RES Annual Conference: Call for Submissions

Before you begin the application process, please select which presentation type is more appropriate for you:

General Sessions

These sessions are the conferences customary paper presentation sessions. General Sessions are designed for fully developed research apers that are open to peer review. Each session comprises four presentations, centred around a specific field or topic.

• General Sessions are 75 minutes
• Presenters are allocated 15 minutes each to deliver their paper
• One presenter will be selected to chair the session
• An additional 15 minutes will be allowed for Q&A, coordinated by the session chair.

All papers accepted for presentation in General Sessions will be considered for the Best Conference Paper prize.

Speed Sessions

These sessions are dynamic and faster moving than a General Session. They are designed for presentation of research which is in earlier stages of development. Presenters are encouraged to use no more than one or two slides, if any, and to approach the session as they would a job market or promotion pitch whilst focusing on the main contribution of the paper.

• Speed Sessions are 75 minutes
• Sessions consist of 6 presenters and time will be allocated for Q&A
• The RES will invite a senior economist to chair all Speed Sessions (e.g. RES President or President-Elect, a Keynote Speaker).

Poster Sessions

The longest presentation time available at conference, the Poster Session provides a great opportunity to showcase your work. The session will take place during the Welcome Reception on Monday evening, where poster presenters are given 1 hour 30 minutes to discuss their research to the entire conference delegation. All presented posters will be considered for the Best Poster Prize on the night and the winner will be announced by the RES President.

Special Sessions

Applications for Special Sessions are open all year round. Find out more here.

September 2026: Call for papers & posters launches

18 January 2027 @ 23.55 GMT: General Session Applications close

February 2027: Papers for General Sessions are reviewed by the Conference Review Committee

March 2027: Outcome emails for General Session Submitters with presenters required to book to attend the conference by mid April 2026

End March 2027: Scholars Fund Applications close

April 2027: Speed Session & Poster Session Applications close

Early May 2027: Outcome emails for Speed and Poster Session Submitters.

End May 2027: Poster and Speed presenters must be booked to attend the conference.

Do read the below before making your submission:

• You do not need to be an RES member to apply to present at the conference. There is no fee to submit
• Before you apply, please review the presentation types available, see above. General Presentations, Speed Presentations and Poster Presentations have different application deadlines
• One General submission per person (email address is the determining factor)
• One Speed or Poster submission per person (email address is the determining factor)
• Before you start an application, please gather the following information:
  • Paper/poster title
  • Abstract (500 words)
  • Paper (PDF or Word formats)
  • Field/topic
  • Authors names, institutions (will be displayed in programme)
  • Authors gender and ethnicity
  • Who will present the paper if successful.

• Papers and Posters can be in draft
• Titles should be as accurate as possible, amending a title once accepted to the programme would require a paper/poster reassessment
• Once submitted you cannot amend your application until you are accepted, please take your time
• Incomplete submissions can be edited then resubmitted
• Incomplete submissions will be auto-rejected after the submission deadline has past
• If accepted, there will be a window of opportunity to update your paper and abstract, although no major changes will be accepted.

Papers and Posters are allocated to members of the Conference Review Committee.

The Review Committee will grade all General Session submissions in February. Poster & Speed Session submissions have a longer deadline and can be submitted up until the April.

Papers will be reviewed equally on their merit and quality and allocated to a session based on topic/field. For each general and speed session, we will aim to have presenters from a mix of career stages.

The Conference Programme Chairs thereafter have the final decision on which papers and posters are allocated a slot in the conference programme.

The RES and the RES Conference Committee are dedicated to ensuring the conference is diverse, in terms of presenters and topics.  The committee monitor and revise each programme to ensure diversity.  We are pleased to publish data on diversity from the RES 2024 Annual Conference.