About the conference

01 Draft conference programme

View the draft conference programme to find panels that interest you, or to check when you’re presenting.

The programme is updated in real time and will always be the latest version. If you’d like to view it as a pdf, you can use the print to pdf function. You can also search for keywords or your name by using 'Ctrl' and 'f' to find what you’re looking for. Where you see an asterisk on the programme, it means there is a co-author of a paper but they are not presenting.

Due to high demand and limited room availability for hosting, we are unable to accommodate requests to reschedule panels and/or presentations.

You can view a list of all speakers at #VirtualBISA2027 to quickly find out who else is participating.

02 Featured events

The 2027 virtual conference features three plenary roundtables, one on each day, with highly-renowned speakers on a range of topics.

Meet the editors - Review of International Studies and European Journal of International Security: Tuesday 12 January, 12-1.30pm

Coffee and networking sessions: Monday 11 January, 10.15-11.15am and Tuesday 12 January, 3.45-4.45pm. Come and meet fellow conference delegates. If you want to meet on a particular topic we can create a breakout room for you. Otherwise chat with various participants in the main Zoom room.

Plenary roundtables

• Order and Disorder in a Changing World (Monday 11 January 2-3.30pm, UK time)
• Plenary roundtable - AI, Drones, and More: The Future of Peace and Conflict (Tuesday 12 January 10.15-11.45am, UK time)
• Conflict, Cooperation, and Change: International Politics in the Global North and South (Wednesday 13 January 3-4.30pm UK time)

Speakers will be confirmed shortly.

03 Session times

The timings for each session will be as follows (all UK time):

• 8.30-10am: Panel session A (4-6 concurrent panels each day)
• 10.15-11.45am: Plenary roundtable (Tuesday 12 January only)
• 12-1.30pm: Panel session B (4-6 concurrent panels each day)
• 2-3.30pm: Plenary roundtable (Monday 11 January only)
• 3-4.30pm: Plenary roundtable (Wednesday 13 January only)
• 5-6.30pm: Panel session C (4-5 concurrent panels each day)

Each speaker will be asked to speak for around 10-15 minutes. Panel chairs will be in contact with participants prior to the beginning of the conference.

04 Conference platform

The conference platform will be Zoom. Zoom can be accessed in almost all countries, with just a few exceptions. You can use Zoom free of charge either in browser without an account, or download to your computer, laptop or phone. Each session will take place in a different Zoom room, and there will be simultaneous sessions. We will send the Zoom links for each day at the beginning of that day so that you can join any sessions you’d like to attend.

We will be available to assist you with any problems joining sessions. Please get in touch by email during the conference: virtualconferences@bisa.ac.uk. The email account will be monitored throughout the conference sessions and before each session begins.

Further information will be provided to registered attendees prior to the conference. You should also read the conference Code of conduct and online participation.

05 Costs

As always, BISA members will receive a big discount on the fees paid by non-members. For our virtual conference, we have heavily subsidised the cost of tickets for Global South scholars. This applies for both members and non-members, as we understand that the cost of a membership can be prohibitive. There are also separate conference observer rates. We hope this will encourage broader international participation.