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Submit your panel proposal for the #AffectScience2026 Emotion Regulation Preconference! We’re looking for discussions that spark progress in methods, theory, or big questions in the field
The 2026 SAS Emotion Regulation Pre-conference is calling for submissions in a ‘panel discussion’ format. This format is designed to feature discussions that push the emotion regulation field forward by engaging with methodological advancements and/or theoretical debates or developments. Potential topics could focus on current issues relevant to emotion regulation or society at large in technological, political, or clinical domains (e.g., emotion regulation in the online age). Successful submissions will feature a panel of 2-3 experts, along with a discussion moderator, who will discuss a current issue in affective science. The panel format will be allocated 50 minutes. Panel experts are encouraged to give short presentations (e.g., 5 minutes), with at least 30 minutes reserved for group discussion led by the moderator. Submissions must include: 1. A title 2. Moderator name and affiliation 3. Panelist names and affiliations 4. Maximum 300 word summary outlining: Description of the topic of discussion Description of the relevance of the discussion to the Emotion Regulation Pre-conference audience Key questions to be addressed during the discussion Panelists’ and moderator’s qualifications to speak on the topic We particularly encourage representative panel submissions that feature presenters at different career stages, institutions, academic perspectives, or other forms of diversity. Submissions should be sent to Katie Greenaway at katharine.greenaway@unimelb.edu.au by October 1, 2025. Applicants will be notified of an outcome by October 31, 2025.
August 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM