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.
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.
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.
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.
Detroit, United States · Nov 2, 2026 – Nov 5, 2026 · High
The premier forum for innovations in human-computer interfaces. Detroit, Nov 2-5, 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 · Oct 17, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · High
A leading European congress in digestive health, from United European Gastroenterology. Barcelona, Oct 17-20, 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.
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.
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.
Osaka, Japan · Dec 14, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026 · High
A premier Asian conference on computer vision research. Osaka, Dec 14-18, 2026.
Orlando, United States · Nov 6, 2026 – Nov 11, 2026 · High
The premier rheumatology meeting, from the American College of Rheumatology. Orlando, Nov 6-11, 2026.
Denver, United States · Dec 4, 2026 – Dec 8, 2026 · High
The premier annual meeting in epilepsy, from the American Epilepsy Society. Denver, Dec 4-8, 2026.
Chicago, United States · Nov 6, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026 · High
The premier cardiovascular science meeting, from the American Heart Association. Chicago, Nov 6-9, 2026.
San Diego, United States · Oct 16, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026 · High
The premier anesthesiology and perioperative medicine meeting, from the ASA. San Diego, Oct 16-20, 2026.
San Diego, United States · Nov 5, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026 · High
The premier meeting for dermatologic and cosmetic surgery, from the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. San Diego, Nov 5-8, 2026.
New Orleans, United States · Dec 12, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026 · High
The premier meeting in hematology, from the American Society of Hematology. New Orleans, Dec 12-15, 2026.
Denver, United States · Oct 21, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026 · High
The world premier nephrology meeting, from the American Society of Nephrology. Denver, Oct 21-25, 2026.
Baltimore, United States · Oct 24, 2026 – Oct 28, 2026 · High
The premier meeting in reproductive medicine, from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Baltimore, Oct 24-28, 2026.
Lancaster, United Kingdom · Nov 23, 2026 – Nov 26, 2026 · High
A leading conference on machine vision and computer vision research. Lancaster, Nov 23-26, 2026.
San Diego, United States · Dec 12, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026 · High
The premier global cell biology meeting, a joint ASCB and EMBO meeting. San Diego, Dec 12-15, 2026.
Phoenix, United States · Oct 18, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026 · High
A premier clinical chest medicine meeting, from the American College of Chest Physicians. Phoenix, Oct 18-21, 2026.
Austin, United States · Nov 9, 2026 – Nov 12, 2026 · High
The premier conference at the intersection of robotics and machine learning. Austin, Nov 9-12, 2026.
Nashville, United States · Oct 20, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026 · High
The AAFP premier family medicine conference, from the American Academy of Family Physicians. Nashville, Oct 20-24, 2026.
Washington, United States · Oct 21, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026 · High
The premier infectious diseases meeting in North America. Washington DC, Oct 21-24, 2026.
San Antonio, United States · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026 · High
The premier multidisciplinary spine care meeting, from the North American Spine Society. San Antonio, Oct 14-17, 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.