The International Association for Media and Communication Research -IAMCR- hosts an annual conference.
The 2027 conference will be hosted by the School of Communications and Arts at the University of São Paulo (ECA/USP) in Brazil, from 18 to 22 July.
IAMCR is now inviting Expressions of Interest to host its 2029 and 2030 annual conferences, with deadline for submissions on Monday 11 January 2027 at 23:59 UTC.
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Below is a complete list of conferences of the association and their locations.
1957 : Paris (France)
1959 : Milan (Italy)
1961 : Vevey (Switzerland)
1964 : Vienna (Austria)
1966 : Herceg Novi (Yugoslavia)
1968 : Pamplona (Spain)
1970 : Konstanz (West Germany)
1972 : Buenos Aires (Argentina)
1974 : Leipzig (East Germany)
1976 : Leicester (England)
1978 : Warsaw (Poland)
1980 : Caracas (Venezuela)
1982 : Paris (France)
1984 : Prague (Czechoslovakia)
1986 : New Delhi (India)
1988 : Barcelona (Spain)
1990 : Bled (Yugoslavia)
1991 : Istanbul (Turkey)
1992 : Guaruja (Brazil)
1993 : Dublin (Ireland)
1994 : Seoul (South Korea)
1995 : Portoroz (Slovenia)
1996 : Sydney (Australia)
1997 : Oaxaca (Mexico)
1998 : Glasgow (Scotland)
1999 : Leipzig (Germany)
2000 : Singapore (Singapore)
2001 : Budapest (Hungary)
2002 : Barcelona (Spain)
2003 : (scheduled for Taipei but cancelled due to SARS epidemic)
2004 : Porto Alegre (Brazil)
2005 : Taipei (Taiwan)
2006 : Cairo (Egypt)
2007 : Paris (France)
2008 : Stockholm (Sweden)
2009 : Mexico City (Mexico)
2010 : Braga (Portugal)
2011 : Istanbul (Turkey)
2012 : Durban (South Africa)
2013 : Dublin (Ireland)
2014 : Hyderabad (India)
2015 : Montreal (Canada)
2016 : Leicester (England)
2017 : Cartagena (Colombia)
2018 : Eugene, Oregon (USA)
2019 : Madrid (Spain)
2020 : Online, hosted by Tampere University (Finland)
2021 : Online, hosted by USIU-Africa (Kenya)
2022 : Online, hosted by Tsinghua University (China)
2023 : Lyon (France)
2024 : Christchurch (New Zealand)
2025 : Singapore
2026 : Galway (Ireland)