When and where are ISPP's upcoming Annual Meetings?

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ISPP has announced two upcoming Annual Meetings: the 2026 meeting will be held 16–19 July 2026 in Newcastle, United Kingdom, and the 50th Annual Meeting will be held 6–9 July 2027 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. These dates come from the announcements currently posted on ispp.org. Because meeting details can change, treat the official site and ISPPNews as the authoritative source before you book travel or plan a submission.

The announced meetings at a glance

Year Dates Location Note
2026 16–19 July 2026 Newcastle, United Kingdom Announced as the next Annual Meeting
2027 6–9 July 2027 Amsterdam, The Netherlands The 50th Annual Meeting

The site presents the Amsterdam meeting as a "Save the date" item and the Newcastle meeting as the next Annual Meeting, so the two announcements refer to different years rather than conflicting versions of the same event.

Why the Annual Meeting matters

The Annual Meeting is one of ISPP's core activities. ISPP describes itself as an interdisciplinary organization representing all fields of inquiry concerned with exploring the relationships between political and psychological processes. Its members include psychologists, political scientists, psychiatrists, historians, sociologists, economists, anthropologists, as well as journalists, government officials and others, drawn from the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. The Annual Meeting is where that cross-disciplinary and international membership gathers to exchange research.

How to get current meeting information

  1. Check the ISPP website (ispp.org). The homepage carries the meeting announcements and a news ticker. This is the first place updates appear.
  2. Read ISPPNews. The newsletter is the Society's channel for announcements; the site lists recent issues (for example, September 2026 and July 2026) alongside announcements in brief.
  3. Confirm before acting. Registration details, program schedules, and calls for proposals are not all shown in the current homepage announcements. Verify dates and logistics on the official pages before booking travel or committing to a submission.

Common points of confusion

  • Don't mix up the years. Newcastle is 2026; Amsterdam is 2027 and is specifically the 50th Annual Meeting. If you see a single date mentioned without a year, check which announcement it belongs to.
  • Announced dates are not the full program. Knowing when and where the meeting is held does not tell you the submission deadlines, registration fees, or session formats. Those require the dedicated meeting pages or ISPPNews.
  • Watch for updates. The site itself frames these as announcements and "save the date" notices, which is a signal to re-check closer to the event rather than relying on a single reading.

For anyone deciding whether to plan around these meetings: if your interest is the 2026 gathering, Newcastle in July 2026 is the target; if you want the milestone 50th meeting, that is Amsterdam in July 2027. In both cases, confirm the latest details on ispp.org and in ISPPNews before making firm commitments.