📅 Save the Dates: Joint ICRN & Hamburg Group Meeting on Intergroup Contact 2026

Lukas Wallrich
Nov 4, 2025 2 min read events

We’re thrilled to announce that ICRN and the Hamburg EASP-sponsored meeting group on Advances in Intergroup Contact will be joining forces to host a joint satellite meeting on and for intergroup contact!
This meeting will take place right after the EASP General Meeting (July 2026) — making it easy to attend both events.

🗓️ Dates & Locations

The joint meeting has been designed to align smoothly with key conferences relevant to our field:

  • 30 June – 4 July 2026: EASP General Meeting · Strasbourg, France
  • 5 July (afternoon) – 6 July 2026: Joint ICRN/Hamburg Group Meeting · Campus Karlsruhe, FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany
    (with an optional small-group work day on 7 July)
  • 16 – 19 July 2026: ISPP Annual Meeting · Newcastle Upon-Tyne, UK

📍 The Karlsruhe campus is just a 45-minute train ride from Strasbourg and conveniently connected to Frankfurt International Airport.

🎯 Objectives & Contents

The main aim of this meeting is to advance intergroup contact research, foster collaboration, and strengthen our international community.

We are still refining the details, but expect the following elements:

  • Networking and collaboration sessions
  • Research presentations and dissemination
  • Early-career researcher mentoring
  • ICRN governance discussions
  • Showcasing outcomes from the Hamburg meeting
  • Planning next steps for joint projects and training initiatives

Together, this partnership will be more than the sum of its parts — creating an unprecedented opportunity to synergise efforts and launch new, ambitious directions for intergroup contact research.

💬 Format & Fees

  • Format: In-person, with hybrid participation options 🌍
  • Fees: We aim for a cost-neutral event, minimising or avoiding fees altogether.
  • EASP GM attendance: Not required to join the joint meeting.

🔜 Next Steps

Further details on registration and how to express your interest will be shared soon.
In the meantime:

👉 Submit your abstracts!

  • 🧩 EASP General Meeting — Deadline: 7 November 2025
  • 🌍 ISPP Annual Meeting — Deadline: 24 November 2025

Let’s make 2026 a milestone year for intergroup contact research! ✨

The ICRN Team