We accept presentations in the following languages:

- English

- Polish

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

• Students, Ph.D. students, experienced researchers, as well as professionals 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.

• Prof. Tomasz Brzozowski, Ph.D. (Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University) – Chairman of the Committee.
• Prof. Andrzej Urbanik, Ph.D. (Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University) – Vice-Chairman of the Committee.
• Prof. Błażej Kmieciak (Medical University of Lodz) – Member of the Committee.
• Prof. Anna Skalska, M.D., Ph.D. (Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University) – Member of the Committee.
• Renata Markiewicz, Ph.D. (Medical University of Lublin) – Member of the Committee.
• Agnieszka Kozioł-Kozakowska, Ph.D. (Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University) – Member of the Committee.
• Miroslawa Dulczewska-Miller, M.D., Ph.D. (Miroslawa Dulczewska-Miller, M.D., Ph.D. Pediatrics & Dermatology Clinic, Chicago, Illinois, USA) – Member of the Committee.
• Attorney Valery Loumber, J.D. (Gavrilov & Brooks Law Firm, Sacramento/Los Angeles; Center for American Studies Director of Academic Affairs) – Member of the Committee.
• Luke Darby Bartosik, LL.M. (President of the Center for American & European Studies) – Secretary of the Committee.

➤ ACTIVE PARTICIPATION (INFORMATION FOR CONFERENCE SPEAKERS)

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

1️⃣Submit an abstract (200-300 words) and register via the Speaker Application Form at:

https://forms.gle/gYLtPTFQ1N5U5A1p7

2️⃣Register via the Speaker Application Form by 23.59 on August 12, 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 August 13, 2025.

3️⃣Pay the conference fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the qualified speakers via email. The fee must be paid by August 16, 2025 at the latest.

➤ PASSIVE PARTICIPATION (CONFERENCE AUDIENCE)

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

1️⃣Register via the Audience Registration Form at: https://forms.gle/qtPmwSGG7arffPrL7

2️⃣Register using the Audience Registration Form by midnight on August 15, 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).

3️⃣Pay the audience fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the audience via email. The fee must be paid by August 17, 2025, at the latest. Audience will have a chance to see the conference schedule with a full list of speakers and their presentation titles before paying the fee.

➤ SPEAKERS – 2 options:

• 219 PLN / 55 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 –

• 249 PLN / 65 EUR – participation as a speaker + digital certificate + traditional certificate sent via post.

➤ AUDIENCE – 2 options:

• 129 PLN / 35 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 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).
• If your participation in the conference is to be financed by the university (or other 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).
• Your 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).
• Certificates are usually sent via traditional post within 2 months after the conference.
• Digital certificates are sent to *all* participants within one week from the conference.
• All Participants will receive an affidavit confirming the composition of the Academic 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.
• 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).