ASBHM hosts an annual scientific conference in a different city each year. Below is a list of previous ASBHM conferences and events, with some details.

2026: Auckland
11th – 13th February, 2026
Keynote speakers: Professor Virginia Braun (University of Auckland), Professor Lisa Te Morenga (Massey University), Dr Olga Perski (University of Stockholm). For more information, please click here for the program.

2025: Gold Coast
5th – 7th February, 2025
Keynote speakers: Professor Christina Pollard (Curtin University), Professor Antonia Lyons (University of Auckland), A/Professor James Kirby (University of Queensland). For more information, please click here for the program.

2024: Adelaide
7th – 9th February, 2024
Keynote speakers: Professor Molly Byrne (University of Galway, Ireland), Professor Deborah Turnbull (University of Adelaide), A/Professor Amanda Rebar (Central Queensland University) 
For more information, please click here for the program.

2023: Geelong
8th – 10th February, 2023
Keynote speakers: Professor Urs Nater (University of Vienna), Professor Jane Speight (Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes; Deakin University). For more information, please click here for the program.

2022: Virtual
2nd – 4th February, 2022
Keynote speakers: Professor Wendy Wood (University of Southern California), Professor Cecile Thøgersen-Ntoumani (University of Southern Denmark), Professor Tim Spector (Kings College London). For more information, please click here for the program.

2021: Virtual
3rd – 5th February, 2021
Keynote speakers: Professor Rachel Huxley (Deakin University), Professor Jane Scott (Curtin University) and Professor Peter Yu (Australian National University)
For more information, please click here for the program.

2020: Sydney
Participatory Medicine for Behavioural Health and Wellbeing
5th – 7th February, 2020
Keynote speakers: Professor Louise Sharpe (University of Sydney) and Professor Frank Penedo (University of Miami)
For more information, please click here for the program.

2019: Christchurch
Behavioural Medicine: Making an Impact
15th – 17th February, 2019
Keynote speakers: Professor Jeffery Braithwaite (Australian Institute of Health Innovation and Macquarie University), Professor Beth Grunfeld (Birkbeck College), Professor Christine Stephens (Massey University)

2018: ICBM Chile
ASBHM members attended the International Congress of Behavioral Medicine (ICBM) in Santiago, Chile.
14th – 17th November, 2018

2017: Gold Coast
Joint ASBHM-CHP conference on the Gold Coast
Health and Health Behaviour Change: From Research to Practice and Back
13th – 15th July, 2017
Keynote speakers: Professor Karina Davidson (Columbia University), Professor Suzanne Chambers (Griffith University), Professor John Toumbourou (Deakin University)

2016: Melbourne
ASBHM were the proud hosts of the 14th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine.
Behavioral Medicine: Making an Impact in the Modern World
7th – 10th December, 2016

2015: Perth
Addressing barriers to health outcomes for people and populations
11th – 13th February, 2015
Keynote speakers: Professor Susan Michie (University College London), Professor Yin Paradies (Deakin University), Professor Karen Witten (Massey University)

2014: Auckland
Health behaviours: connecting individuals and communities
12th – 14th February, 2014
Keynote speakers: Professor Aleksandra Luszczynska (University of Colorado; University of Social Sciences and Humanities), Professor Kerry Chamberlain (Massey University), Professor Jo Salmon (Deakin University)

2013: Newcastle
Behaviour and Health: Challenges for the future
6th – 8th February, 2013
Keynote speakers: Professor Paul Estabrooks (Virginia Tech), Professor Linda Cameron (University of California; University of Auckland), Professor Billie Giles-Corti (University of Melbourne), Laureate Professor Robert Sanson-Fisher (University of Newcastle)

2012: Melbourne
Closing the gaps: Strengthening partnerships for understanding and improving health behaviour
8th – 10th February, 2012
Keynote speakers: Professor Jodi Prochaska (University of California), Professor Sandra Eades (Baker, IDI), Professor Rob McGee (University of Otago)

2011: Christchurch
Healthy People, Healthy Communities
9th – 11th February
Keynote speakers: Professor Charles Abraham (University of Sussex), Professor Chris Cunningham (Massey University), Professor Phyllis Butow (University of Sydney)

2010: Brisbane
2009: Auckland
2008: Sydney