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What's new at I-CEPS 2027?

Themes

Design your own schedule

The theme of the 2027 I-CEPS is “Parenting support for a changing world: Advancing evidence, equity and innovation.” In line with this theme, the Congress aims to bring together a mix of perspectives to effectively address the varied issues related to parenting support in contemporary society. Learn more about the Congress sub-themes and abstract submission process here.

The main program will run continuously across three 24-hour days (2-4 June 2027). With access to a range of live and recorded presentations, you can design your schedule to fit within an average working day, or block out some time to network with international attendees and presenters. Improved navigation options and key word searching will make it easier to identify the presentations most relevant to your interests.

Interactivity

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Networking opportunities

The program will have dedicated time for live Q&A's, interactive workshops, and Action Circles allowing direct contact with international leaders and presenters in the field of parenting support.

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We are also introducing a matchmaking feature to facilitate interactions between participants with similar interests.

Review Criteria

Relevance

  • Clearly articulates connection with parenting support (broadly defined)

  • Alignment with one or more I-CEPS themes was specified

Quality

  • Clear articulation of primary research, practice or policy question/issue

  • Empirical evidence is available or will be made available by the time of the Congress (NA if the proposal is a description of a practice model or policy approach)

  • Methods/approach are appropriate to answer research, practice or policy question/issue

  • Findings/results/implications are clearly presented (if findings/results are not yet available or not applicable for the paper type, how clearly are potential implications discussed?)

  • At least one contribution to the literature, implication for practice or policy or future research direction is clearly outlined and justified by results

Overall

  • Expect the topic will be found to be exciting or particularly interesting to I-CEPS participants (e.g., cutting edge research, ‘hot topic’)

  • Submission was clearly written

Extra points (up to two)

  • Proposal was conducted in (all or partially) low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)

  • Proposal addresses needs in traditionally underrepresented or understudied populations

Submission Options*

Rapid individual paper presentations

We invite the submission of a rapid paper presentation (5 minutes). Rapid papers are best suited for planned, in progress, and pilot projects (e.g., study protocols or brief reports). Submissions should use the following structure where possible—background and objectives, method, results (if applicable) and implications for policy, research and practice. 

Individual paper presentations

We invite the submission of a regular paper presentation (15 minutes). Submissions should use the following structure where possible—background and objectives, method, results and implications for policy, research and practice. 

Organised paper symposia

We invite the submission of an organised paper symposia. Symposia should consist of 3-4 paper presentations around a single theme, preferably with a discussant that links the papers together and facilitates group discussion. Submissions for symposia should clearly state the objective and format of the session. Presenters will also need to fill out abstract details for each individual paper using the template provided on the abstract submission form.

* Please note the conference organisers reserve the right to move the category of your submission (e.g., an individual paper submission may be re-allocated and accepted as a rapid paper presentation).

Submission Guidelines

  • All abstracts must be submitted in English

  • Abstracts must not exceed 550 words. Please use the following sections: Background 100 words; Methods 150 words; Findings 150 words; Implications for policy, research and practice 100 words

  • Symposia will allow up to four abstract submissions

  • References are not required

  • Abstracts should contain text only (no diagrams, links or attachments)

  • All details should be accurate, as your submission will be reproduced in the Book of Abstracts and Conference Proceedings.

  • Please select relevant themes and keywords. All presentations will be grouped together by themes and keywords to assist attendee navigation.

  • All submissions should cover some aspect of parenting, family or implementation science research.

     

Any submission that does not adhere to these guidelines will not be accepted. 

Presentation Guidelines

  • If accepted, presentations and symposia must be pre-recorded.

  • All presenters and discussants are required to register and pay to attend the Congress.

  • Further information about presentation requirements will accompany the notification of acceptance in February 2027.

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