2023 Engineering Project Organization Conference
June 20-23, 2023 – Berlin, Germany
The overall theme for the conference this year is Engineering for Changing Systems. EPOC 2023 builds on the primary themes of the EPO society and the EPO journal as follows:
- Disaster resilience, humanitarian engineering projects, disaster management—research on engineering/management complexity where the context is not “business as usual”
- Digital transformation in engineering/construction—where and how can we identify or built expertise and talent to fill the need to move forward
- Engineering for inclusion and equity—research on social justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in engineering
- Infrastructure development and the provision of basic services (e.g., water, sanitation)—research efforts that emphasize the development of civil and social infrastructure projects
- Project- and Program-Based enterprise—research on project or program-specific organizations at all levels of governance activities
- Inter- and intra-firm coordination—research on the interdependencies in project organizations and approaches for analyzing and improving partnerships and coordination
- International project organizations and enterprises—research encompassing global project organizations and enterprises including governance, operations, and collaboration
Extended abstracts are required of everyone who wants to participate in EPOC 2023. Researchers also have the opportunity to submit a conference-length paper (optional). Details about submissions are below.
- Extended Abstract. These are intended to be projects that are still in the data gathering or exploration stage. Extended abstracts should include the following: Research Problem Statement or Purpose, Brief Research Methodology and Approach, Key Findings, and Implications. Extended abstracts should be between 1,000-2,000 words.
- Conference-Length Papers (Optional). These are intended to be traditional conference papers. Authors are expected to be faculty or doctoral students who are nearly ready to defend. Papers will be 3,000–5,000 words and authors are expected to make a presentation.
Extended abstracts and conference papers will be made available online in the conference proceedings. Authors will retain the copyright, but the papers can still be cited as a conference proceedings paper.
Submit an Extended Abstract
Due: December 1, 2022
Extended abstracts should include the following: Research Problem Statement or Purpose, Brief Research Methodology and Approach, Key Findings, and Implications. Extended abstracts should be between 1,000-2,000 words.
Additional Details
Conference Formats and Dates
The conference will start with an opening reception on the evening of June 20th and end on June 23rd.
EPOC 2023 will include sessions that are limited to 3-4 speakers followed by 30 minutes of open discussion. The extended discussion periods will emphasize knowledge exchange. The conference format will once again have morning sessions with free afternoons to encourage free time for social and intellectual exchange, followed by invited evening speakers and activities.
Venue: Das Schmöckwitz Hotel
Located near Berlin, Germany. More information about the venue can be found here: https://das-schmoeckwitz.de/
Registration Details
Event Registration site will be active by January 10th. A Registration link will be emailed once it’s live.
Deadlines
- December 1st, 2022: Extended-abstracts due
- January 10th, 2023: Authors are notified of acceptance of their extended abstract and invited to participate in the conference. Participants can start planning their visit and stay in Germany (e.g., Visas).
- February 24th, 2023: Conference paper due (Optional)
- April 7th, 2023: Review comments sent to authors of conference papers (Optional)
- May 5th, 2023: Final conference paper or extended abstract due
Questions?
All questions regarding submissions can be sent to Lauryn Spearing (spearing@uic.edu; Technical Chair), Johan Ninan (j.ninan@tudelft.nl; Technical Co-Chair), or Jean Xu (jean.xu@ucl.ac.uk; Technical Co-Chair).