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The Love Consortium team is thrilled to announce our fourth Love Conference—to take place virtually on October 13, 2026.

Do you have a research question about love that you’ve been meaning to test with an existing dataset (or perhaps one on The Love Consortium Dataverse)? Well, here’s your chance! We’re opening speaker submissions early to give more researchers an opportunity to share their work. 

As with our previous TLC Love Conferences, we welcome scholars from all career stages, geographies, and scientific disciplines to submit their research for consideration. In line with our new project on The Love Ethic we are especially eager to feature research and fresh perspectives on how love can be employed within moral and ethical frameworks. We also welcome work exploring the development of love (particularly among younger populations), how love motivates prosocial behavior, shapes interpersonal dynamics, or functions as an individual trait.

Following our last intellectually rich 2024 Love Conference (see the full event program here), we are thrilled to once again bring together researchers from around the world—this time virtually—to share findings, exchange ideas, and engage with the latest love research. TLC Founder Dr. Sara Algoe will give a keynote address on her new conceptual framework for the scientific study of love. It's sure to be a great event.

We are accepting submissions for three presentation formats: 

• Poster presentations

• Flash talks (5 minutes)

• Full talks (15-20 minutes)

You are welcome to submit for any and all formats for which you’d like your work to be considered.*

Submit your research!

Submissions will be evaluated through peer-review according to the following criteria:

• Scientific contribution: To what extent does the research advance the science of love?

• Methodological quality: How sound are the methods, analyses, and conclusions?

Submissions are due by July 15, 2026 and decisions will be announced by August 1.

We look forward to learning more about your work!

*Note: Final decisions regarding presentation format(s) will depend on reviewers' scores for each submission as well as overall programmatic experience.