21st International Congress of Historical Sciences

The 21st International Congress of Historical Sciences will be held in Amsterdam from August 22 through August 28.
The Congress is jointly organized by the Netherlands National Committee, Koninklijk Nederlands Historisch Genootschap (KNHG), the University of Amsterdam (UvA), the National library of the Netherlands (KB) and the International Institute of Social History (IISH).
The International Congress of Historical Sciences takes place every 5 years. This Congress provides an ideal venue for extensive reports, papers, debates, exchanges and meetings reflecting historical research in action. It is the meeting place for the global community of historians.
The Congress’ themes were adopted by the General Assembly of the CISH of 2007. In 2006 the Secretary General issued a call for theme/session proposals.