APCS Newsletter — October 2026

Welcome to the 25th annual Auditory Perception, Cognition, and Action Meeting (APCAM 2026)! Since its founding in 2002, APCAM's mission has been “to bring together researchers from various theoretical perspectives to present focused research on auditory cognition, perception, and aurally guided action.”

I am very excited to be at the helm for APCAM’s silver anniversary, which also happens to be our largest conference to date! APCAM 2026 features a keynote address from Dr. Assal Habibi (USC Psychology and Director of the Center for Music, Brain and Society), 15 talks divided into three sessions ( Auditory Scene Analysis + Multisensory Processing; Speech and Language Processing; and Basic Auditory Perception and Music Processing), and 52 poster presentations. The day will be rounded out with an APCS business meeting and a mentoring and networking reception to celebrate 25 years of APCAM!

APCAM is affiliated with the journal Auditory Perception and Cognition (AP&C), which features both traditional and open-access publication options. Presentations at APCAM 2026 are eligible to submit a brief report for consideration in a special issue of AP&C. Further information on this opportunity is available from the editors of AP&C, Michael Hall (hallmd@jmu.edu) and Mike Russell (mirussell@bellevue.edu).

APCAM is also affiliated with the Auditory Perception and Cognition Society (APCS). This non-profit foundation is charged with furthering research on all aspects of audition. The registration fee for APCAM provides a one-year membership for APCS, which includes an individual subscription to AP&C and reduced open-access fees for publishing with AP&C.

As an affiliate meeting of the 67th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, APCAM is indebted to the Psychonomic Society for support. We are also excited for a new sponsorship from the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) and a returning donation from Finding Five that helped to fund our APCS Travel and Membership Awards and the mentoring and networking reception this year. We would also like to extend special thanks to all of the APCS members who gave either an extra full or student membership or donated towards conference supplies.

If there are issues that arise during the meeting, or if you have thoughts for enhancing future meetings, do not hesitate to contact any committee member. On behalf of the 2026 APCAM organizing committee, we wish you a pleasant and productive day at APCAM!