6th ANNUAL COMPTEXT Conference 2024

The Sixth International and Interdisciplinary Conference on the Quantitative and Computational Analysis of Textual Data (COMPTEXT) will be held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on 2-4 May 2024.

COMPTEXT is an international community of quantitative text analysis and computational social science scholars in political science, international relations and beyond. COMPTEXT 2024 in Amsterdam follows in the footsteps of previous conferences in Budapest (2018), Tokyo (2019) and Innsbruck (online, 2020), Dublin (2022), and Glasgow (2023). COMPTEXT conferences offer ample opportunities to network with computational scholars, to exchange technological knowledge of computational methods, and to obtain useful feedback on ongoing research.

Important Deadlines:

The registration deadline is 15 March, 2024.

The final version of the conference programme will be available soon. The preliminary workshop programme is available here.

The COMPTEXT 2024 Organising Committee consists of:

  • Mariken A.C.G. van der Velden (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • Roan Buma (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • Alona O. Dolinsky (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • Johannes Gruber (Universiteit van Amsterdam)
  • Kasper Welbers (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • Miklós Sebők (Centre for Social Sciences, Budapest)

Your Ultimate Guide to a Smooth Conference Experience

  1. Book Accommodation as soon as possible: As you are surely aware, Amsterdam is not only a place for research, but also a popular tourist destination. We therefore recommend that you book accommodation for your time here as soon as possible. The best place for this is probably booking.com, since Airbnb is usually not cheaper than hotels due to the subletting laws in the city. Even if you are not sure you will be joining us, you should book a hotel now – just make sure you can cancel it without additional cost.
  2. Register for the conference by March 16th: Register through the link provided in the email on accepting your proposal. The full conference package (dinners on Friday and Saturday) is €185, the limited conference package (dinner on Friday) is €110 and there is an Equal Access Sponsored Package €100 (30 scholarships for PhD students are available – selection will be based on a 250 word application). The optional pre-conference workshops are included in the conference fee.
  3. Pay the conference fee by April 15th through the soon provided link.

4. Check the released schedule for the exact date(s)/time(s) of your presentation(s) and a listing of all sessions, special events, and activities. Once registration closes and the preliminary conference program is drawn up, we will also send a Panel Chair and Discussant Guide that provides general information on duties and expectations for both roles.
5. Enjoy your conference in Amsterdam! You can either use public transportation, which is generally good in Amsterdam and requires no previous action. You can just use Google or Apple pay or contactless payment credit or debit cards to enter the metro stations, trams or buses. We recommend renting a bike, such as MacBike.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:

COMPTEXT is committed to creating an inclusive conference where diversity is celebrated, and everyone is afforded equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from everyone, including those who identify with any of the protected characteristics that are set out in VU’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy (https://vu.nl/en/about-vu/more-about/diversity). We especially encourage scholars from traditionally underrepresented groups, female scholars, and early-career researchers to apply.

For more information, please visit our website: http://www.comptextconference.org/

Questions related to COMPTEXT Amsterdam 2024 should be directed to comptext2024@gmail.com.