EVENTS

Association for Borderlands Studies (ABS) Annual Conference 2025
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https://absborderlands.org/meetings/abs-annual-conference/
2-5 April 2025
Seattle, Washington - USA ​
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Net Zero Maritime 2025 Conference
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23-24 April 2025
Gothenburg, Sweden
Host:Global Maritime Hub
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2025 Montreal Borders and Border Walls Conference
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https://colloquemurs.uqam.ca/en/borders-and-border-walls/
17 & 24 April 2025 (Online Pre-conference Panels)
8-9 May 2025 (On-site Conference)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Host: Center for Geopolitical Studies – Raoul-Dandurand Chair at the University of Québec at Montréal (UQAM)
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IMDEX Asia 2025
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https://www.mindef.gov.sg/navy/news-events/imdex2025
6 - 8 May 2025
Singapore
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Humanising the Maritime Industry
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https://www.i-exist-too.com/i-exist-too-2025
7-8 May 2025
Malta
Host: I Exist Too
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Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships as a reality: the need for the IMO MASS Code
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https://www.imo.org/en/About/Events/Pages/MASS-Symposium-2025.aspx
17 June 2025
London and online
Host: International Maritime Organisation
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5th Maritime Security Conference
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https://www.marseccoe.org/upcoming-events/5th-maritime-security-conference/
24-25 June 2025
Istanbul
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ACADA’s Maritime & Arctic Security & Safety Conference (MASS)
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https://ac-ada.ca/conferences/maritime-arctic-security-safety-conference/
16-18 July 2025
Canada
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The 12th Annual Maritime Security West
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Los Angeles/Long Beach
5-7 August 2025
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8th Conference of the Asian Borderlands Research Network
https://www.iias.asia/events/negotiating-asian-borders
2-4 September 2025
Irbid - Jordan
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The ABRN research network focuses in particular on the border regions between South Asia, Central/East and Southeast Asia. Its concerns are varied, ranging from migratory movements, transformations in cultural, linguistic and religious practices, to ethnic mobilization and conflict, marginalisation, and environmental concerns.
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World Border Security Congress 2026
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https://world-border-congress.com/
April 14-16, 2026
Vienna, Austria
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