Find upcoming academic and professional conferences for 2026–2027 worldwide. ConferenceInc lists international conferences in medicine, engineering, AI, business, education and the sciences, with dates, venues and links to each organizer's call for papers.
Conferences are the main way researchers present new work and professionals keep up with their field. Use the list below to find events that match your subject and travel plans, then check the abstract or paper submission deadline on the organizer's website.
ConferenceInc currently lists 544 upcoming events worldwide across 15 cities. The busiest city is Singapore (39 events), followed by London, Dubai and Bangkok.
The most common fields are Health and Medicine, Engineering and Technology and Physical and Life Sciences. The busiest month is November 2026 with 122 events. The next event is ECTRIMS 2026 on 21 October 2026 in Toronto.
The leading host countries are the USA (51), Japan (49) and the UK (42).
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Promote your eventA conference is a formal meeting where people in the same field present research, share ideas and discuss new developments. Most academic conferences combine keynote talks, paper presentations, panel discussions and poster sessions, and many publish accepted papers in conference proceedings.
Start with the call for papers: check the topics, abstract deadline, review process and where accepted papers are published. Look at the organizing committee and past programmes, and be cautious with events that accept every submission within days or promise indexing they cannot prove.
Related guides: travel grants for international conferences and registration waivers.
A conference usually covers a broad field with many parallel sessions. A symposium is smaller and focuses on one subject, often with invited experts. The terms overlap, and some large events use both.
Open an event page and follow the link to the official organizer website, where the call for papers, topics and submission deadlines are published. Submit your abstract or full paper before the deadline.
Yes. Most conferences offer reduced student registration, and many have student sessions, poster competitions or travel grants.
ConferenceInc currently lists 544 upcoming conferences worldwide. The list is updated daily as organizers add new events.
Singapore currently has the most upcoming conferences (39), followed by London, Dubai and Bangkok.