2026 IACS Summit on Communication and Sport
March 12-14, 2026
The International Association for Communication and Sport (IACS) invites you to attend the 2026 Summit on Communication and Sport. The IACS Summit is the only stand-alone conference for communication researchers interested in exploring sport from diverse critical, methodological, theoretical, and multi-disciplinary perspectives. The Summit welcomes all methodological and theoretical perspectives.
IACS will host the 2026 Summit at Dublin City University in Dublin, Ireland on March 13-14, 2026!
IACS will be collaborating with the Sport and Discrimination Conference taking place on March 11-12, 2026.
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Information will be provided here as it becomes available. ​​​​​
Registration
Conference Registration
Register here for the 2026 IACS Summit on Communication and Sport.
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​IACS Member: $250 USD
Non-Member: $350 USD
Student: $150 USD
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If attending both the 2026 IACS Summit and the Sport & Discrimination Conference, each conference will have a discounted rate. The IACS portion is below:
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​​​​​IACS Member - $200
IACS Non-Member - $280
Student - $120
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(Additional registration is required for the
Sport & Discrimination Conference.)
Travel Grant
International Travel Grant
For those living outside of the U.S. and Canada and traveling to the 2026 IACS Summit on Communication and Sport, you may be eligible for the 2026 International Travel Grant.
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Click here to learn more and apply.
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Submission Site
IACS 2026 Summit Paper/Panel Abstract Submission Site
Click here to be directed to the submission site for the IACS 2026 Summit on Communication and Sport.
Program
Conference Program
​Click here to be directed to the conference program. A more formal PDF of the program will be released soon.​
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For questions related to the program, please reach out to Guy Harrison.
Top Student Paper Award
Top Student Paper Award
IACS will recognize the Top Student Paper submitted to the Summit. Please click here for more information.
Deadline: January 30, 2026
Call for Papers
Past Call for Papers/Panels
Please click the graphic or here to see the PDF of the 2026 Call for Papers for the 2026 IACS Summit on Communication and Sport.
Past Deadline:
October 15, 2025 11:59pm ET
Accommodation
Accommodation Information
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