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Dutch Touch is the short name for The Society for the Study of Social and Affective Touch in the Netherlands, started by Gijs Huisman in 2015.

The Society brings together professionals working around social touch – academic researchers, industry specialists working with haptics, haptic therapists, artists, and other professionals.

The Meetings of the Society are held on a yearly basis and are open to anyone interested. The purpose of the society is to inspire and to encourage cooperation of people working on social and affective touch across various disciplines and fields.

The next Dutch Touch meeting is on November 13th, 2026

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Events and news

Events

9th Dutch Touch Society Meeting – Utrecht, 7 November 2025

The Dutch Touch Society held its 9th meeting on 7 November 2025 in Utrecht, generously supported by Gijs Huisman. The University of Utrecht kindly hosted the event and provided the venue. The meeting opened …
December 3, 2025
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The 6th Dutch Touch meeting – 2022

On 11 November 2022, the 6th Meeting of the Society for the Study of Social and Affective Touch took place in the Netherlands, also known as “Dutch Touch”, This year’s meeting was hosted by …
November 14, 2022
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The 5th Dutch Touch meeting – 2021

The 5th Meeting of the Society for the Study of Social and Affective Touch in theNetherlands, also known as “Dutch Touch”, took place in Amsterdam on the 23rd ofNovember 2021. The society is a …
March 20, 2021
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Stay in Touch

Sign up for updates on the next meeting and events around the touch scene of the Netherlands (a few emails a year).

Organizers of the upcoming yearly gathering (2025):

Judith Weda
Merel Jung
Sima Ipakchian Askari
Gijs Huisman
Jan van Erp
Dasha Kolesnyk


Dutch Touch Society

2025

The Netherlands

Get in Touch

dutchtouchsociety@gmail.com

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