Identity Theory Conference 2025

Logistics

Trent Mize and Robin Stryker invite you to the 2025 Identity Theory conference. The conference will take place on Oct 10th and Oct 11th, 2025 at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. We expect most attendees will arrive Oct 9th and leave on the 12th or late on the 11th.

There are no conference fees and we will provide breakfast and lunch on conference days.

Call for Submissions

We welcome research on any topic using identity theory. Abstracts are due Feb 15, 2025 to tmize@purdue.edu (see details below). We will have two types of presentations:

Abstract Submission

Send to tmize@purdue.edu :

Edited Volume

We plan to publish an edited volume of papers presented at the conference. As in past years, we intend to publish the volume with Springer (see the 2023 volume). Full, polished drafts will likely be due in January 2026 and submitted papers will be peer reviewed.

Conference Schedule (tentative)

Travelling to Purdue

Lodging

The conference will take place on Purdue's campus. Purdue Union's hotel is both the nicest hotel in the area and also in the building next to the conference. The hotel also includes a nice restaurant, bar, and coffee shop. We have secured a conference rate of $269 / night which is ~$100 below the normal rate. Book with the conference rate using this link.

Less expensive lodging options are available in West Lafayette and Lafayette via other hotels or AirBnBs but will require you to commute to campus for the conference and pay for parking.

Airfare

There are three options for flying to West Lafayette, IN – all with pros and cons:

Purdue maintains a list of recommended shuttle services and other tips for getting to Purdue.

Funds for Travel

We have some funds available for those who could not otherwise attend the conference without travel assistance. We will make decisions about travel funds after abstracts have been accepted. Our tentative plan is to cover the hotel costs in the Purdue Union hotel for those awarded travel funds.