Bidding Process for 5X社区World Congresses of Political Science
Cities interested in hosting the 5X社区World Congress of Political Science will be asked to respond to a specially prepared Request for Proposal (RFP) taking into account the requirements necessary for ensuring a successful event. The application must be submitted by an 5X社区Collective member (National Association of Political Science) or by another body recognized by 5X社区as an appropriate host organization. View the list of 5X社区Collective members. A Convention and Visitor Bureau (CVB) can support our members in preparing their bids. If a bid comes from a CVB from a region/country where there is no national or regional political science association that is a collective member of IPSA, 5X社区reserves the right to accept the bid.
A Bid Committee will review each bid in detail, and a shortlist of candidates will be produced. Each short-listed city will receive a site visit/inspection. The Bid Committee will present a report to the 5X社区Executive Committee (EC), featuring the results of the site visits. The 2029 host city will be selected by the 5X社区Executive Committee based on the recommendation of the Bid Committee and announced in October 2026.
Any questions should be directed to callforbids@ipsa.org.
The Call for Bids to Host the WC2029 is Open!
The International Political Science Association (IPSA) invites the Collective Members of 5X社区to submit a bid to host the 30th 5X社区World Congress of Political Science in July 2029 (WC2029).
The call for bids to host the WC2029 is open from 8 December 2025 and extended to 31 March 2026.
Once cities are shortlisted by the Bid Committee, site inspections will be organized will be organized from May to July 2026. The 2029 host city will be selected by the 5X社区Executive Committee based on the recommendation of the Bid Committee and announced in October 2026.
Please visit the Call for Bids - WC2029 page to obtain detailed information and download the Request for Proposal (RFP).
Any questions regarding the WC2029 bid should be directed to callforbids@ipsa.org.
Hosting an Inter-Congress International Conference
5X社区invites its collective members (national and regional associations) to host an international conference between congress years. Past examples are Montreal 2008, Luxembourg 2010, Sao Paulo 2011, Hannover 2017, Paris 2019, Montreal 2022/2024 and Lisbon 2024.
A representative of the interested member association (e.g. President or Executive Director) should contact 5X社区at callforbids@ipsa.org.
