The 2025 Digital Media and Developing Minds International Scientific Congress is an interdisciplinary convening that will bring together researchers, clinicians, educators, government agency representatives, and others with expertise in child development, psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, pediatrics, communications, social work, public health, education, human-computer interaction and more to explore how digital media use impacts the social, psychological, cognitive, behavioral, and physical development of children and adolescents.

This four-day conference will feature a variety of events, including featured keynotes, interdisciplinary panel discussions, new research presentations, flash talks, a Tools and Methodologies Exposition, poster sessions and networking opportunities.

Building on the momentum of our sold out Congress in 2023 and the Institute’s two previous convenings, the 2025 Congress is sure to be a can’t miss event!

Check back regularly and watch your inbox for details about abstract submissions, registration and lodging information, and other ways to get involved with #MediaAndMinds25.

The Call for Abstracts for the 2025 Digital Media and Developing Minds International Scientific Congress will be available in October of 2024. To be alerted when the call for abstracts is available, please sign up for the Children and Screens mailing list or check this page at that time. The Congress will feature the latest empirical research and solutions, panel discussions, keynote presentations, and poster sessions.

The 2025 Congress Tools and Methodologies Exposition

Showcase your latest tools, products, and methods to academic researchers, nonprofits, clinicians, educators, government agency representatives, and others with expertise in child development, psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, pediatrics, communications, social work, public health, education, human-computer interaction and more.

If you or your company offers tools and resources that help families manage screen use, help researchers conduct studies and/or monitor platforms, or assist tech companies in complying with regulations related to children and screens, Children and Screen’s Tools and Methodologies Exposition, which takes place at the 2025 Congress Digital Media and Development Minds International Scientific Congress, is the ideal place to showcase your offerings.

Exhibitors might offer:

Tools for research such as measuring screen time, measuring app usage, ecological momentary assessment, participant management, data scraping, etc.
Tools for screen time management
Resources for families, clinicians, and educators
Products to help with regulatory compliance
New research methods
Digital therapeutics
Digital addiction treatment
And more

Traditional exhibitor tables and sponsorship opportunities will be available for purchase. Exposition participants can expect committed time for exhibits, high visibility throughout the Congress, and immersion into Congress programing.

Keep an eye out for the full prospectus, details about abstract submissions, program and agenda information, registration and lodging, and other ways to get involved! For more information and to secure your spot at the 2025 Tools and Methodologies Exposition, please contact tools_expo@childrenandscreens.org.

Congress Planning Committee

Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH
Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington, JAMA Pediatrics, Special Olympics, Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development

Lauren Hale, PhD
Stony Brook University

Pam Hurst-Della Pietra, DO
Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development, Stony Brook University

Heather Kirkorian, PhD
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Marc Potenza, MD, PhD
Yale School of Medicine

Stephanie Reich, PhD
University of California, Irvine

Desmond Upton Patton, PhD
University of Pennsylvania

Ellen Wartella, PhD
Northwestern University

Paul Weigle, MD
Hartford Hospital, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry