Announcement: SSSR 2026 Programme is live
SSSR 2026 — Final Programme & Presenter Info
Our programme is live — explore sessions, speakers, and real-time updates. Presenting authors must attend the entire conference.
Important Information
- Attendance: Presenting authors are expected to attend the entire conference.
- Withdrawals & Refunds: Refund deadline for withdrawals is June 5. After this date refunds are not available.
- Questions? Email Katie Sanchez at scientificstudy.reading@gmail.com.
ExOrdo Mobile App
Download the ExOrdo app and search for “SSSR 2026 Programme” using passphrase: sssr2026. Build your personal schedule by adding sessions (get reminders), message presenters directly, and receive real‑time organiser announcements and alerts — features not available in the online programme or PDF.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Delegates are expected to attend the entire conference, except in cases of exceptional circumstances related to health or religious obligations. Please ensure this commitment when registering as scheduling requests will not be granted.
Presenter Instructions — Rotterdam 2026
Updated: 17 March 2026
Talk set-up and timing
- Equipment: Each presentation room is equipped with a PC laptop provided by our AV partner. Personal laptops cannot be used for presentations.
- Format: Slides should be PowerPoint (.pptx) or saved as a PDF.
- Loading presentations: Presenters must upload files via USB to the room computer. Please arrive at your assigned room at least 10–15 minutes before your session begins to load your file and meet the Session Chair. Do not rely on internet access to download or present slides.
- Timing: Spoken paper presenters have 20 minutes total — 15 minutes presentation + 5 minutes for audience questions. Symposium timing will follow the same allocation per presenter.
Panel chairs & convenors (spoken paper groups)
- Arrival: Arrive in the room before the session begins and confirm all presenters are present and have uploaded their presentations.
- Introductions: Briefly introduce each speaker and their talk title.
- Timekeeping: Adhere strictly to the schedule. Prompt cards will be available: “5 minutes left” (at the 10‑minute mark), “1 minute left” (at the 14‑minute mark), and “STOP” at 15 minutes.
- Absences: If a presenter is absent, maintain the session timing to allow attendees to move between parallel sessions.
Poster presentations (Rotterdam 2026)
- Orientation: Portrait (taller than wide).
- Dimensions: Usable poster area on the boards is 97 cm wide × 122 cm high. Please fit your poster within these dimensions.
- Mounting materials: Boards have a felt surface. Push‑pins will be provided on‑site by the printing facility.
- Assignments: Each poster board is numbered. Display your poster only on the board assigned to your poster number (found in the conference programme).
On‑site poster printing (PrinterPro)
- Location: PrinterPro on the 4th floor of the Postillion Convention Centre.
- Ordering: Orders must be pre‑paid directly through the PrinterPro portal.
- Pickup: Presenters should plan for individual pickup at PrinterPro. A centralized pickup at registration is being explored but is not confirmed — plan for individual pickup unless otherwise notified.
- Note: the PrinterPro's website default language is in Dutch. We recommend translating the language by right-clicking and selecting translate to English.
Wi‑Fi & connectivity
Attendees will have access to a dedicated conference Wi‑Fi network (SSID) to support the mobile conference app. Connection details and passwords will be provided in advance via Ex Ordo and the conference mobile app, and will also be available on‑site at the registration desk and displayed throughout the venue.
Questions about presenter logistics? Email: scientificstudy.reading@gmail.com
SSSR 2026 Shout-Out!
Thank you to our Abstract Reviewers
Thank you to the reviewers below — your generous time and expertise made SSSR 2026 possible.
SSSR 2026: Submissions are now closed.
ExOrdo Author Submission Guidelines
- The deadline to submit abstract proposals was Nov 3 at 11:59 PM (PST)
- For presentation formats and requirements, please continue reading the Call for Papers below.
SSSR 2026: Call for Papers
Thirty-Third Annual Meeting
Society for the Scientific Study of Reading
15 - 18 July, 2026
Welcome Reception and Preconference: July 15, 2026
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Conference chair: Jan Frijters
Local organizing committee: Roel van Steensel & Hilde Van Keer
Conference program committee: Jans Frijters, Lindsay Harris, and Mads Poulsen
The 2026 annual conference will be an in-person conference held at the Postillion Hotel & Convention Centre WTC Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Details about registration, schedule, and other information will be added to the conference website over the next few weeks and months.
Important: Please note that all deadlines listed in this document end at Pacific Time, North America.
Proposal Submission Information and Presentation Formats
Following last year's practice, a single deadline has been set for all proposal submissions: symposia, spoken papers, and interactive papers (posters).
- Proposal Submission deadline (for all formats) is November 3, 2025. We will not be accepting late submissions under any circumstances.
- Decisions will be notified no later than January 16, 2026.
Symposia (250 words max.)
A symposium provides an opportunity to examine one topic in depth or from different perspectives.
- Each symposium consists of 5 presentation slots that are 20 minutes in length for a total of 100 minutes.
- Symposium sessions are directed by one chair, with 5 spoken papers or 4 spoken papers and 1 discussant.
- The organizer of the symposium is expected to be the chair.
- Presenters should represent different laboratories and an international mix of contributors is encouraged.
Spoken Papers (250 words max.)
- The paper sessions comprise 15-minute oral presentations of 5 papers, each followed by 5 minutes for audience discussion.
- These papers should be submitted individually, and the program committee will organize them into topically coherent sessions, depending on the number of symposia and available space.
Interactive Papers (Posters) (250 words max.)
An interactive paper (poster) includes text + graphic display of research findings.
- Designed to encourage in-depth, informal discussion
- Excellent opportunity for both senior and early-career researchers
Policy on Presenting at SSSR
- The first author on a paper or poster is the presenting author (and should also be the corresponding author in the online submission system).
- Attendees can be the first/presenting author on one spoken or interactive paper only. The exception to this policy is the case of discussants in symposia; a discussant may submit an abstract for a spoken or interactive paper in addition to appearing as symposium discussant.
- Failure of the first author of any submission or the chair of a symposium to register for the conference by April 25, 2026, will result in the automatic removal of their submission from the program.
- Full conference attendance is expected of all presenting delegates. Presenters acknowledge this commitment upon registration; individual scheduling requests will not be granted. Exceptions are limited to documented health or religious obligations.
Can’t Attend?
When the first/presenting author of a submission accepted for the conference cannot attend the meeting, they have three options:
- Transfer Authorship
- Allow a coauthor to present and be moved to first author position on the program. In this case, the original first author will not have to register for the conference.
- Retain Authorship; Delegate Presentation
- The first author may remain listed in the program while assigning presentation duties to a coauthor or knowledgeable colleague.
- Under this arrangement, both the first author and the presenter must register.
- The program listing will remain unchanged.
- Withdraw the submission.
- The submission may be withdrawn entirely if presentation arrangements cannot be made.
The rule that attendees can be the first/presenting author on one spoken or interactive paper only still applies.
Selecting Proposals
All proposals undergo peer review for consideration in the program. Preference will be given to high-quality proposals by SSSR members. If space is available, similar quality proposals from non-members may also be accepted. We encourage those who submit spoken papers and symposium papers to agree to present in a different format if necessary.
Submission Process
We will be using the submission system run by Ex Ordo. The site will go live by October 1, 2025. Details on the submission process will be uploaded to the website in the next few days. Submissions that fail to follow guidelines may not be reviewed
Contact Us
If you have any questions, please email Queries SSSR at scientificstudy.reading@gmail.com.