IP2026 Infection Prevention Conference takes place on 28 and 29 September 2026 at Royal Armouries Conference and Events in Leeds. The Infection Prevention Society describes it as its annual conference and invites delegates to join the global conversation on infection prevention. The Millbrook/Cvent conference site gives the fuller operational detail: leading experts, frontline practitioners, researchers and innovators will meet across two days to discuss the future of infection prevention and control. The audience spans acute care, community settings, research, education, estates and policy.

The programme is structured around high-profile keynote lectures, including the Cottrell Lecture, Tina Bradley Lecture and Ayliffe Lecture, plus a plenary on pandemic preparedness and lessons from COVID-19. Themed content includes IPC in practice, antimicrobial stewardship, decontamination, safe environments, behavioural science, digital and AI innovation, antimicrobial stewardship, CDI pathogenesis, water safety and safe healthcare environments. The conference format includes parallel scientific sessions, oral abstract presentations, poster talks and moderated discussions, Top 10 papers evidence reviews, industry symposia, exhibition time and a social event.

Registration is open and the visible registration deadline is 12:00 GMT on 25 September 2026. The registration-fees page says full-conference and one-day passes are available with discounted rates for IPS members, students and eligible LMIC delegates; the only concrete amount visible without entering the registration flow is the £294 full two-day LMIC rate. The standard, trainee/student and early-bird fee table was not exposed in the rendered pages inspected, so those fields have been left blank with a pricing note recorded. No abstract deadline, CPD points or abstract publication outlet is stated on the inspected pages.