October 2026 Academic Conferences: 10 Events to Plan For
October 2026 conferences cluster heavily toward the last week of the month, which makes it a month where you either plan early or get squeezed. Ten events sit in this batch, spread across the United Kingdom, China, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia — and three of them run straight over the October–November boundary.
Indexing note: indexing and publication arrangements vary by event. Confirm each conference's coverage on its official page before submitting.
Early to mid October — the two UK events
2026 2nd International Conference on Green Materials and Manufacturing Technology (GMMT 2026)
Dates: Oct 9 – 11, 2026 ｜ Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom ｜ Official page: GMMT 2026
Why it's worth a look: green materials and manufacturing processes in one scope — one of the few venues in this batch aimed at materials researchers.
2026 7th International Conference on Education, Knowledge and Information Management (ICEKIM 2026)
Dates: Oct 15 – 17, 2026 ｜ Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom ｜ Official page: ICEKIM 2026
Why it's worth a look: knowledge management and information systems with an education focus — useful if your work sits between learning science and information systems.
Late October — the busy stretch
2026 7th International Conference on Intelligent Design (ICID 2026)
Dates: Oct 23 – 25, 2026 ｜ Location: Xi'an, China ｜ Official page: ICID 2026
Why it's worth a look: design informed by computational methods — a good fit for work that sits between engineering and design research.
2026 3rd International Conference on Digital Media, Communication and Information Systems (DMCIS 2026)
Dates: Oct 23 – 25, 2026 ｜ Location: Busan, Korea ｜ Official page: DMCIS 2026
Why it's worth a look: media, communication and information systems together — the only Korean venue in this batch.
2026 7th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence for Medical Sciences (ISAIMS 2026)
Dates: Oct 23 – 25, 2026 ｜ Location: Shanghai, China ｜ Official page: ISAIMS 2026
Why it's worth a look: an established AI-in-medicine symposium, now in its seventh year, and Shanghai makes it easy to reach.
2026 2nd International Symposium on Machine Learning and Social Computing (MLSC 2026)
Dates: Oct 26 – 28, 2026 ｜ Location: Bangkok, Thailand ｜ Official page: MLSC 2026
Why it's worth a look: machine learning applied to social computing — narrower than a general AI conference, and better for it.
The October–November crossover
2026 8th International Conference on Frontier Technologies of Information and Computer (ICFTIC 2026)
Dates: Oct 30 – Nov 1, 2026 ｜ Location: Qingdao, China ｜ Official page: ICFTIC 2026
Why it's worth a look: broad information and computer technology coverage — a useful option if your topic crosses several subfields.
2026 International Conference on Low-carbon Economy and Sustainable Development (ICLESD 2026)
Dates: Oct 30 – Nov 1, 2026 ｜ Location: Johor Bahru, Malaysia ｜ Official page: ICLESD 2026
Why it's worth a look: low-carbon economics and sustainable development — a policy-adjacent venue rather than a pure engineering one.
2026 3rd International Conference on Smart Healthcare and Wearable Intelligent Devices (SHWID 2026)
Dates: Oct 30 – Nov 1, 2026 ｜ Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ｜ Official page: SHWID 2026
Why it's worth a look: wearables and smart healthcare — relevant if your research touches sensing, monitoring or clinical data capture.
2026 11th International Conference on Energy Systems, Electrical and Power Engineering (ESEPE 2026)
Dates: Oct 30 – Nov 1, 2026 ｜ Location: Xi'an, China ｜ Official page: ESEPE 2026
Why it's worth a look: eleven editions in, and the largest energy and power venue in this batch.
FAQs
Which October 2026 conferences are in Europe?
GMMT 2026 and ICEKIM 2026, both in Cambridge in the first half of the month. Everything else in this batch is in Asia.
Why do so many October conferences start on the 30th?
Three events run Oct 30 – Nov 1 — a Friday-to-Sunday pattern that lets attendees travel without taking leave. It also means their deadlines fall earlier than the start date suggests, so check submission windows well ahead.
Where can I compare October conferences by research area?
Our conference list lets you filter by discipline and date in a single view — useful when two October events overlap and you have to choose.
Conference details are subject to change — always confirm dates, deadlines and indexing information on the official conference page before submitting.
