2024 Engineering Project Organization Conference

June 11-14, 2024 – Bar Harbor, Maine, USA

The overall theme for the conference is Engineering Solutions for Uncertain Times. EPOC 2024 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 and 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.

Watch out for registration link here soon.

Registration

Logistics

Venue: Oceanside Hotel & Event Center

The Atlantic Oceanside Hotel & Event Center is located along the rocky bound coast of Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. The property is just one mile from Acadia National Park’s Main Entrance and one mile from downtown Bar Harbor. Consisting of 12 oceanfront acres with 152 ocean view guest rooms (150 with bay views), hotel amenities include outdoor and indoor heated swimming pools, fitness room, guest laundry, on-site Bistro Restaurant with full bar for individual dining, spacious lawn, and pebble beach.

The venue is located near a number of airports:

Hancock County Bar Harbor Airport (regional): 20-minute drive to Bar Harbor, Maine
Bangor International Airport: 1 hour and 15-minute drive to Bar Harbor
Portland International Jetport: 3-hour drive to Bar Harbor

**Please note that Portland International Airport is on the opposite side of the US, in the state of Oregon

Registration Details

Hotel cost will be included in the registration. More details coming soon!

Questions?

All questions regarding submissions can be sent to Jose Guevara (ja.guevara915@uniandes.edu.co; Technical Co-Chair), Amelia Celoza (amelia.celoza@colorado.edu; Technical Co-Chair)

Abstract and Paper Submissions

Extended abstracts are required of everyone who wants to present at EPOC 2024. 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.

Deadlines

December 1, 2023: Extended-abstracts due
January 12, 2024: Authors are notified of acceptance of their extended abstract and invited to participate in the conference. Participants can start planning their visit and stay
March 4, 2024: Conference paper due (Optional)
March 1, 2024: Author registration deadline for inclusion in the conference program
April 8, 2024: Review comments sent to authors of conference papers (Optional)
May 4, 2024: Final conference paper or extended abstract due.

Abstract Submission Link

Please use link below to submit your EPOC Abstract.

SUBMIT HERE

Engineering Project Organization Society Doctoral Consortium

The Engineering Project Organization Society is accepting applications from PhD students for its EPOS Doctoral Consortium to be held in conjunction with the 2024 Engineering Project Organization Conference. The “Future Faculty 5K” Doctoral Consortium will be held on Monday-Tuesday, June 10-11, 2023, at Bar Harbor, Maine, USA along with several events to occur during the Engineering Project Organization Conference from June 11-14, 2023.

The content of this Doctoral Consortium will focus on providing PhD candidates who are interested in becoming faculty members with information on interviewing for academic jobs, succeeding in an academic career, writing your first grants, preparing for your first classes, and contributing to the growth of the EPOS community. The consortium will be led by a panel of faculty members with proven research, teaching, and service records who will address key issues in academic life such as publishing in leading journals, teaching best practices, funding your research, contributing to the research community, subtleties of the tenure process, as well as networking and research collaboration.

There are no additional fees for attending the doctoral consortium, however, students will need to book their hotel accommodation for the night of June 10th. Additional information will be provided in January.

The application deadline is December 15th, 2023. To apply, please send the following information to John E. Taylor via email at jet@gatech.edu.

A current CV, and
A one-page statement with: (1) Your name/institutional affiliation/address/email, (2) How many years you have left before you anticipate graduating with your PhD, (3) The name/phone#/email address of your thesis advisor and one additional reference, and (4) A 250-word abstract of your dissertation.

Preference will be given to doctoral candidates at later stages of their PhD program. Decisions will be made by a committee of EPOS members by mid-January 2023. Late applications will not be considered. Participation is limited to a small number of Ph.D. students.