VIRSU conferences have been organized in
- Joensuu 2002
- Oulu 2004
- Joensuu 2007
- Tallinn (VIRSU 20 Years Jubilee Conference Language in linguistics, linguistics in language learning, October 5–6, 2017)
VIRSU has also participated in the organization of the international Learner Language Conference (Oulu, October 5–6, 2012) and the REMU (Receptive Multilingualism) conference in Joensuu in 2015.