The 18th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences was held in Glasgow, Scotland, on 10–14 August 2015. It was jointly organized by the University of Glasgow, Queen Margaret University, University of Strathclyde, and the University of Edinburgh. In total, 774 presentations covered a wide variety of topics in phonetic sciences. These included 4 plenary sessions, 10 discussant sessions where 40 papers plus 10 discussions were presented, and 720 papers in regular sessions consisting of 345 oral presentations and 375 poster presentations. Over the five days, 978 delegates attended the Congress, including co-authors and those who did not present a paper. Contributions came from 46 countries. Two hundred and twenty-nine reviewers took part in the double-blind review of the Congress papers. Eight satellite meetings were also held. The Association warmly thanks the organizers for all their work, and all who attended, together making the Congress a great success.

The Permanent Council for the Organization of ICPhS received one proposal for the organization of the 19th ICPhS, from the Australasian Speech Science and Technology Association (ASSTA). The members of the Permanent Council voted in favour of the proposal. The 19th ICPhS will be held in Melbourne, in August 2019, organized by scholars from La Trobe University, University of Western Sydney, Victoria University, and other universities from throughout Australia and New Zealand.