IAP2 Australasia Conference

2025 Conference save the date

The IAP2 Australasia Conference brings together engagement practitioners, community development practitioners, communications and marketing professionals and academics to engage, learn, share and network.

Join us in Melbourne for an event that’s all about transforming how we connect with communities and stakeholders across Australasia.

Event Details

When: Monday 27 October – Wednesday 29 October 2025.

Where: Grand Hyatt, Melbourne, Victoria.

Keep up-to-date on the latest updates via our Engagement Matters newsletter.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Showcase your brand, network with industry leaders, and make a lasting impact on the community engagement landscape. Contact sales@iap2.org.au to enquire.

That’s a wrap – past conference events

Read about our past conference events.

IAP2 Australasia 2024 Conference Wrap-Up and Resources

And just like that, the annual IAP2 Australasia Conference is wrapped up for 2023! What a fantastic three days full of insights, sharing, discussion and networking. There were so many great takeaways from the event, and we can’t wait to do it all again next year.

IAP2 Australasia 2023 Conference Wrap-Up and Resources

IAP2 2022 Conference Photos

2024 Conference Attendee

“The Conference was fabulous, it was organised super well and certainly was worth doing – please pass on our thanks to the IAP2 Team.”

2024 Conference Attendee

“We can’t thank you enough for providing this opportunity, we had a fabulous time and learnt a lot. We are all inspired and have put into practice actions from Holly’s keynote session.”

Attendee

“This is my first experience at an IAP2 Australasia event and it definitely left me inspired and energised to see so many people doing so much great work.”

2018 IAP2 Australasia Conference

Attendee

“The forum was well organised and it was amazing to see so many community development practitioners and members of the private sector.”

2018 IAP2 Australasia Conference

Attendee

“IAP2 Australasia’s 2018 conference was absolutely inspiring with thought provoking keynotes and breakout sessions.”

2018 IAP2 Australasia Conference

Attendee

“Overall I thought it was a very tight and relevant forum. I personally got a lot out of it. As a result I will be joining IAP2 Ausralasia.”

2018 IAP2 Australasia Conference

Attendee

“The key guest speakers were great and they have challenged the participants to be creative about their community engagement projects.”

2018 IAP2 Australasia Conference

Attendee

“The master classes are sensational, they are always entertaining, insightful and challenge us to make changes happen by changing ourselves.”

2018 IAP2 Australasia Conference

Attendee

“The keynote speakers were brilliant, fresh and insightful.”

2018 IAP2 Australasia Conference

Attendee

“Two way learning, sitting down and learning from each other, rather than going ahead with a one way agenda is something that really does unlock a lot of trust and authenticity in conversations.”

2018 IAP2 Australasia Conference