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We are excited to announce that Embodied and Situated Language Processing (ESLP) conference 2026 will take place 29–31 July in Lancaster, UK.</div>
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This year's theme addresses a critical frontier: how do we ground abstract concepts, and what can the rise of Large Language Models tell us about whether embodiment is necessary for language understanding?</div>
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Keynote speakers:</div>
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- Evelina Fedorenko (MIT)</div>
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- Sotaro Kita (University of Warwick)</div>
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- Marianna Bolognesi (University of Bologna)</div>
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We welcome submissions on:</div>
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- The grounding of abstraction (metaphor, affect, social interaction)</div>
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- Embodiment vs. LLMs: what disembodied AI reveals about cognition</div>
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- Neural mechanisms supporting situated-to-abstract transitions</div>
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- Gesture and multimodality in abstract reasoning</div>
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Key dates:</div>
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- Abstract submission opens: 26 January 2026</div>
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- Submission deadline: 3 May 2026</div>
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- Notification: 29 May 2026</div>
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- Registration: 19 July 2026</div>
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Submit your abstract: <a href="https://eslp2026.sciencesconf.org/" originalsrc="https://eslp2026.sciencesconf.org/" data-outlook-id="771eaa9b-a038-4e9d-b33b-bc0f094cf4d1">https://eslp2026.sciencesconf.org/</a></div>
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We look forward to seeing you in Lancaster!</div>
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Best wishes,</div>
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The ESLP 2026 Organising Committee</div>
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