ACBS Junior Investigator Poster Award: 

The purpose of this award is to recognize and help develop junior investigators conducting research in contextual behavioral science and who are presenting the results of this research at the Association's annual meeting.

ACBS Student Spotlight Program: (Accepted November 1-November 30)

The Student Spotlight Program highlights students who are doing important work in the CBS community whether for research, clinical, and/or volunteer-humanitarian efforts. It is a way to highlight their achievements, let the ACBS community know important work students are doing, and provides a platform for mentoring/collaboration/professional development/conversations around highlighted areas.

Developing Nations World Conference Scholars: (Application closes February 1)

ACBS is an international society but in many corners of the world it is difficult for professionals to attend ACBS conferences and trainings due simply to cost. The Developing Nations Fund helps disseminate CBS in the developing world and provides scholarships for attendees and presenters from developing nations to attend the world conference.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion World Conference Scholars: (Application closes February 1)

The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee is aiming to bring increased diversity to our annual conferences by providing funds for individuals who come from diverse backgrounds and who would not be able to attend an ACBS conference without this added financial support. Both trainees and professionals are eligible for this competitive award.

Early Career Research Paper Award: (Accepted papers will be emailed regarding eligibility)

The Award recognizes an outstanding empirical research abstract from an early career researcher, with the goal of stimulating that person’s long term participation in the ACBS conference as an outlet for presenting empirical science within the broad domain of CBS.

Michael J. Asher Student Dissertation Award: (Application closes February 1)

This award is given to students based on their doctoral dissertation proposal related to the use of Contextual Behavioral Science with children/adolescents. Michael J. Asher, Ph.D., ABPP passed away in 2016 and was a clinical psychologist at Behavior Therapy Associates, P.A. since 1988. He was passionate about his work, loved psychology, cognitive behavior therapy, and especially enjoyed learning about and practicing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

ACBS Foundation Student Scholarship: (Application closes February 15)

The goal of the ACBS Foundation is to support existing activities within ACBS and explore areas for future development. The ACBS Foundation Student Scholarship that will cover the full student registration fee for attending the annual ACBS World Conference.

Student World Conference Scholars: (Application closes February 15)

The mission of the ACBS Student Special Interest Group is to work to support students of contextual behavioral science by advocating for their professional and personal development and facilitating their contribution to ACBS and the larger community. One step in moving towards this mission has been to create a Student World Conference Scholarship that will help subsidize the costs of attending the annual ACBS World Conference.

Royal Park Hotel

Just 15 minutes by car or shuttle bus to the conference venue.

HK1,250 per night including 1 buffet breakfast (approx. $160USD)

HK1,350 per night including 2 buffet breakfast

Royal Park Hotel Reservation link

Booking and Cancellation details:

For participants to book through official website booking link, credit card payment for whole period is required for reservations. 

For amendments and cancellations made on or before March 18, 2027: 100% of the prepayment will be refunded to the credit card used for the original transaction. 

For amendments and cancellations made on or before April 30, 2027: 50% of the prepayment will be refunded to the credit card used for the original transaction. 

For amendments and cancellations made on or after May 19, 2027: No amendments or cancellations will be permitted. All prepayments will be non-refundable and nontransferable.

World Conference 2027 Program Co-Chairs

Dr Connie Chong is an Associate Professor at The Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and a registered nurse with substantial clinical experience in medicine and paediatrics. Her research centres on Contextual Behavioural Science, with a particular focus on the application and evaluation of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for family caregivers of children with specialised needs or chronic conditions. She serves as Editor of the Journal of Clinical Nursing and Associate Editor of the British Journal of Health Psychology and the Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science. Since her PhD journey, Dr Chong has maintained a close and meaningful connection with the ACBS community through her research leadership and professional service. She was the inaugural recipient of the ACBS Early Career Paper Award in 2018, serves as a Strategic Scientific Council Member of ACBS, and is a former Chair of the ACBS Awards Committee. Recognised as one of the leading CBS and ACT scholars in Asia, Dr Chong brings a distinctive nursing perspective to the CBS field. She also founded ACTuWISE Limited, the first nurse-led technology start-up in Hong Kong integrating ACT and artificial intelligence to advance mental health services, training and impactful research.

Dr Eric Morris is an Associate Professor at La Trobe University and Consultant Clinical Psychologist at Northern Health, Melbourne, Australia. As co-director of ACTUALISE Lab at La Trobe University, Eric researches Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for recovery from psychosis, insomnia, and for workplace resilience training. Eric is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, the British Journal of Clinical Psychology and Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. Eric is a former Chair of the BABCP ACT Special Interest Group (UK) and President of the Australia & New Zealand Chapter of the Association of Contextual Behavioural Science. He is a Fellow of the Association for Contextual Behavioural Science.  He is a co-editor of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Mindfulness for Psychosis and Psychological Interventions for Psychosis: Towards a Paradigm Shift and co-author of the group treatment manual, ACT for Psychosis Recovery. Eric is a co-author of the self-help guide, ACTivate Your Life: An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Workbook for Building a Life that is Rich, Fulfilling and Fun. 
 

Nearly half of the World Conference sessions and all in-person Pre-Conference workshops accessible in 50+ languages.

Which languages?

22-23 June 2027, all Pre-Conference, Intensive workshops will be presented in English and available in 50+ languages via simultaneous AI (artificial intelligence) translation software. (Use of this browser-based translation system requires attendees to have a smart phone, and wired or wireless headphones, that can connect to Wi-Fi.)

24-27 June 2027, the ACBS World Conference will have 6 presentation rooms (including the large plenary session room) available in 50+ languages via simultaneous AI (artificial intelligence) translation software.  (Use of this browser-based translation system requires attendees to have a smart phone, and wired or wireless headphones, that can connect to Wi-Fi.)

_{The AI translation service provided at the conference is the only approved AI-software for this event, all other AI notetaking tools are prohibited without prior approval by ACBS. Please see our policy regarding the use of other AI tools at the 2027 World Conference here.}