Montréal Welcomes ISIC 2026!
The Information Seeking in Context (ISIC) Conference is the academic home of the Information Behaviour research community. The biennial conference focuses on contextualized information activities, expressed in different forms such as Information Behaviour, Information Practice, Information Seeking, Information Experience and others.
ISIC conferences promote the interdisciplinary study of information research influenced by fields such as information science, information studies, library studies, communication studies, computer science, education, information management, information systems, management science, psychology, social psychology, sociology, and other disciplines. ISIC is a conference for research papers exploring information as a rich site of study, going beyond a sole focus on technological aspects and exploring a wide variety of contexts.
Where
ISIC 2026 will be in Montréal, Canada and hosted by McGill University.
When
The dates of the conference are June 1-4, 2026. Please note that the dates of the conference have been changed to be more inclusive.
Important Dates*
- July 2025 - Call for Proposals
- October 2025 - Paper submission deadline
- November 2025 - Workshop & tutorial submission deadline
- December 2025 - Notification of acceptance
- December 2025 - Open registration
*Please note that these dates may be amended