ISQOLS2026A: ISQOLS 2026 Regional Conference Argentina Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Palermo Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 9-11, 2026 |
| Conference website | https://isqols.org/Argentina/ |
| Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=isqols2026a |
| Abstract registration deadline | September 30, 2025 |
| Submission deadline | September 30, 2025 |
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The International Society of Quality-of-Life Studies and the Universidad de Palermo Argentina, announce and invite you to participate in the first Latin America Regional Conference "Quality of Life, Well-being and Happiness in Latin America", which will take place on the urban campus of the University of Palermo during March 9-11, 2026, being organized by the CICS-UP, School of Social Sciences. Universidad de Palermo is one of the most innovative universities in Latin America. A world class, global, private, non-profit university located in Buenos Aires, Argentina, its student population comes from 59 different countries, with more than 30% international students. Students, faculty, and graduates are part of a unique global academic community, characterized by its creativity and entrepreneurial spirit, which maintains exchange and collaboration programs with world-class universities. UP offers on-campus, online and blended programs. Areas of study: School of Design & Communication, School of Business, School of Engineering, School of Law, School of Social Sciences, Psychology. |
Universidad de Palermo is considered among the best universities in Latin America:
1. Ranked #1 International students: The university with the highest percentage of international students in Latin America - QS World University Rankings 2025.
2. QS Stars Rating System: 5 Stars. Universidad de Palermo 2024.
3. Ranked #3 Arts and Design: Number #3 in Latin America - QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025, Arts and Design.
4. Ranked #1 MBA in Argentina, #3 in Latin America - QS Global MBA Ranking 2025.
5. Ranked #1 in Latin America: Number one among universities under 50 years in Latin America and #48 in the world - QS Top 50 Under 50, 2021.
The ISQOLS Regional Conference Latin America will be organized into simultaneous thematic panels, some in English and others in Spanish.
Two keynote addresses will be presented: Francesco Sarracino, Phd. Unit Director of STATEC, National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and Prof. Javier A. Martínez, Department of Urban and Regional Planning and Geoinformation Management at the University of Twente, the Netherlands.
We look forward to seeing you in Buenos Aires in March 2026!
Submission Guidelines
Call for Abstracts for Papers and Posters
Abstracts for papers and posters dealing with scientific research or best practice examples in all areas in quality-of-life, well-being and happiness are highly welcomed and need to be submitted via EasyChair. Abstracts have to be submitted by the presenting author. Submitting authors should choose one topic or symposium in which they want to submit the abstract. In case authors are not submitting to a specific symposium, they are requested to carefully check the entire list of topics (see below) to ensure they submit to the most appropriate topic.
The presenting author of accepted abstracts has to be registered for the conference to be included in the conference program. We are looking forward to receiving your contributions.
List of Topics
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Call for Abstracts:
The ISQOLS Regional Conference Latin America will be organized into simultaneous thematic panels, some in English and others in Spanish.
We will receive abstracts dedicated to different topics in Latin America:
1. Methodological issues in studies on quality of life, well-being, and happiness: measuring quality of life and well-being; quantitative methods and their different techniques, big data, composite indices; data matching; qualitative methods and their different techniques.
2. Promoting quality of life, well-being, happiness, and development: human development; poverty; inequalities, sustainable development; public development policies.
3. Artificial intelligence, well-being, and happiness: behaviour, experiments, analysis and measurement methods, validity, and reliability.
4. Quality of life, well-being, and happiness in social and personal relationships: family relationships, interpersonal relationships, friendship, social change.
5. Quality of life, well-being, and happiness in different social groups: children, youth, older adults, migrants.
6. Quality of life and well-being in cities and communities: urban planning, environment, housing, public transportation, green spaces, pro-environmental behaviours, social mapping.
7. Special session for undergraduate and graduate students dedicated to research on quality of life, well-being, and happiness.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to office@isqols.org