Reaching New Heights in Early Childhood Research (REACH) Conference

Scientific program

Keynote speakers

Our keynotes consist of multidisciplinary duo presenters who will highlight a specific topic from two different viewpoints. You can find more information about our keynote speakers here.

Presentation schedule

You can find the presentation schedule for the symposia, oral presentations, and poster presentations here. A week before the conference, the abstract booklet will be published on this page as well.

Day 1: December 11th, 2025

08:30 – 09:15Registration and coffee/teaHuiskamer
09:15 – 09:30Opening and welcomeKerkzaal
09:30 – 10:30Keynote 1 – Emotional face processing
Dr. Carlijn van den Boomen & dr. Itir Önal Ertuğrul
Kerkzaal
10:30 – 10:45BreakHuiskamer
10:45 – 12:05Oral presentation sessions 1a and 1b in parallelSpiegelzaal
Bovenkamer
Kerkzaal
12:05 – 13:30LunchHuiskamer
Kerkzaal
Balkon
13:30 – 14:00Flash talksZolder
14:00 – 15:30Poster walk – Session 1Zolder
15:30 – 16:00BreakHuiskamer
16:00 – 17:00Keynote 2 – Sound and computation
Prof. Anja Volk & dr. Frans Adriaans
Kerkzaal
17:00 – 18:00DrinksHuiskamer

Day 2: December 12th, 2025

08:30 – 09:15Registration and coffee/teaHuiskamer
09:15 – 09:30WelcomeKerkzaal
09:40 – 11:30Symposia S1, S2 and S3 in parallelSpiegelzaal
Bovenkamer
Kerkzaal
11:30 – 12:00Poster gradingZolder
12:00 – 13:00LunchHuiskamer
Kerkzaal
Balkon
13:00 – 14:00Keynote 3 – Play
Dr. Heidi Lesscher & dr. Kirsten Visser
Kerkzaal
14:00 – 15:30Oral presentation sessions 2a and 2b in parallelSpiegelzaal
Bovenkamer
Kerkzaal
15:30 – 17:00Poster walk – Session 2
Award ceremony
Zolder
17:30 – 18:30Closing ceremony & DrinksKerkzaal
Huiskamer