Now in its 20th year, the prestigious Australian international Aerospace Congress (AIAC) has continued to evolve since its inaugural launch in 1985 to become the preeminent aerospace forum in the region. Find out more below.
| Congress | Incorporated conferences | Location | Date | Chair/s | Lawrence Hargrave Award recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIAC1 | AAC1 | Melbourne | 8-9 August 1985 | Fred Hooke + John Perry | |
| AIAC2 | AAC2 | Canberra | 18-20 November 1987 | Warren Harch | |
| AIAC3 | AAC3 | Melbourne | 9-11 October 1989 | Gordon Long | |
| AIAC4 | AAC4 | Melbourne | 12-16 May 1991 | Lincoln Wood | |
| AIAC5 | AAC5 | Melbourne | 13-15 September 1993 | Colin Martin | |
| AIAC6 | AAC6 + PICAST2 | Melbourne + Avalon, Victoria | 20-23 March 1995 | Bill Belton | |
| AIAC7 | AAC7 | Sydney | 25-27 February 1997 | Ron Yates | |
| AIAC8 | AAC8 | Adelaide | 13-15 September 1999 | Cyril Weatherall | Thomas Watson |
| AIAC9 | AAC9 | Canberra | 19-20 February 2001 | Rik Heslehurst | David Warren |
| AIAC10 | AAC10 | Brisbane | 29 July-1 August 2003 | Bill Anderson | Gordon Long |
| AIAC11 | AAC11, HUMS4 + NSES15 | Melbourne + Avalon, Victoria | 13-17 March 2005 | Murray Scott | Noel Schmidt |
| AIAC12 | AAC12 + HUMS5 | Melbourne + Avalon, Victoria | 19-22 March 2007 | Miro Miletic | Malcolm Crozier |
| AIAC13 | AAC13 + HUMS6 | Melbourne + Avalon, Victoria | 9-12 March 2009 | David Graham | Alan Baker |
| AIAC14 | AAC14 + HUMS7 | Melbourne + Avalon, Victoria | 28 February - 3 March 2011 | Don Love | Greg Dunstone |
| AIAC15 | AAC15 + HUMS8 | Melbourne + Avalon, Victoria | 25-28 February 2013 | Noel Martin | Rodney Stiff |
| AIAC16 | AAC16 + HUMS9 | Melbourne + Avalon, Victoria | 23-24 February 2015 | Arvind Sinha | Colin Martin |
| AIAC17 | AAC17 + HUMS10 | Melbourne + Avalon, Victoria | 25-28 February 2017 | Raman Singh | John Corby |
| AIAC18 | AAC18, HUMS11 + ISSFD27 | Melbourne + Avalon, Victoria | 26-28 February 2019 | Sonja Jenkinson | Murray Scott |
| AIAC19 | AAC19, HUMS12 + ACAM10 | Virtual | 29 November - 2 December 2021 | Adam Groszek | |
| AIAC20 | AAC20, HUMS13 + NSES17 | Melbourne + Avalon, Victoria | 27 February - 1 March 2023 | Ben Main | Tony Carolan |