CESS has held an annual conference hosted by universities across North America since 2000. The Annual Conference regularly features up to 70 panels and attracts approximately 300 scholars from around the globe.

The 21st CESS Annual Conference will be held at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Originally scheduled to be held in October 2020, the conference was postponed in light of Covid-19. Please see the Update on CESS conferences (May 2020) for further details.

In 2022, the CESS Annual Conference will be held at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.

https://www.centraleurasia.org/conferences/annual/