Abstract Submission

The Global Alcohol Policy Conference (GAPC), would like to announce that the 2026 conference will accommodate in-person participation, for both presenters and delegates.

We welcome submission of abstracts for presentations relevant to the conference topics and themes. Abstracts must be submitted electronically via the conference website by 15 October 2025. Outcomes will be notified by 30 November 2025.

We strongly encourage abstracts from researchers, practitioners and advocates. ‘Practitioners’ include any professional working in research translation, policy, advocacy and communications. The focus of the conference is alcohol policy; abstracts that describe findings from alcohol epidemiology are welcome provided they include discussion of clear implications for policy. Priority will be given to presentations that offer critical or reflective comment rather than purely program or descriptive papers. Length of abstracts is 250 words excluding abstract title and presenters details. A guideline of one oral presentation per participant will be observed, with flexibility as needed, and with a limit considered for the number of papers from a single institution or organization in order to promote geographic and other forms of diversity of perspectives.

The Scientific Committee welcomes abstracts or outlines of presentation topics for:

• Oral presentation
  Presenters will have 10 minutes for presentation followed by up to 5 minutes for question and answers. The conference organizers will group single presentations topically into oral sessions.
• Poster presentations
  Multiple 15-minute designated periods will be allocated in the program when presenters will be able to take questions and discuss their work. 
• Panel presentations
  Presenters may propose panel presentations, which would ideally consist of six ten-minute presentations organized around a common theme, followed by questions and discussion.
  Those proposing panel presentations should submit an abstract for the full panel (select "Panel: Full panel presentation" as abstract type below) as well as individual abstracts (select "Panel: Individual abstract" below) for each of the presentations being proposed as part of the panel; the latter should clearly indicate that they are being proposed as part of a larger panel.
• Workshops
  A 90 minute workshop session that provides participants with the opportunity to develop new skills. This may take the form of a combination of practical and/or instructional presentations combined with activities, interactive group or individual work. Presenters should identify learning objectives in their abstract.
• Late Breaker Abstracts (not open yet)
  These 5-minute presentations provide an opportunity to highlight case studies and new and/or upcoming research or research-translation initiatives. The format for these presentations is still to be determined. The call for late breaking abstracts will open on 15 December 2025 and will close on 30 January 2026.

Abstracts will be accepted and considered in two domains:

• Research: Please structure the abstract with the following sections: Background, methods, results, conclusions
• Practice/advocacy: Please structure the abstract with the following sections: Context, methods, results, outcome

For all abstracts the following criteria apply:

• Presentations by Indigenous people are particularly welcome.
• Presentation at GAPC2026 is limited to persons without conflict of interest due to financial relationships, direct or indirect, with the alcohol industry.

All presenters are encouraged to consider the learning outcomes for the audience when preparing your presentation. What are the take away messages that you can provide the audience, how can you improve their knowledge and skills? 

Abstract Topics

Each day of the GAPC 2026 will be distinct. A diverse range of speakers will provide opportunities for discussion about their research and experience and how these can be applied to alcohol policy environments and stimulate efforts to reduce alcohol-related harm worldwide. 

Topics include (not in order of priority):

• Advertising and marketing policies
• Advocacy for effective policies
• Alcohol and cancer: policy implications
• Alcohol and global disparities: presenting the evidence and policy implications from an equity perspective
• Alcohol and the urban health agenda
• Alcohol policy to achieve the SDGs
• Building alliances with other social movements
• Building regional and/or global networks and coalitions
• Community action and policy implementation
• Economic and social effects of alcohol and alcohol policies
• Framing and communicating the arguments for an FCAC
• Harm to others and alcohol policies
• International trade and investment agreements: implications for alcohol policy
• Indigenous peoples and alcohol policies
• Physical and virtual availability policies; eg. trading hours, licensing processes, online purchase, home delivery
• Policy implementation and enforcement
• Pricing policies
• Protecting policy against vested interests
• Regional cooperation for alcohol policy control
• Why alcohol matters: the breadth of harm and arguments for policy

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