CALL FOR PROPOSALS
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY
“REWIRING ECOLOGIES: GROWTH, DEGROWTH, AND TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURES” Thirtieth Annual Meeting 21–23 May 2026 ONLINE ONLY
The IAEP Executive Committee is excited to announce our 2026 online annual meeting. To reduce the environmental impact of our environmental philosophy, we hold conferences in-person/hybrid in odd-numbered years, and fully remotely in even-numbered years.
In a time in which large data centers are emerging everywhere with tremendous environmental costs and proposals are being floated to combat AI development through notions of degrowth, information ontologies loom large for environmental philosophy. Our conference theme this year starts from the idea that the technological infrastructures being developed for big data challenge key environmental questions about growth and degrowth, distinctions between built and natural environments, and about what matters, for whom, and why. We encourage you to engage these questions in your themes and submissions this year. But, as always, we also invite proposals for individual papers as well as organized panels on any aspect of environmental philosophy.
Papers should be limited to 20 minutes reading time to ensure ample discussion-time; presenters will have an additional 20 minutes for discussion following their paper.
Individual Paper proposals: Please send a single-spaced Word document (prepared for blind review) including a proposal (500–600 words, including references) PLUS a short abstract (75–100 words, for the conference program). In the body of the email, please include detailed contact information (including physical and electronic addresses) and academic affiliation(s) of the author(s).
Panel proposals (max. 3 papers): Please send one single-spaced Word document (prepared for blind review) including a title for the panel followed by titles, proposals and both paper proposals (500–600 words, including references) and short abstracts (75–100 words) for each paper as described above. The body of the email should include contact information and affiliations for each author. Paper proposals will also be judged individually and may be accepted individually without acceptance of the entire panel.
ALL SUBMISSIONS and ENQUIRIES should be sent to iaepsecretary@gmail.com.
Authors may submit only one proposal for consideration. Papers previously published or under review for publication will not be accepted. Accepted authors must be members of IAEP and registered for the conference by 1 May 2026 or they will be removed from the program.
$250 PRIZE FOR BEST STUDENT ESSAY: Students, please indicate in your email if you wish to be considered for this prize. The winner will be announced during the conference.
DEADLINE for submissions: 1 February 2026. NOTICE OF DECISION: mid-March 2026.
Information about IAEP and membership is available at www.environmentalphilosophy.org.