History of ISMAR

The IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR) is the leading international academic conference in the fields of Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality. The IEEE ISMAR debuted in 2002 in Darmstadt, Germany. The symposium is organized and supported by the IEEE Computer Society, IEEE VGTC and ACM SIGGRAPH.

The creation of the conference emerged from the fusion of two former academic events dedicated to this research field: the International Symposium on Augmented Reality (ISAR) and the International Symposium on Mixed Reality (ISMR).

IEEE ISMAR 2026 will be the 25th version of the symposium, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of immersive technology research and innovation.

Past Conferences

Links to the websites and proceedings of previous IEEE ISMAR and forerunner events (IWAR and ISAR) are provided here:

IEEE ISMAR 2025 (Daejeon, Republic of Korea)
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IEEE ISMAR 2024 (Bellevue, WA, USA)
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IEEE ISMAR 2023 (Sydney, Australia)
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IEEE ISMAR 2022 (Singapore, Singapore)
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IEEE ISMAR 2021 (Bari, Italy)
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IEEE ISMAR 2020 (Porto de Galinhas, Brazil)
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IEEE ISMAR 2019 (Beijing, China)
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IEEE ISMAR 2018 (Munich, Germany)
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IEEE ISMAR 2017 (Nantes, France)
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IEEE ISMAR 2016 (Merida, Mexico)
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IEEE ISMAR 2015 (Fukuoka, Japan)
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IEEE ISMAR 2014 (Munich, Germany)
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IEEE ISMAR 2013 (Adelaide, SA, Australia)
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IEEE ISMAR 2012 (Atlanta, GA, USA)
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IEEE ISMAR 2011 (Basel, Switzerland)
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IEEE ISMAR 2010 (Seoul, Korea, South)
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IEEE ISMAR 2009 (Orlando, FL, USA)
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IEEE ISMAR 2008 (Cambridge, UK)
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IEEE ISMAR 2007 (Nara, Japan)
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IEEE ISMAR 2006 (Santa Barbara, CA, USA)
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IEEE ISMAR 2005 (Vienna, Austria)
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IEEE ISMAR 2004 (Arlington, VA, USA)
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IEEE ISMAR 2003 (Tokyo, Japan)
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IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR) 2002 (Darmstadt, Germany)
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Second IEEE ISAR 2001 (New York, NY, USA)
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First IEEE International Symposium on Augmented Reality (ISAR) 2000 (Munich, Germany)
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Second IEEE IWAR 1999 (San Francisco, CA, USA)
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First IEEE International Workshop on Augmented Reality (IWAR) 1998 (San Francisco, CA, USA)
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