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Welcome Message

It is our great pleasure to invite you to the 8th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (ICBA 2023) which will be held from August 23 to 25, 2023, at Songdo Convensia, Incheon, Korea.

In 2011, the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Addiction (ISSBA) launched the Journal of Behavioral Addictions, which now became a prestigious scientific journal in the addiction field. Over the last 10 years, ICBA attracted researchers, clinicians, social workers, and others from all around the world. Participants were satisfied with not only remarkable academic programs but also with the friendly and open communication among the participants.

ICBA 2023 is the official conference of the ISSBA(International Society for the Study of Behavioral Addictions) co-organized with the KAAP(Korean Academy of Addiction Psychiatry). KAAP will do its best to provide a comfortable conference and a variety of unique interesting social programs in the beautiful city of Incheon. We hope that ICBA 2023 will be a memorable trip for all.

We look forward to welcoming everyone who is interested in behavioral addiction to the 8th ICBA 2023 from all corners of the world and beyond. We wish to have you here in our beautiful port city!

Sincerely,
Co-chairs, Zsolt Demetrovics,
Hae Kook Lee & Jeong Seok Seo

Zsolt Demetrovics

President of ISSBA
University of Gibraltar
Hae Kook Lee

President of KAAP
Catholic University of Korea
Jeong Seok Seo
‍‍

Chung-Ang University

Conference Information

Title
8th International Conference on Behavior Addictions (ICBA2023)
Date
August 23 (Wed) - 25 (Fri), 2023
Venue
Songdo Convensia, Incheon, South Korea
Organization
ICBA is the official conference of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Addictions (ISSBA) co-organized with the Korean Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
Conference Theme
TBA
Official Language
English
Website
http://icba2023korea.com
Important Dates
November 4 (Fri), 2022
Abstract Submission Open
December 5 (Mon), 2022
Online Registration Open
January 31 (Tue), 2023
Deadline for abstract submission
February 10 (Fri), 2023
Notification of Acceptance
February 28 (Tue), 2023
Early-Bird Registration Deadline
March 1 (Wed) ~ April 22 (Sat), 2023
Normal Registration Deadline
From April 23 (Sun), 2023
Late Registration Deadline

Registration

Registration Fee

Early bird

(~ 28 Feb 2023)

Normal

(1 Mar ~ 22 April 2023)

Late / Onsite

(23 April 2023 ~)
ISSBA
Upper-middle to High-income country
$300
$400
$500
Low to Lower-middle-income country
$270
$360
$500
Non-member
Upper-middle to High-income country
$440
$540
$640
Low to Lower-middle-income country
$360
$440
$640
Student ISSBA
Upper-middle to High-income country
$230
$300
$400
Low to Lower-middle-income country
$210
$270
$400
Student non-member
Upper-middle to High-income country
$290
$380
$480
Low to Lower-middle-income country
$240
$310
$480

내국인 또는 중독정신의학회 평생회원은 본 싸이트가 아닌 한국중독정신의학회 홈페이지에서 등록하여 주시기 바랍니다.

Note: Uploading document for the official certificate of enrollment from your academic institute or
certificate of 2023 ISSBA membership is a prerequisite for discounted registration.

Verification of student status is required for student registration by an official document from the
academic institution in English and a valid student ID should be presented on site.

To receive a discounted ISSBA registration rate for the ICBA, the payment for the 2023 annual membership fee must be confirmed before the registration. You may request certificate of membership fee payment from: issba@ppk.elte.hu

Once selecting nationality, automatically reduced registration fee will be applied by the World Bank category. This discount is offered by the Korean Academy of Addiction Psychiatry.
- Reference: link

What is included?
- Open reception(dinner), lunches, and refreshments during breaks will be provided.
- Gala dinner and social programs are not included.
- Separate applications and payments should be made for the intended participants.

Participants must cover their own travel, ground transfers, hotel accommodation and miscellaneous expenses.

Cancellation Policy
- Please note that 50% of the registration fee will be refunded if canceled officially before 16 June 2023.
- We can make 30% refund before the 14 of July.
- No refund is possible if cancellation is made at a later date.

Our Online pre-registration is closed.
Those who is wishing to attend, can pay by card at the venue. (Cash Unavailable)

ONLINE PRE-REGISTRATION CLOSED

Abstract Submission

Deadline for abstract submission: January 31 (Tue), 2023

The direct link for abstract submission: LINK

For information on abstract submission, please visit: LINK

Abstract submission happens via the ConfTool.
There, you may create a user account to enter or view reviews and access the results of the reviewing process.

Scientific Programs

Keynote Speakers

Sally Gainsbury
Director at Gambling Treatment & Research Clinic & Professor of Psychology, University of Sydney
Robert J. Vallerand
Professor, Psychology at the Université du Québec à Montréal
Ansie M. Wu
Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Macau
Susumu Higuchi
Director Emeritus, National Hospital Organization Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center
Hyeon Woo Yim
Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea
Hans-Jürgen Rumpf
Associate Professor, University of Lübeck, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Center for Integrative Psychiatry, Research Group S:TEP

Program (Conference Agenda):  LINK

* The latest version of the program will be available in ConfTool.
Link: https://www.conftool.org/icba2023

Location

Songdo, Incheon, South Korea

Songdo is located in the vicinity of the main airport,
the Incheon international airport.

Songdo is an area brimming with accommodation, shopping,
and cultural facilities.

Songdo Convensia is located next to the central park at
the heart of Songdo.

Main Venue: Songdo Convensia

The ICBA will take place on the 2nd Floor
Public transportation from ICN airport to Songdo Convensia: LINK

Accommodation

Hotel list for the ICBA 2023

Participants must cover their own travel, ground transfers,
hotel accommodation and miscellaneous expenses.

No

Hotel

Information

Reservation Form

1
Oakwood Premier Incheon
Oakwood Premier Incheon
★★★★★
165 Convensia-daero, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon

TEL +82 32 726 2001
FAX +82 32 726 2002
E-MAIL
reservations.incheon@oakwoodpremier.co.kr

○ Studio Superior | ₩175,000
○ 1 Bed Superior | ₩215,000
○ 2 Bed Superior | ₩260,000
VAT not included
Breakfast not included | ₩36,550

http://www.oakwoodpremier.co.kr/opi/
2
Orakai Songdo Park Hotel
Orakai Songdo Park Hotel
★★★★
151, Techno Park-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon

TEL +82 32 210 7000
FAX +82 32 210 7100
E-MAIL
rsvn@orakaihotels.com

○ Deluxe Double | ₩154,000
○ Deluxe Twin | ₩154,000
○ Junior Suite Double | ₩231,000
VAT included
Breakfast not included | ₩22,000

http://www.orakaihotels.com/
3
Songdo Central Park Hotel
Songdo Central Park Hotel
★★★★
193 Technopark-ro, Yeon su-gu, Incheon,406-840, Korea

TEL +82 32 310 5000
FAX +82 32 310 5103
E-MAIL
rsvn@cphotel.co.kr

○ Deluxe Double Park view | ₩110,000
○ Deluxe Family Twin | ₩110,000
○ 2 Bed Superior | ₩260,000
VAT included
Breakfast not included | ₩24,000

www.centralparkhotel.co.kr

Extra Accommodation near the venue

No

Hotel

Information

1
Sheraton Incheon Hotel
Sheraton Incheon Hotel
★★★★★
153, CONVENSIA-ROAD, YEONSU-GU, INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA, 21998

TOLL FREE:+82-32-8351000
FAX +82 32 8351001

https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/selgi-sheraton-grand-incheon-hotel/overview/
2
Holiday Inn Incheon Songdo
Holiday Inn Incheon Songdo
★★★★
251 Incheon Tower-Daero Yeonsu-gu,Incheon, 406-840 Korea

TEL +82 32 250 0000
E-MAIL reservation.songdo@ihg.com

http://holidayinnincheonsongdo.com/ver01/index_eng.php

Extra Accommodation near the airport

No

Hotel

Information

1
Grand Hyatt Incheon
Grand Hyatt Incheon
★★★★★
208 Yeongjonghaeannam-ro, 321 Beon-gil,Jung-gu, Incheon, South Korea, 22382

TEL +82 32 745 1234
E-MAIL incheon.grand@hyatt.com

https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/south-korea/grand-hyatt-incheon/inche
2
Nest Hotel
Nest Hotel
★★★★★
19-5 Yeongjonghaeannam-ro (Wunseo-dong), Jung-gu, Incheon Metropolitan City, 400-340

TEL +82 32 743 9000
E-MAIL info@nesthotel.co.kr

https://www.nesthotel.co.kr/english/
3
Best Western Premier Incheon Airport Hotel
Best Western Premier Incheon Airport Hotel
★★★★
48-27, Gonghang-ro 424beon-gil, Jung-gu,Incheon, South Korea. 22382

TEL +82 32 743 1000
E-MAIL bw@airporthotel.co.kr

https://www.airporthotel.co.kr/en/

Committee

About ISSBA

The aims of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Addictions (ISSBA) are to study behavioral addictions and to help developing the interface of behavioral addiction science on the international stage.

More information: http://issba.elte.hu/

Scientific Committee

Max W. Abbott
Aucklan University of Technogy
(New Zeland)
Judit Balázs
Eötvös Loránd University
(Hungary)
Alex Baldacchino
University of Dundee
(United Kingdom)
Joël Billieux
University of Lausanne
(Switzerland)
Alex Blaszczynski
University of Sidney
(Australia)
Kenneth Blum
University of Florida
(USA)
Henrietta Bowden-Jones
Imperial College
(United Kingdom)
Matthias Brand
University of Duisburg-Essen
(Germany)
Wim van den Brink
University of Amsterdam
(The Netherlands)
Gerhard Bühringer
Technische Universität Dresden
(Germany)
Sam-Wook Choi
True Mind Mental Health Clinic
(Republic of Korea)
Damiaan Denys
University of Amsterdam
(The Netherlands)
Jeffrey L. Derevensky
McGill University
(Canada)
Naomi Fineberg
University of Hertfordshire
(United Kingdom)
Anneke Goudriaan
University of Amsterdam
(The Netherlands)
Marie Grall-Bronnec
University Hospital of Nantes
(France)
Jon E. Grant
University of Minnesota
(USA)
Mark Griffiths
Nottingham Trent University
(United Kingdom)
Heather Hausenblas
University of Florida
(USA)
Tobias Hayer
University of Bremen
(Germany)
Susumu Higuchi
National Hospital Organization Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center
(Japan)
David Hodgins
University of Calgary
(Canada)
Eric Hollander
Monterflore Medical Center
(USA)
Yasser Khazaal
University of Lausanne
(Switzerland)
Daniel King
University of Adelaide
(Australia)
Orsolya Király
Eötvös Loránd University
(Hungary)
Ludwig Kraus
IFT institute for Therapy Research
(Germany)
Emmanuel Kuntsche
Addiction Info Switzerland
(Switzerland)
Hae Kook Lee
The Catholic University of Korea
(Republic of Korea)
Michel Lejoyeux
Paris University
(France)
Olatz Lopez-Fernandez
Monash University
(Australia)
Anikó Maráz
Eötvös Loránd University
(Hungary)
Giovanni Martinotti
'Gabriele d'Annunzio' University of Chieti-Pescara
(Italy)
F. Gerard Moeller
University of Texas
(USA)
Astrid Müller
Hannover Medical School
(Germany)
Daniel Thor Olason
University of Iceland
(Iceland)
Bettina Pikó
University of Szeged
(Hungary)
Marc N. Potenza
Yale University
(USA)
Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar
Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS)
(Iran)
József Rácz
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
(Hungary)
Rory C. Reid
University of California Los Angeles
(USA)
Hans-Jurgen Rumpf
University of Lübeck
(Germany)
Dan J. Stein
University of Cape Town
(South Africa)
Marcantonio M. Spada
London South Bank University
(United Kingdom)
Daniel T. Spritzer
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
(Brazil)
Sherry H. Stewart
Dalhousie University
(Canada)
Attila Szabó
Eötvös Loránd University
(Hungary)
Alfred Uhl
Austrian Federal Health Institute
(Austria)
Róbert Urbán
Eötvös Loránd University
(Hungary)
Johan Vanderlinden
University Psychiatric Center K. U. Leuven Campus, Kortenberg
(Belgium)
Alexandar E. Voiskounsky
Moscow State University
(Russia)
Aviv M. Weinstein
Arie University
(Israel)
Jung Seok Choi
Department of Psychiatry, Samsung Medical center
(Republic of Korea)
Young-Chul Jung
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Yonsei University
(Republic of Korea)
Seung-Yup Lee
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea
(Republic of Korea)
Sungwon Roh
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Hanyang University
(Republic of Korea)
Hyeon Woo Yim
Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea
(Republic of Korea)
Sophia Achab
University of Geneva
(Switzerland)

Local Organizing Committee

Suryong Kim
Keyo Hospital
(Republic of Korea)
Soo-young Bhang
Department of Psychaitry, Nowon Eulji University Hospital; Director, Nowon-gu Community Addiction Management Center
(Republic of Korea)
Chang-Woo Han
Department of Psychiatry, Myoungi Hospital
(Republic of Korea)
Jong-Eun Ha
KARF St. Mary's Hospital, Goyang
(Republic of Korea)
Og-Jin Jang
Substance Addiction Treatment Center, Bugok National Hospital, Channyong
(Republic of Korea)
Jo-Eun Jeong
Department of Psychiatry, Daejeon St.Mary's Hospital
(Republic of Korea)
Jin Yong Jun
Department of Psychiatry, Ulsan University Hospital
(Republic of Korea)
Sun Jin Jo
Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea
(Republic of Korea)
Sulki Chung
Department of Social Welfare, Chung-Ang University
(Republic of Korea)
Youngmi Ahn
Department of Nursing, Baekseok University
(Republic of Korea)
Sun Jung Kwon
Department of Counseling Psychology, Korea Baptist Theological University
(Republic of Korea)
Soo-Hyun Paik
Keyo Hospital Addiction Center, Uiwang
(Republic of Korea)
Yoosuk An
Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital
(Republic of Korea)
Tae Uk Kang
Department of Psychiatry, Uijeongbu Eulji Medical Center, Uijeongbu
(Republic of Korea)
Yangsik Kim
Department of Psychiatry, Inha University Hospital, Incheon
(Republic of Korea)
Seon Young Park
Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital
(Republic of Korea)
Seunghyun Park
Daedong Hospital, Daegu
(Republic of Korea)
Wu Ri Park
KARF St. Mary's Hospital, Goyang
(Republic of Korea)
Sung Young Huh
Department of Psychiatry, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
(Republic of Korea)
Jongtae Kim
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea
(Republic of Korea)

Gala Dinner

Gyeongwonjae Ambassador Incheon is a hanok hotel that showcases the beauty of tradition created by five Korean masters, and was selected best accommodation in the 2016 Korea Tourism Star Awards.
Korea’s authentic royal cuisine made with the best taste of Incheon’s local ingredients will be served.
Korean traditional music will be played during the full-course meals. link
Price $65 person

Social Programs

Notice: The social programs apart from the Gala are not directly hosted by the ISSBA and the KAAP.
The tour/activities below are optional for the convenience of the participants. The listed price has been offered for a minimum of 30 reserved participants and may later be canceled & refunded if the minimum number is not reached. Onsite applications for social programs might be available but the rate may be higher.

Date

Program

Information

8/22(Tue)
Seoul day tour (5-6h)
$60 (lunch included)
Tour course:
Changdeokgung Palace -> National Palace Museum of Korea ->
Lunch (Samgyetang-Chicken Soup) -> Gwanghwanmun Square ->
Cheonggyechon Stream
*Transport back to Songdo Convensia will be provided.
8/24(Thur)
Gala Dinner with Korean traditional music concert
$65
Korean traditional dinner course will be served in Korean traditional style Hotel (Gyeongwonjae ambassador).Korean traditional music will be played during the meal.
8/25(Fri)
Incheon Luxury Evening Tour
$90 (dinner included)
Private Yacht Sunset Tour (Wangsan Marina)
Korean style seafood dish is included. (Grilled Clams)
Free time for seaside walking on Eulwang-ri Beach.
*Transport back to Songdo Convensia will be provided.
8/26(Sat)
Ganghwado Island full-day tour
$95 (lunch included)
Ganghwa Seaside Resort (Luge) -> Lunch (Grilled Eel) ->
Free time at outstanding huge coffee shop ->
Ganghwa Dolmen Sites (UNESCO World Heritage) ->
Mugwort Foot Spa -> Dinner (Boiled Duck Soup)
*Transport back to Songdo Convensia will be provided.

Social Programs’ registration is also closed.
Applicant will receive an email later.
Thank you for your interest.

Sponsorship

The ICBA2023 will offer various sponsorship and exhibition packages which will provide great opportunities to promote your brand identity. All sponsorship categories will be filled on a first come, first served basis.

Please contact ICBA 2023 secretariat (icba2023@gmail.com) for detailed information.

Travel Information

Visa and covid-19 information

All foreign visitors wishing to enter the Republic of Korea must have a valid passport and some visitors must obtain a Korea visa before departure. Below are 99 countries whose citizens may temporarily enter without a visa according to visa exemption agreements or in accordance with principles reciprocity or national interest.
For more details, please visit the following websites.
Korea immigration service: https://www.immigration.go.kr/immigration_eng/index.do
Korea VISA portal: https://www.visa.go.kr/openPage.do?MENU_ID=10101

K-ETA (Korea Electronic Travel Authorization)

You must apply for the K-ETA at least 72 hours before boarding the flight or ship bound for the Republic of Korea. Once you have been approved, the K-ETA is valid for two years.The K-ETA is not a VISA. K-ETA approval does not guarantee admission to the Republic of Korea; a Korea Immigration Service officer at a port of entry will have the final determination.
K-ETA authorization is generally valid for multiple trips over a period of two years of until your passport expires, whichever comes first.
You can get the results by email within 72 hours after submitting the K-ETA application
If you submit false information on the K-ETA application, the K-ETA approval will be refused or cancelled. You also may by subject to penalties or face entry restriction according to relevant Korean laws. Please re-check your information and correct any mistakes before submitting your application.
In order to apply for K-ETA, go to the official website (www.k-eta.go.kr) or download mobile App (K-ETA).

COVID-19

All domestic and foreigners arriving in Korea are no longer need to submit pre-entry tests (PCR or RAT) and negative certificates.
Masks in indoor spaces are needed

Tour Information

A full list of touristic activities that can be done in Incheon is available to download here.