• Students, Ph.D. students, experienced researchers, practitioners, 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.

Speeches may be delivered in the following languages:

• English
• Polish

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

• Prof. Błażej Kmieciak (Academy of Special Pedagogy in Warsaw) – Chairman of the Conference Committee.
• Prof. Krzysztof Mudyń (University of Rzeszów) – Vice-Chairman of the Conference Committee.
• Prof. Joanna Grzela (Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce) – Member of the Conference Committee).
• Dr. Jagoda Dzida (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan) – Member of the Conference Committee.
• Attorney Dr. Valery Loumber (Gavrilov & Brooks Law Firm, Sacramento/Los Angeles; Director of Academic Affairs) – Member of the Conference Committee.
• Łukasz Darby Bartosik, LL.M. (President of the Center for American Studies) – Secretary of the Conference Committee.

➤ REGISTRATION STEPS FOR CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

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

1️⃣Submit an abstract (up to 300 words) and fill out the Speaker Application Form at: https://forms.gle/T1DrzoaRZaipUM4W8

2️⃣Register via the Speaker Application Form by 23.59 on January 7, 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 8, 2026.

3️⃣Pay 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 10, 2026 at the latest.

➤ PASSIVE PARTICIPATION (CONFERENCE AUDIENCE)

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

1️⃣ Fill out the Audience Registration Form at: https://forms.gle/tPdeUmSVe2b6y1Ce9

2️⃣ Register via the Audience Registration Form by 23.59 on January 11, 2026. Failure to fill in the form will result in the inability to passivezly participate in the conference (and thus the inability to receive an audience certificate).

3️⃣ 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 13, 2026 at the latest

Don't worry! Registered audience will get to see the full conference schedule and presentation titles of all speakers by then. It will be delivered via e-mail.

➤ SPEAKERS – 2 options:

• 229 PLN / 60 EUR – participation as a speaker + digital certificate (PDF with 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 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*:

" – active / passive participation (select the appropriate one) – Academic Conference SEXUALITY>"

* 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 us to the university (institution/company)
• The fee is non-refundable (because 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/trio presentation and the total number of presentations during the conference);
• Traditional (paper) 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.
• 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.
• Speakers must use their microphone and web camera during presenting (audio-video transmission)
• 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).
• Conference Rules and Regulations: https://www.cfasofficial.com/en/terms-of-use