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Conference Program
Explore the official schedule for the 15th Games and Learning Alliance Conference (GALA 2026) in L’Aquila, Italy, 17-20 November 2026.
Note: Main track allows 15 min per paper — no parallel sessions.
Tuesday 17 November (Click to expand/collapse)
10:30 – 11:30
Registration
11:30 – 13:00
PhD
Symposium
13:00 – 14:00
60-min
Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30
PhD
Symposium
15:30 – 16:00
30-min
Coffee break
16:00 – 18:30
PhD
Symposium
Evening
Welcome
reception
Wednesday 18 November (Click to expand/collapse)
08:00 – 09:00
Registration
09:00 – 09:30
Opening
09:30 – 10:30
Keynote 1
(45+15 min)
10:30 – 11:00
30-min
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30
Main track A – 6
papers
(90 min)
12:30 – 15:00
Lunch + Poster
1
16 WiP + 6 PhD (150 min)
15:00 – 16:30
Main track B – 6
papers
(90 min)
16:30 – 17:30
Playful
Activity + Coffee break (60 min)
17:30 – 18:00
Best PhD
Pitches
(3x 5min)
18:00 – 19:30
Main track C – 6
papers
(90 min)
Evening
Social event
Thursday 19 November (Click to expand/collapse)
08:00 – 09:00
Registration
09:00 – 11:00
Game
Exhibition
(120 min, coffee served in the room)
11:00 – 12:00
School Games
Awards
12:00 – 13:00
Keynote 2
(45+15 min)
13:00 – 15:30
Lunch + Poster
2
15 WiP + 6 PhD (150 min)
15:30 – 16:30
Main track D – 4
papers
(60 min)
16:30 – 17:30
Playful
Activity (60 min)
17:30 – 18:30
Main track E – 4
papers
(60 min)
18:30 – 19:30
SGS General
Assembly
(60 min)
Evening
Social dinner with
awards
Friday 20 November (Click to expand/collapse)
08:00 – 09:00
Registration
09:00 – 10:00
Keynote 3
(45+15 min)
10:00 – 10:30
30-min
Coffee break
10:30 – 12:00
Main track F – 6
papers
(90 min)
12:00 – 12:30
Closing
GALA Conf 2026 