Timeline and Conference Schedule
MCLS 2026 Schedule of Events
Monday, 22 June: Optional pre-conference events (times vary; see Additional Events for more information)
Tuesday, 23 June: 9:00 am to 5:45 pm with an optional event beginning at 6:00 pm
Wednesday, 24 June: 9:00 am to 7:00 pm with an optional event beginning at 7:30 pm
Thursday, 25 June: 9:00 am to 5:30pm
Monday 22 June |
Pre-conference events |
10:00 – 14:30 |
fNIRS in Practice: A Workshop on Fundamentals and Multimodal Setup (limited number of participants - Registration Link: https://survey.zohopublic.eu/zs/beBaXZ) Speakers: Gianluigi Rubino & Mehran Emadi-Andani |
10:30 – 12:30 |
Better Together: How to Conduct Multi-Laboratory Research Speakers: M. Grassi, F. Gambarota |
15.30 – 18:00 |
Discussion Meeting: Bridging Numbers – Interdisciplinary Perspectives Speakers: G. Vallortigara, D.C. Burr, M. Zorzi Discussant: B. Butterworth |
Tuesday 23 June |
Wedsney 24 June |
Thursday 25 June |
8.15 am Registration opening |
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8.00 am MCLS Business meeting |
From 9.00 am Conference Sessions |
From 9.00 am Conference Sessions |
From 9.00 am Conference Sessions |
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[Lunch time - Governing Board & Trainee Board] |
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5.45 pm |
7.00 pm Ending Conference Sessions |
5.30 pm Conference Closure |
6.00 pm MCLS reception |
7.30 pm MCLS Trainee event |
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- December 12, 2025: Conference Submission Portal Opens
- Early February, 2026: Early Bird Registration Opens / New Membership Year Begins
- February 6, 2026: Conference Submission Portal Closes
- Mid March, 2026: Notification of Presentation Acceptances
- April 15, 2026: Early Bird Registration Closes
- June 5, 2026: Registration Closes
- June 22, 2026: MCLS Pre-Conference at the University of Padova
- June 23–25, 2026: MCLS Conference at the University of Padova
