20th European Spring Conference on Social Psychology – Sils-Maria, Switzerland March 8th – 14th, 2026

Main Organizers: Antonio Chirumbolo & Richard Slatcher
Co-Organizers: Marino Bonaiuto, Jochen Gebauer, Anja Göritz & Catalina Kopetz
Since 1996, psychologists from all over the world have participated in the European Spring Conference on Social Psychology, thanks to the original initiative from Fritz Strack, Arie Kruglanski and Wolfgang Stroebe.
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 20th European Spring Conference on Social Psychology, which in 2026 is scheduled from March 8th (Sunday) to March 14th (Saturday). The conference will be held in Sils-Maria, in the charming Engadin Valley, Switzerland. The purpose of this announcement is to describe the conference and to invite you to apply for attendance. Feel free to distribute this information to interested colleagues. The aim of the conference is to foster exchange of ideas among researchers on a broad range of social psychological and related topics within a setting designed to inspire creativity, collaboration and fresh perspectives. It is our desire to attract participants from all areas of social psychology and related fields rather than feature one specific field.

Deadline for registration and abstracts: November 30th, 2025

The conference offers high quality talks on cutting edge topics in social psychology (broadly defined). In addition, attendees will have opportunities for informal exchange, and, in their free time, they can engage in outdoor activities such as skiing or hiking. The typical day includes informal exchange from morning to early afternoon, followed by talks from ca. 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. After the talks, participants usually continue their discussions over dinner and by breaking into small groups for subsequent socializing. Each talk will last 35 minutes including questions and discussion. The talks will be at the level of a departmental colloquium. There will be plenty of time to discuss the details of one’s research in informal interactions with other conference participants. Participants who present papers are expected to stay for the whole period of the conference in order to engage in informal feedback and reciprocal exchanges.