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2027 World Congress of Sociology – National Associations & Collective Members
Dear colleagues from National Associations, Continental Associations and other collective members of the ISA,
The XXI World Congress of Sociology will take place from July 4th to 10th, 2027, in Gwangju, South Korea. We expect more than 5.000 sociologists to join us from all continents. The Congress theme has been published on the ISA website: “Global Sociology in Turbulent Times”.
https://www.isa-sociology.org/isa-events/xxi-world-congress-of-sociology
National Associations, Continental Associations and other ISA collective members are crucial actors in the ISA and for the success of this world congress. We count on you to help us disseminate the congress theme, guidelines and information that are available on the ISA website.
Together with the Vice-President for National Associations, Bandana Purkayastha, we want to provide more opportunities for NA and other collective members, including Continental Associations, to participate in this congress and propose special sessions have been extended, compared to previous congresses. You will find below four ways for your national association or other collective members to take an active part in this congress and propose sessions connected to your association’s main concerns and to the congress’s general theme.
1. Collective Members’ Sessions
The guidelines and call for special sessions proposed by the ISA collective members (which includes National Associations, Continental Associations and other collective members in good standing) are available on the Congress website. These sessions are intended as a forum at which these ISA Collective Members in good standing can present research results addressing particularly important problems and challenges facing their regions/fields, aligned with the Congress Theme “Global Sociology in Turbulent Times” or influential, specific traditions in sociology, relevant to the congress theme. The deadline for submission is the 28th of September.
2. Integrative sessions
Together with the ISA Research Committees (RC/WG/TG), National Associations are encouraged to propose an Integrative Session. Integrative Sessions are semi-plenary sessions jointly organised by at least 3 RC/WG/TG, National Associations or other collective members. The deadline for proposals is September 28th, 2026. The results of the selection process by the scientific committee will be announced on October 15th. The call and the submission form are available at the ISA website
3. ISA Award for Research and Practice
Together with RC/WG/TG, national associations and collective members are also invited to nominate candidates for the ISA Award for Excellence in Research and Practice, which will be delivered during the opening ceremony of the World Congress. Putting together a strong application takes a little time and requires coordination with various RCs, WGs, TGs or national associations. The deadline for proposals is November 30th. The nomination form, as well as information about the Award and the procedure, are available on the ISA website
4. As individual members of the ISA, you are also invited to submit abstract proposals and possibly session proposals to one of the Research Committee, Working Group or Thematic Group. The guidelines for submitting proposals are available here.
The main deadlines are the following:
2 May – 25 June 2026: Call for Sessions
3 August – 14 October 2026: Call for Abstracts
4 December 2026: Selection notification
23 March 2027: Registration deadline
Please remember that the ISA does not extend any deadline.
As for previous congresses, the ISA will provide one registration grant for a delegate from each national association in good standing. Please make sure that at an individual level and at your national association level, you remain ISA members in good standing to benefit from this grant.
!! Please join the online meeting of the Council of National Associations that has been set up by our Vice-President for National Associations Bandana Purkayastha on June the 12th. It will also be an opportunity to provide more information about the congress. Delegates have already received the agenda, documents, and access. If you have any questions, please contact the ISA Secretariat.
• More information about the ISA’s recent and forthcoming activities is available on the ISA website, the Presidential Corner and in the latest president’s letter to the members.
• Please help us expand the ISA community on social media by supporting the dissemination of some ISA news on your national association’s social media or website. The ISA is active on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram & BlueSky, and helps us expand the ISA community on social media.
Contact our ISA communication officer, Anna-Maria Kutateladze Wagner, isa-socialmedia@isa-sociology.org
13th International Interdisciplinary Conference hosted by the Maternal, Parental and Infant Nutrition and Nurture (MAINN) Unit, Lancashire.
Three-day International Interdisciplinary Conference
Wednesday 28 – Friday 30 April 2027
The Grange, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria
Book your place: Maternal, Parental and Infant Nutrition and Nurture (MAINN) Conference 2027 | University of Lancashire Online Store
Call for Papers, Workshops and Posters
Abstract Submission Deadline: 30 November 2026
We invite submissions for:
Papers (30-minute presentations)
Workshops (60-minute sessions)
Posters
Topics may include:
Maternal, infant and child nutrition and feeding (biological, social, cultural, psychological, political, economic and practice perspectives)
Infant–parent relationships and nurturing practices across infants, parents, staff and organisations
All submissions will be peer reviewed by the Conference Scientific Review Committee, chaired by Professor Gill Thomson and Dr Victoria Hall Moran.
Submit your abstract: Abstract submission link
https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/auth?redirect=/stages/82161/submitter
Conference Overview
This international conference brings together researchers, practitioners, clinicians, policymakers, academics, students, and community partners to explore the biological, social, cultural and environmental dimensions of nutrition and nurture in infancy and childhood.
The conference is convened by Professor Gill Thomson, Professor of Perinatal Health (MAINN), and Dr Victoria Hall Moran, Reader in Maternal and Child Nutrition (MAINN).
The conference has strong links with the journal Maternal & Child Nutrition (Wiley), based within MAINN. Senior Editors are Dr Victoria Hall Moran (MAINN) and Professor Rafael Perez-Escamilla (Yale University, USA).
Keynote Speakers
We are pleased to announce keynote contributions that include:
Cindy-Lee Dennis, Professor, University of Toronto, Canada
Elaine Burns, Associate Professor in Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Australia
Renée Flacking, Professor in Paediatric Nursing, Dalarna University, Sweden
James Kinross, Reader in Colorectal Surgery/Consultant Surgeon, Imperial College London, UK
Nicola Crossland, Research Fellow, University of Lancashire, UK
Peter Bradley, Services Director, Bliss (charity for babies born premature or sick), UK
Publication Opportunity
Selected abstracts will be published in the Maternal & Child Nutrition conference proceedings (open access, peer reviewed).
Please note:
All submissions undergo peer review
Publication does not prevent later full journal publication
Authors may opt out of proceedings publication at submission
For publication enquiries: mcnjournal@lancashire.ac.uk
Previous conference abstracts are available via the MAINN ‘Events’ section: Maternal, Parental and Infant Nutrition and Nurture (MAINN)
XXII Congreso Internacional de Ciencias Sociales Interdisciplinares
Contratos sociales en transición: Bienestar, trabajo y globalización15-17 de julio de 2027Sorbonne Université, París, Francia + Online
ENVIAR UNA PROPUESTA INSCRIBIRSE Plataforma del congreso en https://interdisciplinasocial.com/congreso-2027