The working languages of the Conference are English, French, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, and Spanish.  

* Presenter’s fee covers organization costs, conference materials, lunches, refreshments, conference dinner, and a trip around Vilnius Old Town.
** Non-presenter’s fee covers organization costs, conference materials, and refreshments.  

• Submission of abstracts (~ 250 words): by 15 May 2026
• Notification of accepted abstracts: by 15 June 2026 

• Plenary speeches (45 minutes)
• Presentations (15 minutes + 5 minutes discussion)  
• Workshops (45 minutes)
• Round table discussions (45 minutes)  
• Poster presentations (e-format)

Scientific Committee

Caroline Allen, Leipzig University, Germany
Lauren Anderson, National Louis University, USA
Marco Angster, University of Zadar, Croatia
Diego Ardoino, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Linda Apse, University of Latvia, Latvia 
Evita Badina, University of Latvia, Latvia
Mia Batinić Angster, University of Zadar, Croatia
Dagnė Beržaitė, Vilnius University, Lithuania 
Lina Bikelienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania 
Xavier Blanco, the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
Nijolė Burkšaitienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Loreta Chodzkienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania (Vice-Chair)
Jan Chovanec, Masaryk University, Czech Republic 
Laura Černelytė, Vilnius University, Lithuania 
Irena Darginavičienė, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania
Aurelija Daukšaitė-Kolpakovienė, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
Gintarė Gelūnaitė-Malinauskienė, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
Ketevan Gochitashvili, Business and Technology University, Georgia
Nathalie Gettliffe, University of Strasbourg, France
Eglė Gudavičienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania 
Akın Gürbüz, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Lina Inčiuraitė-Noreikienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania 
Ovidiu Ivancu, Vilnius University, Lithuania 
Dalius Jarmalavičius, Vilnius University, Lithuania 
Sandra Kairė, Vilnius University, Lithuania 
Danuta Kępa-Figura, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland
Yulia Kharchenko, Maynooth University, the Republic of Ireland
Natasha Kohl, National Louis University, USA
Şevki Kömür, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Turkey 
Simona Kontrimienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania 
Julija Korostenskienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Roma Kriaučiūnienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania (Chair)
Jana Kuzmina, University of Latvia, Latvia 
Jean-Pierre Levet, University of Limoges, France
Paola Clara Leotta, University of Catania, Italy
Ineta Lūka, Turiba University, Latvia
Viktorija Makarova, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Ana León-León Manzanero, Latvian Academy of Culture, Latvia
Lina Marčiulionytė, Vilnius University, Lithuania 
Victoria Martín de la Rosa, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Danguolė Melnikienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania 
Daiva Mickūnaitytė, Vilnius University, Lithuania 
Maria Alfredo Ferreira Freitas Lopes Moreira, University of Minho, Portugal
Paul Nanu, University of Alba Iulia, Romania
Michael Pace-Sigge, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
Elena Păcurar, Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj, Romania
Jūratė Patackaitė, Vilnius College, Lithuania
Dorota Pazio-Wlazłowska, Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Dalia Pinkevičienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania 
Clàudia Pons-Moll, University of Barcelona, Spain
Svetozar Poštič, Vilnius University, Lithuania 
Virginija Jūratė Pukevičiūtė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Alfonso Rascon Caballero, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Roman Roszko, Institute of Slavic Studies. Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Danuta Roszko, University of Warsaw, Poland
Giuli Shabashvili, Tbilisi State University, Georgia
Elina Sidorovič, Vilnius University, Lithuania 
Irena Snukiškienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania     
Petra Strnádová, Matej Bel University, Slovakia
Jelena Suchanova, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania
Gabriele Šalčiūte-Čiviliene, King’s College London, UK
Jolita Šliogerienė, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania
Nenad Tomovič, Belgrade University, Serbia
Maria Jose De Urraza, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
Marta Valihorová, Matej Bel University, Slovakia
Rana Yildirim, Çukurova University, Turkey
Maria Teresa Zanola, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy
Loreta Zavadskienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania 
Diana Zelter, Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania

Organising Committee

Simona Aukštulevičiūtė,Vilnius University, Lithuania 
Rasa Bačiulienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania 
Lina Bikelienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Jūratė Bikulčienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Aleksej Burov, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Loreta Chodzkienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania (Chair)
Laura Černelytė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Eglė Girniuvienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Diana Gornatkevičienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Dalius Jarmalavičius, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Svetlana Kosova, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Roma Kriaučiūnienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania (Vice-Chair)
Aistė Marija Markevičienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Rūta Montvilienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Birutė Ona Palovienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Jūratė Patackaitė, Vilnius College, Lithuania
Inga Piščikienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Virginija Jūratė Pukevičiūtė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Eglė Sakalytė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Rūta Sirvydė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Diana Snapkauskaitė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Irena Snukiškienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Nora Strikauskaitė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Loreta Zavadskienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania