ACBS 2026 Virtual Summit: ACT and the Body
ACBS 2026 Virtual Summit: ACT and the Body
Mark your calendar for the ACBS Virtual Summit: ACT and the Body! On 8 October 2026, this global, fully virtual event will bring together a leading researchers and clinicians to explore the many ways ACT engages with our embodied experience, where mind, behavior, and body intersect. This year's theme spans a range of topics including:
- chronic pain
- somatic and mindfulness exercises
- body awareness
- our evolving relationship with our bodies,
- and more.
Whether you’re a clinician, researcher, or student, you’ll find content designed to expand both your perspective and your practice. With thoughtfully scheduled, around-the-clock programming, you can join live sessions at times that work for your time zone (no middle-of-the-night logins required!). The Summit features a dynamic mix of research and clinical presentations, an interactive panel, and fast-paced IGNITE speeches that deliver fresh ideas in quick, engaging bursts.
Join us for a day of connection, insight, and inspiration. Save the date—more details coming soon.
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Want to present at the 2026 ACBS Virtual Summit? Visit here to submit your IGNITE session.
Call for IGNITE Submissions
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Do you have an idea, insight, or project related to ACT and the Body you’d love to share with our global community? Now’s your chance!
As part of the ACBS Virtual Summit, we’re inviting members to give short, impactful presentations (5 minutes). Your talk can be empirical, conceptual, philosophical, historical, or methodological—the choice is yours.
All ACBS members are welcome to submit their presentation. We especially encourage those who:
- Can’t always attend in-person conferences
- Are looking to gain experience presenting at peer-reviewed international events.
Possible time slots for 8 October are:
- 13:00 - 14:00 GMT
- 20:15 - 21:15 GMT
- Or pre-recorded Ignite presentations.
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All presenters will have 5 minutes for their presentation. Presenters can present “Ignite” style. For those unfamiliar, an Ignite presentation is a short, structured talk in which presenters share ideas and issues they are most passionate about using a “deck” of 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. (Non-Ignite style presentations will be considered, but with a strict 5 minute time limit.) We hope members will take this opportunity to share their work and connect more deeply with our global community.
For more on Ignite presentations, see:
http://www.speakerconfessions.com/2009/06/how-to-give-a-great-ignite-talk/
All submissions are due by June 15, 2026.