Looking ahead, we’re pleased to share that the 2026 SSTAR Annual Meeting will take place from May 7–9, 2026, at the JW Marriott Parq Vancouver and the DOUGLAS, Autograph Collection, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Nestled along the scenic waterfront and offering exceptional meeting spaces and amenities, the venue will provide a vibrant setting for our event. We hope you’ll make plans to join us for a dynamic program of research, clinical insights, and community connection.
Further details about the registration process for both the Fall Clinical Case Conference and the 2026 Annual Meeting will be shared via email in the coming weeks. Please keep an eye on your inbox for updates, including how to register, book accommodations, and access a tentative program schedule.
Submit your Abstracts for the 2026 SSTAR Conference!
We are delighted to invite you to submit an abstract for the 51st SSTAR Annual Meeting to be held in Vancouver from May 7 to 9, 2026! The theme of the 2026 conference is Sexuality in connection: A systematic perspective.
Abstracts on all sexuality-focused empirical research, clinical observations, and theoretical formulations are welcome, and we particularly encourage submissions that focus on how sexuality is shaped by interpersonal dynamics, relational contexts, broader systemic influences, and technology.
This includes, but is not limited to, work that examines how political, cultural, legal, relational, and digital systems surrounding individuals can shape sexuality and inform both practice and research in sexual health.
You can submit your abstract in one of two categories:
1. Research-focused abstracts
2. Clinically-oriented abstracts
All abstracts must be well-structured and clearly articulated. Research abstracts must clearly identify the clinical implications of the findings and show methodological rigor. Clinical abstracts must clearly articulate how the content is grounded by or meaningfully connected with existing empirical or theoretical frameworks.
Submissions that are solely anecdotal or insufficiently contextualized within existing literature will not be considered. We encourage strong evidence-informed contributions that are clearly positioned within the broader research or clinical discourse.
All abstracts are to be submitted through Oxford Abstracts, an abstract management software that will makes it easy to organize, review, and standardize all submissions. The submission portal is now open and will remain open until the deadline, October 31, 2025.
Use this link to submit your abstract: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/79677/submitter
The deadline for this opportunity is October 31, 2025!