5th International Pandisciplinary Conference on Solitude in Community: Alone Together

As organizers of the conference, the International Society for Research on Solitude (ISRS) welcomes contributions to the 5th International Pandisciplinary Conference on Solitude in Community: Alone Together which will take place between 23.04 and 25.04.2026 at Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus in Savannah, Georgia in the United States.

Hosted by Dr Richard E Cleveland at Georgia Southern University, the conference is also supported by Lincoln Bishop University (UK) and the Institute of Pedagogy at the University of Szczecin (Poland), honoured with the auspices of both rectors.

The ISRS welcomes papers and posters on any issues related to solitude, silence and loneliness, from any discipline and from any professional/practice context, and from researchers from all over the world. The ISRS welcomes presentations focusing on empirical research, theoretical exploration, and/or practitioner-based applications. 

The submission of abstracts will be welcome till the 1st November, 2025. (Later submissions will be considered if there is still room on the programme.)

To submit, please fill in the form here: click on the link

Conference registration requires a fee, approximately 200 USD/ 176 EUR / 148 GBP / 750 PLN for general registration covering participation, refreshments and conference materials. (No accommodation or travel included.) Individuals who are members of the ISRS may register for the reduced fee of $150 USD and students are invited to register at the student-rate of $90 USD.

Exhibitors interested in attending and presenting their materials must register through the same registration portal, paying the fee of $250 USD (Note. Conference planning team will connect with registered exhibitors prior to the conference).

A pre-conference training event is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday April 22, 2026. Individuals are invited to register for the event, but the pre-conference training will be specifically focused on US-based clinical mental health counseling practitioners. The event registration fee of $75 USD covers attendance and Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for maintaining national clinical licensure (i.e., NBCC). More information regarding the pre-conference schedule and trainers will be forthcoming.

The conference will be held in-person at the Georgia Southern University Armstrong campus. At this time, no online/hybrid availability is planned. If this changes, the ISRS will update and notify participants as soon as possible.

The ISRS conference organizers welcome your proposals and looks forward to meeting you!

All the best,

The AT5 Organizing Committee Members