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March 11th VoynichZoom2026 Announcement

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2026 4:45 pm
by proto57
On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, an online conference titled “Voynich Zoom” will take place.

This event is part of the long-running “Cipher Zoom” series, organized several times a year by a team of international colleagues.

Start time: 18:00 CET / 12:00 Eastern

Expected duration: approximately 4 hours

Typical presentation length: around 20 minutes

The Voynich Zoom is organized by Jessika Nowak (University of Wuppertal), with Elonka Dunin, Jürgen Hermes, Tibor Jager, and Klaus Schmeh serving as co-organizers.

We hereby invite email submissions for presentations.

We welcome all kinds of presentations related to the Voynich Manuscript, including but not limited to:

Linguistic, cryptological, historical, and art-historical research

Meta-analyses and new hypotheses

Students and early-career researchers are especially encouraged to apply.

Attendance without a presentation is also welcome. Individuals who are interested in attending Voynich Zoom 2026 but do not wish to submit a presentation are warmly invited to participate as audience members.

Each submission should be sent to VoynichZoom2026@gmail.com and include:

Title of the talk

Abstract (maximum 100 words)

Presenter information (maximum 100 words)

Attendance and Cost

Voynich Zoom 2026 is free to attend. Registration details for non-presenting attendees will be announced closer to the event date.

Important Dates

CfP announcements via email begin: Monday, December 22, 2025

Submission deadline: January 31, 2026

Review period: February 2 – February 16, 2026

Acceptance notifications sent by: Monday, February 16, 2026

Presenter preparation window: February 16 – March 10, 2026

Conference date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 18:00 CET / 12:00 Eastern