail the Secretary General of the Academy: secretary-general@iaasm.org.

General Assemblies

The Academy meets in full session (General Assembly) twice a year, once in conjunction with the Scientific Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association (usually April/May in the United States) and once in conjunction with the International Congress (usually September/October).

Future Congresses

ICAM 2024 will be held in Lisbon, Portugal 3-5 October 2023.

ICASM 2025 will be held in Singapore in October 2025.

Past Congresses

ICASM23 was held in Abu Dhabi, 27-29 October 2023.

ICAM22 was held in Paris, France, 22-24 September 2022.

ICAM 2021 was provided as a virtual conference consisting of a series of webinars created and hosted in collaboration with AsMA, ESAM and SOFRAMAS. 

ICASM 2019 was held in Debrecen, Hungary, 8 - 12 September 2019.

ICASM 2018 was held in Bangkok, Thailand, 11-15 November 2018.

ICASM 2017 was held in Rome, Italy, 10-14 September 2017.

International Academy of Aviation and Space Medicine