INSA 2025 Conference – Sport: Beyond Definitions
5-6 June 2025, KU Leuven, Belgium
Registration NOW OPEN

The International Network of Sport Anthropology welcomes scholars from all related disciplines to join us at our second annual conference!

The Annual Conference offers anthropologists and other sport scholars from all over the world a rich program of general sessions, round tables, keynote lectures, as well as receptions, tours, and other special events. The INSA conference is an excellent way to establish relationships with other members of the network and to share our expertise. Do join us in Leuven this summer!

Registration is now open, and the full programme – including social events – will be released once registration closes in May.


Registration

Conference registration is now OPEN.

To register for the conference, please click the button below.

Note that you have the opportunity to pay by card – please click through past the bank transfer advice. Registration is only €40.

All attendees including paper presenters must be registered by the extended deadline of 9:00 CET, 20th May.

Our wonderful colleague and Leuven native Dr Eilis Lanclus has produced some visiting information for attendees including travel advice and hotel recommendations.

When booking travel and accommodation, please note we intend to have a conference dinner on the Thursday night, and a pub crawl on the Friday.

Visiting Information


Key Dates

February 19 – March 19: General Call for Participation
March 24: Decisions made to presenters

May 15 May 20: Registration Deadline
June 5-6: 2025 Annual Conference in KU Leuven.

Location

Huis Bethlehem (125-03)
00.08 – aula Wolfspoort
Schapenstraat 34
3000 Leuven

Call for Papers


INSA held its first international conference at Durham University, April 18-19, 2024, which was incredibly well received.
To learn more about this edition of the conference, click here.