Since 2017, ICCBDCS has been an annual event which was held in many places, University of Northumbria London Campus, Barcelona, St Anne's College in University of Oxford, Birmingham City University, Manchester Metropolitan University, Oxford Brookes University. In 2025, ICCBDCS will be held in Manchester. Part of the prestigious Russell Group of universities, The University of Manchester is the largest single-site university in the UK, with the biggest student community.