The Global Summit will take place virtually on October 23-24, 2024. Please see the Program at a Glance page for session times.  

APS is committed to science being conducted, discussed, presented, and published in ways that promote the lively and productive exchange of ideas. To demonstrate this commitment, APS expects all attendees to conduct themselves professionally and, out of respect for others and for the spirit of our gathering, refrain from actions or speech that could reasonably be construed as harassing or personally disparaging. 

Please see full APS Code of Conduct for Conventions & Events here.

The APS Global Psychological Science Summit, which is a virtual event, will be held annually, likely in October of each year, starting in 2024. 

The Call for Submissions is APS’s on-line portal for submitting research to be presented at the APS Global Psychological Science Summit. Submission types include posters and roundtables. All submissions will be presented virtually. 

See the Call for Submission page for more information.

Please visit our Call for submissions page for more information.  

Submission Timeline: 

• Submissions Open: July 3, 2024 

• Original Submission Deadline: Monday, August 12, 2024, at 5:00 PM ET (22:00 UTC) 
• Submission Extension: Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 5:00 PM ET (22:00 UTC) 

• Review/ Schedule Notifications: Early September, 2024 

No, APS only accepts submissions via the online Call for Submissions. 

APS Membership is not required to submit, present, and author a submission or attend the APS Global Psychological Science Summit. However, being a member of APS offers you a significant discount on registration and directly benefits you and your career. To become a member and take advantage of membership benefits please visit our Membership page.

Posters are scheduled within 50-minute poster sessions and will be available on-demand during the Global Summit. We ask that you are available during your session time so that other Global Summit attendees can use the chat function to ask questions, etc. If your poster proposal is accepted, further instructions regarding virtual presentation proceedings will be provided.  

Roundtable session presenters should plan for a short presentation accompanied by slides (5-7 minutes), followed by a discussion with attendees. The entire session will be scheduled for 50 minutes. 

The Call for Submissions page provides further details on the Call for Submissions process and proposal requirements. 

In addition, find commonly asked submission FAQs at the Call for Submissions FAQs page.

Submissions for the 2024 APS Annual Convention will not automatically be reviewed for the APS Global Psychological Science Summit  If your poster was accepted but you could not attend the May 2024 convention, e.g., because of an emergency or visa issues, you will need to resubmit if you want to present your poster at the APS Global Psychological Science Summit.

Yes, there will be a separate call for submissions and separate review process for each event. 

If you present at an in-person APS Annual Convention, you may re-submit that research to the APS Global Psychological Science Summit in the same year.

Please see the Global Psychological Science Summit Registration page for rates and additional information on registration. 

Please note that APS strongly encourages online payment for registration via credit card or ACH. However, we recognize that in some cases you may need to pay via check or wire transfer, which are also accepted. Registration payments must be received in advance of the Summit.  Please see the registration page for further registration details and instructions. 

Registration for the APS Global Psychological Science Summit will open in early August and will be accessed via the Global Psychological Science Summit Registration page. Please check the registration page for more information.

All speakers, participants, poster and roundtable presenters at the APS Global Psychological Science Summit must pay a registration fee – which is discounted for APS Members. You do not have to register to have your submission accepted. You may register once you receive notification and still be eligible for the extended early-bird registration rates if you register before Monday, September 23, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT (21:00 UTC) . 

Please note that the APS Global Psychological Science Summit is a fully virtual summit, and you will need to register to present your research. 

APS is pleased to offer financial assistance programs to defray costs for APS Members and Student Affiliates at the APS Global Psychological Science Summit. 

Participation Assistance – The Participation Assistance Program defrays costs for APS Members attending the APS Global Psychological Science Summit. Learn more and apply by August 19.

The APS Global Psychological Science Summit formally kicks off with the Plenary Session: Toward a Global Psychological Science on the morning of Wednesday, October 23, 2024, followed by Poster Viewing Sessions and Roundtable Sessions throughout the day. The day ends with the Plenary Session: Challenges in Global Psychological Science.  

The APS program continues Thursday, with Workshops, Poster Viewing Sessions, and Roundtable Sessions occurring throughout the day. Finally, our APS Global Psychological Science Summit ends with the Closing Plenary Session: Future of Global Psychological Science. 

Please find more detailed program information for the APS Global Psychological Science Summit on the Program-at-a-Glance page.

Please find more detailed program information for the APS Global Psychological Science Summit on the Program-at-a-Glance page.

APS Global Psychological Science Summit attendees will have opportunities to engage with each other in live chats during invited sessions, during the viewing of posters, and in submitted roundtable sessions. Attendees will also be able to view other Global Summit participants around the world and share contact information, schedule 1 on 1 meetings, and set up video chats through the platform. 

Attendees can also connect 1:1 directly through the online event platform. We hope to expand the networking and discussion opportunities in future virtual summits. 

 After the Global Summit, an online certificate will be available to registered attendees by accessing your APS member profile. 

Roundtable and poster presenters will be emailed a link to a Certificate of Participation after the Global Summit is over. Presenters must have attended the Global Summit and paid in full to receive a Certificate of Participation. Please check your spam folders if you did not receive this email. 

APS is committed to ensuring that the Global Summit is fully accessible to all persons. If you have a specific accessibility requirement for a virtual platform, please contact the APS Meetings Department by email at [email protected] or +1 202.293.9300 before September 16th, 2024. Every attempt will be made to accommodate your request. 

APS’s flagship events are the APS Annual Convention (in-person) and the APS Global Psychological Science Summit (virtual), which are held in May and October and bring together psychological scientists from around the world to connect and share their research. 

2025: 37th Annual Convention, May 22-25, 2025, Washington, D.C., USA 

2026: 38th Annual Convention, Dates and International Location TBD 

2027: 39th Annual Convention, May 27-30, 2027, Seattle, Washington, USA 

2028: 40th Annual Convention, May 25-28, 2028, Washington, D.C., USA 

APS’s next convention outside of the US will be the APS Annual Convention in May 2026 in a European city to be announced soon.

Starting in 2025, the APS Annual Convention and ICPS will merge. The new APS Annual Convention, which will have features of both the APS Annual Convention and ICPS, will rotate to locations outside of the US every 3 years, the first year being 2026.

The APS Global Psychological Science Summit, which is a virtual event, will be held annually, likely in October of each year, starting in 2024.