CFP: 2026 Society for the Study of Ethics and Animals Mini-Conference

The SSEA is excited to announce a one-day mini-conference, to be held on August 5, 2026, immediately prior to the Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress (RoME) at the University of Colorado Boulder.

The mini-conference is intended as a forum for rigorous philosophical work on animal ethics, broadly conceived. We invite proposals for individual talks and 3-5-person colloquia on any topic in animal ethics.

For individual talks, please send abstracts of 300-400 words (all included). Include your name and talk title in the body of your email, and attach an anonymized PDF abstract suitable for blind review. Speakers should prepare talks of 30 minutes.

For colloquium proposals, please send a PDF with a detailed description (400-500 words, all included) of the colloquium theme as well as the names of speakers. All speakers must have confirmed their participation by the time the proposal is submitted.

The deadline for abstracts is June 5, 2026. Decisions will be announced by June 19.

The mini-conference will be held in person at CU Boulder. We will, however, consider submissions for remote talks by those who cannot attend in person. If you would only be able to present online, please indicate this in the main text of your email.

All submissions should be sent to [email protected]. Please include the words “2026 conference submission” in the subject line. Please contact Avram Hiller at [email protected] you have any questions.

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