{"id":3387,"date":"2026-04-13T03:10:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T00:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/?page_id=3387"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:22:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:22:57","slug":"call-for-sessions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/yhys-colloquium-2026\/call-for-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"CALL FOR SESSIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/04\/Banner_NEW-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3584\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/04\/Banner_NEW-scaled.png 2560w, 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style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);line-height:0.3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/yhys.net\" style=\"color: black;text-decoration: none\">\n    <span style=\"font-weight: 600\">YHYS<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><a style=\"color: black;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/yhys-colloquium-2026\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600\">Colloquium<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/yhys-colloquium-2026\/facts-fictions-futures\/\" style=\"color: black;text-decoration: none\">\n    <span style=\"font-weight: 600\">Theme<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/yhys-colloquium-2026\/tba\" style=\"color: black;text-decoration: none\">\n    <span style=\"font-weight: 600\">Keynotes<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/yhys-colloquium-2026\/tba\/\" style=\"color: black;text-decoration: none\">\n    <span style=\"font-weight: 600\">PhD Event<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/yhys-colloquium-2026\/call-for-sessions\/\" style=\"color: #000082;text-decoration: none\">\n    <strong>Calls<\/strong>\n  <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/yhys-colloquium-2026\/tba\/\" style=\"color: black;text-decoration: none\">\n    <span style=\"font-weight: 600\">Sessions<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/yhys-colloquium-2026\/tba\/\" style=\"color: black;text-decoration: none\">\n    <span style=\"font-weight: 600\">Program<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-693772819aca25c1234c679fad78c31e\"><a style=\"color: black;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/yhys-colloquium-2026\/registration\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600\">Registration<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/yhys-colloquium-2026\/organizers\/\" style=\"color: black;text-decoration: none\">\n    <span style=\"font-weight: 600\">Organizers<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-3387_cdfcb9-fe .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-3387_cdfcb9-fe .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:95%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer alignnone kt-block-spacer-3387_cdfcb9-fe\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10847a301d3755eb7f89865d1f1289dd\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Call for Sessions<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cd669b9 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 18px\">\n<span style=\"font-weight: 600\">The YHYS Fall Colloquium 2026,<\/span> hosted by \u00c5bo Akademi University in cooperation with the University of Turku, calls scholars for a meeting to discuss pertinent topics related to environmental social science. <span style=\"font-weight: 600\">The theme of the colloquium is Facts, Fictions and Sustainable Futures.<\/span> Read more about the theme <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/centre-for-sustainable-ocean-science\/yhys-colloquium-2026\/facts-fictions-futures\/\">here<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 18px\">\nWhile the plenary sessions focus on the colloquium theme, the sessions coordinated by scholars can cover various aspects of environmental social science, from the local to the global, and from empirical papers over policy-relevant topics to conceptual and theoretical contributions.\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 18px\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 600\">We invite convenors to submit a proposal for a session.<\/span> Sessions can be accepted in English, Finnish or Swedish. Convenors will be responsible for selecting papers, organizing the session programme and chairing the sessions. Sessions will take place in-person.\n  If you are interested in organizing and chairing a session, please send your proposal including:\n<\/p>\n\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;margin-left: 1.5em;font-size: 18px\">\n  <li>Name of the session<\/li>\n  <li>Max. 300 word description of the session<\/li>\n  <li>Name and affiliation of the convenor(s)<\/li>\n  <li>E-mail of the primary contact for the session (only one)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 18px\">\n<span style=\"font-weight: 600\">The deadline for the submission of session proposals is Monday 1st June 2026<\/span>. Decisions on the acceptance of session proposals will be communicated by Tuesday 30th June 2026. The call for papers will be opened in early August 2026.\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 18px\">\n<span style=\"font-weight: 600\">Submit your session proposal<\/span>  via email to <a href=\"mailto:yhys2026@abo.fi\">yhys2026@abo.fi<\/a>. 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