47th SPR INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2024 Call for Papers
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION 31st August 2024
Celebrating 142 years of the SPR
Conference to be held at Derby Mickleover Hotel, Etwall Rd, Mickleover, Derby DE3 0XX, United Kingdom
Saturday 9th November and Sunday 10th November 2024. Welcome dinner on Friday 8th November.
Full details and online registration will follow shortly.
Submissions of papers for presentation are invited now. The deadline for submissions is 31st August 2024.
Any person may submit a paper for presentation at the conference and papers may be on any aspect of parapsychology or psychical research. The conference welcomes papers covering laboratory testing, spontaneous cases and the analysis of contemporary or historic cases, from any scientific or academic perspective. As always, the conference hopes to reflect a wide range of disciplines and perspectives in psychical research and particularly welcomes papers detailing recent research and new analysis of data and results.
The usual time allocated for each paper, including discussion, will be 30 minutes. Speakers should aim to make papers readily understandable to a non-specialist audience and they should not simply read aloud an article intended for publication. There will be no simultaneous sessions. Since the conference is a residential one, there will be ample opportunity for informal contact between participants attending the live event.
Summaries of proposed papers should reach the Programme Committee by 31st August 2024. These summaries should be single-spaced, single-sided and have a maximum length of 300 words. Abstracts in standard journal form (max. 300 words) should be submitted by email to the address below. The abstract should state briefly the purpose/rationale of the research, the principal results, and major conclusions. Guidance for manuscript submission Electronic submissions are preferred via email to [email protected] for submissions and put “CONFERENCE ABSTRACT SUBMISSION” in the subject of the message. If your presentation is accepted for inclusion in the programme, we may ask you for a fuller abstract for publication. The full conference programme will be distributed to all members; it will also be available from the SPR office and on our website.
Please note that the conference schedule is 9.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. on both Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th November. Accommodation and all meals will be available. For prices and registration, see the notice on the SPR website.
The Derby Mickleover Hotel offers a central base for exploring attractions around the city and the beautiful Peak District National Park. With a spa and wellness facility, including an indoor swimming pool, the hotel has free on-site car parking and is situated a 15-minute taxi ride from Derby city centre, 5 minutes' drive from the A50 and 25 minutes' drive from the M1 and East Midland Airport. Birmingham International Airport is 1 hour away by car. All rooms have modern décor and free Wi-Fi. Each room also has a private bathroom with a hairdryer, while some rooms have a balcony.