The registration fees in USD are as follows:

*Non-member registration will include one year of membership with INSciTS. Please note it can take up to one week for your membership information to be sent to you.

Your membership may be listed under a different email address than the one you are trying to use to register. Check and make sure that you are using the same email address for both. If you are still having issues, please contact support@inscitsadmin.org.

We do have a one-day rate available for $250 USD. If you wish to attend more than one day, you will need to pay for the full conference. 

For the 2026 Conference, INSciTS has partnered with the Team-Based Learning Collaborative (TBLC) and will be conjoined with their 2026 Conference. 

The TBLC is an international group of educators dedicated to supporting faculty from a variety of disciplines who wish to implement team-based learning. Our recent conferences have included educators from a range of backgrounds, including medical and other health-related disciplines, graduate and undergraduate education, K-12 education, nonprofit and corporate entities. We have benefited from everyone’s experience and wisdom as we strive to share teaching resources and promote the dissemination, evaluation, and scholarship of team-based learning.

The TBLC and SciTS Conference will have a joint day of programming on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. The schedule for that day is as follows:

We ask that you pre-register for workshops to allow presenters to have an accurate headcount for their sessions. Many presenters tailor their sessions for the amount of registered attendees. It also ensures that they will have sufficient materials. 

You can switch workshops after you have registered. To modify your registration, please click here to log back into the conference website. You will need to enter your email address and password you set up during registration to modify your registration. If you do not remember your registration password, click here. If you need additional assistance, please email support@inscitsadmin.org. 

Your registration fee, less a $100 US administrative fee, will be refunded when the INSciTS Office receives written notification before April 1, 2026. Substitutions can be made. Refunds will be made on a case-by-case basis after April 1, 2026. No refunds will be made after April 15, 2026.

Substitution of registrations is permitted prior to the conference. Only one substitution is permitted per original registrant. The individual submitting the substitution request is responsible for all financial obligations (any balance due) associated with that substitution as well as updating any contact information. 

Once you've completed your registration, you can click the "Invoice" button on the final page. If you completed your registration previously, you can click "Modify Registration" at the bottom of this page and click the "Invoice" button on the final page. You can also request one directly from the SciTS team by contacting support@inscitsadmin.org.

The SciTS 2026 Conference will have five different types of sessions: Plenaries, Workshops, Panels, Oral Presentations, and Poster Presentations.

Plenary
Keynote presentations given by one or more speaker who is an expert in their field of Team Science. 

Workshop
Workshops provide individual or group presenters the opportunity to present special interest workshops and seminars of original work in an interactive setting related to conference topics. These workshops will be 90-minutes in length with the potential of a 180-minute part 1 and part 2. Workshop/seminar proposals that incorporate a variety of instructional approaches (e.g. lecture, interactive discussion, hands-on exercises) and materials (e.g. slides, handouts, sample data) are prioritized in the selection process. 

All topics relevant to the application of the Science of Team Science approaches are welcomed, specifically with respect to training sessions that will equip INSciTS investigators with tools and technical skills for data collection, analysis, or presentation in their research areas. We encourage workshops or seminars with a focus on methodologies including systems approaches to the field of the science of teams science as well as methodologies for conducting evaluation and understanding team dynamics. Furthermore, we welcome workshops and seminars that provide practical guidance for conducting and managing team science in a variety of contexts and settings, and workshops with a focus on developing team science educational and training resources. 

Panels
Panel presentations provide authors the option to organize a panel of thematically related content.

Oral Presentations

Oral presentations provide authors the opportunity to present original work related to conference topics (below). Oral presentations will have 15-minutes to present. They will be clustered by theme into sessions that will include other presentations and time for questions from the audience. Oral presenters will have 10 minutes to present and 5 minutes for Questions & Answers.

Poster Presentations
The poster session provides an interactive forum for authors to discuss their work related to conference topics (below).

• Presenters will be assigned a poster number to display their posters. Poster locations will be organized by topic.
• Presenters are encouraged to upload any additional materials such as a 1-page PDF single-sided handout to accompany their posters.

SciTS Conference Topics:

• Case Studies/Best Practices
• Data (including open data and big data)
• Environmental and Organizational Influences on Teams
• Evaluation and Assessment
• Innovation and Creativity
• Networks and Systems
• Open Science (including citizen science)
• Research Methods for Team Science
• Team Processes and Dynamics
• Team Science Types (i.e., inter/intra/trans/disciplinary, translational, virtual distributed/cross-cultural)
• Theory (including development, models, and application)
• Other

INSciTS - International Network for the Science of Team Science

SciTS - Science of Team Science

TBL - Team-Based Learning

TBLC - Team-Based Learning Collaborative

AI - Artificial Intelligence

Yes, you can switch sessions after you have registered. To modify your registration please click here.

Meals included in your registration fee are:

• Wednesday lunch
• Light hors d'oeuvres for the Wednesday reception
• Thursday lunch
• Light hors d'oeuvres for the Thursday poster session
• Friday lunch
• Light hors d'oeuvres for the Friday poster session
• Saturday lunch

One-day registration will only cover the meals for the day you will be attending. 

The primary lodging recommendation for the SciTS 2026 Conference is the UBC Event Accommodations

Limited on-site parking is available for registrants, guests, and others staying at the UBC accommodations. Parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis, and is subject to a daily fee.

A map of the primay event space can be found bellow. Events will take place in the Ballroom, 1001, 1002, 1003, and 1008. Registration and Posters will be found in the lower level Foyer.

Yes, attendees will be able to connect to wifi at the conference venue. Specific details will be available closer to the event. 

Yes, laptop computers will be provided for workshop presenters. We will provide each room with a laptop computer, a projector that works with VGA and HDMI cables, a flip chart, and markers. Please bring any additional items you will need for your presentation with you, including any specialized adaptors.

There is no virtual component to the 2026 Conference. It is entirely face-to-face.

When you arrive at the Conference in May, the first thing you will want to do (unless you need to check into your accommodations) will be to pick up your registration materials at the registration desk. This desk will be located in the Ponderosa Lower Level Foyer.

Here, you will be given a packet with your nametag and a few other materials. You will also pick up a name tag holder and, if you want one, a lanyard. You will not need to check-in at the desk each day. We do require that you wear your name tag for the full duration of the Conference. 

During registration, all attendees are asked for their dietary restrictions and if they require any accessibility accommodations. If you require something specific, please reach out to let us know at support@inscitsadmin.org! If you list a dietary restriction during registration, that information will be listed on the back of your name tag. 

While there is no formal dress code, many attendees are most comfortable in smart casual or business casual.

For each SciTS Oral Presentation session, a moderator is selected who will oversee the session and provide assistance as appropriate. Oral presentation slots are 1 hour long.

The layout of each session will be:
00:00 opening by the session moderator
00:00 presentation #1, 10 min talk + 5 minutes Q&A
00:15 presentation #2, 10 min talk + 5 minutes Q&A
00:30 presentation #3, 10 min talk + 5 minutes Q&A
00:45 presentation #4, 10 min talk + 5 minutes Q&A
01:00 wrap up and closure by the session moderator

Responsibilities

• Open the session by welcoming the speakers and the audience and notify participants of the closest exit in case of an emergency.
• Remind participants to turn their cell phones off as a professional courtesy.
• Introduce each speaker by name, institution, and title of the presentation.
• Guide the discussion and Q&A after the presentation. Please prepare the abstracts of the presentations in your session in advance so that you are prepared.
• Remind participants about session evaluations that will be coming via email.

Keep each presentation and the session as a whole on time by making sure the presentations start exactly on 00:00, 00:15, 00:30 and 00:45.

Important: If a presentation is canceled (no-show), please do not:

• Move forward with the next speaker but postpone the session for 15 minutes.
• Do not switch around presentations.
• Do not allow presenters to ‘combine’ two or more presentations into one longer presentation. Conference participants who want to switch rooms in between presentations will count on the presentations as listed in the program!

Close the session by thanking the speakers and the audience for their presence and contributions.

To request a certificate of attendance, please email support@inscitsadmin.org after the conference to request one. 

Any INSciTS member in good standing may serve on committees. Current committees include:

• Membership Committee, chaired by Mayla Boguslav
• Marketing & Outreach Committee, chaired by Trish Pruis and Aimee Roundtree
• Program Committee, chaired by Brandy Farlow and Alina Lungeanu

 To learn about how you can volunteer, please reach out to support@inscitsadmin.org.

No, the sessions will not be recorded.