Registration

UPDATED INFORMATION BELOW!

All participants and presenters must register for the conference and pay the registration fee. Registration opens on June 10th. Early-bird fees are valid till August 31st. The deadline for all registrations is October 9th, 2026. An article in conference special issue requires a presentation at a conference.    

Conference registration fees 

Face-to-face 

  • 280 € till August 31st 2026.  
  • 300 € between September 1st to October 9th, 2026; Deadline for registration October 9th, 2026.
  • 150 € PhD Students
  • UEF Staff registration fee 150 € till August 31st 2026; it increases to 200 € between September 1st to October 9th, 2026.
  • PhD students at University of Eastern Finland are able to apply for the free onsite participation; please note that there are limited places available. This free entry does not include dinner and requires presentation at the conference. Apply for this opportunity through an open-form application, [email protected]. Deadline for registration August 31st 2026.

Online participation 

Online participants are welcome to all sessions and keynote speeches in the programme. 

  • Online participation is free when the registration is done before August 31st 2026
  • 50 € between September 1st to October 9th, 2026.

Included in the registration fee (for one person) 

  • admission to all sessions  
  • conference materials (face-to-face participation only) 
  • lunches and coffee/tee during breaks mentioned on the programme (face-to-face participation only) 
  • conference dinner on Thursday October 29th (face-to-face participation only)

Registration forms 

There are two forms, one for all guests, one for participants from University of Eastern Finland. Please register for the conference by clicking the online registration form links below. After completing the registration, you will receive a confirmation email, check the spam folder, if needed. Important: Saving the email is strongly advised, as it includes both the details of your registration and the link for the cancellation form. 

Registration for participants (REGISTRATION OPENS JUNE 10TH)

Registration ONLY for UEF staff (REGISTRATION OPENS JUNE 10TH)

Payments

The registration fees include the VAT 0%. Please note that all payments must be made in advance and in euros. Payment type option for participants outside UEF is credit card. 

Payment option for UEF staff: invoice. When using the (internal) invoice, add university’s own billing details, and the code of your department or project/department depending on who is paying the invoice. Please note that UEF’s credit card is not valid for payment. For those considering the free onsite participation option for PhD students, kindly review the instructions above and submit your application prior to registration.

Accompanying persons are welcome to join in the evening programme, i.e. the conference dinner on October 29th, 2026. Price for their dinner is 90 €. The participant attending to conference should include accompanying person for dinner in their own registration for the conference by choosing “Dinner for non-participating avec”. Registration only for the dinner is not possible. Accompanying person who wants to join whole conference, should register by themselves and pay the registration fee. 

In the registration form, kindly inform us if you are available to chair a session.  

Cancellation policy  

Registration can be canceled free of charge until August 31st 2026. Thereafter, the participation fee will be charged in full.  

The cancellations are made by using the link given in the registration confirmation email. 

In case of unexpected reasons, on-site participation can be changed into online participation: however, paid registration fee will not be reimbursed.  

GDPR: Identification data (first name, surname, email address), are collected only for the registration purposes, for more information please see https://www.uef.fi/en/processing-of-personal-data.