2026 Annual Alexithymia Conference

We are pleased to announce that the Alexithymia Research International Alliance (ARIA) is organizing its 3rd Annual Alexithymia Conference on Thursday, May 7 & Friday, May 8 in Brussels, Belgium.

The two-day conference will feature keynote talks from international experts and we welcome submissions on associated topics including interoception, emotion regulation, emotion perception, aphantasia, emotional awareness and emotional complexity.

SUBMISSIONS:‍

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‍The proposed formats are:

individual talks (15mn)
flash talks (5mn)
symposia (3x15mn + 15mn discussion)

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Deadline is March 6^th. Decisions will be communicated on March 15^th.

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Submissions are closed now and authors have received feedback about their proposals on March 13^th. We are preparing the program, come back in a few days to have more information on the scheduled talks and activities! Information about our two keynotes are already available below

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PROGRAM:

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The conference will feature two keynotes, several individual talks, flash talks and thematic discussion sessions.

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Keynotes:

Emotional Granularity: From Words to Numbers — and Back Again. Conceptualization, Measurement, and Future Directions by Dr. Yasemin Erbas (Tilburg Universiteit, Netherlands)
Addressing Emotion Regulation and Alexithymia in Clinical Interventions for Youth by Dr. Johan Bjurenberg (Karolinska Institute, Sweden)

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More information on the program and the content of the topics for the discussion sessions will be coming soon.

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‍REGISTRATION & TICKETS:

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The registration to the conference includes 2 full days on-site (OpenLab, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels), lunch and coffee breaks.

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Please note that the conference tickets are non-refundable!

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For members of the Institute for Psychological Sciences (IPSY), the access to the conference is covered by the sponsorship of the institute. Please insert the promo code sent by the institute at the non-member checkout to get your free access.

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ARIA members

Online access to stream & recordings

FREE

Every ARIA member gets access to the livestream and conference recordings.

Make sure you're ARIA member before purchasing, memberships will be checked.

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In-person conference ticket

EARLY BIRD (ENDS APR 15TH) - €110
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LATE REGISTRATION - €220

Get access to the in-person conference at the physical venue in Brussels.

Make sure you're ARIA member before purchasing, memberships will be checked at the venue.

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