The International Society for Intellectual History was created in 1994 to foster communication and interaction among the international community of intellectual historians and scholars working in related fields. As agreed upon at its founding, the Society will make no attempt to define intellectual history as having only one approach. The Society therefore invites membership from scholars working in such diverse fields as art and music, religion and literature, philosophy, politics, and the sciences. The goal of the Society is two-fold: to bring together scholars working in the field of intellectual history and in related fields; and to provide this international community of scholars with a forum for debating and discussing various approaches to the study of intellectual history.

The Society now:

• has over 400 members in Europe, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East; and membership is still growing.
• hosts international conferences: Birkbeck College, University of London, 17-20 April 2007. Previous conferences: Davis, California, USA, March, 31- April 3, 2005; Helsinki, Finland (July 2004); Istanbul, Turkey (2003); Sydney (2002); Cambridge, England (2001); Chicago (September 2000); Berlin (1998); and New Brunswick, NJ (1997).
• publishes a review, Intellectual News, approximately twice a year containing articles, reviews, and summaries of books by members. Starting in 2007, it will be replaced by Intellectual History Review, edited by Stephen Clucas and Stephen Gaukroger, and published by Routledge.
• actively supports the publication of an International Dictionary of Intellectual Historians, which is currently being prepared at the Herzog August Bibliothek in Wolfenbuttel. For further information, contact Dr. Ulrich Johannes Schneider at schneider@ub.uni-leipzig.de .
• is currently governed by a board of officers elected Spring, 2003.