Here are lists of upcoming conferences and events related to ticks and tick-associated diseases. If there is a conference or event that should be added, please email me.
Upcoming conferences
2026
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Biology of Spirochetes Gordon Research Conference (GRC), including Gordon Research Seminar (GRS); biennial; Pomona, United States of America; 18–23 and 17–18 January 2026.
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3rd TickNet Canada Scientific Symposium; biennial; Gatineau, Canada; 2–4 February 2026.
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7th UK Vector-borne Diseases Conference (UK VBD); biennial; UK; March-April 2026.
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4th Johns Hopkins Lyme and Tickborne Disease Symposium; annual; Baltimore, United States of America; 29–30 April 2026.
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5th NordTick Conference; biennial; Varberg, Sweden; 2–4 June 2026.
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XVII International Congress of Acarology (ICA); quadrennial; Montpellier, France; 20–24 July 2026.
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VIII Labuda's Days (part of XVI. slovenské a české parazitologické dni – Parasites in the Heart of Europe 3); triennial; Stará Lesná, Slovakia; 21–25 September 2026.
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4th International Conference on Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever; triennial; Thessaloniki, Greece; 5–7 October 2026.
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Entomology 2026 Annual Meeting (ESA), including Acarological Society of America Annual Meeting (ASA); annual; Columbus, United States of America; 8–11 November 2026.
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2nd European Tick-Borne Diseases Conference (ETBD); annual; Cluj Napoca, Romania; 12–13 November 2026.
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American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting (ASTMH); annual; National Harbor, United States of America; 18–26 November 2026.
2027
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3rd Southeast Asia Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases Symposium (SEA Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases Symposium); biennial; Malaysia; 2027.
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17th International Symposium on Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (ISTTBD); biennial; Germany; 2027.
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International Conference on Relapsing Fever; biennial; (6th/2025 cancelled) 2027.
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Sveriges Nätverk för Fästing Forskning (SNÄFF) [Swedish Network for Tick and Tick-borne Pathogen Research]; biannual; 2027.
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12th Tick and Tick-borne Pathogen Conference (TTP); triennial; Lisbon, Portugal; September 2027.
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18th International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis and other Tick-borne diseases (ICLB); biennial/triennial; Malmö, Sweden; 12–15 September 2027.
2028
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XXVIII International Congress of Entomology (ICE); quadrennial; Cape Town, South Africa; 17–21 July 2028.
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XI European Association of Acarologists Symposium (EurAAc); quadrennial; Wieliczka, Poland; September 2028.
Upcoming events
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Tick Integrated Pest Management Working Group meeting, North Central Integrated Pest Management Center, United States Department of Agriculture; virtual; 2-3PM (North American Eastern Time = UTC−04:00 or UTC−05:00) third Wednesday of each month.