PRE-CONFERENCE FOR EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS | 6 JULY 2026

The ICAR9 Pre-Conference will take place on 6 July 2026 at the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal. This full-day event is aimed at PhD students, PhD candidates, and early career scholars working in the field of adoption, providing a unique opportunity for knowledge sharing, exploring innovative research methodologies, and international networking.

🗎 Please complete the pre-registration form below to apply for participation in the pre-conference. The deadline for submitting applications is 12 April 2026:
https://forms.gle/SbKhGWmsd6XEkzfG7

Decisions on the applications will be communicated by 19 April.

PROGRAMME

08:00 am | ICAR9 Pre-Conference Opening
Arrival and welcome of participants

08:30 am | Opening Lecture
“Studying adoption: research traditions, present and future directions”
Jesús Palacios, University of Seville, Spain

10:00 am | Coffee Break

10:30 am | Workshop
“Using artificial intelligence tools in applied family research: Do the benefits outweigh the challenges?”
Ana Catarina Canário, University of Porto, Portugal

12:30 – 2:00 pm | Lunch Break

2:00 pm | Research Methods Workshop
“Modern Missing Data Analysis: From Theory to Practice in R”
Tiago Ferreira & Filipa Nunes

4:00 – 4:30 pm | Networking, Closing Coffee & Informal Gathering