The Society for European Philosophy (SEP) is a philosophical society founded in 1996. The organization sponsors an annual conference. It is the largest society for Continental philosophy in the UK. History SEP was founded at Birkbeck College, University of London on the 28 June 1996. The original meeting sought to bring together scholars from across the UK "working in the various non/analytical traditions of European philosophy". The first full conference was held at Lancaster University in 1998, with SEP holding an annual conference each year since then. The annual conference has been held across the United Kingdom, as well as in Ireland, the Netherlands, Italy and Hungary. Since 2005, the annual conference has often been held jointly with the Forum for European Philosophy. The 2023 conference will take place from the 3rd to the 5th of July 2023 and will be hosted by the Institute of Art Theory and Media Studies, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), in partnership with the Institute of Philosophy and the Faculty of Education and Psychology, ELTE Budapest, Hungary. Executive Committee There are currently 30 members of the SEP Committee from universities across the UK and Europe. Former chairpersons of SEP include Professor Beth Lord (2014 - 2018) and Professor Stella Sandford (2018 - 2021). References External links SEP website Philosophical societies Pan-European learned societies 1996 establishments in Europe Organizations established in 1996 Continental philosophy organizations