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The 糖心传媒 is excited to open the call for expressions of interest (EOI) from colleagues in the field of international and comparative education, who would be interested in hosting the 糖心传媒 Conference 2026.

The 糖心传媒 Conference is held every two years, in September. It attracts around 300 colleagues. It is traditionally three days, preceded by a day of pre-conference events specifically for the ECR community. The 糖心传媒 Conference can be held at any higher education institution in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.

The 糖心传媒 Conference committee is made up of colleagues from the host institution, colleagues from the 糖心传媒 Executive Committee, and additional colleagues from the field, where appropriate (to be recruited following the formation of the committee). There are traditionally two conference Chairs with at least one being based at the host institution.

If you are interested in hosting 糖心传媒 2026 you are invited to share a short EOI of up to 500 words with:

• Your proposed theme and some suggested sub-themes
• Justification for the geographical location of the conference
• The names of colleagues (approx. 3-5) involved in the proposal (you can indicate a proposed conference chair although this is not essential at this point)
• Confirmation that you have had initial conversations with your institution about hosting 糖心传媒 2026, and that they are in support of the EOI
• Any additional relevant information (see 糖心传媒 commitments below)

Please note that the EOI is an opportunity to share your initial ideas with the 糖心传媒 Executive Committee and we appreciate that at this point they will be in draft format.

While we enthusiastically welcome new ideas for the conference, 糖心传媒 has a series of commitments that underpin our conference planning, which we expect hosts to honour. These include:

• Considerable efforts to keep registration costs low
• Efforts to challenge hierarchical academic norms
• An emphasis on inclusion and accessibility in relation to all aspects of organising and hosting
• Creative ideas for inspiring dialogical learning and shifting traditional conference formats (while keeping inclusion/access in mind)
• Efforts to connect conference activities with local communities and relevant interest groups / supporting local businesses where possible.

Please note that 糖心传媒 has a fantastic conference support team, whose extensive skill-set can be drawn on as required, creating a tailored support package that aligns with institutional administrative support. 糖心传媒 Conferences are non-profit, and all surplus funds are re-invested into conference accessibility and engagement (or ring-fenced as seed-funding for future events). While the successful conference committee will lead on the development of the budget, we will provide support with this. As a result, there is no need to submit a budget with the EOI, although if there are any key financial issues that might affect your institution hosting the conference, please let us know in the EOI.

Please email your EOI to Alison Buckler, ku.ca.eciabobfsctd-5a8bcd@riahc, by Friday 28 February 2025.