ICCA Congresses

ICCA 2026 Madrid

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

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Bidding to Host the Congress

ICCA Congresses have historically highlighted their host countries as safe seats for arbitration and stimulated the practice of international arbitration at the host venue. The next two ICCA Congresses will be held in Madrid from 12-15 April 2026 and in San Francisco from 7-10 May 2028. 

The bidding process for the XXIXth ICCA Congress is currently underway. Prospective hosts can find the bidding schedule, current bidding guidelines (updated June 2025) and FAQs below. 

View the bidding guidelines     View the XXIXth Congress bidding schedule     Congress bidding FAQs

Past Congresses and Conferences (1961 - 2024)

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)