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The 1st International Online Conference on Social Sciences

28 - 29 May 2026 (CEST)
Online
Event Announcement

Thank you for attending IOCSS2026!

On behalf of the conference organizing committee of IOCSS2026 , we would like to express our appreciation to all of the participants for their contributions. From all accounts, the event was a success.

We are pleased to announce that all IOCSS 2026 award winners have now been selected, and the recipients have been notified.

All the registered attendees can access their certificates by logging into their Sciforum account here.

Click HERE for the Book of Abstracts.
Click HERE for the Poster Gallery.
For any inquiries, please contact us at: iocss2026@mdpi.com.


Welcome from
the chairs
We are pleased to welcome you to an upcoming online conference, the 1st International Online Conference on Social Sciences, proudly sponsored by the MDPI open access journal Social Sciences (ISSN 2076-0760; IF: 1.7). The conference is scheduled to take place virtually on the 28 and 29 May 2026.

This conference will offer a platform for scholars, researchers and experts from across the social science community to exchange innovative and impactful research. The conference is oriented around general themes across the social sciences, including, but not limited to, the following:

• Crime, policing and justice;
• Aging, childhood and youth studies;
• Gender studies;
• Family studies;
• Society and technology.

We are particularly keen to hear about research involving the developments and implications of technological change and the use of artificial intelligence across dimensions of society and social institutions. A focus on cross-national comparison and research emanating from Global South will also be warmly received.

We anticipate submissions encompassing individual paper presentations and pre-arranged panels on specific thematic topics, as well as plenary sessions involving invited world-leading speakers.

The event will take place via Sciforum.net, a platform developed and sponsored by MDPI to organize and provide technical support for electronic conferences. The conference’s virtual format offers the distinct advantage of eliminating the need for travel and its associated expenses, allowing you to engage in quick and direct exchanges of the latest research findings and innovative ideas.

We look forward to welcoming you to this exciting event and providing an opportunity to hear about your research.

Kind regards,
Professor Daniel McCarthy, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
Dr. Lawrence Ho, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei City, Taiwan

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Important Dates


  • Abstract submission deadlineMar 09, 2026
  • Abstract acceptance notificationApr 06, 2026
  • Registration end dateMay 25, 2026

Meet Our Speakers

Prof. Dr. Faye S. Taxman

Prof. Dr. Faye S. Taxman

University Professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, USA;

Dr. Lynne Kiesling

Dr. Lynne Kiesling

Northwestern University, Evanston, USA;
Lynne Kiesling is an economist focusing on regulation, market design, and the economics of digitization and smart grid technologies in the electricity industry. She is Director of the Institute for Regulatory Law & Economics in the Center on Law, Business, and Economics, and is an Adjunct Professor in the Master of Science in Energy and Sustainability program, both at Northwestern University. She is also a Research Professor at University of Colorado Denver, a member of the External Faculty of the Santa Fe Institute, and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. In addition to her academic research, she is currently a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Electricity Advisory Committee, has served as a member of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Smart Grid Advisory Committee, and is an emerita member of the GridWise Architecture Council. Her academic background includes a B.S. in Economics from Miami University (Ohio) and a Ph.D. in Economics from Northwestern University. Outside of work, Lynne rides her bikes, skis downhill and Nordic, knits, and reads a lot of books

Sponsors and Partners

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MDPISocial Sciences

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Award Winners Announcement

On behalf of the Event Chair and Organizing Committee of IOCSS 2026, we are pleased to announce the winners of the Best Oral Presentation Awards and Best Poster Awards.

The Best Oral Presentation Awards have been awarded to:

ID

Title

Presenter

sciforum-160891 Too human to resist: AI Anthropomorphism and manipulation vulnerability in Gen Z

Veronika László

sciforum-177088

Do Family Ties Matter for Volunteerism in Later Life? Evidence From Asian Midlife and Older Adults and Other Ethnoracial Groups

Patrick Ho Lam Lai
The Best Poster Awards have been awarded to:

ID

Title

Authors

sciforum-176512

Scrolling Science: Undstanding how Audiences Engage with Short Science Videos on Social Media

Edite Felgueiras

sciforum-173699 Please Vote! Exploring Celebrities' Effect on Mobilising Young Voters in Japan Helix Lo
Conference Secretariat

Ms. Dora Szepesi
Mr. Ionut Spatar
Mr. Russell Wang

Email:iocss2026@mdpi.com

For inquiries regarding submissions and sponsorship opportunities, please feel free to contact us.


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