ICCA Congresses

ICCA 2026 Madrid

The XXVIIth ICCA Congress took place in Madrid from Sunday, 12 April to Wednesday, 15 April 2026 and focused on the theme: “International Arbitration: Local, Global or Both?”.

Draft Congress papers are available to delegates for a limited time. Photos and videos are coming soon.

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Congresses and Conferences (1961 - 2026)

Reports, programmes, photos and film footage from our past congresses and conferences are available here. To look back on the rich history of ICCA Congresses, click on the images and links below.

• XIXth ICCA Congress, Dublin 2008
• XVIIIth ICCA Congress, Montreal 2006
• XVIIth International Arbitration Conference, Beijing 2004
• XVIth International Arbitration Congress, London 2002
• XVth International Arbitration Conference, New Delhi 2000
• XIVth International Arbitration Congress, Paris 1998
• XIIIth International Arbitration Conference, Seoul 1996
• XIIth International Arbitration Congress, Vienna 1994
• XIth International Arbitration Conference, Bahrain 1993

• Xth International Arbitration Congress, Stockholm 1990
• IXth International Arbitration Congress, Tokyo 1988
• VIIIth International Arbitration Congress, New York 1986
• Interim Meeting, Lausanne, May 1984
• VIIth International Arbitration Congress, Hamburg 1982
• Interim Meeting, Warsaw, Jun - Jul 1980
• VIth Congress, Mexico City, March 1978
• Interim Meeting, Vienna, Sept - Oct 1976

• Vth Congress, New Delhi, January 1975 (The Arbitration Journal (1975) Vol. 30)
• Interim Meeting, London, February 1974
• IVth Congress, Moscow, October 1972 (The Arbitration Journal (1972) Vol. 27)
• IIIrd Congress, Venice, October 1969
• IInd Congress, Rotterdam, July 1966 (Revue de l'Arbitrage (1966) No.3, special)
• Congress of French Arbitration Association, Paris, May 1961 (Revue de l'Arbitrage (1961) No.1, Jan-Mar)

Bidding to Host the Congress

ICCA Congresses aim to strengthen the practice of international arbitration in the host country. The next two ICCA Congresses will be held in San Francisco from 7-10 May 2028 and in Cape Town in 2030.

The bidding process for the XXXth ICCA Congress will begin in 2027 and further details will be provided in due course. For reference purposes, prospective hosts can find the previous bidding schedule, bidding guidelines (June 2025) and FAQs below. Please note that these documents will be updated before the next bidding cycle begins.

View the bidding guidelines

View the XXIXth Congress bidding schedule

Congress bidding FAQs