We are most delighted to let you know that we received a great number of submissions to the event. In addition to the three keynote speeches, there will be around 120 spoken presentations in total 30 various sessions; and around 18 workshops and special sessions organised.

Thank you all who are coming to present your work!

Notification of acceptance of the abstracts has been sent to all the corresponding authors.

If you have submitted and have not heard from us, please do check first your email spam folders and then contact us, if needed. We have also updated website with the guidelines for speakers and workshop facilitators. Do take a look when getting ready for your presentation.

For those who are not presenting their work at the conference, please do mark your calendar with the dates, fill in your registration (note the early-bird fees by 1 April), start planning your travelling, and spread the word in your community.

We are excited to host you here in Turku in June!

If you have any questions about the conference and its arrangements, do not hesitate to contact our conference secretariat.

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NOTE THE EARLY BIRD FEES – RESERVE YOUR SEAT NOW!

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SNEAK PEEK AT SOME OF THE FORTHCOMING WORKSHOPS

Narrative Futures: Backcasting sustainable worlds through literary world building
Drawing on futures studies (e.g. backcasting, multiple futures) and narrative theory (e.g. principle of minimal departure), the session addresses how stories shape our capacity to imagine, critique and navigate sustainable temporalities. This session is ideal for educators, designers and policymakers seeking participatory tools bridging foresight with everyday life.

Purpose Scanning: Horizon Scanning for just and inclusive futures
This workshop is designed to equip participants with tools to identify emerging signals of change and translate them into actionable insights for sustainability transformation. Developed by Future Resources and grounded in horizon scanning practices, the workshop integrates live sessions, practical exercises, and asynchronous research activities to offer a full-cycle experience of futures exploration.

Exploring Resilience and social sustainability in a post-crisis world through a Talkoo Futures Roleplaying
The purpose of this workshop is to explore how community, resilience, and sustainability relate to one another in a futures context. Experiential and embodied futures methods offer the participants an experience of something more concrete, creative, and collaborative, in the midst of an intensive conference.

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