Future Conferences:
2026 Chicago: Oct. 29-31
2027 Phoenix: Oct. 28-30
Welcome to Portland!
October 30-November 1, 2025
Submission deadline extended to:
Friday, May 2, 2025
Portland, Oregon, combines the best of scenic landscapes, vibrant culture, and nationally-recognized food. From Powell’s City of Books to the Art Museum and access to the Columbia River Gorge, it welcomes guests with diverse activities and neighborhoods. We are thrilled to travel to the City of Roses for the first time!
To submit a proposal, please click here or use the button to the right. You will be transferred to a submission site, where you will find the options for proposals (individual paper proposal, complete panel, etc.) listed along the right-hand side of the page. The maximum length for proposals for individual papers is 250 words; for complete panels, it is 300 words.
To register for the 2025 conference in Portland, click here or use the button to the right. Regular registration for the Portland conference is $250; reduced registration for students, retirees, and independent scholars is $125. An additional fee will be charged for on-site registration.
In order to register for the conference, you must be a member of the Sixteenth Century Society. To join the Society, click here or use the button to the right. Please note that membership includes a one-year subscription to The Sixteenth Century Journal.
Please be aware that there may be a two- to three-day lag time between the time you join the Society and when you are able to register. We appreciate your patience as we upload new members into the registration system.
When you register for the conference, be sure to enter the email address that is associated with your Sixteenth Century Society membership. Your membership will be validated automatically.
In addition to registering for the conference, you can also book your hotel reservation at the Hilton Portland Downtown, the conference venue. The conference rate is $214 per night, single or double occupancy. To book your room, click here.
Please note that the Sixteenth Century Society is a not-for-profit scholarly organization that receives no governmental or institutional funding. Thus, participants or their sponsoring institutions or organizations will need to fund travel and lodging expenses in addition to the conference registration fee.
We look forward to seeing you in the City of Roses!
Kathryn A. Edwards, Vice President and Program Chair (conference@sixteenthcentury.org)
Victoria Christman, Executive Director (director@sixteenthcentury.org)
Pieter Bruegel the Elder, “The Wine of St. Martin’s Day” (1566/67). @Photographic Archive Museo Nacional del Prado