As agreed during the Network Assembly in Graz in September 2024, the venue for next official conference in 2027, will be open for bids.

If you are interested in hosting the HTN 2027 conference, please send your bid to the following email address by 15 November 2025: htn2027@historyandtranslation.net

Please note that this is an in-person event only; no online or hybrid sessions are permitted (the Network will hold an online-only event in 2026). 

Information to include in your bid

  1. Theme
  • Brief abstract on theme
  • Keynote speaker ideas

2. Venue

  • Plenary hall with capacity (should be able to accommodate all participants)
  • No of rooms with capacity
  • Diagram of venue layout, including space for coffee breaks
  • Availability of free WiFi

3. Budget

  • Cost for attendees
  • Bursaries and other support

4. Dates: proposed week (indicatively somewhere between May and September 2027)

5. Hospitality: food and coffee breaks

6. Accomodation and food outside the conference itself: please provide a map

7. Accessibility for people with disabilities

8. Logistics and transport

9. Organizers

Requirements

  • Space should be allocated in the programme for Work Group sessions
  • Space should also be allocated in the programme for the Network assembly
  • Convivial space for conference goers
  • Conference dinner
  • Conference rooms should be equipped with computer and projector for presentations

Points of merit in the choice of venue

  • The theme is broad enough to involve a significant number of network members
  • Proximity of the convivial space to the conference rooms
  • Availability of two tiers for conference fee: early career and senior; availability of bursaries for PhDs
  • Accomodation: options for different budgets, easy transfer to/from the conference venue; discounts for conference participants 
  • Accessibility for people with disabilities
  • Number of participants you can host; number of parallel sessions: ideally we are seeking a conference lasting 3-4 days with 150-200 participants

Timeline

Deadline for submitting bids: 15 November 2025
Response: 20 December 2025
Call for papers Spring 2026 (at least a year before conference)
Evaluation of conference paper proposals by December 2026
Confirmation of acceptance: by Februray 2027
(can be adjusted in relation to conference dates)

Bid evalutation process

The bids will be evaluated by the Network Steering Group on the basis of the criteria listed above. 

If you have any queries, please write to: htn2027@historyandtranslation.net

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