• Students, Ph.D. students, experienced researchers, practitioners from the field, and all others interested in the above-indicated fields of research can actively participate in the conference as speakers.
• Passive participants (audience) do not need to possess any prior academic knowledge or background.

Presentations may be delivered in the following languages:

- English

- Polish

Panels (sessions) during the conference will be arranged accordingly.

• Prof. Alvin Wang (University of Central Florida) – Chair of the Conference Committee.
• Prof. Aleksandra Rogowska (University of Opole) – Vice-Chair of the Conference Committee.
• Prof. Jutta Street (Campbell University) – Member of the Conference Committee.
• Prof. Krzysztof Mudyń (University of Rzeszów) – Member of the Conference Committee.
• Dr. Jagoda Dzida (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan) – Member of the Conference Committee.
• Dr. Valery Loumber (Gavrilov & Brooks Law Firm, Sacramento/Los Angeles; Director of Academic Affairs) – Member of the Conference Committee.
• Luke Darby Bartosik, LL.M. (President of the Center for American & European Studies) – Secretary of the Conference Committee.

𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 - 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

➤ REGISTRATION STEPS FOR CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Steps necessary to register for the conference as an active participant (conference speaker):

Submit an abstract (up to 300 words) and fill out the Speaker Application Form at: https://forms.gle/vLDxdLJfpEkKvpBW8

Register via the Speaker Application Form by 23.59 on January 19, 2026 (we will not extend this deadline).

We reserve the right to select abstracts.

The results of the abstract selection process will be announced by January 20, 2026.

Pay the conference fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the qualified speakers in an e-mail – the fee must be paid by January 22, 2026 at the latest.

➤ PASSIVE PARTICIPATION (CONFERENCE AUDIENCE)

Steps necessary to register for the conference by a passive participant (audience):

Fill out the Audience Registration Form at: https://forms.gle/n1wGj5jcwGBtmB3c8

Register via the Audience Registration Form by 23.59 on January 24, 2026. Failure to fill in the form will result in the inability to passively participate in the conference (and thus the inability to receive a passive conference participant certificate).

Pay the conference fee to the bank account number that will be provided to passive participants via e-mail. The fee must be paid by January 26, 2026 at the latest.

Audience will have a chance to see the conference schedule before paying the fee. The schedule with a full list of speakers and their presentation titles will be delivered via email.

➤ SPEAKERS – 2 options:

• 229 PLN / 60 EUR – participation as a speaker + digital certificate (PDF with digital signatures of Members of the Academic Committee for self-printing) sent via email (widely-accepted equivalent of the traditional certificate).

– OR –

• 259 PLN / 70 EUR – participation as a speaker + digital certificate + traditional certificate sent via post.

➤ AUDIENCE – 2 options:

• 129 PLN / 40 EUR – audience participation + digital certificate (PDF with digital signatures of Members of the Academic Committe for self-printing) sent via email (widely-accepted equivalent of the traditional certificate)

– OR –

• 159 PLN / 45 EUR – audience participation + digital certificate + traditional certificate sent via post.

Important! Please use the following pattern when filling in the transfer title field when making the payment of your conference fee*: "first name and last name – fee for active / passive participation (select the appropriate one) – "

*Failure to do so may result in delays in posting the fee on the appropriate account and, consequently, even exclude your participation in the conference.

In the case of a co-authorship of a presentation by two or more speakers, please pay the fee for each of the speakers separately.

The organizers anticipate the possibility of publication in the form of a monograph. However, such possibility will depend on the number of authors willing to publish their text (chapter) in a monograph. The price for participation in the conference does not include the publication fee.

• It is possible to receive a VAT invoice (please make your request in the registration form – requests made later may not be satisfied).
• If your participation in the conference is to be financed by the university (institution/company), we suggest that you pay for your participation from your personal funds and then obtain reimbursement from the university (institution/company) on the basis of an invoice issued by the Center to your university (institution/company).
• The fee is non-refundable (since it grants entry to the conference).
• The link to the online conference room will be made available to registered participants within 24 hours before the start of the conference
• It is possible to deliver a conference presentation by two or more speakers (the fee should be multiplied by the number of speakers)
• The presentation time is 15-25 minutes (depending on the fact of giving a solo, duet or trio presentation and the total number of presentations during the conference);
• Certificates of participation will be sent by traditional mail up to two (Poland) or three (rest of the world) months from the end of the conference.
• Digital certificates are sent within a week from the end of the conference to *all* participants.
• The Center for American Studies arranges the order of presentations. The exact time of speaking at the conference is pre-determined by CFAS (it will be not possible to change the time of your conference presentation set in the conference schedule).
• All Participants will receive an affidavit confirming the composition of the Academic Conference Committee.
• All Participants will receive a certificate of the status of the Center for American Studies scientific society as an entity conducting primarily scientific activities in an independent and continuous manner, along with a full list of members of the Academic Council.
• During the presentation it is necessary to use both the microphone and the web camera (audio-video transmission)
• Conference Rules and Regulations: https://www.cfasofficial.com/en/terms-of-use

If you have any questions, please e-mail the Conference Coordinator, Mr. Dawid Ładziński, at [email protected]

We will gladly help.

See you at the conference!