Abstract Submission
Abstract Submissions are now closed
Abstracts are due by January 31, 2026
You may submit abstracts for:
○ Poster Presentation: Present your research or project, in a concurrent poster session. Poster presentation content can be early stages or fully realized. Must submit a two page extended abstract, and can submit a full proceedings paper for publication.
○ Technical Presentation: A formal lecture-style presentation of research or projects. Must submit a two-page extended abstract and can submit a full proceedings paper for publication.
○ Round Table: An interactive discussion format where organizers can engage audience members in a dialogue on a specific topic, sharing insights and ideas in a collaborative setting. A two-page extended abstract is not required, instead please use the Round Table Proposal template, which also contains more details and guidelines.
○ Panel: Researchers and practitioners can present their related works in a shared session that will be moderated by their selected session chair and discussant. A two-page extended abstract is not required, instead please use the Panel Proposal Template, which also contains more details and guidelines.
○ Workshops: ODAM 2026 welcomes researchers and practitioners to propose a 2- to 3-hour workshop that they would lead, and would consist of content and skills that they feel are relevant to the current and ever-changing nature of work. Workshops will be integrated into the regular conference day. A 2-page extended abstract is not required for this submission type. Instead, use the Workshop Proposal Template, which also contains more details and workshop guidelines.
Submission Requirements:
○ Following acceptance, poster and technical presenters eligible for final conference proceedings papers must submit final materials by January 30, 2026. Submitters can choose to publish a 2-page extended abstract, or a 5-page full conference proceedings paper.
○ At least one coauthor must register to attend and present at the conference.
Important Dates and deadlines
Conference Dates:
· Final Call Closes: January 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST
· Upon Acceptance, Final Conference Proceedings Papers Due: May 1, 2026
· Preliminary Conference Program: April 3, 2026
· Early bird registration closes: May 8, 2026
· Final Program: May 2026
Conference Theme:
Innovating for the Future: Human-Centered Organizational Design in the Age of Emerging Technologies and Evolving Work
Suggested conference topics can include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Participatory ergonomics
• Management of complex sociotechnical systems
• Management in dynamic systems and during societal change
• Innovation, work content and work organization
• Organizational and psychosocial work environment, organizational structure
• Work organization, work relations, family interface
• Cross cultural perspectives and applications in organizational design
• Occupational health, stress and well-being
• Macroergonomic design and methods
• Quality improvement: methods and findings
• Competitive advances of better work organizations
• Organizational culture and values
• Macroergonomics in healthcare systems
• Macroergonomics Design and Methodology
• Design of information technology systems and organizational change
• Training systems and organizational learning
• Total Worker Health®
• Community ergonomics
• Informal work
• Collaboration and teaming
• Managing conflicts, strategies, and protecting vulnerable populations
• Sociotechnical systems, emergent digital technologies, and Artificial Intelligence
• Macroergonomics Issues and Artificial Intelligence
• Safety in sociotechnical systems and accident investigation
• Sustainability, Design and Comfort
• Creating, designing, and managing inclusive workplaces
• Healthy Workplaces: Design and work organization
• Remote and hybrid work
• New ways of working and social and environmental impacts
• Management and work evaluation
• Role of management in changing workplaces
• Home environment/work-life balance
• Implementation and design for impact
• Organizational change and management