ICCA Congresses
ICCA’s biennial Congress is the largest regular gathering of international dispute resolution specialists worldwide. Practitioners and academics from across the globe come together over a period of several days to present and discuss papers on different aspects of international dispute resolution. ICCA Congresses are known for stimulating development in the field of international arbitration, and cater to both newcomers and experts in the dispute resolution community.
The XXVIIIth ICCA Congress will take place in San Francisco from 7-10 May 2028 and the XXIX ICCA Congress will take place in Cape Town in 2030.
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?”.
The full photo gallery is now available and video footage is coming soon.
The draft Congress papers are available to Congress delegates for a limited time.
Congress Bidding Process
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 XXIXth Congress bidding schedule
Historical ICCA Congresses (1961-2008)
- 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)
