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ISSST 2026 Call for Contributions - Workshops

Instructions for Workshop Proposal Submission: 

Participants interested in hosting a workshop are also invited to submit a proposal. ISSST 2026 will include full-day (6 hours) or half-day (3 hours) workshops. Accepted workshops will be held surrounding the main conference event.  

Workshop proposals on the following topics are strongly encouraged: ​​1) career advising and mentoring for the ISSST community; 2) participatory research; 3) sustainability education; 4) team building and conducting convergent projects; and, 5) technical topics of high relevance and/or urgency to the ISSST community (e.g., data visualization in python, machine learning and data science).  

Workshop proposals should also be submitted via email: issstnetwork@conoscente.net and ah06984@uga.edu. Proposals should be 300 - 500 words and will be reviewed relative to four criteria: (1) Impact; (2) Originality; (3) Technical Quality (if applicable); and (4) Completeness. Proposals must include the following details: 

  • Workshop title 
  • Workshop duration: Full-day or half-day 
  • Workshop motivation and description 
  • Intended audience and size limit (if applicable)  
  • Workshop Organizers.  

For full consideration, submit proposals via ConfTool for workshops by Friday, October 31, 2025, and then on a rolling basis.