Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the 10th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (ICBA) is due to take place on 7-8-9 July 2025 in Nantes, France.

This conference is the annual meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Addictions (ISSBA) that aims to assemble specialists working in the field of behavioral addictions to provide a venue for face-to-face networking, as well as a forum for presenting and discussing the most recent research results of the field.

We look forward to welcoming researchers, clinicians, social workers, health service professionals, people with lived experience and everyone else who is interested in behavioral addictions whatever their perspective is.

Join us in Nantes between July 7-8-9, 2025.

Yours sincerely,

Registration fee (deadlines are given in GMT+0 23:59):

• Early bird registration deadline extended: 10 December 2024 (payment must be completed not later than 10 January 2025)
• Normal registration: 11 December 2024 - 17 February 2025 (payment must be completed not later than 17 March 2025)
• Late registration: From 18 March 2025, or onsite

	Early bird	Normal	Late / onsite
ISSBA member	490 EUR	590 EUR	690 EUR
Non-member	600 EUR	700 EUR	800 EUR
Student ISSBA member	350 EUR	450 EUR	550 EUR
Student non-member	400 EUR	500 EUR	600 EUR

Not included in the registration fee:

• Gala dinner: 75 EUR
• For information on social programmes, please visit our website later.

The use of the reduced registration fee is subject to the payment of the membership fee (for 2025) of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Addictions (ISSBA). (Those who are already members are expected to pay the 2024 membership fee as well.)

The Journal of Behavioral Addictions offers a 15% discount for corresponding authors who are members of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Addictions (ISSBA).

The registration fee includes:

• Admission to all scientific sessions
• Admission to Welcome reception on 7 July
• Refreshments during breaks
• Lunch on 8 and 9 July

Please note that we can only refund 40% of the registration fee if cancelled officially before the 30 April 2025. No refund is possible if cancellation is made at a later date.

Abstract submission deadline 26 November 2024.

Abstract submission happens via an external tool: ConfTool. There, you may create a user account to enter, submit your abstract(s) and access the results of the reviewing process. To do so, please click on the "Click here" button.

Topics of discussion

• ADHD (Attention-Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder) / Body dysmorphic disorder / Buying-shopping addiction (Compulsive buying) / Compulsive sexual behavior disorder (hypersexuality) / Eating disorders / Excoriation (Skin-Picking) Disorder / Exercise dependence / Food Addiction / Gambling Disorder / Gaming disorder (computer and video games, online gaming) / Hoarding Disorder / Hypochondriasis / Intermittent Explosive Disorder / Internet addiction / Kleptomania / Mobile Phone Addiction / Muscle dysmorphic disorder / Obsessive-compulsive disorder / Pornography Addiction / Pyromania / Social Media Addiction / Trichotillomania (Hair-Pulling Disorder) / Work Addiction

Please note that you should preferably be the presenting author of only one, but no more than two papers.

Information for oral presentations

• If using a PowerPoint (or any other computer) presentation, please note you need to bring it on a USB pendrive/flashdrive. You will need to upload it on the computer in the room assigned for your session. Assistance is provided upon request.
• If combining video films with PowerPoint, please make sure to check it in the session hall where your lecture is taking place during a coffee or lunch break prior to your session, at least 30 minutes before the start of the session.
• Please note that the conference’s computers in the session halls are being supplied with Microsoft Windows.
• Presentations should be 15 minutes in duration with an additional 1-2 minutes following for questions.

Information for symposia

• Symposia (90 minutes) are organized by a chair person and consist of 4-5 individual oral presentations.
• All abstracts need to be uploaded by the chair person.

Information for mini talks

• Please prepare your presentation to a maximum of 2-3 minutes in length (maximum of 5 slides).
• An additional 1-2 minutes will be available for questions/comments.
• Please prepare your presentations in PowerPoint (.pptx, .ppt).

Information for poster presentation

• Please note that you must bring the printed poster to the conference.

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