• Prof. Christopher Kelley, LL.M. (University of Arkansas School of Law) – Chairman of the Committee.
• Prof. Nina Stępnicka (Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce) – Vice-Chairwoman of the Committee.
• Attorney Valery Loumber, J.D. (Gavrilov & Brooks Law Firm, Sacramento/Los Angeles; Center for American Studies Director of Academic Affairs) – Committee Member.
• Lilya Kurii, Ph.D. (Country Director of the Center for American Studies Ukraine, earlier: Khmelnytskyi National University) – Committee Member.
• Luke Darby Bartosik, LL.M. (President of the Center for American Studies) – Secretary of the Committee.

We accept presentations in the following languages:

• English
• Polish

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

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

1️⃣ Submit an abstract (200-300 words) and register via the Speaker Application Form at: https://forms.gle/MbNb39dEsqwF8QNM7

2️⃣ Register via the Speaker Application Form by 23.59 on September 9, 2025 (we will not extend this deadline).

🔒 We reserve the right to select abstracts.

📣 The results of the abstract selection process will be announced by September 10, 2025.

3️⃣ Pay the conference fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the qualified speakers via email. The fee must be paid by September 12, 2025 at the latest.

➤ PASSIVE PARTICIPATION (CONFERENCE AUDIENCE)

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

1️⃣ Register via the Audience Registration Form at: https://forms.gle/EW99HgZYsHM7Eky66

2️⃣ Register using the Audience Registration Form by midnight on September 12, 2025 (we will not extend this deadline). Failure to register using the form will result in the inability to passively participate in the conference (and thus the inability to receive a conference audience certificate).

3️⃣ Pay the fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the audience via email. The fee must be paid by September 14, 2025, at the latest. (Audience will have a chance to see the conference schedule before paying the fee).

➤ SPEAKERS – 2 options:

• 259 PLN / 65 EUR – digital certificate (PDF for self-printing with digital signatures of the members of the Academic Committee) sent via email (widely-recognized equivalent of the traditional certificate).

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• 289 PLN / 75 EUR – traditional certificate sent via post.

➤ AUDIENCE – 2 options:

• 149 PLN / 40 EUR – audience participation + digital certificate (PDF for self-printing with digital signatures of the members of the Academic Committee) sent via email (widely-recognized equivalent of the traditional certificate).

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• 169 PLN / 50 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 co-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 request it 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 you the right of 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 or duet presentation and the total number of presentations during the conference).
• Traditional paper certificates are usually sent via traditional post within 2 months after the conference – though we will try to expedite this process given the approaching scholarship deadlines.
• Digital certificates are sent to *all* participants within one week from the conference – though we will try to expedite this process given the approaching scholarship deadlines.
• Every participant will receive an affidavit confirming the composition of the Academic Committee.
• Every participant will receive an affidavit confirming the status of a scientific society of the Center for American Studies.
• 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).
• Terms of Use (Conference Rules and Regulations): https://www.cfasofficial.com/en/terms-of-use