SAS 2026

March 12-14, 2026
Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Welcome to the Society for Affective Science

The Society for Affective Science is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering basic and applied research in the variety of fields that study affect broadly defined. To achieve this goal, we hold conferences annually to showcase research drawn internationally from psychology, medicine, neuroscience, computer science, law, economics, anthropology, linguistics, sociology, business, political science and other related fields.

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SAS Needs Your Support: Trailblazer Opportunity

The SAS Fundraising Committee is looking for Trailblazer Labs or Centers to donate $500 each as sponsors for our upcoming 2026 conference. We are so grateful for last year’s Trailblazers, Logic of Emotion Lab (PI: Erik Nook) and Emotions in Context Lab (PI: Katie...

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SAS Design Competition deadline January 10, 2026

Help shape the look of SAS 2026! We’re inviting trainee members to submit original designs for our first-ever merch competition!! Designs may appear on conference materials and merch—with proceeds supporting trainee funding. Deadline: Jan 10, 2026 Submit using this...

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