In 2024, a new phase was launched to integrate all activities of the AIBR Association into the ARIES portal.

Therefore, to participate in the AIBR Congress, the first step is to create an account on ARIES: https://aries.aibr.org/login

Once you have accessed your ARIES user account, you will find several sections in the left-hand sidebar, including one dedicated to the Congress. By simply clicking on it, you will reach your Congress participant area, where you can register easily by following the instructions. The application will immediately allow you to register panels as well as all other types of proposals accepted by the Congress: free-standing papers, workshops, special formats, posters, audiovisual works, and book presentations.

If you already have an ARIES account (because you have previously submitted articles or other contributions through ARIES), you can access the Congress area directly.

We kindly ask that you always use the same account to access ARIES in order to avoid duplicate records that would slow down all procedures.

Proposals must be submitted exclusively through the Congress’s online submission system. You may review the Proposal Submission Guidelines on the website.

Once your proposal has been evaluated and accepted, and for it to appear in the Program, you must complete your Congress registration by 11:59 p.m. (mainland Spain time) on the date established by the Organizing Committee as the deadline for proposal submission. Completing registration means paying the applicable fee (see fee schedule) and submitting any documents requested by the Organizing Committee from students, retirees, unemployed individuals, and members of associations other than AIBR that have agreements with AIBR to offer Congress registration discounts: all associations belonging to ASAEE (formerly FAAEE), APA (Associação Portuguesa de Antropologia), and ABA (Associação Brasileira de Antropologia). Please review the Registration section for further information about these cases.

Any proposal whose author (and coauthors) has not completed registration by the applicable deadline will be removed from the Program.

You can and should do so to facilitate and expedite the process. The first section of the form will request the personal information required to proceed with your registration.

Further down in the same registration window, you will find an option to indicate whether your billing information differs from your personal information by checking the relevant box. Please complete the indicated fields so that your invoice will contain the correct information once you have paid your registration fee, without unnecessary delays.

The term special format refers to approaches and forms of academic gathering that differ from those commonly used. Presentation panels and roundtables are two conventional formats at academic conferences; however, beyond these formats, there are alternative ways of coming together to share knowledge and learn collectively. These formats can make different forms of knowledge, epistemic sensibilities, and modes of presentation visible.

For some time now, we have witnessed the development of new approaches to gathering (from the brief PechaKucha to unconferences) that give careful consideration to the spaces and time available for knowledge exchange. The call for special formats seeks to further develop this approach and invite experimentation with all kinds of formats, ranging from performances to walking seminars, laboratories, and other approaches that open spaces for anthropological discussion and academic debate.

Several initiatives follow a similar approach and may provide inspiration for prospective participants. These include the “lab” section hosted since 2014 at the conferences of EASA (European Association of Social Anthropologists); the open formats organized and documented by the Colleex - Collaboratory for Ethnographic Experimentation network in its “Open formats” project; and the special (and spatial) formats organized in recent years by the Science and Technology Studies Network.

Proposals for special formats must contain all the information necessary for evaluation. You must submit an abstract of at least 175 and no more than 250 words indicating the anthropological topic that the proposal seeks to make visible, problematize, debate, or submit for discussion. In addition, all logistical requirements for carrying out the format must be specified, including: the maximum and minimum number of participants; proposed methods for managing, recruiting, or accepting participants (forms, etc.; the Congress Organizing Committee will provide technical support to participants in this regard); the venue and spaces needed; maximum duration; and technical requirements (projector, computer, etc.).

As with any other Congress proposal, special formats undergo double-blind peer review. The evaluation will consider the novelty of the format, the strength of the proposal, and the spaces available within the Congress Program to accommodate the submissions received.

We are familiar with the example you mention. That format sought to problematize the city as a multisensory environment inhabited by many beings. Through this intervention, participants attempted to understand different animals’ perspectives in order to rethink how the city might be constructed from a sensory perspective that is not exclusively human. They subsequently created models to simulate canine sensory experience (further details here).

Such a format would be acceptable. Of course, crawling on the ground is by no means necessary for every special format. Another example would be CLEENIK, in which two PhDs in Anthropology organize a self-help and group therapy session to support one another and reflect on how to address the many illnesses and ailments resulting from fieldwork.

Another example could be a choral performance that gives voice to different materials and perspectives from fieldwork on mechanisms for participation in the management of a public issue, portraying and dramatizing the democratic questions involved as a Greek tragedy.

All these formats, and many more, would be acceptable. Any format may be considered if it raises a theoretical question for anthropological discussion or intervenes in our methods and ways of problematizing issues, regardless of how unconventional or unorthodox its approach may be. Special formats explore other ways of coming together to think and learn collectively.

Yes. All authors listed on a paper, whether as the lead author or as an additional author, must be registered for the Congress in order to receive a certificate and to be included in the Program and ARIES Journal.

Presentations delivered by individuals who are not authors and/or coauthors of the paper will not be accepted. In such cases, the Organizing Committee will not issue a certificate.

Yes. Doctoral students are considered students provided that they have a current enrollment in an official academic program during the year in which the Congress takes place.

Postdoctoral researchers holding postdoctoral appointments, however, are not considered students and must register for the Congress as professionals.

- Do all six authors have to pay for the paper to appear in the Program?

No. The paper will appear in the Program as long as one of the authors completes registration; that person does not necessarily have to be the lead author. However, if only one of the six authors pays the registration fee, the registered individual will be the only author listed in the Congress Program, the only one authorized to present the paper at the Congress, and the only one who will receive a certificate.

- Is it enough for the author who submitted the paper to pay the registration fee for the paper to appear in the Program?

Yes. Both the paper and the name of the registered author will appear in the Program.

- Do all six authors have to pay for all their names to appear in the Program?

Yes.

- Is it enough for the author who submitted the paper to pay for the paper to appear in the Program with the names of all authors?

No. Only coauthors who have completed their registration and therefore paid the fee will be listed.

- Do all six authors have to pay for the paper to appear in ARIES Journal under all their names?

Yes.

- Is it enough for the author who submitted the paper to pay for the paper to appear in ARIES Journal under the names of all coauthors?

No. Only coauthors who have completed their registration and therefore paid the fee will be listed.

- One registered author who has paid presents the paper in the session room;

- Two other authors who have paid are also present in the session room;

- Another author is not attending the Congress but has also paid;

- The sixth author has not paid.

My question is: Are presentation certificates issued only to authors who have paid and are physically present, or to all those who have paid, even if they cannot attend?

If the paper has been presented at the Congress, a certificate of participation will be issued to all its authors who completed their registration within the established deadline.

The Organizing Committee does not currently offer a scholarship program; instead, it maintains affordable registration fees for an international Congress.

Discounts are offered to members of AIBR, APA, ABA, and ASAEE, as well as reduced fees for students, retirees, and unemployed individuals interested in attending. Participants may also register for the Congress together with a one-year basic AIBR membership at a particularly favorable rate.

Discounts are also available to members of panels submitted as complete groups.

No. The only cost panel participants must pay is their registration fee, which can be paid after their panel or proposal has been accepted. Payment of the registration fee by each panel participant is an essential requirement for inclusion in the Congress Program. Once acceptance has been communicated, participants must register for the Congress within the deadlines established by the Organizing Committee for their proposals to be included in the Program.

After that deadline, papers whose authors have not paid the registration fee or submitted the required supporting documents will be removed from the Program. This requirement applies to students, retirees, unemployed individuals, and members of associations other than AIBR that have agreements with AIBR to offer discounts to their members (all associations belonging to ASAEE, formerly FAAEE; the Associação Portuguesa de Antropologia; and the Associação Brasileira de Antropologia).

Preferably, you should provide a scanned copy of the payment receipt for your enrollment in the current academic year. A certificate issued by your university’s registrar’s office will also be accepted, provided that it identifies the program in which you are enrolled and confirms that you are an officially enrolled student at that institution during the year in which the Congress takes place.

Proof of postdoctoral fellowships or postdoctoral employment will not be accepted as evidence of student status. Individuals in these categories must register for the Congress as professionals.

- Will my abstract appear in the Program even if I inform you in advance that I will not attend the Congress?

Your abstract will not appear in the printed Program unless you inform us of your absence shortly before the Congress, when the Program has already gone to press. It will, however, appear in the book of abstracts and in ARIES Journal.

- Will my attendance certificate be sent to me by mail?

Since you will not attend the Congress, you will NOT receive a certificate of attendance.

- Will I receive a certificate for presenting my paper?

Since you will not attend the Congress to present your work, you will NOT receive a certificate of participation.

- Will my abstract appear in ARIES Journal even though the paper was not presented at the Congress?

Your abstract will not appear in the online Program, but it will appear in ARIES Journal.

Registrations cancelled by 20 May 2027, inclusive, are eligible for a refund of 60% of the registration fee. From 21 May 2027 onwards, no refunds will be given.

If such a document is not available in your country of residence, we will require a current sworn statement of unemployment executed before a notary public.

AIBR is a nonprofit association founded in 2002. AIBR members enjoy a range of benefits, and membership is available in two options (with or without a print journal subscription). Members can stay informed about the latest publications, courses, exhibitions, and other conferences in Ibero-American Anthropology. They can also promote books and news, submit articles to AIBR’s official journal, Revista de Antropología Iberoamericana, and benefit from reduced registration fees for AIBR, ASAEE (formerly FAAEE), APA, and ABA conferences, among other advantages. Would you like to become part of the AIBR community? To learn more about membership and how to join, click here.

This Congress is organized around panels rather than symposia. Panels are shorter than symposia. Participants themselves, rather than the Organizing Committee, submit thematic panel proposals. This allows for considerable diversity, as there will be room for approximately 200 different panels. Each panel lasts no more than two hours and must include at least four and no more than six presenters. If this requirement is not met, the panel will not be accepted.

A wide variety of subjects are covered, ranging from sociocultural anthropology, applied anthropology, biological anthropology, and archaeology to linguistic anthropology and philosophical anthropology. The proposal submission form includes an extensive list from which you must select the subject area most closely related to your proposal.

No. Proposals must be submitted exclusively through the Congress’s online submission system. Panels, individual papers, audiovisual works, posters, and workshops submitted through any other channel will not be considered.

Coordinating a panel involves several responsibilities: inviting four to six presenters (the coordinator may or may not be one of them); designing and registering a coherent panel; serving as a liaison between panelists and the Organizing Committee; informing presenters how to register their papers; and ensuring that registration fees are paid by the established deadlines (since papers submitted by panelists who complete their registration after the deadline will not be admitted to the Congress, potentially jeopardizing the entire panel). The coordinator must be present throughout the panel session, briefly introduce the participants, give them the floor, and moderate the discussion following the individual presentations. The corresponding certificate will be issued only if these requirements are met. Each panel must have exactly one coordinator.

To register a panel, you must first submit a title and an abstract of at least 175 and no more than 250 words. In addition, the panel coordinator, who is responsible for registering the panel, must enter the names of all panelists in the registration form (only the details of the lead author of each paper should be included, not those of additional coauthors). A minimum of four and a maximum of six panelists are permitted (including the coordinator if that person is also presenting a paper).

Only one coordinator is permitted per panel. Because panel registration in the Congress application is not automatic, it is advisable to wait until the following day before individual panelists begin registering their proposals. Each panelist must register their own proposal and indicate the panel to which it belongs in the registration form (the panel will appear in a drop-down menu within the form).

THE PANEL WILL NOT BE SENT TO THE REVIEW COMMITTEE UNTIL IT IS COMPLETE. We therefore recommend that coordinators encourage panelists to register their papers as soon as possible.

If a registered panel does not have at least four papers registered by its panelists before the proposal submission deadline established by the Organizing Committee, it will not be submitted for evaluation as a panel.

No, that is not possible. The panel coordinator is responsible for recruiting between four and six panelists. If the panel does not yet have the required number of participants before registration, we recommend issuing an open call to recruit individuals working on the panel’s subject area. You may, of course, use AIBR’s social media accounts (Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter), available in the links - AIBR networks section. This system allows researchers working on similar subjects to connect before the Congress takes place.

Although recommended, it is not strictly necessary. You may submit an individual, free-standing paper. If accepted, the Organizing Committee will place it in a panel alongside other free-standing papers on similar topics. If you prefer to organize a panel, you must register it first, after which each participant must register their paper (always before the established proposal submission deadline).

We recommend limiting participation to one paper and one panel. However, each participant may be listed as an author on up to two papers (as lead author or coauthor) and may be listed on two additional proposals in any of the remaining formats (poster, audiovisual work, book presentation, workshop, or special format). In other words, each person may be named on up to four submitted proposals: two papers and two submissions in any of the other official formats.

If you are a panel coordinator, registering the panel itself will not count as a proposal bearing your name in the application, so you may still submit two papers and two additional proposals (book presentations, posters, etc.).

Please note that if the same person is listed on more than four proposals, the Organizing Committee will contact that person to request the withdrawal of one proposal. If no response is received, the most recently registered proposal will be removed by default.

Yes. Please submit your proposal using the proposal submission form and indicate that it is an audiovisual submission. The maximum length is 100 minutes. Please note that the complete audiovisual work must be submitted for evaluation by the Scientific Committee. Posters, workshops, and special formats are also accepted. If these are of interest to you, please consult the Submission Guidelines and the “Special Formats” questions below.

You do not need to submit the full text of your paper, whether it is a free-standing paper or part of a panel. A paper is an oral presentation, so you only need to submit its abstract through the form. The complete text will NOT be required at any stage.

Following the Congress, the corresponding issue of ARIES, Anuario de Antropología Iberoamericana (ISSN 2530-7843) will be published. The editors will offer authors the opportunity to include the full text of their papers, either as part of the journal or through an external link. In this way, authors who wish to do so may obtain a scholarly publication based on presenting and discussing their paper at the Congress. Further information is available on the AIBR website: http://aries.aibr.org/

Panels last a maximum of two hours and consist of four to six papers. Each oral presentation is allocated a maximum of 15 minutes. The remaining panel time will be devoted to discussion following the individual presentations. Please bear in mind that the purpose is not to defend a doctoral dissertation, but rather to present the main lines of inquiry and findings of a research project briefly, within 15 minutes, and then discuss them with colleagues and respond to questions.

For audiovisual works, a maximum of 10 minutes is allocated to introducing the work, and the audiovisual presentation itself may last no longer than 100 minutes. After the screening of one or more audiovisual works, time will be available for discussion up to the two-hour maximum.

For posters, the author will specify the date and time when they will be available to explain their work to interested Congress participants. Participants may also bring photocopies containing a summary of the poster’s content to place beside it so that other Congress attendees can take a copy.

All abstracts of papers presented at the AIBR Congress will be included in ARIES, Anuario de Antropología Iberoamericana (ISSN 2530-7843). After the Congress, the publication’s editors will offer authors the opportunity to include the full texts of their papers in the journal, either as part of the publication itself or by means of an external link. Thus, presenting and discussing a paper at the AIBR Congress will give participating authors who so wish the opportunity to have a scholarly publication (with a DOI and supporting certificate).

For more information about ARIES, please visit: http://aries.aibr.org/