The International Rubber Conference Organisation (IRCO) is an association of rubber societies around the world which plans the calendar for the main international rubber conferences. By careful selection of conference proposals and monitoring of events, the IRCO ensures that all conferences run by its member societies meet the very demanding requirements dictated by the IRCO and thus provide delegates with first-class conferences.
The International Rubber Conference Organisation (IRCO) comprises of eighteen member countries worldwide with its Secretariat at the Institute of Materials, London, U.K. The current members of IRCO are Australia, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Slovak Republic, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, U.K. and USA. The IRCO organizes a conference every year in different member countries.
As shown below, a main IRCO conference is held annually. In 2009 the IRCO Committee decided to re-introduce the RubberCon series, starting in 2011. This series provides for smaller, more specialised events, but still adhering to the high IRCO standards. IRC and RubberCon are being held alternately in Northern and Southern hemisphere every year.
| Event | Venue | Date | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRC 2016 | Kitakyushu,Japan | 24-28s October | The Society of Rubber Science ands Technology, Japan |
| IRC 2017 | Cleveland, Ohio, USA | 10-13 October | Rubber Division, American Chemical Society |
| IRC 2018 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 4-6 September | Plastics and Rubber Institute Malaysia |
| IRC 2019 | London, UK | 10-12 September | The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining |
| IRC 2020 | India | Indian Rubber Institute | |
| IRC 2021 | Germany | Deutsche Kautschuk-Gesellschaft | |
| IRC 2022 | Brazil | ABTB | |
| IRC 2023 | China | Beijing Research and Design Institute of Rubber Industry, China | |
| IRC 2024 | Turkey | Kauçuk Dernegi | |
| IRC 2025 | Thailand | The Polymer Society of Thailand |
| Event | Venue | Date | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| RubberCon 2015 | Chennai, India | 3-5 December | Indian Rubber Institute |
| RubberCon 2016 | Tampere, Finland | 8-9 June | Finnish Society of Rubber Technology |
| RubberCon 2017 | Prague, Czech Republic | Rubber Division, Czech Society of Industrial Chemistry and Slovak Rubber Association | |
| RubberCon 2018 | Istanbul, Turkey | Kauçuk Dernegi | |
| RubberCon 2019 | China | The Beijing Research & Design Institute of Rubber Industry, China | |
| RubberCon 2020 | France | Association Française des Ingénieurs et Cadres du Caoutchouc et des Polymeres | |
| RubberCon 2021 | Malaysia | Plastics and Rubber Institute Malaysia | |
| RubberCon 2022 | Korea | The Rubber Society of Korea | |
| RubberCon 2023 | UK | The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining | |
| RubberCon 2024 | India | Indian Rubber Institute |
The IRI is a member of IRCO and its two representatives attend the annual conferences and committee meetings held during IRC.
