ISBRA hosts an international Congress every two years. Its affiliated societies also hold regular conferences. In the case of the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA), these are annual events. The European society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ESBRA) holds biennial conferences in the years between ISBRA Congresses.
| Congress | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | July 6 - 10, 1982 | Munich, Germany |
| 2nd | June 24 - 28, 1984 | Santa Fe, New Mexico USA |
| 3rd | June 8 - 13, 1986 | Helsinki, Finland |
| 4th | 1988 | Kioto Japan |
| 5th | 1990 | Toronto Canada |
| 6th | 1992 | Bristol, United Kingdom |
| 7th | 1994 | Australia, Gold Coast, Queensland |
| 8th | 1996 | Joint Congress Washington, D.C. |
| 9th | June 27 - July 2, 1998 | Copenhagen |
| 10th | July 2 - 8, 2000 | Yokohama, Japan |
| 11th | June 28 - July 3, 2002 | Joint Congress San Francisco, CA |
| 12th | 2004 | Heidelburg, Germany |
| 13th | Sept. 10 - 13, 2006 | Sydney, Australia |
| 14th | June 27 - July 2, 2008 | JOINT Congress in Washington, DC USA |
| 15th | Sept. 13 - 16, 2010 | Paris, France |
| 16th | Sept. 9 - 12, 2012 | Sapporo, Japan |
| 17th | June 21 - 25, 2014 | JOINT ISBRA/RSA Congress in Seattle, Washington, USA |
| 18th | Sept. 1 - 5, 2016 | Berlin, Germany |
| 19th | Sept. 9 - 13, 2018 | Kyoto, Japan |
