The Department of Almost is pleased to announce the call for papers for the 7th Annual Symposium on Threshold Phenomena, to be held April 4-6, 2025, on the University of Sagacity campus.
This year's theme, "The Moment Before the Moment," invites researchers to examine the phenomenology of being on the verge—of decision, of action, of giving up.
Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Commitment thresholds in snack consumption
- The "one more episode" decision point in streaming media
- Email reply procrastination tipping points
- The moment a "quick errand" becomes an expedition
- Exercise abandonment thresholds
- The point at which "running late" becomes "not going"
- Alarm snooze limits and morning surrender
"We're particularly interested in papers that bridge disciplinary boundaries," said conference organizer Prof. Marcus Chen. "The physicist studying phase transitions and the psychologist studying decision fatigue are investigating the same fundamental phenomenon."
Abstract submissions are due February 1, 2025. Full papers will be due March 15. The conference will include both traditional presentations and an experimental "threshold experience" session, details of which will be announced closer to the event.
Registration opens January 15. Early-bird rates are available through February 28.