Abstract Submissions

Calling all researchers, developers, research support staff and digital infrastructure team members! 

Our conference theme this year is “Are You Ready?” 

Our theme reflects rapid advances we’ve seen over the past 12 months across the breadth of the eResearch domain: the importance of AI-ready data sets, AI-driven disruption to research practices and methods, the rapid deployment of Trusted Research Environments, the need for systems that support Indigenous Data Governance, the ever-increasing capabilities delivered by high performance computational platforms, not to mention major structural changes to the research  landscape of Aotearoa New Zealand.   

Our Call for Submissions is built around four key pillars:  

• Ready for Partnership – Speakers exploring and celebrating what best practice looks like for embedding Te Tiriti within both eResearch activities and broader research partnerships. 

• Ready for Innovation – Enablers / infrastructure work streams discussing the trends and/or showcasing how researchers are using developments in technology to further their research.  

• Ready for Community – Speakers from a range of disciplines focused on retaining and developing talent, and building communities of practice.  

• Ready for Anything – Speakers from a range of disciplines showcasing work from researchers operating at the cutting edge of their field.   

We welcome submissions covering our key pillars from across the eResearch domain: whether you’re an early career genomics researcher, a seasoned climate modeller, a social scientist using digital methods, part of a research support team, a software developer, or a provider of digital infrastructure; eResearch 2026 wants to hear your story. But what if you’re “not ready?” – we want to hear about that too! Sharing your learnings and experiences – even when things don’t go to plan – is an important part of our conference. 

So… are you ready for eResearch NZ 2026? 

Types of Submissions

Notes:  

• We ask that all proposals reflect our conference’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion by including a mix of speakers, including but not limited to diversity across gender, ethnicity, career stage, institutional affiliation, etc. 

• We reserve the right to accept your proposal under a different submission type than originally submitted. If any changes are expected, we will discuss them with you as part of the programme assembly process.  

• Platinum and Gold sponsors have a designated speaking slot in the programme. Any other vendor submissions will be reviewed by the Programme Committee and accepted or declined at the discretion of the Committee to ensure a balanced programme.