Events - Host an IPSA Event

Bidding Process for IPSA World Congresses of Political Science

Cities interested in hosting the IPSA World Congress of Political Science will be asked to respond to a specially prepared Request for Proposal (RFP) taking into account the requirements necessary for ensuring a successful event. The application must be submitted by an IPSA Collective member (National Association of Political Science) or by another body recognized by IPSA as an appropriate host organization. View the list of IPSA Collective members. A Convention and Visitor Bureau (CVB) or another Destination Management Organization can support our members in preparing their bids. A Bid Committee (BEC) will review each bid in detail, and a shortlist of candidates will be produced. Each short-listed city will receive a site visit/inspection. The Bid Committee will present a report to the IPSA Executive Committee (EC), featuring the results of the site visits. The 2027 host city will be selected by the IPSA Executive Committee based on the recommendation of the Bid Committee and announced on 15 September 2024.

Any questions should be directed to callforbids@ipsa.org.

The Call for Bids to host the WC2027 is now open! Deadline extended to 15 March 2024!

The International Political Science Association (IPSA) invites the Collective Members of IPSA to submit a bid to host the 28th IPSA World Congress of Political Science in July 2027 (WC2027).

The call for bids to host the WC2027 is open until 15 March 2024. Once cities are shortlisted by the Bid Committee, site inspections will be organized between 1 June and 15 July 2024. The 2027 host city will be selected by the IPSA Executive Committee based on the recommendation of the Bid Committee and announced on 15 September 2024.

As per the IPSA Rules and Procedures, an application to host the Congress can be submitted by a national or regional political science association that is a Collective member of IPSA, or by another body recognized by IPSA as an appropriate host organization (university campus, faculty, or department).

Please visit the Call for Bids - WC2027 page to obtain detailed information and download the Request for Proposal (RFP).

Any questions regarding the WC2027 bid should be directed to callforbids@ipsa.org.


Hosting an Inter-Congress International Conference

IPSA invites its collective members (national and regional associations) to host an international conference between congress years. Past examples are Montreal 2008, Luxembourg 2010, Sao Paulo 2011, Hannover 2017, Paris 2019, and Montreal 2022.

A representative of the interested member association (e.g. President or Executive Director) should contact IPSA at callforbids@ipsa.org.