Academic Conferences
While many conferences I've designated as "popular" on another page also include quality presentations by scholars in the language of scholarship, this page is for those conferences where the standards of scholarship are espoused by the sponsoring organizations on topics related to Mormon Studies.
If you are aware of any conferences (or academic lectures) where papers on Mormonism will be presented, even if only one presenter will be addressing the topic, please contact me.
This page includes:
Photo Courtesy The Society for Mormon Philosophy and Theology
- Academic Societies & Associations
- Mormon Studies Programs
- Other Events sponsored by Universities, Seminars, Foundations, etc.
Academic Societies & Associations
Though there are more Societies and Associations focused on Mormon Studies than I have included, I have only listed those which hold regular conferences. For an extensive list of Mormon Studies Resources, click here.
Societies and Associations focused on Mormon Studies
| Name of Society | Next Conference Location | Date |
| Mormon History Association | Layton, Utah | 6-9 Jun 2013 |
| John Whitmer Historical Association | Council Bluffs, Iowa | 26-29 Sep 2013 |
| Association of Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapists |
Salt Lake City, Utah | 3-4 Oct 2013 |
| European Mormon Studies Association | London, England | 13-14 Dec 2013 |
| The Society for Mormon Philosophy and Theology |
TBD | TBD 2013 |
| Claremont Mormon Studies Student Association |
Claremont Graduate University Claremont, California | TBD 2013 |
| The Brazilian Association for Mormon Studies |
TBD | TBD 2013 |
| Association for Mormon Letters | TBD | TBD 2013 |
| Students of the Ancient Near East | Brigham Young University Provo, Utah |
TBD 2013 |
| Mormon Scholars in the Humanities | Brigham Young University Provo, Utah |
TBD 2014 |
Other Societies that Present Papers on Mormon Studies
The following organizations hold annual conferences where papers related to Mormon Studies are regularly presented, though the focus is not principally Mormonism.
| Name of Society | Next Conference Location | Date |
| Center for Studies on New Religions | Falun, Sweden | 21-24 Jun 2013 |
| Utah State Historical Society | Salt Lake City, Utah | 6-7 Sep 2013 |
| Communal Studies Association | Butler & Beaver Counties, PA | 3-6 Oct 2013 |
| Western History Association | Tucson, Arizona | 9-12 Oct 2013 |
| Society for the Scientific Study of Religion / Religious Research Association | Boston, Massachusetts | 8-10 Nov 2013 |
| American Academy of Religion / Society of Biblical Literature | Baltimore, Maryland | 23-26 Nov 2013 |
| American Society of Church History | Washington D.C. | 2-5 Jan 2014 |
Mormon Studies Programs
The following institutions are focused on Religious Studies, with a strong emphasis on Mormon Studies research, and hold a variety of events where scholarship is presented on topics related to Mormonism.
Claremont Graduate University School of Religion
(website)
| Name of Event | Sponsors & Location | Date |
| TBD | Claremont Graduate University School of Religion, Claremont Graduate University |
TBD 2013 |
Religious Studies Center - Brigham Young University
(website)
| Name of Event | Sponsors & Location | Date |
| BYU Religious Education Student Symposium |
BYU Religious Education and Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University |
TBD 2013 |
| Church History Symposium | LDS Historical Department and Religious
Studies Center, Salt Lake City and Brigham Young University |
TBD 2014 |
University of Wyoming Religious Studies Program
(website)
| Name of Event | Sponsors & Location | Date |
| Latter-day Saints & Their World Lecture Series | University of Wyoming Religious Studies Program, Laramie, Wyoming |
TBD 2013 |
Utah State University Religious Studies Program
(website)
| Name of Event | Sponsors & Location | Date |
| Leonard J. Arrington Mormon History Lecture Series |
Utah State University Special Collections and Archives, Logan, Utah |
TBD 2013 |
Utah Valley University Religious Studies Program
(website)
| Name of Event | Sponsors & Location | Date |
| Eugene England Memorial Lecture | UVU Religious Studies Program, Utah Valley University |
TBD 2014 |
| Mormon Studies Conference | UVU Religious Studies Program, UVU College of Humanities and Social Sciences, UVU Department of Communicationand Utah Democracy Project/ Center for the Study of Ethics, Utah Valley University |
TBD 2014 |
Other Academic Conferences & Lectures
These include events sponsored by academic institutions, foundations, and seminars, as well as ad hoc presentations.
The Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
(website)
| Name of Event | Sponsors & Location | Date |
| Laura F. Willes Annual Book of Mormon Lecture | Laura F. Willes Center for Book of Mormon Studies, Brigham Young University |
TBD 2013 |
| Neal A. Maxwell Lecture | Neal A. Maxwell Institute, Brigham Young University |
TBD 2013 |
| Study of the Scriptures Biennial Conference | Laura F. Willes Center for Book of Mormon Studies, Brigham Young University |
TBD 2012 |
The Miller Eccles Study Group
(website)
| Name of Event | Sponsors & Location | Date |
| Armand L. Mauss: "The Intellectual Journey of a Mormon Academic" | The Miller Eccles Study Group, Orange and LA Counties, CA |
21-22 Jun 2013 |
| Joseph and Marilyn Bentley: "Mormons and the Holy Land" | The Miller Eccles Study Group, Orange and LA Counties, CA |
19-20 Jul 2013 |
| Reid L. Neilson: "The Latter-day Saints & 1893 Chicago World’s Fair" | The Miller Eccles Study Group, Orange and LA Counties, CA |
20-21 Sep 2013 |
Annual Events
| Name of Event | Sponsors & Location | Date |
| Mormon Theology Seminar | Utah Valley University Orem, Utah |
7-8 Jun 2013 |
| Sperry Symposium | BYU Religious Education, Church Education System, and BYU Continuing Education, Brigham Young University |
25-26 Oct 2013 |
| A. Dean Larsen Book Collecting Conference |
L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University |
TBD 2013 |
| Mormon Culture Summer Seminar | Mormon Scholars Foundation, Brigham Young University |
TBD 2013 |
| Restoration Studies Symposium | Community of Christ Seminary, John Whitmer Historical Association, and Sunstone Education Foundation, Independence, Missouri |
TBD 2013 |
| Counterpoint Conference | Mormon Women's Forum, Salt Lake City, Utah |
TBD 2013 |
| Biennial Art, Belief, Meaning Symposium |
BYU Museum of Art, Brigham Young University |
TBD 2013 |
Other Upcoming Events
| Name of Event | Sponsors & Location | Date |
| New Testament Conference | BYU Studies, BYU Religious Studies Center, Neal A. Maxwell Institute, and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Brigham Young University |
15 May 2013 |
| Japanese Mormon Studies Conference | Tokyo, Japan | TBD 2013 |