Programme 2026

The preliminary programme structure can be found below. We will add contents when available. The speakers will be assigned to presentation slots in panels after the registration will have closed on 6 July 2026.

We are planning four paper presentations per panel slot, giving each speaker about 20 minutes in total. We recommend a 12-minute presentation and leaving 8 minutes for questions and answers after your presentation.

There is no requirement to upload a full paper, but you may choose to circulate it to panel presenters beforehand, include a QR code for download on your slides, or send us a link to your paper for inclusion in the programme.

Tue, 4 August 2026: Training workshops

8:30am–5:00pm: registration desk open [G.007, G.010]

9:00am–12:30pm: morning workshops [G.007, G.010] with coffee break at 10:30am [breakout space on ground floor]

12:30pm–1:30pm: lunch break for all workshop participants [breakout space on ground floor]

1:30am–5:00pm: afternoon workshops [G.007, G.010] with coffee break at 3:00pm [breakout space on ground floor]

Wed, 5 August 2026: Training workshops

8:30am–5:00pm: registration desk open [G.007, G.010]

9:00am–12:30pm: morning workshops [G.007, G.010] with coffee break at 10:30am [breakout space on ground floor]

12:30pm–1:30pm: lunch break for all workshop participants [breakout space on ground floor]

1:30am–5:00pm: afternoon workshops [G.007, G.010] with coffee break at 3:00pm [breakout space on ground floor]

Thu, 6 August 2026: Panels, keynote speech, and poster reception

8:30am–5:00pm: registration desk open [ground floor]

8:30am–9:00am: welcome tea and coffee [The Hub]

9:00am–10:30am: parallel panel session 1 [G.010, Tolpuddle Room, Boardroom 1.001, Three Links Room 1.010]

10:30am–11:00am: tea and coffee break [The Hub]

11:00am–12:30pm: parallel panel session 2 [G.010, Tolpuddle Room, Boardroom 1.001, Three Links Room 1.010]

12:30pm–1:30pm: lunch break with buffet [Beehive Restaurant, Oddfellows Hall]

1:30pm–3:00pm: parallel panel session 3 [G.010, Tolpuddle Room, Boardroom 1.001, Three Links Room 1.010]

3:00–3:30pm: tea and coffee break [The Hub]

4:00pm–6:00pm: welcome address and keynote speech by Prof. Frank Schweitzer [2B.020, adjacent Engineering B building]

6:00pm–8:00pm: poster session [G.007] with drinks reception [Beehive Restaurant]

Fri, 7 August 2026: Panels and mentoring lunch

8:30am–5:00pm: registration desk open [ground floor]

8:30am–9:00am: welcome tea and coffee [The Hub]

9:00am–10:30am: parallel panel session 4 [G.010, Tolpuddle Room, Boardroom 1.001, Three Links Room 1.010]

10:30am–10:45am: tea and coffee break [The Hub]

10:45am–12:15pm: featured session on "Publishing on political networks" (with journal editors) [Boardroom 1.001] and parallel panel session 5 [G.010, Tolpuddle Room, Three Links Room 1.010]

12:15pm–2:15pm: mentoring lunch (12:15–1:15) with business meeting (1:15–2:15) with buffet [Beehive Restaurant]

2:15pm–3:45pm: parallel panel session 6 [G.010, Tolpuddle Room, Boardroom 1.001, Three Links Room 1.010]

3:45–4:00pm: tea and coffee break [The Hub]

4:00pm–5:30pm: parallel panel session 7 [G.010, Tolpuddle Room, Boardroom 1.001, Three Links Room 1.010]