2026 Logistics

53rd Annual Meeting

The Bertrand Russell Society 2026 Annual Meeting will be held at the Bertrand Russell Research Center at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The Research Center has its own house just adjacent to the campus which also houses the Bertrand Russell Archives and the Collected Papers and Letters projects. We are excited for our upcoming meeting as we broaden and enrich the community of scholars and activists interested in Russell studies and in promoting the causes for which Russell advocated.

Paper Submissions

Paper submissions should be made here by the deadline.

Registration

Registration amounts (it has been free in the past) will be posted when rates are fixed by the planning committee. Even when the conference registration is free of charge (as it has been recently), we do require that all presenters and attendees, whether you participate in-person or online, register in advance so that we can get accurate numbers for the annual meeting. Please register by the deadline at this link: https://bertrandrussellsociety.org/annual-meeting-registration/.

BRS membership requirement for all presenters

Please also note that you must be a member of the Bertrand Russell Society to present at the annual meeting. This applies to online and in-person speakers. You can check your membership status here: https://russell.humanities.mcmaster.ca/brsmembers.htm. You may join (or renew membership in) the BRS, and see the many benefits of membership, at this link: https://bertrandrussellsociety.org/join/.

Schedule and speaker information

The conference will begin on Friday, June 12th with a key note speech and other events . Talks will occur on Saturday – Sunday, June 13 and 14. The Board meeting and Membership meetings typically occur on Saturday or Sunday as well. There will be a banquet on Saturday evenings. The Board meeting and Membership meetings typically occur on Saturday or Sunday as well.

Accommodations

Information for accommodations on campus or at hotels nearby will be posted shortly

Zoom Software

Online-only participants will need to download Zoom, a free online video conferencing software that is easy to use and readily allows for dozens of simultaneous connections.

Questions?

You may contact us at https://bertrandrussellsociety.org/contact/.