The International Adam Smith Society conference is an annual gathering of Smith scholars from around the world. The conference provides the opportunity to meet new and old friends, discuss ideas, and develop research for publication.
If you are not already a member, you can become one here.
The 2025 conference will be held March 28-30, 2025 at University of Salento in Lecce, Italy.
Selected papers from the conference may be part of the 2026 issue of the Adam Smith Review, marking the 250th anniversary of The Wealth of Nations.
The confirmed Keynote Speakers for this conference are: Vivienne Brown (The Open University) and Lauren Kopajtic (Fordham University)
There should be some limited financial support for early career scholars and scholars in difficulty. If you need it, please complete our bursary form application here.
In addition to the main conference, the Young Scholars Initiative is sponsoring a pre-conference workshop on March 27th. Building on the success of previous similar workshops, this will be excellent opportunity for early-career researchers working on Smith to receive feedback from senior scholars and peers. Participation in the workshop will be conditional on also attending the main IASS conference. The University of Chicago in Paris offers selected workshop participants the opportunity to develop their work on its new International Institute of Research in the weeks following the conference. Further details and call for participants to follow.
Conference Information
Conference Dates: March 28-30, 2025
Call for Papers: Early September 2024
Registration Opens: October 2024
Submission Deadline: November 1, 2024
Decisions Announced: November 2024
For any questions please contact the Conference organisers at iass2025@unisalento.it
Mario Cedrini