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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 10h

Ten more days to make your vision for SAS merch a possible reality! Get those submissions entered!!

Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

⚠️ Don’t get caught hanging on the edge! SAS 2027 abstracts are due 11/02 at 11:59PM Baker Island Time. Submit yours and join us in San Diego this March! 🌴 #SAS2027 #PotatoChipRock

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Submissions for the SAS Emotion Regulation pre-conference are due Thursday, 10/01! We're looking for avant-garde discussions, hot takes, & emerging early career work ! Get your panel discussions, spicy talks, and early career flash talks to razia.sahi@rutgers.edu soon! #SAS2027

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Who's applying to grad school in affective science? Come to the annual SAS webinar! See flyer below and sign up today! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Calling all trainees! Exercise your creative energy and submit to the SAS merch competition! forms.gle/5bASwv76NpAq...

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Nominate yourself or a colleague for one of SAS's annual awards! It only takes a few seconds! society-for-affective-science.org/society-awar...

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The new deadline for the 2026-2027 SAS Student Committee (SASSC) is June 22 at 11:59pm (your local time). Members-at-Large represent and advance the interests of SAS trainees, attend committee meetings, organize events, and contribute to the annual conference. Apply here: forms.gle/95K1aiaDDkjG...

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

In case you missed it - here's a little recap of what we did at the end of the SAS 2026 conference! #SAS2026

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Words matter 💬 This plenary brought together perspectives on how language shapes emotion regulation, development, & experience—from psychotherapy to childhood to insights from classical India. A powerful reminder of the deep links between words, feelings, and wellbeing. #SAS2026

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

We're a little late in posting these last bits, but don't forget about the incredible presidential symposium discussing what affective science can learn about affective by also studying plants, animals, and AI! #SAS2026

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

More awards to recognize!! We want to recognize our best poster and flash talk winners, our winners for best paper of the year, and last but not least all our diversity award winners. Such great work going on at SAS! #sas2026

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Another round of applause for our 2026 winners for best dissertation award, early career award, and mid career award! Congratulations Nada, Kieran, Desmond, Hedy, and Sheri! #SAS2026

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Congratulations to the winners of the @inclivio.com draw - @lisastarr.bsky.social , @gregdepow.bsky.social, and Christian Waugh - on each receiving a free license to run an EMA study! 🎉📱

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

What's YOUR favorite part about going to a conference?? Take a look at what this year's attendees had to say! #SAS2026

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

We’re heading to San Diego for #SAS2027! 🌴☀️ And our new president, Chris Oveis, is already promising us a waterslide at the conference location!

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

What a great way to end an inspiring conference: the final program point of #SAS2026 - a presidential symposium on Rethinking Emotions: Lessons from Animals, Machines, and Plants, featuring fantastic panelists Kristen Lindquist, Karen Bales, Jonathan Gratch, and Karl Niklas.

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Another big thank you to Springer Nature for sponsoring SAS2026! #sas2026

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Had a lot of fun at yesterday's keynote symposium re: the ties that bond with Tristen and Jeffrey! Who could have expected to see Keanu Reeves and a pair of socks make an appearance :P Check out both of their work to learn more about how to increase social connection! #SAS2026

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Super inspiring work from Yulia, Mark, and Jose in yesterday's diversity symposium discussing how to rethink our approaches to studying cultural context! #SAS2026

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

When you're at a gathering of affective scientists...you just HAVE to ask their favorite emotion! We asked, and the answers at poster session 1 didn't disappoint--tons of variety (even multiple languages!). What's YOUR favorite emotion? #SAS2026

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Starting off strong with a great welcome from our conference program co-chairs, Katie & Desmond, an informative update from our president, Rachael Jack, and rounding out with an amazing set of talks from Julie, Nick, & Stephen about their work with AI to support mental health!

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Bonus pic from the Developmental Affective Science preconference! Add your precon pics to the thread!

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

✨️It's heeeeeeeeeeere✨️ in t-minus 25 minutes, we're going to kick off SAS2026 at the welcome and opening remarks. Can't wait to see everyone there--and catch our social media assistant at the posters to share YOUR favorite emotion 😁 #SAS2026

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

One day til SAS 2026! The program is out, the Whova has dropped, the floor plan is available, and the out of office emails can be set! Thank you again to our amazing sponsors for helping to make this happen~ #SAS2026

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

🎤Heads up! The SAS social media team will be popping around poster sessions asking a fun question each day. Trainees, early-career researchers, professionals, and faculty—come share your thoughts! We’d love to highlight voices from across the SAS community. 💫

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

1 week until SAS! 🎉 Showcase our community by sharing how you’re preparing—poster practice, lab meetings, travel selfies, and more! We want to highlight our whole community, from trainees to emeritus faculty. Tag us and we’ll repost! Full list of SAS socials here: linktr.ee/SocietyforAf...

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Huge thanks to Expiwell for sponsoring this year's conference awards! Your commitment to uplifting early-career researchers helps strengthen our community and invest in the next generation of affective scientists.

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Thank you to BIOPAC Systems, Inc. for sponsoring SAS and presenting a special methods session at this year's conference! Join them Friday at 4:15 PM to explore innovative tools and approaches!

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

This week, we're honoring our SAS 2026 sponsors! Starting with Springer Nature (@springernature.com) --our Platinum Sponsor! Their generous commitment helps make this meeting possible and supports high-quality programming for our community✨

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

📢CALLING ALL SAS MEMBERS📢 It's time for board elections! Positions up for vote are: President-Elect, Treasurer-Elect, and Director-at-Large. Candidate info here: society-for-affective-science.org/board-electi... Check your email for your ballot (double check the spam folder, too--just in case!!)📫

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Join us at SAS 2026 for the Presidential Symposium! Consider the lessons affective scientists can learn from non-human and non-traditional systems like plants, animals, and AI! 🐒🌱🤖🐁 #SAS2026

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Join us in celebrating this year's award winners as they share their amazing work on Saturday, March 14th from 9:45am-10:45am at the SAS 2026 Awards Symposium! 🏆 #SAS2026

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

New from SAS! We’re launching a Teaching Resource Repository and inviting members to share syllabi, slides, readings, and assignments. Help build a shared teaching hub for affective science—submit by Feb 15 (ongoing after!) #sas2026

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

The Diversity Symposium at SAS 2026 will be a panel discussion exploring what it means to diversify our field, how to infuse consideration of cultural context into research on affect, & what we should be doing differently in the coming decades! Don't miss it! #SAS2026

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

👀Take a look at this year's invited speakers! Spread out across all 3 days of the conference, they will cover a range of topics from AI tools, interpersonal relationships, language, and how each intersects with affective science. Can't wait to see you all there!! #sas2026

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

SAS merch store just dropped! 🎉 All designs are created by SAS trainees, and every purchase supports trainee funding & scholarships. Show your SAS pride and support the next generation of affective scientists: www.bonfire.com/store/societ...

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Inspired by the recent passing of Dr. Paul Ekman, SAS will now honor members of the affective science community who have retired or passed away at our annual meeting. Submit nominations here via this form by 02/20/2026: bit.ly/3LOBPpi

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Don't forget to register for SAS 2026! While you can still register up til the day of the conference, you get the best rates with the early bird special 🐥🦜🐦‍⬛ #SAS2026

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Have a data set, skill, analytical technique, or specialized piece of equipment that you're eager to use, but need help to fill in the missing pieces? Sign up for the Collaboration Fair build community & foster innovative research. Submit by 02/13/26: bit.ly/4q2DeGK

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

🚨SAS has re-opened poster submissions for TWO of the pre conferences!🚨 The AFFECTIVE COMPUTING & POSITIVE EMOTION pre conferences are accepting additional poster submissions until January 22 at 11:00am Eastern Time! The portal is available here: society-for-affective-science.org/2026-sas-ann...

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

The book corner is back, back, back again!📚 Exhibit your book at this year's conference--boost visibility AND help make conference programming rich yet affordable. We love feeding 2 birds with 1 scone 🥐🐥🦜 Contact your publisher or send their info to our fundraising committee today!

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

We have 4 special events for you at this year's conference! A newcomer's event, a student social, networking event, and the methods roundtable! Register here: society-for-affective-science.org/2026-sas-ann... #SAS2026

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

🚨T-minus 4 days🚨 The deadline for abstract submissions for flash talks and/or posters for 4 of our pre-conferences is FRIDAY (1/09)⏰️ Submit here: bit.ly/49DIv2p With 5 options for preconferences, there's something for everyone! Register today: bit.ly/4jsVsiX #SAS2026

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

👀Looking ahead to the new year? New research published in Affective Science (Blaxton et al., 2025) finds that anticipating future positive events is associated with reduced stressor related negative affect, both in the present and on subsequent days. Access here: doi.org/10.1007/s427...

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Help shape the look of SAS 2026! We’re inviting trainee members to submit original designs for our ✨first-ever✨ merch competition!! Designs may appear on conference materials and merch—with proceeds supporting trainee funding. Deadline: Jan 10, 2026. Submit using this form: bit.ly/4j6UVTT

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

SAS received over 500 submissions! After diligent review, notifications are now out! Please also consider joining us at & submitting posters/flash talks to the 5 preconferences offered!

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

The Clinical Affective Science Preconference is back! Join us for invited talks, flash talks, and posters exploring how emotion research informs psychopathology and treatment—and vice versa! bit.ly/3Mx0778 @veravine.bsky.social @lisastarr.bsky.social

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

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Society for Affective Science @affectscience.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Featuring invited talks, a fireside chat, and trainee flash talks/posters, the Positive Emotions Preconference will highlight recent advances and spark conversation about the future of this growing research area. bit.ly/3Mx0778

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