Forthcoming Military History Conference Listing
This section provides information on forthcoming conferences of interest to military historians worldwide. Compiled and regularly updated by Dr. Davide Borsani on behalf of the International Commission of Military History, it offers a useful overview of scholarly meetings, workshops, and symposia devoted to the study of military history in its broadest sense. It is updated on a monthly basis. The newly added conferences are emphasized in bold.
From August 2026 to January 2027 (updated as of 6 August 2026)
LI International Congress of Military History "Borders: Integration and Harmony versus Separation and Conflict"
Organizer: Brazilian Commission of Military History
Venue: Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil
When: 23-28 August 2026
Website: https://www.ighmb.org.br/c%C3%B3pia-51%C2%BA-congresso-ichm-2026-por
Weapons in Society VI conference
Organizer: Royal Armouries’ Weapons in Society
Venue: Leeds, United Kingdom
When: September 8, 2026
Website: https://royalhistsoc.org/calendar/weapons-in-society-vi-conference-call-for-papers/
International Conference on War Studies and Military History (ICWSMH)
Organizer: World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Venue: New York, United States
When: September 9-10, 2026
Website: https://waset.org/war-studies-and-military-history-conference-in-september-2026-in-new-york
RAF Museum Conference 2026: Hearts, Minds and Airspace: Air Power, Humanitarianism and Counterinsurgency
Organizer: Royal Air Force Museum
Venue: London, United Kingdom
When: September 10-11, 2026
Website: https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/news/cfp-rafm-conference/
Centre for Port and Maritime History 30th Anniversary Conference
Organizer: Centre for Port and Maritime History
Venue: London, United Kingdom
When: 10–11 September 2026
Website: https://royalhistsoc.org/events/conferences/
Empires and War
Organizer: University College Dublin and Royal Military College of Canada
Venue: Dublin, Ireland
When: 17–18 September 2026
Website: https://www.ucd.ie/warstudies/events/empiresatwarconference/
Centering the Black Experience in the Civil War Era
Organizer: North Carolina Central University
Venue: Durham, North Carolina, United States
When: September 18-19, 2026
Website: https://www.blackmilitarystudies.com
Society for Intelligence History (SIH) Annual Conference 2026
Organizer: Society for Intelligence History (SIH)
Venue: London, United Kingdom
When: October 11-13, 2026
Website: https://www.intelligencehistory.org/2026conferencedetails
International Conference Military History Research past, present, future
Organizer: Strategic Research Institute of the University of Defense
Venue: Belgrade, Serbia
When: 12–15 October 2026
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National Intelligence History Conference (NIHC) 2026
Organizer: Bletchley Park
and GCHQ
Venue: Bletchley Park, United Kingdom
When: October 14-16, 2026
Website: https://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/nihc/
Nature, Animals and War: Relations and Interactions from Antiquity to the Present
Organizer: Université de Caen Normandie and partner institutions
Venue: Caen, France
When: 15–17 October 2026
Website: https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20156230/conference-nature-animals-war-relations-and-interactions-antiquity
ICOMAM Annual Conference 2026
Organizer: International Committee for Museums and Collections of Arms and Military History (ICOMAM)
Venue: Lisbon, Portugal
When: 2-6 November 2026
Website: https://icom-arms-military.mini.icom.museum/registration-details/
Women’s Mobilization in the Americas during the First World War: Argentina, Brazil, and Peru
Organizer: Network for the Study of the First World War in Latin America
Venue: Buenos Aires, Argentina
When: 5–6 November 2026
Website: https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20156446/womens-mobilization-americas-during-first-world-war-argentina
Military Attachés as Foreign Policy, Domestic Military and Intelligence Actors in the Age of World Wars
Organizer: Centre for Military History and Social Sciences of the Bundeswehr (ZMSBw) and Centre for History, International Order & Strategy (CHIOS), Helmut Schmidt University
Venue: Potsdam, Germany
When: 10–11 November 2026
Website: https://zms.bundeswehr.de
International Society of Military Sciences Conference 2026 (ISMS 2026)
Organizer: International Society of Military Sciences
Venue: Tartu, Estonia
When: November 9-12, 2026
Website: https://isofms.org/isms-conference/past-conferences/isms-2026
New Directions in World War II History – 2027 Spring Emerging Scholars Colloquium
Organizer: The National WWII Museum – Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy
Venue: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
When: 5–6 January 2027
Website: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/
