The Society holds conferences annually within North America and periodically in other parts of the world. These bring together leading researchers scientifically investigating questions related to conflict and peace from all over the world. Recent North American meetings have been held at the following locations:
| 1990 | Rutgers University | 1991 | University of Michigan |
| 1992 | University of Pittsburgh | 1993 | Syracuse University |
| 1994 | University of Illinois | 1995 | Ohio State University |
| 1996 | Rice University/Texas A&M University | 1997 | Indiana University |
| 1998 | Rutgers University | 1999 | University of Michigan |
| 2000 | Yale University | 2001 | Emory University |
| 2002 | University of Arizona | 2003 | University of Michigan |
| 2004 | Rice University | 2005 | University of Iowa |
| 2006 | Ohio State University | 2007 | University of South Carolina |
| 2008 | Claremont Graduate University | 2009 | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| 2010 | University of North Texas | 2011 | University of Southern California |
| 2012 | Peace Science Society (in Savannah, GA) | 2013 | University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
| 2014 | University of Pennsylvania | 2015 | University of Mississippi |
| 2016 | University of Notre Dame | 2017 | Arizona State |
| 2018 | The University of Texas |