SciTS 2026 Annual Conference

The SciTS Annual Conference is the flagship event of the International Network for the Science of Team Science (INSciTS). It continues to be the premier annual gathering of scholars, practitioners, and providers in the field of Team Science, bringing together a broad range of disciplines to share and advance the latest evidence-based methods in team collaboration and transdisciplinary science. Speakers and attendees will include investigators, administrators, students, funders, and policymakers. Our community includes academia, government, industry, and many other sectors, and spans a multitude of knowledge domain spaces. Anyone interested in improving collaborative research and discovery is welcome! The 2026 conference theme is...

Date	Deadline
February 2026	REGISTRATION OPEN
March 2026	Paper, Poster, & Panel Notifications
March 31, 2026 11:59 PM EDT	End of Early Bird Registration
March 31, 2026	Workshop Presenter Registration Deadline
April 23, 2026	Online Registration Closes
May 6, 2026	SciTS Conference Begins!

Registration Type	Before March 31, 11:59 PM EDT	April 1, 12:00 AM EDT - April 15, 11:59 PM EDT	April 16, 12:00 AM EDT and After
INSciTS Member	$445	$495	$545
Non-Member*	$545	$595	$645
INSciTS Student Member	$145	$195	$245
Non-Member Student	$245	$295	$345
One-Day Registration	$250	$250	$250

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Wednesday, May 6, 2026
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM (PDT)																Registration Open
8:30 AM - 11:00 AM (PDT)																Team Science 101
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (PDT)																Networking Lunch Break
12:30 PM - 3:15 PM (PDT)																Team-Based Learning 101
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM (PDT)																Break
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM (PDT)																Joint TBL-SciTS Panel Radwa Aly Stephen Fiore - University of Central Florida Larry Michaelsen - University of Central Missouri Richard Plunkett - The University of British Columbia
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM (PDT)																Break
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (PDT)																Reception

Thursday, May 7, 2026
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM (PDT)	Registration Open
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM (PDT)	Keynote: Reflections and Insights on a 40+ Year Journey in Team Science Eduardo Salas - Rice University
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM (PDT)	Coffee Break
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (PDT)	Workshop: Navigating Polarities: Building Both/And Leadership in Team Science Xiaoyan Jiang - Colorado State University Joanna Kaniewska - T Shaped	Workshop: AI for Team Science: Automating Researcher Screening and Designing Collaborative Teams Jane Payumo - Michigan State University Nate Bollman - Michigan State University	Workshop: Engaging Patients in Team Science: Practices That Expand What Teams Can Know Annie LeBlanc - Université Laval Yvonne Pelling - Passerelle
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM (PDT)	Workshop: Research Into Practice: The Art and Science of Translating SciTS Findings into Practical Tools for Science Teams (Two Part Workshop) Maureen Brudzinski - Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research Betsy Rolland - University of Michigan
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM (PDT)	Plenary Lunch: From Managing Dynamics to Creating Conditions: The Science and Art of Superb Teams Ruth Wageman - 6 Team Conditions
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM (PDT)	Break
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM (PDT)	Concurrent Orals & Panels
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM (PDT)	Break
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (PDT)	Workshop: Harnessing Cognitive Diversity for Effective Team Science Curtis Friedel - Virginia Tech	Workshop: Navigating Uncertainty in Team Science through the Story of Self, Us, and Now Darius Melvin - Cornell University - NSF CROPPS Xiaoyan Jiang - Colorado State University	Workshop: Did We Make A Difference? Strategies for Identifying Impact Mary Emery - University of Nebraska-Lincoln
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM (PDT)	Poster Session

Friday, May 8, 2026
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM (PDT)	Registration Open
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM (PDT)	Plenary: The Challenge of Advancing Ethical Research in Large Research Networks Susan Wolf - University of Minnesota
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM (PDT)	Coffee Break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM (PDT)	Workshop: Now We're Cooking! - Giving Language and Meaning to Inter- and Transdisciplinary Knowledge Integration through Metaphors Annemarie Horn - Utrecht University
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (PDT)	No selection at this time	Workshop: Designing & Implementing Climate Assessments to Strengthen Team Science Across Boundaries Jason Curry - Appalachian State University Darius Melvin - Cornell University - NSF CROPPS	Workshop: Reimagining Research in Uncertain Times: Team Science Models for Interdisciplinary Data Reuse and Training Brandy Farlow - Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) at UNC-Chapel Hill Julie Horvath - Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) at UNC-Chapel Hill
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM (PDT)	Fellowship Mentoring Lunch
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM (PDT)	Business Meeting
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM (PDT)	Networking Session
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM (PDT)	Break
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM (PDT)	Concurrent Orals & Panels
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM (PDT)	Break
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM (PDT)	Poster Presentation Session

Saturday, May 9, 2026
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM (PDT)																Registration Open
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM (PDT)																Concurrent Orals & Panels
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM (PDT)																Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (PDT)																Plenary Panel: Methods and Measures Will Barley - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Deborah DiazGranados - Virginia Commonwealth University Cynthia Campbell - Boise State University
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM (PDT)																Lunch and Member Salon
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM (PDT)																Awards & Closing

Join us for the SciTS 2026 Annual Conference!

Science of Team Science:
Methods, Mindsets, and Impacts

Important Deadlines

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