September 17-19, 2026
Virtual
https://site.pheedloop.com/event/ARISC20thConference/home
This conference is an opportunity to reflect on the scholarship produced by ARISC members and friends of ARISC over the past two decades, and to provide a platform to showcase new research by senior researchers, early career scholars, and students alike. At a time when rapidly shifting political circumstances have made research in the South Caucasus much more challenging, ARISC is providing an open forum for posing new questions, exchanging ideas and methodologies, workshopping works-in-progress, and outlining new research agendas that will propel regional scholarship forward. With this conference, ARISC strives to deepen our understanding of the South Caucasus and renew our commitment to sustaining the ARISC community. The conference language is English.
See the full conference schedule here: https://site.pheedloop.com/event/ARISC20thConference/scheduleweb
Registration Fees
- Regular registration: $60
- ARISC members regular registration: $50
- U.S. students and postdocs (early career scholars): $20
- ARISC student members (including students at institutional member universities): $10
- Participants from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: $10
Please note that registration fees are nonrefundable.
Registration will close after 11:59pm Pacific time on September 14, 2026.
Direct all inquiries to: info@arisc.org
Conference supporters:
Armenian Research Center, University of Michigan-Dearborn
Center for Armenian Studies, University of California at Irvine
Center for Armenian Studies, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies at the University of Pittsburgh
Havighurst Center for East European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies
INSITE-Eastern Europe (UNC)
INSITE-Middle East (UNC)
Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University
Mashtots Chair of Armenian Studies, Harvard University
Russian, East European and Eurasian Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Arthur H Dadian and Ara Oztemel Chair of Armenian Art + Architecture at Tufts University
The Byrnes Institute (REEI) at Indiana University
The Ohio State University Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies
USC Dornsife Institute of Armenian Studies
USF Institute for Russian, European, and Eurasian Studies (IREES)
Additional registration information:
Regular registration – $60
General Registration for all attendees who do not fit the other registration types listed. Please note registration sales are nonrefundable. After registering, we will manually share conference registration information with you. This payment should only be used by anyone who is unable to register directly from the conference website.
ARISC Member Regular Registration – $50
Registration for ARISC members at the individual or institutional level. Please note registration sales are nonrefundable. After registering, we will manually share conference registration information with you. This payment should only be used by anyone who is unable to register directly from the conference website.
Students and Early Career Postdocs/Scholars – $20
Registrants who are students or early career postdocs or scholars. Please note registration sales are nonrefundable. After registering, we will manually share conference registration information with you. This payment should only be used by anyone who is unable to register directly from the conference website.
ARISC Student Members – $10
Registrants who are ARISC members at the student level, or who are students at institutions that are institutional members of ARISC. See list of ARISC institutional members at https://arisc.org/?page_id=5291. Please note registration sales are nonrefundable. After registering, we will manually share conference registration information with you. This payment should only be used by anyone who is unable to register directly from the conference website.
Participants from Armenia, Azerbaijan, or Georgia – $10
Any registrants who are from Armenia, Azerbaijan, or Georgia. Please note registration sales are nonrefundable. After registering, we will manually share conference registration information with you. This payment should only be used by anyone who is unable to register directly from the conference website.