Canberra has successfully secured four international conferences spanning space science, artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, and healthcare, this spring.
The influx of global knowledge events in October and November 2025 will draw over 1,200 leading thinkers, innovators, and practitioners from around the world, providing a significant boost to the capital’s visitor economy and research ecosystem.
The schedule kicks off this month with the Scientific Detector Workshop, hosted by the ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at Mount Stromlo and the ANU Research School of Physics building. Highlights of the programme include a public lecture and stargazing event featuring Nobel Laureate professor Brian Schmidt.
Following this, the city will welcome two major events in digital technology: the International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII); and the 27th International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI) 2025.
ACII will deep dive into research on Socially Responsible Affective Computing – the design of systems that can recognise, interpret, and simulate human emotions – and will feature a gala dinner at the National Gallery of Australia. ICMI, meanwhile, will bring together global leaders in artificial intelligence and human interaction research.
In November, the focus shifts to medicine with the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare. This event will convene health leaders from across the world to focus on innovation in patient safety, specifically exploring inclusive healthcare approaches that connect climate, equity, Indigenous knowledge, and leadership for lasting system-wide impact.
The Canberra Convention Bureau, which played a pivotal role in securing these events, noted that these business events align with the city’s knowledge economy and growth sectors.
