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GELYDA Update Letter - March 2026
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GELYDA Membership Update Letter
Dear Members, Colleagues and Friends,
GELYDA’s in person conference, Building Civic and Community Engagement in Youth Development: A Shared Responsibility of Schools and Extended Education, hosted by Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul South Korea (June 24th to 26th, 2026) is fast approaching.
The Call for Abstracts has been extended until March 31st and virtual/hybrid options are being offered for those who cannot attend in person. We encourage all who are interested in presenting to submit!! Please visit the conference website for all key information (here). The link for submitting abstracts can be found here.
Early Bird Registration to attend the conference is open and will run until March 31st. Regular registration
will begin April 1st and will run through May 31st. To learn more about general registration deadlines, fees
and payment methods feel free to visit the conference site. We look forward to seeing you in Seoul or online.
If you have any questions about the conference email us at 2026.gelyda.conference@gmail.com.​
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Warm regards,
Gil G. Noam, GELYDA Chair
and members of the Steering Committee of GELYDA
Sang Hoon Bae, Professor at the Department of Education and Provost in the Sungkyunkwan University
Dale Blyth, Professor Emeritus and former Howland Endowed Chair in Youth Development Leadership
Kylie Brannelly, Chief Executive Officer of the Queensland Children’s Activities Network (QCAN) and Chairperson of the National Outside School Hours Services Alliance (NOSHSA)
Marlene Gras, Founder and Director of TierraED, Mexico City
Fuyuko Kanefuji, Professor at the Department of Human Sciences and Director of the Institute of Living Sciences, Bunkyo University
Linda Khanyi, Chief Education Specialist. Gauteng Department of Education
Kolbrún Þorbjörg Pálsdóttir, Dean of the School of Education at the University of Iceland, Reykjavik
Ludwig Stecher, Professor at the University of Giessen
