Call for submissions:
AROUND THE WORLD IN 48 HOURS
Online 7 Experiences Summit 2025, September 29–30
DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL 18 MAY
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE SESSIONS
ARE YOU READY to travel around the world in 48 hours and make your mark in global experience research? The Experience Research Society EXPRESSO gives you the chance to do exactly that in September 2025! We’re now looking for experience researchers and practitioners to join our flagship event 7X Summit that will take place fully online and get you in touch with leading experts and rising names in experience research from all around the world.
At the 7X Summit, academic host organizations from six continents will be organizing exciting online sessions for you to present and participate in. When preparing your own paper for submission, you are invited to submit an extended abstract, full research paper, or workshop proposal.
If you submit an extended abstract or full paper, your presentation will be part of a session with two to three other presentations, and you have two options: 1) target your proposal at one of our hosts, to be presented at their session, or 2) submit your proposal for inclusion at one of our general research sessions. Similarly, if you submit a workshop proposal, a special time slot outside the host sessions will be assigned for you.
All types of submissions will use the APA referencing style and the same research submission template linked here in the call. Files will be submitted in the EasyChair portal (see below) for which you’ll need an account. If you are having technical difficulties, you can email the organizers.
All accepted participants will be expected to register for the conference held at Zoom Events. The pricing will be modest, with 20 eur for the regular fee and 10 eur for the student fee. We will launch our summit portal for streaming the sessions, complemented by art installations and virtual meeting rooms.
During the selection process conducted by our scientific committee, your submissions will be double-blind peer reviewed and the final submissions may be accepted after revision for publication in the open access proceedings, 7 Experiences Summit 2025 of the Experience Research Society, ISSN 3021-1875.
Where to target your submission
If you wish to target your proposal (of an extended abstract or full paper) for one of our confirmed hosts, they invite you to address the key theme of the 7X Summit 2025: Change. How is experience research changing in the mid-2020s, and what is it changing both within the academia and beyond it? What is the current impact of experience research on art and business, and what are the upcoming trends that will change the way we think about local and global experiences? Now’s the time for you to say.
The host sessions will be conducted in English except for Universidad del Desarrollo in Spanish.
Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
If you’re interested in the changing role of artists, designers, and the creative industries in the experience economy, target your proposal at Auckland. Contact Sandra Goh, https://www.aut.ac.nz/
Tongji University, China
The focus on introspective methods for experience research to illuminate the ontological, epistemological, ethical, and pedagogical aspects of introspective research. Haian Xue, https://en.tongji.edu.cn/p/#/
LAB University of Applied Sciences, Finland
LAB will emphasize the contribution of design and the arts on how to craft human experiences for the future. Markus Ahola, https://lab.fi/en
University of Oulu, Finland
Oulu engages in phenomenological experience research. How do we feel the changing social and natural environments of the 2020s, and can we design environments to promote wellbeing? Jarkko Toikkanen, https://www.oulu.fi/en
University of Pretoria, South Africa
Pretoria’s expertise is on applications of customer experience research in academic and industry contexts, with a focus on sport, tourism, and well-being in event experiences. Bianca Frost, https://www.up.ac.za/
Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile
Desarrollo’s main topic will be the evolution of experience research within the design field over the past five years, and their local session will be conducted in Spanish. Mariluz Soto, https://www.udd.cl/en/
California Polytechnic State University, US
Cal Poly unleashes physiological technology to highlight how objective measurement and emerging technologies are transforming experience design. Sandy Shen, https://www.calpoly.edu/
Brigham Young University, US
BYU’s session will focus on changes in experience offerings guided by applied experience research, with a special focus on student experiences. Brian Hill, https://www.byu.edu/
Target your proposal at one of our confirmed hosts, or submit one for inclusion at a general session.
Keep checking back to https://experienceresearchsociety.org/events/7-experiences-summit-2025/ for updates throughout the spring with more details on our programme and the Zoom Events site.
You can contact us at 7XSummit@experienceresearchsociety.org for any questions.
Submissions
The deadline for submissions is 18 May 2025. Acceptance notifications will be issued in June.
For research submissions, please use this Research submission template.
Submit your proposal via Easychair.
