School of Social Work

Faculty of Health

Abstract Submission


Abstracts Submission 

Abstracts with a maximum word limit of 250 words are invited from social work practitioners, students, and academics of social work and related disciplines, community members, and policymakers. The conference welcomes abstract submissions for Oral Presentations, Conversation Circles, Interactive Workshops, and Plenary Sessions. 

In addition to Oral Presentations, Conversation Circles, and Interactive Workshops, the conference invites submissions for a limited number of Plenary Sessions (maximum 30 minutes). These sessions provide opportunities for organizations, unions, institutional representatives, policymakers, community groups, and other interested stakeholders to engage in critical discussions related to the conference theme. A maximum of four Plenary Sessions will be selected.

Submission deadline: January 15, 2027.

Abstract submission form: Conversations: An International Conference 2027 (Abstract Submission Form) The highlighted is the link to the form

Conference Subthemes

Abstracts that address the conference theme of Curated Optics and its subthemes are particularly welcome:

  • Structures and Institutions
  • Knowledge Production, Pedagogy, and Research
  • Health, Mental Health, and Care Systems
  • Policy, Governance and Justice
  • Colonialism, Race and Indigeneity
  • Work and Economy
  • Space and Environment
  • Borders, Migration and Global Systems
  • Arts, Culture and Memory
  • Education, Meritocracy, and Institutional Branding
  • Women, Children, Youth, and Families
  • Technology and Digital Life
  • Resistance, Movement Building, and Material Change

Only authors whose abstracts are accepted will be notified. Notifications of acceptance are expected by January 31, 2027.