21-23 June 2026, Ghent, belgium
The 5th annual conference of the Association for Cognitive Bias Modification (ACBM)
Registrations will be open soon
Keynote Speakers
Youth Loneliness Through a Cognitive-Behavioural Lens: Risks, Resilience and Intervention
Computational methods to study cognitive biases in social media language
EARLY CAREER KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Towards a mechanistic understanding of the role of error monitoring in social anxiety
Necessity in cognitive bias research: Identifying what must hold for psychopathology
From Lab Tasks to Real-World Contexts: Advancing Approach Bias Modification for Substance Use
Day 1 (Sunday June 21, 2026)
- 10:00 – 11:00: Pre-conference Social Event: Discover Ghent's Historic City Centre by boat
- 13:00 – 18:00: Start of the Conference – Program
- 18:00 – 19:00: AGM of the ACBM
Day 2 (Monday June 22, 2026)
- 08:30 – 9:00: Coffee and Gathering
- 09:00 – 18:00: Program
- 18:00 – Social Event Ghent by night: walk & dine @Pakhuis
Day 3 (Tuesday June 23, 2026)
- 08:30 – 9:00: Coffee and Gathering
- 09:00 – 18:00: Program
- 18:00: End of Conference
* Further information and details will be sent soon from the ACBM office
Venue
UGent conference guests can get a discount on selected hotels in the Ghent region. These can be accessed through https://genthotels.be/en/ugent-congressen . The password is “Ugent2025”
Please note that this does not take into account the distance from the conference center to the hotel
The following hotels are nearby the conference centre (see below for the distance by foot, but often public transportation is available as well):
- Hotel Den Briel (1.6 km)
- Pillows Grand Boutique Hotel Reyloff (1.8 km)
- 1898 The Post (2.3 km); Yalo Urban Boutique Hotel (3 km)
- Hotel Getaway Gent (3.1 km)
Social Events
- June 21 (Sunday morning) – Pre-conference Social Event: Discover Ghent's Historic City Centre by boat
- June 22 (Monday evening) – Social Event Ghent by night: walk & dine @Pakhuis
2026 Conference Registration
2024 Conference Registration
Nonmember
$550
Conference Registration:
$500
Regular Membership + Conference Registration
$200
Early Career Membership + Conference Registration
* All payments are securely handled by PayPal.
Membership Benefits:
- Reduced registration fees to the ACBM annual conference
- Free access to topical virtual meetings and workshops
- Eligibility for travel awards
- Eligibility for recognition awards, given to researchers/clinicians who have made important contributions to the field
- Opportunities to engage with ACBM governance across all committees and provide input to move the association forward
- Receiving the electronic CBM News Letter, which includes highlighted groundbreaking articles with commentaries from leading experts and early career scientists, a collection of journal articles selected by our editorial team categorized by topics for your review, and research and association updates and opportunities
- Exclusive access to members-only sections of the ACBM website – including an online directory of members, an instant connection to an extensive, global network of CBM experts
Conference registration includes:
- Access to conference keynotes, symposia, individual talks, and posters
- Access to all social events
- Food: social event, lunch on two days, soft drinks, afternoon coffee and cake
Already a 2026 active member?
- $250 - Regular Conference Registration
- $90 - Early Career Conference Registration
Submission
Submission is now closed
Submission ends March 10th 2026
Poster submission is still open till May 31th 2026
* Symposium:
- Please note that for symposium submissions the symposium chair/convener is responsible for submitting an overall abstract as well as the individual abstracts on behalf of all presenters
- Please note that symposium submissions should include no more than 4 presenters (individual abstracts), and no less than three. Four presenters is preferable.
** Task:
- During the Task Showcase session, presenters display different computer tasks designed to assess and/or modify cognitive biases in different areas (e.g., in the context of attention, interpretation, memory, imagery, approach-avoidance, etc).
- During the Task Showcase session attendees can get a step-by-step walkthrough of how each task works, including important details such as the timing, interface, stimuli, instructions etc.
- The session is intended to resemble a “marketplace” for tasks, such that attendees can ‘walk the room’ and see as many tasks as they wish.
- Presenters will need to provide the necessary technology to demonstrate the task – this usually entails bringing a laptop computer for task presentation