Event Cognition Conference
Event Cognition Conference
June 8–10, 2027 | Rome, Italy | Notre Dame Rome
About the Conference:
The study of cognition about events has expanded dramatically over the past 20 years, giving rise to an interdisciplinary research community spanning cognitive psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, philosophy, film studies, computer science, and related fields. Yet researchers working across these disciplines have had relatively few opportunities to come together to share findings, approaches, and theoretical perspectives.
The Event Cognition Conference is an interdisciplinary and international gathering of scholars studying event cognition. The conference will bring together research teams to present ongoing work, share findings and methodological approaches, and collectively identify new directions for advancing the field.
Session Types
The Event Cognition Conference will consist of two types of paper sessions.
Long paper sessions will have a traditional paper session format. Each presenter will deliver their talk and field questions afterwards.
With the data-blitz sessions, we aim to create mini-symposia that will catalyze rich discussion. These sessions will consist of 4-5 thematically related papers that will be 5 minutes in length. A lengthy discussion of the papers will follow. These sessions can be very fun given the emphasis on discussion and we hope that this clarification engenders interest in taking part in this format.
Keynote Speaker:
G. A. Radvansky, University of Notre Dame
Conference Organizers:
● G. A. Radvansky, University of Notre Dame —lead organizer
● Heather Bailey, Kansas State University
● Chris Kurby, Grand Valley State University
● Joe Magliano, Georgia State University
● Jeff Zacks, Washington University, St. Louis
Submission instructions
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Title
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Author(s), affiliations, emails, and designation of presenting author, including designation of presenting author.
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Preferred presentation format (talk or data blitz)
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250 word abstract
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Consideration for student travel award.
Submission deadline: November 1, 2026
Notification of decisions: December 1, 2026
Student Travel Awards:
We are pleased to offer Student Travel Awards to support student participation in the conference. Travel awards will be available to students who are presenting authors and will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, based on the order submissions are received. The number and amount of awards will be determined based on the number of requests received and available funding.
Sponsors:
Department of Psychology
Franco Family Institute for Liberal Arts and the Public Good, Henkels Lecture Fund