We are pleased to announce that – due to public demand – the deadline for abstract submissions for the First Latin American Conference on Eye Movements (LACEM) has been extended to July 1, 2025.
The conference will take place in Viña del Mar, Chile, from December 10th to 12th, 2025, and is organized by the Language & Cognition Laboratory at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. LACEM seeks to establish an international platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration around eye-movement research.
This in-person event warmly invites submissions from researchers working in a wide range of basic and applied fields utilizing eye-tracking, including psychology, linguistics, neurophysiology, computer science, education, marketing, and more. The conference will place special emphasis on topics relevant to Latin America and languages spoken in the region.
Johanna Kaakinen (University of Turku, Finland)
Talk: Cognitive Engagement During Reading
Professor Kaakinen is a leading researcher in cognitive psychology, reading comprehension, and eye-tracking. She directs the FINSCI and IMMERSED projects and serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of Discourse Processes.
Aline Godfroid (Michigan State University, USA)
Talk: Eye-Tracking in Instructed Second Language Acquisition: A Historical Perspective and a Call for Inclusive, Representative Research
Professor Godfroid co-directs the Second Language Studies Eye-tracking Lab and is Vice President of the European Second Language Association.
Additionally, we are pleased to offer two pre-conference workshops:
Translating Research Questions into Eye Movement Studies
Instructors: Denis Drieghe and João Vieira (University of Southampton, UK)
This workshop will help participants design eye-tracking studies grounded in research questions on reading and language processing.
Analyzing and Reporting Eye-Movement Data
Instructor: Bernhard Angele (Nebrija University, Spain)
This workshop will focus on best practices for analyzing and reporting eye-tracking data, especially in studies on reading and attention.
New abstract submission deadline: July 1, 2025
For submission guidelines and the abstract submission portal, please visit:
https://lacem2025.org/call-
Please feel free to share this call with colleagues, collaborators, and students who may be interested in attending or presenting their work.
We look forward to receiving your submissions and to welcoming you to Viña del Mar in December.
