Practical information

The main Conference will take place over 3 full days from 10-12 June 2026, at the Université Catholique de Lille, France, with a pre-conference doctoral colloquium occurring on 9 June.

All in-person sessions from the main conference will be streamed online, and there will also be a dedicated online track with remote presentations for presenters who cannot attend in-person (this will be limited, prioritizing virtual options for individuals from Majority World nations, people with disability requirements or (child) care responsibilities, and/or others without adequate funding to attend the conference in person).

Some travel support will be available to a limited number of presenters upon application.

CONFERENCE INFORMATION

Format

• The conference will take place over 4 days in June 2026, at the Catholic University of Lille, France.
• SSN Conference Chair is Professor Bryce Newell (University of Oregon), and the Chair of the Local Organizing Committee is Malik Bozzo-Rey. 
• It will be a  3-day conference, plus Doctoral Symposium on the 1st day, and side-events…
• Accepted participants will present their papers in a conference format.

Fees and Subsidies

• You must be an SSN member or join SSN to participate (if you joined for the SSN2025 Ottawa or Lusaka or any time in 2025, your membership will be valid for this event).
• Conference fee details coming 2026 – as with all SSN/S&S events, we will have a 4-tier fee system, making it fairer for graduate students and lower-paid scholars.
• Registration will open in 2026.

Travel and transportation

• Coming 2026

Accommodation

• Coming 2026