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Held annually since 1923, our 2026 Conference will be hosted by The University of Waikato - Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, Sunday 5 to Thursday 9 July. The conference is designed to give professional philosophers and philosophy postgraduate students the opportunity to present and discuss papers in all areas of philosophy. Each year it attracts between 200-300 philosophers from around the world, with 200 presentations. It is one of the largest philosophy conferences in the Southern Hemisphere. 2026 Conference Organisers Waikato: Dan Weijers (lead), Justine Kingsbury, Tracy Bowell, Stephanie Gibbons, Liezl van Zyl. AAP: Nick Munn, Joe Ulatowski Key Dates: Registrations open: 5 February Postgraduate Presentation Prize entries: 30 April Postgraduate travel subsidy: 7 May Abstract deadline: 3 June Early Bird deadline: 10 June Photo: Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark | TE WHARE WĀNANGA O WAIKATO
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5 - 9 JULY 2026 |
2026 KEYNOTES

MICHAEL LYNCH • STEPHANIE COLLINS • INÊS HIPÓLITO • NATHAN REW • JOHN SUTTON
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