Call for Sessions at Sixteenth Century Society & Conference (SCSC) in Portland, OR, 30 October-1 November 2025

Deadline: 4 April 2025

The IAS (https://www.italianartsociety.org) is seeking complete session proposals that address any issue relevant to Italian art and architecture during the long sixteenth century. The Sixteenth Century Society & Conference (SCSC) was founded to promote scholarship on the early modern era (c.1450-1600), and actively encourages the participation of international scholars as well as the integration of younger colleagues into the academic community.

IAS members interested in organizing a panel or linked panels for sponsorship at SCSC should submit to IAS by Friday 4 April 2025:
– session title with brief abstract (250 words max.)
– list of confirmed speakers with affiliations, email addresses, and one-page CVs
– paper titles and abstracts
– names of organizer(s) and chair(s) with email address(es), affiliation(s), and one-page CVs.

Please review the SCSC Submission Guidelines at https://scsc.confex.com/scsc/2025/cfp.cgi AND the IAS Submission Guidelines at https://www.italianartsociety.org/conferences-lectures/submission-guidelines/ before submitting a proposal.

Complete session proposals must be submitted to the IAS via the online IAS Submission Form: https://www.italianartsociety.org/conferences-lectures/scsc/submissions/

Please note: you must be logged into the IAS website in order to access the Submission Form.

IAS Deadline: Friday 4 April 2025

Sessions selected for IAS sponsorship must be submitted by the session organizers to SCSC by 15 April 2025.

Panel organizers must be members of the IAS to propose a session to the IAS Program Committee. Go to: https://www.italianartsociety.org/join/. Those with financial need may be eligible for Sospeso Memberships. Students and international scholars may apply for IAS Travel Grants: https://www.italianartsociety.org/grants-opportunities/travel-grants/. Please email the IAS Program Committee Chair (programs@italianartsociety.org) with any questions.