The IRC Symposium is held every four years. If you wish to propose a location for the IRC Symposia, download the outline for a bid proposal.
2024
IRS 2024 – International Radiation Symposium 2024
Date: 17-21 June 2024
Location: Zhejiang Sanli New Century Grand Hotel, Hangzhou, China
The International Radiation Symposium 2024 was held in Hangzhou, China, from 17-21 June 2024. This was the first IRS was to be held in China since the IRS 1986 in Beijing. It was also the second IRS in two years because the previous symposium, IRS 2022 in Thessaloniki, was delayed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 270 scientists from 18 countries participated in the fully in-person symposium, with 193 oral presentations and 74 posters.
Read the 2024 meeting summary here.
2022
IRS 2022 – International Radiation Symposium 2022
Date: 4-8 July 2022
Location: Concert Hall Convention and Cultural Center, Thessaloniki, Greece
The 2022 International Radiation Symposium was held at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall Convention and Cultural Center in Thessaloniki, Greece , from 4-8 July 2022. Over 360 scientists from 29 countries participated in-person and presented their scientific achievements in over 250 oral and 150 poster presentations.
You can access 76 papers from 10 sessions in the IRS2022 Proceedings.
2016
IRS 2016 – International Radiation Symposium 2016
Date: April 17-22, 2016
Location: Owen G Glenn Building, University of Auckland, New Zealand
The 2016 International Radiation Symposium was held at Owen G Glenn building at the University of Auckland in New Zealand from 17-22 April, 2016. 272 participants from 28 countries attended.
Access 88 papers from 12 sessions in the IRS2016 Proceedings and Summary of the Symposium
Sessions held at the IRS 2016:
Topical Union Session
Radiative Transfer Theory & Modeling
Particle Radiative Properties
General Remote Sensing
Understanding Climate Using Satellite Data
Surface Measurements & Field Experiments
Radiation Budget & Forcing
Weather, Climate & Environment Applications
Solar UV Radiation
Ocean Optics
Southern Ocean and Antarctica: Radiation, Clouds, Aerosols and Sea-Ice
Ice clouds: light scattering, radiometric & polarimetric remote sensing and radiation parameterization
2012
IRS 2012 – International Radiation Symposium 2012
Date: August 06-10, 2012
Location: Dahlem Cube, Berlin, Germany
The 2012 International Radiation Symposium was held at the Seminaris CampusHotel Science and
Conference Center (“Dahlem Cube”) in Berlin, Germany from 6-10 August, 2012. Five-hundred thirty-three
participants from 33 countries attended.
Access 235 papers from 10 sessions in the IRS2012 Proceedings
Sessions held at the IRS 2012:
Topical Union Session
Radiative Transfer Theory & Modeling
Molecular Radiative Properties
Particle Radiative Properties
General Remote Sensing
Understanding Climate Using Satellite Data
Surface Measurements & Field Experiments
Radiation Budget & Forcing
Weather, Environment & Climate Applications
Solar UV Radiation
Ocean Optics
2008
IRS 2008 – International Radiation Symposium 2008
Date: August 03-08, 2008
Location: Foz do Iguacu, Brazil
The 2008 International Radiation Symposium was held at Mabu Thermas and Resort, at Foz do Iguacu, Brazil from 3 to 8 August 2008. This was the first time that the IRS took place in South America, and also the first in the Southern Hemisphere.
Foz do Iguacu city is located at the triple-national border between Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, and is one of the most popular scenic venues in Brazil, with several nature and wildlife features, like Iguassu National Park.
An IRS 2008 Proceedings book was provided to symposium attendees.
2004
IRS 2004 – International Radiation Symposium 2004
Date: August 23-28, 2004
Location: Busan, Korea
The Symposium reviewed the current status of radiative transfer, molecular and aerosol radiative properties, radiation budget, weather and climate applications, and measurements from ground-based stations, balloons, aircraft, and satellites.
The timing of this Symposium was very appropriate as scientists interested in these fields require up-to-date information to advance their research and knowledge. This Symposium acted as a bridge to strengthen the cooperative relationship among relevant organizations.