We ranked 40 upcoming research conferences worth attending — compare them by date, location and pricing below.
San Francisco, United States · Dec 12, 2026 – Dec 16, 2026 · High
The premier forum for semiconductor and electron device technology, from IEEE. San Francisco, Dec 12-16, 2026.
New York, United States · Nov 8, 2026 – Nov 11, 2026 · High
A premier symposium on theoretical computer science. New York, Nov 8-11, 2026.
San Francisco, United States · Dec 7, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026 · High
The largest gathering of Earth and space scientists, from the American Geophysical Union. San Francisco, Dec 7-11, 2026.
New York, United States · Nov 27, 2026 – Dec 1, 2026 · Low
One of the largest dental congresses in the US, free general admission. New York, Nov 27 - Dec 1, 2026.
Seoul, South Korea · Sep 12, 2026 – Sep 15, 2026 · High
The largest international meeting on lung and thoracic cancers, from IASLC. Seoul, Sep 12-15, 2026.
Karlsruhe, Germany · Oct 12, 2026 – Oct 16, 2026 · High
The premier internet and network measurement research conference. Karlsruhe, Oct 12-16, 2026.
Austin, United States · Oct 26, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026 · High
The premier mobile computing and wireless networking research conference. Austin, Oct 26-30, 2026.
Riverside, United States · Nov 3, 2026 – Nov 6, 2026 · High
The premier conference on geographic information systems research. Riverside, Nov 3-6, 2026.
Munich, Germany · Oct 12, 2026 – Oct 16, 2026 · High
A leading conference on automated software engineering research. Munich, Oct 12-16, 2026.
Salt Lake City, United States · Oct 10, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026 · High
The premier conference on computer-supported cooperative work and social computing. Salt Lake City, Oct 10-14, 2026.
Santa Clara, United States · Dec 6, 2026 – Dec 9, 2026 · High
The premier conference on humanoid and human-centered robotics. Santa Clara, Dec 6-9, 2026.
San Jose, United States · Nov 8, 2026 – Nov 12, 2026 · High
The premier electronic design automation research conference. San Jose, Nov 8-12, 2026.
Pittsburgh, United States · Sep 27, 2026 – Oct 1, 2026 · High
One of the largest robotics research conferences worldwide. Pittsburgh, Sep 27 - Oct 1, 2026.
Chicago, United States · Oct 19, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026 · High
A premier conference at the intersection of parallel architecture and compilers. Chicago, Oct 19-22, 2026.
Chicago, United States · Dec 8, 2026 – Dec 10, 2026 · High
The leading quantum technologies business conference. Chicago, Dec 8-10, 2026.
Oakland, United States · Oct 3, 2026 – Oct 9, 2026 · High
A premier programming languages and software research conference. Oakland, Oct 3-9, 2026.
Detroit, United States · Nov 2, 2026 – Nov 5, 2026 · High
The premier forum for innovations in human-computer interfaces. Detroit, Nov 2-5, 2026.
Toronto, Canada · Sep 13, 2026 – Sep 18, 2026 · High
IEEE's flagship quantum computing and engineering conference. Toronto, Sep 13-18, 2026.
Bari, Italy · Oct 25, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026 · High
The premier Semantic Web and knowledge graph research conference. Bari, Oct 25-29, 2026.
Athens, Greece · Oct 31, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026 · High
The premier computer microarchitecture research symposium. Athens, Oct 31 - Nov 4, 2026.
Shanghai, China · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026 · High
The premier conference on ubiquitous, pervasive, and wearable computing. Shanghai, Oct 13-15, 2026.
Barcelona, Spain · Sep 5, 2026 – Sep 9, 2026 · High
The world largest respiratory medicine meeting, from the European Respiratory Society. Barcelona, Sep 5-9, 2026.
Barcelona, Spain · Oct 17, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · High
A leading European congress in digestive health, from United European Gastroenterology. Barcelona, Oct 17-20, 2026.
Seattle, United States · Sep 28, 2026 – Oct 3, 2026 · High
The premier oral and maxillofacial surgery meeting, from AAOMS. Seattle, Sep 28 - Oct 3, 2026.
Orlando, United States · Nov 11, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026 · High
The premier physiatry and rehabilitation medicine meeting, from AAPM&R. Orlando, Nov 11-14, 2026.
San Antonio, United States · Nov 1, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026 · High
The largest public health gathering of the year, from the American Public Health Association. San Antonio, Nov 1-4, 2026.
Washington, United States · Oct 31, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026 · High
A premier global neurosurgery meeting, from the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Washington DC, Oct 31 - Nov 4, 2026.
Boston, United States · Nov 29, 2026 – Dec 4, 2026 · High
The foremost international meeting for materials research, from MRS. Boston, Nov 29 - Dec 4, 2026.
Las Vegas, United States · Dec 7, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026 · High
The largest meeting of equine veterinarians in the world, from the AAEP. Las Vegas, Dec 7-11, 2026.
New Orleans, United States · Oct 9, 2026 – Oct 12, 2026 · High
The largest gathering of ophthalmologists in the US, from the American Academy of Ophthalmology. New Orleans, Oct 9-12, 2026.
Los Angeles, United States · Oct 17, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · High
The premier ENT and head and neck surgery meeting, from AAO-HNS. Los Angeles, Oct 17-20, 2026.
Seattle, United States · Oct 29, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026 · High
The premier periodontology and dental implant meeting, from the American Academy of Periodontology. Seattle, Oct 29 - Nov 1, 2026.
San Diego, United States · Oct 2, 2026 – Oct 6, 2026 · High
The premier pediatric medicine meeting, from the American Academy of Pediatrics. San Diego, Oct 2-6, 2026.
New Orleans, United States · Oct 25, 2026 – Oct 28, 2026 · High
The premier pharmaceutical sciences meeting. New Orleans, Oct 25-28, 2026.
New Orleans, United States · Nov 14, 2026 – Nov 17, 2026 · Medium
The premier meeting for respiratory therapists, from the American Association for Respiratory Care. New Orleans, Nov 14-17, 2026.
Anaheim, United States · Sep 30, 2026 – Oct 3, 2026 · High
A premier optometry education and research meeting, from the American Academy of Optometry. Anaheim, Sep 30 - Oct 3, 2026.
Osaka, Japan · Dec 14, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026 · High
A premier Asian conference on computer vision research. Osaka, Dec 14-18, 2026.
Chicago, United States · Oct 5, 2026 – Oct 8, 2026 · High
The world largest emergency medicine educational conference, from ACEP. Chicago, Oct 5-8, 2026.
Nashville, United States · Oct 9, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026 · High
A premier clinical gastroenterology meeting, from the American College of Gastroenterology. Nashville, Oct 9-14, 2026.
Minneapolis, United States · Sep 28, 2026 – Oct 2, 2026 · High
The premier international conference on recommender systems. Minneapolis, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2026.
The list above ranks the top upcoming research events, led by IEDM 2026. Rankings combine attendance, industry impact and community signals.
Every event is an upcoming, verified conference tagged Research, ordered by its Conferank ranking within that topic.