June 3, 2025

Dear PMIG friends,

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This letter provides all of the information for Person Memory 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal from October 13-16, 2025. We are thrilled this year to secure the use of Hotel Praia Mar (Carcavelos Beach Hotel). The hotel has a wonderful location that is just a 7-minute walk from the train station, which provides easy access to both Lisbon and Cascais. The hotel is adjacent to the sea, so you can enjoy the beach either at the end of the day or in the morning.

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The costs (food, lodging, facilities, registration fee) for the event will be handled differently than in recent years. This year, you will need to make the lodging arrangements yourself directly to the hotel. While we prefer to standardize everything, it simply is not possible with any of the venues we explored in Portugal. Please read the details below carefully.

 

Event Format. As is our tradition, the formal program sessions will be held all day on Wednesday (October 15) and on Thursday morning (October 16). All are expected to be in attendance for dinner on Tuesday October 14. 

 

We encourage people to arrive on Monday afternoon/evening (October 13) if possible, to enjoy a full day Tuesday of exploring the outdoors, sightseeing, talking with long-time friends, making new friends, and general informal activity. This aspect of our schedule has become a valued hallmark of PMIG meetings and people find that it's much more than a day of relaxation; it's also a time of merging science with nature, of informal sharing of ideas, and of learning about others' research in one-to-one conversations, etc. Another hallmark of our meeting is that we share in all events together – meals, talks, and evening social events. 

 

Formal Program. Our program will feature invited talks and an informal paper session. Both types of presentations will be included on the conference program. All attendees are invited to present an informal paper. Attendees who have received their doctorate degree prior to Oct 2025 may be considered for a talk. You may submit a talk title and abstract (for consideration) and/or an informal paper title for the program when you complete the registration form.

 

The program will also feature the Ostrom award sessions recognizing career contributions to social cognition. This year, we are fortunate to be recognizing the 2025 winner, Monica Biernat, as well as 2020 winners, Anne Maass and Gün Semin, who were unable to attend during the pandemic. This will result in more talks by senior colleagues than is typical.

 

Accommodations and Meals. Your room, meals, and your drinks will be charged to you directly. Your room and meals will be charged directly to you by the hotel, with your costs being due at check-out. Evening social beverages will be handled on the premises, at your own expense (pay as you go).

 

The hotel rates (excluding tax) by room style are below:

Single standard:                       € 90.-

Single with sea view:               €100.-

Double standard:                     €100.-

Double with sea view:              €110.-

 

Please book your hotel room by emailing the Hotel Manager Antonio Romeiro (Antonio.romeiro@almeidahotels.pt). In your email, please specify your check in date, check out date, and preferred room style. Please also mention your affiliation with our group (“Person Memory Interest Group”) to secure the above rate.

 

The hotel will charge you for the meals provided during your stay. Those rates will be approximately €60 per day, including lunch and dinner (breakfast is already included in the nightly room rate).

 

Registration Fee. The registration fee is due by August 29, 2025 to cover the cost of the conference meeting room, A/V, hotel staff, and coffee breaks. How to pay the fee depends on your country of residence, as follows:

 

U.S. residents and non-residents with U.S. bank accounts: Send $95 via Zelle (personmemoryconference@gmail.com) or check made out to “Person Memory Interest Group” by mail to Gordon (Gordon Moskowitz, 111 South 15th Street, Apt. P315, Philadelphia, PA, 19102)

 

Non-US residents: Send funds to Person Memory through wise.com. You will first need to register as a user on wise.com and link your banking information to your account. Then, please check the calculator on Wise.com’s homepage first to determine how much money to send to us (using the link provided in the first sentence). Specifically, please make sure that we receive $95 USD, excluding all transaction fees. At the time of writing this message, payment amounts are:

                        86 €

                        $134 CAD

 

All attendees may pay us through our PayPal page. Due to Paypal’s high fees, the cost is slightly higher if you are sending us money with this method:

                        $100 US

                        90 €

                        $138 CAD

  

If you are unsure about the conversion rate for your currency, please contact us.

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Cancellation Policy. Cancellations before September 30, 2025 will be issued a reimbursement of registration fees minus any transaction fees. For cancellations after September 30, we make every effort to provide reimbursement of registration fees. These can only be made after the event occurs.

Attendees are responsible for booking their own lodging and cancelling it in a timely manner to avoid incurring penalties by Hotel Praia Mar.

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Summary: How to Register.

1. Complete the registration form by August 29, 2025.

2. Send the registration fee using one of the payment options described above (Zelle, Wise, or Paypal). The registration fee must be received by .

3. Book hotel room by emailing Antonio.romeiro@almeidahotels.pt and specifying your travel dates and desired room type. Mention your affiliation with the “Person Memory Interest Group” to receive the group rate.