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Year of CISH 2026

To celebrate its centenary, the CISH Board has declared 2026 the Year of the CISH. Members will be involved in a number of activities:

  1. The website of the CISH Centennial Conference in Leipzig (26–30 August 2026) is online! More information here.
  2. The CISH-Board has drafted a new Constitution for CISH to be enacted in 2026. Read the draft here. More details here.
  3. The preliminary General Assembly of 2026 will be held on 24 April 2026, 13.30–16.30 CET via Zoom. Please inform office@cish.org about your intention to participate to obtain a link.
  4. The CISH-Board calls its members to submit candidatures for hosting the next World Congress of Historical Sciences in 2029 or 2030. More details here.
  5. To celebrate its centenary, the CISH Board is supporting events and activities around the world commemorating CISH. More information on this and how to apply is available here.
  6. All National Committees, International Organisations, and Internal Commissions are warmly invited to contribute to a new video project highlighting the diverse activities and contributions of each member group. We are collecting a series of short videos — each no longer than 4 minutes — to showcase your initiatives, achievements, and ongoing work. Details can be found found here.
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Registration for the CISH Centennial Conference 2026

Registration is now open for the CISH Centennial Conference 2026.

From 26–30 August 2026, scholars from around the world will come together in Leipzig, Germany, to explore the past, present, and future of history. The conference marks the CISH 100th Anniversary.

With more than 700 speakers, 64 panels, and 10 special events, the programme offers an extraordinary breadth of perspectives on where the historical sciences have been — and where they are headed.

The congress takes place at the Educational Science Center, Campus Jahnallee, Leipzig University, organized in partnership with the Leipzig Research Centre Global Dynamics (ReCentGlobe).

Early-bird registration is open until 30 April 2026.

Follow this link to register.

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Website Centennial in Leipzig

The Past, the Present, and the Future of History – The Centennial Conference (Leipzig, 26-30 August 2026) Website is online!

The website for the Centenary Congress of the CISH is now online!

You can explore the content of 64 panels and discover the work of more than 400 participants taking part in four days of discussions in Leipzig, from 26 to 30 August 2026.

Registration will start in February. Discover the website here.

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Anthony Grafton is the laureate of the International Prize for History 2026

The CISH-Board is very pleased to inform that Prof. Anthony Grafton (Princeton University) is the laureate of the International Prize for History 2026.

Grafton’s exceptional productivity has made him one of the most prominent historians of our time. He is the author or editor of forty-three books and over 200 articles and book chapters. Just as impressive, his topics vary widely, from early modern intellectual history to the history of science and magic to Jewish history to history of the book.

He is teaching history as a discipline that encourages dialogue and a shared mission to find historical truth, among contemporaries and later generations.

The award will be delivered in Rome, Italy on 15 October 2026.

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A New Constitution for CISH 

The CISH Board has drafted a new Constitution for CISH to be voted on in the General Assembly (GA) of 2026 in Leipzig, which will be held on 27 August 2026.

The new Constitution will allow us to act more swiftly and strengthen the professionalization of CISH. The main new idea of the new Constitution is a clear cascade of decision-making competences. The highest organ is the General Assembly, the lowest the Office. The Office decides on day-to-day matters. If a larger political legitimacy is needed, it can take matters to the Presidium, which in turn can convene the Board, if it deems the matter too important to decide on its own. Questions of great political significance would be decided by the General Assembly. You’ll find the draft here.

We cordially invite you to send us your comments and questions until 21 October 2025 (office@cish.org). A public consultation of the new Constitution will be held via Zoom on 31 October 2025, 13:30–15:30 CET. Please inform office@cish.org about your intention to participate in this session to obtain a link. A revised draft will be presented in the preliminary GA of 2026 to be held on 24 April 2026, 13.30–16.30 CET via Zoom.

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