CIfA is delighted to announce that the CIfA2026 conference will be hosted over Tuesday 28 April and Wednesday 29 April 2026.
We are hosting CIfA2026 as an in-person conference, hosted live in Edinburgh, UK and there will be post-event online recordings also available.
There will be two full days of engaging content incorporating keynote addresses, wide-ranging sessions and training workshops in a live in-person environment. If you are not available to attend in-person, do not worry you will have the option to watch the recorded content in your own time.
Call for sessions
The call for sessions for CIfA2026: Building connections is now open!
The conference theme is not designed to restrict session proposals, and we welcome proposals on any topic, irrespective of their connection to the theme. The theme, however, is intended to reflect an overarching feeling for the discipline in the moment - whether that be an opportunity or challenge, a moment for introspection or innovation, or a vision for archaeology's value and significance. The opening and plenary sessions will reflect the theme, and some sessions relevant to the theme will be featured.
The objective of CIfA's annual conference is to showcase archaeological practice and innovation, providing a place for discussion and learning from each other's experiences to create a stronger, more resilient archaeological community.