Events
Regular Conferences
International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (ICEHL) [A biennial conference series in Europe.]
Links to the websites of past conferences: ICEHL-22 (2023, Sheffield), ICEHL-21 (2021, Leiden), ICEHL20 (2018, Edinburgh), ICEHL-19 (2016, Essen), ICEHL 18 (2014, Leuven), ICEHL-17 (2012, Zurich), ICEHL-16 (2010, Pécs), 15 ICEHL (2008, Munich), 14 ICEHL (2006, Bergamo), ICEHL 13 (2004, Vienna)
Studies in the History of the English Language (SHEL) [A biennial conference series in North America. Fairleigh Dickinson University will host the next conference (SHEL13) on 17-20 October 2024 (deadline for abstracts passed).]
Links to the websites of past conferences: SHEL-12 (2022, Washington), SHEL 11 (2019, Bloomington), SHEL 10 (2017, Kansas), SHEL-9 (2015, Vancouver), SHEL-8 (2013, Provo), SHEL-7 (2012, Bloomington), SHEL 6 (2009, Banff), SHEL 4 (2005, Northern Arizona University), SHEL 3 (2004, Michigan)
International Society for the Linguistics of English (ISLE) [The society offers a biennial conference series.]
Links to the websites of past conferences: ISLE 7 (Brisbane, 2023) ISLE 6 (Joensuu, 2021), ISLE 5 (London, 2018) ISLE 4 (Poznań, 2016), ISLE 3 (Zurich, 2014), ISLE 2011 (Boston University), ISLE 2008 (University of Freiburg)
International Computer Archive of Modern and Medieval English (ICAME) [An annual conference series in Europe. The next conference (ICAME 46) will be hosted in Vilnius in 2025, followed by Koblenz in 2026.]
Links to the websites of past conferences: ICAME 45 (2024, Vigo), ICAME 44 (2023, South Africa), ICAME 43 (2022, Cambridge), ICAME 42, (2021, Dortmund), ICAME 41 (2020, Heidelberg), ICAME 40 (2019, Neuchâtel), ICAME 39 (2018, Tampere), ICAME 38 (2017, Prague), ICAME 37 (2016, Hong Kong), ICAME 36 (2015, Trier), ICAME 35 (2014, Nottingham), ICAME34 (2013, Santiago de Compostela), ICAME 33 (2012, Leuven), ICAME 32 (2011, Oslo), ICAME 31 (2010, Giessen), ICAME 30 (2009, Lancaster), ICAME 29 (2008, Zurich), ICAME 28 (2007, Stratford-upon-Avon), ICAME 27 (2006, Helsinki), ICAME 26 (2005, Ann Arbor), ICAME 23 (2002, Göteborg)
International Conference on Middle English (ICOME) [A triennial (but recently biennial) conference series in Europe. The next conference (ICOME 14) will be hosted in Zurich in 2026 (deadline for abstracts not yet announced).]
Links to the websites of past conferences: ICOME 13 (2024, Malaga), ICOME 2022 (2022, Glasgow), ICOME XI (2019, Florence), ICOME 10 (2017, Stavanger), ICOME 9 (2015, Wroclaw), ICOME 8 (2013, Murcia), ICOME7 (2011, Lviv), ICOME6 (2008, Cambridge), ICOME 5 (2005, Naples), ICOME 4 (2002, Vienna)
International Conference on Late Modern English [A triennial conference series in Europe. The next meeting (LModE-7) will be hosted in Salamanca on 2-4 October 2024.]
Links to the websites of past conferences: LModE-7 (2022, Ragusa), LMEC 6 (2017, Uppsala), LModE-5 (2013, Bergamo), 4LModE (2010, Sheffield), LMEC3 (2007, Leiden), LMEC2 (2004, Vigo)
Prescriptivism Conference [An international conference series with a focus on prescriptivism. The next meeting (Prescriptivism2024) will be hosted in Aix-Marseille in 26-28 June 2024.]
Links to the websites of past conferences: Prescriptivism2021 (Vigo), Prescriptivism 2017 (Park City), Prescriptivism conference 2013 (Leiden), Prescriptivism(e) & Patriotism(e) (2009, Toronto)
International Association of University Professors of English (IAUPE) [The association holds a conference every three years.]
Links to the websites of past conferences: IAUPE 2023 (Rome), IAUPE 2019 (Poznań), IAUPE 2016 (London)
Biennial Conference on the Diachrony of English (CBDA) [A biennial conference series in France.]
Storia della Lingua Inglese (SLIN) (link to the old website) ['The group of Italian University teachers and researchers working in the area of History of the English Language (Storia della Lingua Inglese)']
History of English Language in Poznań (HEL-P) [A biennial conference series in Poznań, Poland (info thanks to Professor Marcin Krygier)]
Links to the websites of past conferences: HEL-P 2021, HEL-P 2019, HEL-P 2017
HEART (Historical English Analysis Research and Tradition) Conference [A new conference initiative in Poland. The 2025 edition will take place in Warsaw on 11-12 April 2025 (deadline for abstracts: 30 November 2024)]
Spanish Society for Medieval English Language and Literature (SELIM) [The society organises an international conference in September/October every year. The next meeting (SELIM 34) will be hosted at the University of Granada on 18-20 September 2024 (deadline for abstracts passed), followed by Málaga (2025), Toledo (2026), and Budapest (2027).]
Links to websites of past conferences: SELIM 33 (2023, Murcia), SELIM 32 (2022, La Rioja), SELIM 31 (2019, Valladolid), SELIM 30 (2018, Oviedo), SELIM 29 (2017, Málaga), SELIM 28 (2016, Vigo), SELIM XXVII (2015, Granada), SELIM XXVI (2014, Morella), SELIM XXV (2013, Córdoba), SELIM XXIV (2012, Salamanca), SELIM XXIII (2011, Huelva), SELIM 2010 (La Rioja), SELIM XXI (2009, Madrid), SELIM XX (2008, Oviedo), SELIM XIX (Castilla-La Mancha, 2007), SELIM XVI (Seville, 2004), SELIM XIII (Jaén, 2000)
Old and Middle English Summer School [An annual summer school in Athens/Naxos, Greece. The 9th Naxos Summer School on Diachronic Linguistics will be held on 25-31 July 2024.]
Links to the websites of past conferences: 8th Summer School (2023), 7th Summer School (2022), 6th Summer School (2021), 5th Summer School (2020), 4th Summer School (2019), 3rd Summer School (2018), 2nd Summer School (2017), 1st Summer School (2016)
International Conference on Historical Linguistics (ICHL) [A biennial conference series. The next edition (ICHL2025) will take place in Santiago de Chile on 18-22 August 2025 (deadline for abstracts: 20 November 2024).]
Links to the websites of past conferences: ICHL 26 (Heidelberg, 2023), ICHL 25 (Oxford, 2022), ICHL 24 (Canberra, 2019), ICHL 23 (San Antonio, 2017), ICHL 22 (Naples, 2015), ICHL20 (Osaka, 2011), ICHL 2007 (Montreal)
International Society for Historical Lexicography and Lexicology (ISHLL) [The society organises annual conferences under the name of ICHLL. The next conference (ICHLL 2024) will be hosted in Lisbon on 25-27 June 2025.]
Links to the websites of past conferences: ICHLL 2024 (Westminster, 2024), ICHLL 2023 (Salermo, 2023) ICHLL-12 (Lorient, 2022), ICHLL11 (La Rioja, 2021), ICHLL-10 (Leeuwarden, 2019), ICHLL-9 (Santa Margherita Ligure, 2018), ICHLL 8 (Indiana, 2016), ICHLL 2014 (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria), ICHLL6 (Jena, 2012), ICHLL5 (Oxford, 2010)
International Symposium on History of English Lexicography and Lexicology (HEL-LEX) [a symposium series which originated in Helsinki, now organised by Helsinki Society for Historical Lexicography.]
Links to the websites of past conferences: HEL-LEX7 (Jamaica, 2023), HEL-LEX 6 (Gargnano, 2019), HEL-LEX 5 (Zurich, 2017), OX-LEX 4 (Oxford, 2015), HEL-LEX 3 (Helsinki, 2012), HEL-LEX 2 (Helsinki, 2008)
Symposium on the History of English Syntax (SHES) [a gathering for English historical syntacticians based in the Netherlands and (North) England]
Links to the websites of past symposia: SHES 2019 (Edinburgh), SHES 15 (Amsterdam, 2017), SHES 2016 (Edinburgh), SHES 13 (Leiden, 2015), SHES 12 (Manchester, 2014), SHES 10 (Northumbria, 2012), SHES 9 (Leiden, 2011), SHES 2010 (York), SHES 2 (Leiden, 2003)
International Congress on Medieval Studies [an annual meeting is hosted at Western Michigan University (USA) in early May; The next conference is scheduled for 8-10 May 2025.]
International Medieval Congress (IMC) [an annual meeting is hosted at the University of Leeds in early or mid-July; The next conference is scheduled for 1-4 July 2024.]
International Society for the Study of Early Medieval England (ISSEME) ['the organization of record for those interested in history, art, archaeology, literature, languages, religion, society, and numismatics of England between the years c. 450 and 1100 CE']
Teachers of Old English in Britain and Ireland (TOEBI) [an annual meeting usually takes place in late October]
Old English Student Conference [a conference series based in Poland]
Early Middle English Society (EMES) ['seeks to promote the study and scholarly discussion of English literary and cultural production from the end of the twelfth century to the mid-fourteenth century']
The New Chaucer Society [a forum for teachers and scholars of Chaucer and his age]
Historical Sociolinguistics Network (HiSoN) ['The Historical Sociolinguistics Network (HiSoN) was founded at the University of Bristol in 2005 and is open to anyone with an interest in the field. We are a loose organisation without a formal membership structure but we meet regularly at dedicated conferences, workshops, and summer schools']
Special Conferences and Workshops