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The article presents a report from an August 31-September 1, 2017 conference in Bonn, Germany on the social and cultural history of the Peace of Westphalia. Topics of presentations delivered included the alleged impact of the Peace on Swedish military history, the Catholic Church's role in the peace process, and the resolution of the Holland states.

The article presents a report on a conference on diplomatic congresses in early modern Europe, held in Baden, Switzerland, from September 5-6, 2014. Topics of discussion included the Congress of Baden in 1714, the congresses in Münster, Germany, and Osnabrück, Germany, that led to the Peace of Westphalia, and the Peace of Utrecht, Netherlands.

The article reports on a conference on scholarly electronic publishing and digital libraries in the humanities and social sciences, held in Berlin, Germany, from October 8-9, 2013. Several case studies were discussed, including the websites "Acta pacis Westphalicae," available at http://www.pax-westphalica.de, "Deutsches Textarchiv“ (DTA), available at http://www.deutschestextarchiv.de, and "Thesaurus Indogermanischer Text- und Sprachmaterialien" (TITUS), available at http://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/indexd.htm.

The article reports on a workshop on the concept of security in early modern and modern history, held in Düsseldorf, Germany, on November 15, 2012. Topics of discussion included the edition, publication, and digitization of the records and minutes of the Peace of Westphalia, problems of national and international security due to changes in the character of war in the early 21st century, and the politics and foreign relations of the Holy Roman Empire from the perspective of military and security studies.