We’re pleased to annouce that we’re working with the synesthesia associations in the US and UK to put on a major international synesthesia conference at Oxford University’s Somerville College from May 10th to 12th, 2024.

If you’ve never been to a gathering of synesthetes before (and those who research us), know that it’s really quite an amazing experience to meet others who share our unique abilities.

Below is the official call for presenters & papers, along with the submission deadlines. If you’ve any queries, send them on in through the contact form here on our site.

We are pleased to invite submissions to participate in a joint conference on Synesthesia and Cross-modal Perception organized jointly by the UK Synaesthesia Association and American Synesthesia Association, Inc. The full program will be announced in January 2024.

The aim of the conference is to provide a forum for presentation and discussion of the latest findings on synesthesia, its mediation, and relevance to cross-modal perception. We welcome talks from synesthetes, researchers, and all others with a professional or general interest. Relevant topics include synesthesia, a presentation of visual artwork, audio compositions, a reading, as well as a first-hand account of synesthesia, lessons for cross-modal processing and integration, and lessons from sensory substitution.

For those wishing to present:

Please submit your abstract of 300 words or less, together with a list of any co-authors and your and their affiliations. Also include your name, email address, telephone contact number, and a short resume (no more than two pages) or web-link to same. Please list any audio-visual equipment you might require for your presentation.

Plan to limit your presentation to 20 minutes (not including an additional 5–10 minutes for Questions & Answers). There may be both poster and paper sessions at the conference. Please indicate your preference for being scheduled as a poster or paper.

The number of presentation slots will be limited, so there is no guarantee that a submission can be accepted. For Paper submissions that cannot be scheduled, there may be a poster option. Please indicate your preference for a Paper or Poster. Proposals for a Workshop panel can be submitted. Individuals are urged to attend even if they are not making a presentation.

DEADLINE for Abstract Submission: December 3, 2023

NOTIFICATION will be by January 5, 2024.

To submit your abstract, contact information, short resume and audio/visual equipment needs, please go to the American Synesthesia Association website: http://synesthesia.info

Abstracts should be submitted here: http://www.synesthesia.info/submissionformcaptcha.asp

We are delighted to be holding this joint conference between the UK Synaesthesia Association and the American Synesthesia Association, Inc.

Sincerely,

For the British Synaesthesia Association: James Wannerton, Julia Simner, Charles Spence, Jamie Ward

For the American Synesthesia Association: Carol Steen, Greta Berma, Ed Hubbard, Greg Jarvis, Daphne Maurer