Past Annual ISA Conventions
In order to build communities of scholars and provide our membership with personal networking, ISA has hosted Annual Conventions across North America. A listing of past Annual Conventions and their details can be found below. Archival information per each convention is also available below.
Listing of Past Annual Conventions*
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Additional reports presented at the Annual Convention can be found in the Region, Section and Caucus Document Archive.
Other Past Conferences
ISA Regions coordinate individual Regional Conferences each year that allow both a forum for the exchange of scholarship as well as a yearly convocation for Region business to be discussed. Some sections also choose to host Section Conferences for their members and other interested parties.
Over the last decade, ISA has made an effort to diversify its meeting offering around the world by hosting or co-hosting International Conferences in addition to the Annual ISA Convention held in North America.
Past Annual Conventions
2012 ISA 53rd Annual Convention in San Diego
Power, Principles and Participation in the Global Information Age
Participants: 5152; Panels: 1057
April 1st-4th, 2012, at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront; San Diego, California, USA
Call for Papers
Online Program
Events & Meetings
Paper Archives
Advertisers, Exhibitors & Sponsors
Program & Section Program Chairs
Governing Council Meeting Agenda
Governing Council Meeting Minutes
2012 Convention Status Report (PDF) Presidential Address
2011 ISA 52nd Annual Convention in Montreal
Global Governance: Political Authority in Transition
Participants: 5569; Panels: 1078
March 16th-19th, 2011, at the Centre Sheraton Montréal; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Call for Papers
Online Program
Events & Meetings
Paper Archives
Advertisers, Exhibitors & Sponsors
Program & Section Program Chairs
Governing Council Meeting Agenda
Governing Council Meeting Minutes
Presidential Address
2010 ISA 51st Annual Convention in New Orleans
Theory vs. Policy? Connecting Scholars and Practitioners
Participants: 4842; Panels: 1035
February 17th-20th, 2010, at the Hilton Riverside; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Call for Papers
Online Program
Events & Meetings
Paper Archives
Advertisers, Exhibitors & Sponsors
Program & Section Program Chairs
Governing Council Meeting Agenda
Governing Council Meeting Minutes
2009 ISA 50th Annual Convention in New York
Exploring the Past, Anticipating the Future
Participants: 4620; Panels: 956
February 15th-18th, 2009, at the New York Marriott Marquis; New York City, New York, USA
Call for Papers
Online Program
Events & Meetings
Paper Archives
Advertisers, Exhibitors & Sponsors
Program & Section Program Chairs
Governing Council Meeting Agenda
Governing Council Meeting Minutes
2008 ISA 49th Annual Convention in San Francisco
Bridging Multiple Divides
Participants: 4505; Panels: 1070
March 26th-29th, 2008, at the Hilton San Francisco; San Francisco, California, USA
Call for Papers
Online Program
Events & Meetings
Paper Archives
Advertisers, Exhibitors & Sponsors
Program & Section Program Chairs
Governing Council Meeting Agenda
Governing Council Meeting Minutes
2007 ISA 48th Annual Convention in Chicago
Politics, Policy and Responsible Scholarship
Participants: 3346; Panels: 815
February 28th-March 3rd, 2007, at the Hilton Chicago; Chicago, Illinois, USA
J. Ann Tickner, President - ANDREI TSYGANKOV, Program Chair
Call for Papers
Online Program
Events & Meetings
Paper Archives
Advertisers, Exhibitors & Sponsors
Program & Section Program Chairs
Governing Council Meeting Agenda
Governing Council Meeting Minutes
2006 ISA 47th Annual Convention in San Diego
The North-South Divide and International Studies
Participants: 3245; Panels: 715
March 22nd-25th, 2006, at the Town & Country; San Diego, California, USA
William R. Thompson, President - RAFAEL REUVENY, Program Chair
Call for Papers
Online Program
Events & Meetings
Paper Archives
Governing Council Meeting Agenda
Governing Council Meeting Minutes
2005 ISA 46th Annual Convention in Honolulu
Dynamics of World Politics: Capacity, Preferences and Leadership
Participants: 2945; Panels: 619
March 1st-5th, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village; Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Jacek Kugler, President - YI FENG, Program Chair
Call for Papers
Online Program
Events & Meetings
Paper Archives
Governing Council Meeting Agenda
Governing Council Meeting Minutes
2004 ISA 45th Annual Convention in Montreal
Hegemony and Its Discontents
Participants: 2594; Panels: 569
March 17th-20th, 2004, at the Centre Sheraton Montréal; Montreal, Quebec, CANADA
Steve Smith, President - STEVEN L. LAMY & ROBERT D. ENGLISH, Program Chairs
Call for Papers
Online Program
Events & Meetings
Paper Archives
Governing Council Meeting Agenda
Governing Council Meeting Minutes
2003 ISA 44th Annual Convention in Portland
The Construction and Cumulation of Knowledge
Participants: 2225; Panels: 470
February 25th-March 1st, 2003, at the Benson Hotel; Portland, Oregon, USA
John A. Vasquez, President - Daniel S. Geller & JIM GEORGE, Program Chairs
Call for Papers
Online Program
Events & Meetings
Paper Archives
Governing Council Meeting Agenda
Governing Council Meeting Minutes
2002 ISA 43th Annual Convention in New Orleans
Dissolving Boundaries: The Nexus Between Comparative Politics and International Relations
Participants: 2686; Panels: 544
March 24th-27th, 2002, at the New Orleans Marriott; New Orleans, Louisana, USA
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, President - DAVID DAVIS & SUZANNE WERNER, Program Chairs
Call for Papers
Online Program
Events & Meetings
Paper Archives
Governing Council Meeting Agenda
Governing Council Meeting Minutes
2001 ISA 42nd Annual Convention in Chicago
International Relations and the New Inequality: Power, Wealth and the Transformation of Global Society at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century
Participants: 2065; Panels: 470
February 20th-24th, 2001, at the Chicago Hilton & Towers; Chicago, Illinois, USA
Craig Murphy, President - MUSTAPHA PASHA & DAVID BLANEY, Program Chairs
Call for Papers
Online Program
Events & Meetings
Paper Archives
Governing Council Meeting Agenda
Governing Council Meeting Minutes
2000 ISA 41st Annual Convention in Los Angeles
Reflection, Integration, Cumulation: International Studies Past and Future
Participants: 1916; Panels: 454
March 14th-18th, 2000, at the The Biltmore Hotel; Los Angeles, California, USA
Michael Brecher, President - FRANK HARVEY, Program Chair
Call for Papers
Online Program
Events & Meetings
Paper Archives
1999 ISA 40th Annual Convention in Washington, D.C.
One Field, Many Perspectives: Building the Foundations for Dialogue
Participants: 1851; Panels: 428
February 16th-20th, 1999, at the Omni-Shoreham; Washington, D.C., USA
Margaret G. Hermann, President - JOE D. HAGAN, Program Chair
Call for Papers
Online Program
Events & Meetings
Paper Archives
1998 ISA 39th Annual Convention in Minneapolis
The Westphalian System in Global and Historical Perspective
Participants: 1516; Panels: 339
March 17th-21st, 1998, at the Minneapolis Hilton & Towers; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
James A. Caporaso, President - ROBERT DENEMARK, Program Chair
Online Program
Paper Archives
1997 ISA 38th Annual Convention in Toronto
Bridging Multiple Divides
Participants: 1717; Panels: 322
March 26th-29th, 2008, at the Hilton San Francisco; San Francisco, California, USA
DAVIS BOBROW, President - MARK BOYER & LOUIS PAULY, Program Chairs
Online Program
Events & Meetings
1996 ISA 37th Annual Convention in San Diego
Where To Next In International Studies?
Participants: 1733; Panels: 390
April 16th-20th, 1996, at the Town & Country; San Diego, California, USA
SUSAN STRANGE, President - DAVID LAKE & STEPHAN HAGGARD, Program Chairs
Participant index
1995 ISA 36th Annual Convention in Chicago
Beyond Sovereignty: Challenges and Responses in an Interdependent World
Participants: 1378; Panels: 322
February 21st-25th, 1995, at the Chicago Hilton & Towers; Chicago, Illinois, USA
TED R. GURR, President - DEBORAH GERNER & Philip A. Schrodt, Program Chairs
1994 ISA 35th Annual Convention in Washington, D.C.
The New Agenda of World Politics
Participants: 1290; Panels: 305
March 28th-April 1st, 1994, at the Washington Hilton & Towers; Washington, D.C., USA
CHARLES KEGLEY, JR., President - NEIL RICHARDSON, Program Chair
1993 ISA 34th Annual Convention in Acapulco
The Enterprises of the Americas
Participants: 1302; Panels: 283
March 23rd-27th, 1993, at the Acapulco Convention Center; Acapulco, Guerrero, MEXICO
HAYWARD R. ALKER, JR., President - MICHAEL J. SHAPIRO, Program Chair
1992 ISA 33rd Annual Convention in Atlanta
Prospectus for Progres in a Changing International Environment
Participants: 1191
March 31st-April 4th, 1992, at the Atlanta Hilton & Towers; Atlanta, Georgia, USA
MAURICE EAST, President - JAMES LEE RAY, Program Chair
1991 ISA 32nd Annual Convention in Vancouver
New Dimensions in International Relations
Participants: 1014
March 20th-23rd, 1991, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel & Hotel Vancouver; Vancouver, British
Columbia, CANADA
HELGA HAFTENDORN, President - BRIAN L. JOB & HIDEO SATO, Program Chairs
1990 ISA 31st Annual Convention in Washington, D.C.
Perspectives on Global Security
Participants: 1526
April 10th-14th, 1990, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel; Washington, D.C., USA
CHARLES F. HERMANN, President - LINDA P. BRADY & JO L. HUSBANDS, Program Chairs
1989 ISA 30th Annual Convention in London
Cooperation, Discord and the Conditions for Peace in International Society
Participants: 1126
March 28th-April 1st, 1989, at the Inst. of Education, University of London; London, England, UK
ROBERT KEOHANE, President - CRAIG N. MURPHY & PETER NAILOR & MARY ANN TETREAULT,
Program Chairs
1988 ISA 29th Annual Convention in St. Louis
Inquiry for Value Realization: Peace, Justice and Global Transformation
Participants: 877
March 30th-April 2nd, 1988, at the Adam's Mark Hotel; St. Louis, Missouri, USA
HAROLD GUETZKOW, President - ROBERT C. JOHANSEN, Program Chair
1987 ISA 28th Annual Convention in Washington, D.C.
The Responsibilities of Power: State Interests and Global Needs
Participants: 1241
April 14th-18th, 1987, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel; Washington, D.C., USA
KAL J. HOLSTI, President - W. LADD HOLLIST, Program Chair
1986 ISA 27th Annual Convention in Anaheim
Participants: 504
Anaheim, California, USA
J. DAVID SINGER, President - BRUCE BUENO DE MESQUITA, Program Chair
1985 ISA 26th Annual Convention in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., USA
JAMES N. ROSENAU, President
1984 ISA 25th Annual Convention in Atlanta
A Quarter Century of International Studies
March 27th-April 1st, at the Atlanta Hilton & Towers; Atlanta, Georgia, USA
BRUCE RUSSETT, President - PAUL M. JOHNSON & WILLIAM R. THOMPSON, Program Chairs
1983 ISA 24th Annual Convention in Mexico City
Promoting Human Dignity and Justice: An International Agenda for Change
April 5th-9th, 1983, at the Maria Isabel-Sheraton Hotel; Mexico City, Distrito Federal, MEXICO
HAROLD K. JACOBSON, President - DONALD A. SYLVAN & STEVE CHAN, Program Chairs
1982 ISA 23rd Annual Convention in Cincinnati
Human Development in a Global Political Economy
March 24th-27th, 1982, at the Stouffer's Cincinnati Towers; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
HENRY TEUNE, President - Maurice East, Program Chair
1981 ISA 22nd Annual Convention in Philadelphia
Integration and Fragmentation in a Global System
March 18th-21st, 1981, at the Franklin Plaza Hotel; Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia, USA
DINA ZINNES, President - RANDOLPH M. SIVERSON & MICHAEL P. SULLIVAN, Program Chairs
1980 ISA 21st Annual Convention in Los Angeles
Guiding Hands Versus Hidden Hands: Managing Security, Welfare and the Environment Within and Among Nations
March 19th-22nd, 1980, at the Biltmore Hotel; Los Angeles, California, USA
OLE K. HOLSTI, President - RICHARD K. ASHLEY & ROBERT JERVIS, Program Chairs
1979 ISA 20th Annual Convention in Toronto
Local, National and Global Publics in the World: A Challenge to International Studies
March 21st-24th, 1979, at the Royal York Hotel; Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
CHADWICK F. ALGER, President - P. TERRENCE HOPMANN & ROBERT T. KUDRLE, Program Chairs
1978 ISA 19th Annual Convention in Washington, D.C.
The Emerging Transnational World: The Place of Individuals, Groups and States
February 22nd-25th, 1978, at the Sheraton-Park Hotel; Washington, D.C., USA
HERBERT KELMAN, President - MARTIN O. HEISLER & THOMAS M. STAUFFER, Program Chairs
1977 ISA 18th Annual Convention in St. Louis
Worldwide Appraisal of Institutions: Toward Realizing Human Dignity
March 16th-20th, 1977, at the Chase-Park Plaza Hotel; St. Louis, Missouri, USA
VINCENT DAVIS, President - CHARLES F. HERMANN & MARGARET HERMANN, Program Chairs
1976 ISA 17th Annual Convention in Toronto
Participants: 1157; Panels: 253
February 25th-29th, 1976, at the Royal York Hotel; Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
RICHARD N. ROSECRANCE, President - EDWARD AZAR, Program Chair
1975 ISA 16th Annual Convention in Washington, D.C.
February 19th-22rd, 1975, at the Sheraton-Park Hotel; Washington, D.C., USA
KENNETH E. BOULDING, President - MICHAEL K. O'LEARY, Program Chair
1974 ISA 15th Annual Convention in St. Louis
Knowledge for Purpose: The Contribution of International Studies
Participants: 416; Panels: 88
March 20th-23rd, 1974, at the Chase-Park Plaza Hotel; St. Louis, Missouri, USA
ALEXANDER L. GEORGE, President - HENRY TEUNE, Program Chair
1973 ISA 14th Annual Convention in New York
Growth and Change in the Global System
Participants: 521; Panels: 85
March 14th-17th, 1973, at the Hotel Americana; New York City, New York, USA
WILLIAM T.R. FOX, President - RICHARD L. MERRITT, Program Chair
1972 ISA 13th Annual Convention in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
RICHARD SNYDER, President
1971 ISA 12th Annual Convention in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, USA
NORMAN PALMER, President
1970 ISA 11th Annual Convention in Pittsburgh
Participants: 91; Panels: 18
April 2nd-4th, 1970, at the William Penn Hotel; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
ROBERT C. NORTH, President - HAROLD K. JACOBSON, Program Chair
1969 ISA 10th Annual Convention
WILLIAM OLSON, President
1968 ISA 9th Annual Convention in Washington, D.C.
Participants: 97; Panels: 14
March 28th-30th, 1968, at the National Academy of Sciences; Washington, D.C., USA
H. FIELD HAVILAND, JR., President - ALFRED FERNBACH, Program Chair
Past Joint International Conferences
2012 BISA-ISA Joint International Conference in Edinburgh
Diversity in the DisciplineJune 20-22, 2012, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
2011 3rd Bi-Annual WISC Conference in Porto
World Crisis: Revolution or Evolution in the International Community?
August 17th-20th, 2011, at the University of Porto; Porto, PORTUGAL
2009 ABRI-ISA Conference in Rio de Janeiro
Diversity and Inequality in World Politics
July 22nd-24th, 2009, at the Pontifical Catholic University, PUC-Rio; Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
2008 WISC Conference in Ljubljana
What Keeps Us Apart, What Keeps Us Together?: International Order, Justice, Values
July 23rd-26th, 2008, at the University of Ljubljana; Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
2005 WISC Conference in Istanbul
Bringing International Studies Together: Contrasting Approaches and Agendas
August 24th-27th, 2005, at Bilgi University; Istanbul, TURKEY
2003 CEEISA/ISA International Convention in Budapest
Global Tensions and Their Challenges to Governance of the International Community
June 26th-28th, 2003, at the Central European University; Budapest, HUNGARY
2001 Joint International Convention in Hong Kong
Globalization and its Challenges in the 21st Century
July 26th-28th, 2001, at Hong Kong University; Hong Kong, CHINA
Past Region, Section and Caucus Conferences
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2012 Global South International Studies Conference in Menton
Sharing Insights and Ideas: Theorizing, Teaching, Research, and Publishing on the Global SouthNovember 29 - December 1, 2012, Sciences Po Campus, Menton, France | Call & Info
2012 ISA Canada/CPSA Conference in Edmonton
Call & Info
June 13th-15th, 2012, at the University of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2012 ISA/APSA/IPSA Human Rights Conference in Glasgow
Protecting Human Rights: Duties and Responsibilities of States and Non-State Actors | Call & InfoJune 18th-19th, 2012, at the University of Glasgow; Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
2012 Joint CISS/Keynote Conference in Prague
Between the Global and the Local: Actors, Institutions and Processes | Call & Info
June 24th-26th, 2012, Prague, Czech Republic
2012 ISSS/ISAC Conference in Chapel Hill
Security Studies in Times of Transition | Call & Info
October 4-6, 2012, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
2012 ISA South Conference in Atlanta
Contestation and Change in International Affairs | Call & Info
October 12-14, 2012, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2012 ISA West Conference in Pasadena
Climate Change and Human Security | Call & InfoOctober 19-20, 2012, Pasadena, California, USA
2012 ISA Midwest Conference in St. Louis
Call & Info
November 1st-4th, 2012, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
2012 ISA Northeast Conference in Baltimore
Global Governance and Interdisciplinarity in IR | Call & Info
November 2nd-3rd, 2012, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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2011 ISA West Regional Conference in Pasadena
The Individual and the International | Call & InfoSeptember 23rd-24th, 2011, at the Pasadena Hilton; Pasadena, California, USA
2011 ISA Asia Pacific Regional Conference in Brisbane
Regions, States and Peoples in a World of Many WorldsSeptember 26th-27th, 2011, AUSTRALIA
2011 ISA ISSS-ISAC Conference in Irvine
Security for the Future | Call & InfoOctober 13th-15th, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Irvine; Irvine, California, USA
2011 ISA South Regional Conference in Elon
Political Communication and International Studies | Call & InfoOctober 14th-15th, 2011, at the Elon University; Elon, North Carolina, USA
2011 ISA Northeast Regional Conference in Providence
Continuity and Change in Global Politics | Call & InfoNovember 4th-5th, 2011, at the Providence Biltmore; Providence, Rhode Island, USA
2011 ISA Midwest Regional Conference in St. Louis
Pluralistic Approaches to International RelationsNovember 10th-13th, 2011, at the Hilton at the Ballpark; St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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2010 ISA CISS Conference in Venice
Global Cooperation: Alliances, Institutions, and International RelationsJuly 4th-5th, 2010; Venice, ITALY
2010 ISA West Regional Conference in Los Angeles
International Responsibilities and State InterestsSeptember 24th-25th, 2010, at the Westin Bonaventure; Los Angeles, California, USA
2010 ISA ISSS-ISAC Conference in Providence
International Security Beyond 9/11October 14th-16th, 2010, at the Providence Biltmore; Providence, Rhode Island, USA
2010 ISA South Regional Conference in St. Petersburg
International Studies, Environmental Security and Environmental Justice: From the Local to the Global LevelsOctober 22nd-23rd, 2010, at Sirata Beach Resort and Conference Center; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
2010 ISA Northeast Regional Conference in Baltimore
Pluralism, Pragmatism, and the Practice Turn in IRNovember 5th-6th, 2010, at the Holiday Inn Inner Harbor; Baltimore, Maryland, USA
2010 ISA Midwest Regional Conference in St. Louis
November 5th-7th, 2010, at the Hilton at the Ballpark; St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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2009 ISA CISS Conference in Potsdam
Between Hopes and Shadows: Assessing the Global Order - Where We Have Been, Where We Are Now, Where We Are GoingJune 13th-15th, 2009, at the Relexa Schlosshotel Cecilienhof; Potsdam, GERMANY
2009 ISA West Regional Conference in San Francisco
September 25th-265th, 2009; San Francisco, California, USA
2009 ISA Northeast Regional Conference in Baltimore
Order and Disorder in Global PoliticsOctober 2nd-3rd, 2011, at the Holiday Inn Inner Harbor; Baltimore, Maryland, USA
2009 ISA ISSS-ISAC Conference in Monterey
Insecurity and Durable Disorder – Challenges to the State in an Age of AnxietyOctober 15th-17th, 2009; Monterey, California, USA
2009 ISA South Regional Conference in Nashville
Changes in International StudiesOctber 16th-17th, 2009, at Tennessee State University; Nashville, Tennessee, USA
2009 ISA Midwest Regional Conference in St. Louis
November 6th-8th, 2009, at the Hilton at the Ballpark; St. Louis, Missouri, USA
*PLEASE NOTE: We are in the process of researching and archiving historical ISA information. If you have additional information regarding ISA's past Conventions or need information beyond what is listed above, please contact Joel Davis at joeldavis@isanet.org.
