Authors must be registered and be included in the IPPA mailing list to ensure receipt of all updates concerning the conference. The IPPA23 committee will only process abstracts from main authors that are already registered. For those who are paying online, please have your receipts ready and then register by accessing the form in the IPPA Secretariat website. Students will be asked to upload their proof of enrolment and ID in the registration form.
The 23rd IPPA Conference is now open for paper submissions. The deadline for submission of abstracts is March 15, 2026.
We accept abstracts in English. If it helps to reach a wider readership, a translated version of the abstract in the author’s preferred language can be included later, once the abstract has been accepted.
All abstracts are limited to 250 words, no references or footnotes, and in a single paragraph.
Please include the full name of all authors and their respective institutional affiliations, with an email address for the corresponding author (the email registered when you fill out the online submission form). It is not a requirement to put positions or roles, otherwise they will just be simply removed.
Indicate the Session number and Title of the session where you would like to present your paper.
A lead author can present a maximum of two papers or one presentation and one poster (we cannot guarantee that you will be able to present two papers. This will depend on the demand for presentation slots). Please submit each paper individually.
In submitting the abstract, the author also grants the IPPA Secretariat and the IPPA23 organizing committee the right to publish abstracts in the conference program, both online and in print format. The author also agrees to abide by the presentation criteria and other guidelines set by the IPPA23 committee and the session panel chair (such as time limits, structure, etc.).
Accepted abstracts may be edited, if necessary, but it is the author’s responsibility to ensure the lack of errors in its final format.
The IPPA23 organizing committee reserves the right to reject any abstract if it does not meet these criteria.
All sessions will be designed to be presented in person (face-to-face) at the 23rd IPPA Congress. The venue will not be able to accommodate any hybrid or online presentations.
Individual papers: 10 minutes with 5 minutes for questions.
Posters (guidelines, forthcoming)
Your submitted abstract will be recorded by the IPPA committee and then be sent to the appropriate session convenor for consideration.
The convenor will then inform the participant and presenter if the paper is accepted or rejected. All session convenors must have all papers by the agreed deadline (15th of March 2026), and they must decide for the final line up on or before 1st of April 2026.
Once accepted, your presentation will be accessible online. The session convenor(s) will decide the order of the presentations in the session and inform the IPPA secretariat who will then list, order and timetable the session.
Hosted at the Gadjah Mada University Club Hotel, our congress will be an entirely in-person event, with no hybrid or online sessions offered. We look forward to welcoming you for a week of engaging presentations, lively discussions, and meaningful connections across the IPPA community.
Your participation will help make this gathering a truly memorable and collaborative event - we hope to see you in Yogyakarta!
Fredeliza Campos: fredeliza.campos@aol.com
Rhayan Melendres: rgmelendres@up.edu.ph
Philip Piper: secgen@ippasecretariat.org
The 23rd IPPA Conference will take place in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, from 2–7 November 2026.
Hosted at the Gadjah Mada University Club Hotel, our congress will be an entirely in-person event, with no hybrid or online sessions offered. We look forward to welcoming you for a week of engaging presentations, lively discussions, and meaningful connections across the IPPA community.
Your participation will help make this gathering a truly memorable and collaborative event - we hope to see you in Yogyakarta!
All delegates and guests need to register via the REGISTRATION portal below.
IPPA23 (2026) is now closed for session proposals. We would like to thank all those that have submitted their session proposals. We received an overwhelming response and many more proposals than our conference could accommodate. We tried our best to facilitate as many sessions as possible, some with similar themes have been merged, but unfortunately we could not accept all.
Dear colleagues,
It is a great honour for Indonesia to host the 23rd Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association (IPPA) Conference in 2026!
Back in 1990, Indonesia successfully hosted the 14th IPPA Congress in Yogyakarta, for the first time, and under the leadership of the late Prof. R.P. Soejono. As the new IPPA President, I am very excited and deeply grateful for the opportunity to lead this remarkable conference which will attract IPPA members from all over the world to share their ideas and experiences. This conference will be co-hosted by Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta Special Region Culture Service-Kundha Kabudayan DIY, the National Research and Innovation Agency-BRIN and will once again be held in Yogyakarta.
For the next two years, our local team will work together with international committees to prepare and ensure another remarkable conference. I sincerely hope that the next IPPA conference will successfully communicate a wide range of topics and current issues in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond. As I step into this role, I am guided by a deep respect for the legacy of IPPA and a strong commitment to its mission.
I look forward to working with all of you to make the 23rd IPPA conference a great success.
Warm regards,
Anggraeni, Ph.D.
Department of Archaeology
Faculty of Cultural Sciences
Gadjah Mada University
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Delegates of the IPPA 22nd Congress in Chiang Mai, Thailand