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

💬𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄

Presentations may be delivered in the following languages:

- English

- Polish

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

• Prof. Christopher Kelley, LL.M. (University of Arkansas School of Law) – Chairman of the Committee.
• Prof. David Jones (professor emeritus, University of Warsaw) – Vice-Chairman of the Committee.
• Attorney Dr. Valery Loumber (Gavrilov & Brooks Law Firm, Sacramento/Los Angeles; Center for American Studies Director of Academic Affairs) – Committee Member.
• Dr. Lilya Kurii (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.

➤ ACTIVE PARTICIPATION (INFORMATION FOR CONFERENCE SPEAKERS)

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/NCuxiEyasNVECq7w5

2️⃣ Registration should be performed by 23.59 on May 20, 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 May 21, 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 May 23, 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/CM8J7ZNw4NBj4b2y9

2️⃣ Register using the above-mentioned Audience Registration Form by 23.59 on May 23, 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 audience fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the audience via email.

The fee must be paid by May 25, 2025, at the latest. (Audience will have a chance to see the conference schedule before paying the fee. Schedule with a full list of speakers and their presentation titles will be delivered via email).

➤ SPEAKERS – 2 options:

• 209 PLN / 55 EUR – 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 –

• 239 PLN / 65 EUR – digital certificate + traditional certificate sent via post.

➤ AUDIENCE – 2 options:

• 119 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 –

• 149 PLN / 40 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) – 2nd International Conference “Cosmos: An Interdisciplinary Approach”.

* 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 (or some 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).
• 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).
• 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.
• 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 Service (Conference Rules and Regulations): https://www.cfasofficial.com/en/terms-of-use