ICSA 2024 Virtual Conference

January 15-19, 2024

Building communities for global social change

Welcome to the 2024 ICSA conference!

Today the planet is threatened by global problems and we need to experiment with new types of living.

Intentional communities have done this through the centuries and have come up with many creative solutions. They continue to do this even today, and we need these solutions more than ever.

This conference will look at experiments from the past, experiments that are happening today and into the future, and find solutions to our present predicament.

Join us to find the solutions we need!

Jan Martin Bang

 Building communities for global social change: 2024 Virtual Conference Schedule

The First Fully-Virtual Conference of the International Communal Studies Association


Interested in reading the conference papers?

From presentations on historic communities that no longer exist, to sessions exploring the future of contemporary communities, there is content here for everyone.

Click on the link below to explore the abstracts of the conference papers and read the bios of the presenters

Click above to watch the recording of one of our conference sessions.

Most of the sessions are available now for free!

If you missed a session from our recent conference, or missed more than a session, you can view the recordings here


Read feedback from our first fully-virtual international conference that took place over multiple time-zones.