Hello everyone, There are only a few days left before the submission deadline for the *36th International Society for Humor Studies Annual Conference*, which will take place in Niterói, at UFF, from July 6 to 10, 2026. Detailed information about fees, submission formats, and the submission timeline is available on the official conference website: ishs2026.org. This will be the first time that the ISHS annual conference is held in Brazil, in Latin America, and in the Global South, which makes this edition particularly significant for researchers in the region. The International Society for Humor Studies (ISHS) is the leading academic association dedicated to promoting interdisciplinary research on humor in its many dimensions. The conference brings together scholars from a wide range of fields, including communication, psychology, sociology, linguistics, philosophy, law, the arts, education, and health, who are interested in understanding humor in its cultural, psychosocial, and political manifestations. ISHS 2026 includes three submission formats: papers, panels, and roundtables. *Submissions for all three formats close on March 27*. The conference will also feature awards for best paper, best presentation, and best dissertation, including a new award for the best dissertation written in Portuguese. In addition, several affirmative policies aimed at supporting scholars from the Global South are planned, including reduced registration fees, simultaneous translation in selected sessions, panels in Portuguese, and a hybrid pre-conference event with limited capacity. Questions or additional information can be found on the conference website or by email at humorstudies@midia.uff.br. If you need any assistance with the submission process, I am also entirely available at viktor@midia.uff.br. If possible, please help us spread the word about the conference among colleagues and students, including graduate students whose research may have some interface with humor. Best regards, Viktor Chagas (UFF) on behalf of the organizing committee __ Kind Regards, Viktor Chagas Professor Universidade Federal Fluminense PhD in History, Politics and Cultural Assets Lattes <http://lattes.cnpq.br/5832049847796420> | Google Scholar <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=F02DKoAAAAAJ> | @ombudsmanviktor <https://www.instagram.com/ombudsmanviktor/> coLAB/UFF <http://colab.uff.br/> | #MUSEUdeMEMES <http://museudememes.com.br> | INCT.dd <http://inctdd.org> OrcID <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1806-6062> | Academia.edu <https://uff.academia.edu/viktorchagas> | ResearchGate <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Viktor-Chagas> Latest Publications <https://ombudsmanviktor.bio.link/>