The 15th IPMA Research Conference “Vienna Calling – Impact from Research to Practical Project Management and Vice Versa” invites researchers, academics, professionals, doctoral candidates, and project management experts and decision makers and policy makers from around the world to submit their contributions. The conference highlights the need for a closer connection between scientific research and practice and policy. Research inspires innovative projects, while practical experiences and challenges generate new research questions and future developments. Hosted in the magnificent Vienna Hofburg, the IPMA Research Conference 2027 brings together tradition, innovation and international exchange in the heart of one of Europe’s most livable and forward-looking cities.
If your paper submission has been selected, please visit the Conference Presenter's page to obtain important information on how to present and to download the presentation template.
PURPOSE
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EXCHANGE of contemporary research ideas and results on the topic of project management to create value for the project society
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INTENSIVE DIALOGUE between practitioners and academics to exchange experience and proven practices
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REFLECT research methods to enhance impact
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KNOWLEDGE SHARING on the latest trends and solutions of project management developed through research and practice
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ELEVATING RESEARCH IDEAS and research projects
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NETWORKING in terms of professional cooperation on research and business projects
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ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENT of reflective project management professionals
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SUPPORT YOUNG RESEARCHERS in developing and conducting high-end scientific research in project management
TOPIC AREAS
1. ENGAGING PRACTICE AND SCHOLARSHIP FOR IMPACT
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Theory development for practice
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Practice as starting point for research
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The rigor relevance gap
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Impactful scholarship
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Co-creation between scholars, practitioners and policy makers
2. MANAGING AND FINANCING CO-CREATION FOR IMPACT
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Bidding and managing research projects with impact
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Research methods such as Design Research and Action Research
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Evidence-based management
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Financing schemes such as Horizon projects
3. DISRUPTIVE EDUCATION AND LEARNING
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Disruptive pedagogies in project management education
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Learning assessment in complex and digital environments
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Technology to support learning
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Relation between practice, research and teaching
4. SUSTAINABLE, RESPONSIBLE PROJECT, PROGRAM AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
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Circular economy and green projects
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Measuring sustainable impact
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Economic, social and environmental sustainability
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Value creation, destruction and distribution
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Future making
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Investment case and business case
5. PROJECT LEADERSHIP, WORK, CAREERS
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Socialized leadership: purposeful, shared, servant, etc.
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The hero project leader
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Autonomy of project professionals, project teams and projects
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Project management as a profession or a skill for everyone
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Project careers
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Mindfulness and employee well-being
6. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND INNOVATION IN PROJECTS, PROGRAMS AND PORTFOLIOS
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Human–AI collaboration
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Agentic AI applications
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Ethics
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Applications
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Data-driven management
7. THE PROJECT SOCIETY REVISITED
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New methods and approaches
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Projectification
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Deprojectification
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Projectified industries
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Measuring project society
IMPORTANT DATES
| Activity | Deadline |
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| Paper submission | December 10, 2026 |
| Notification of Acceptance | February 15, 2027 |
| Early Bird registration for Authors | February 28, 2027 |
| 15th IPMA Research Conference 2027 | May 19 - 21, 2027 |
Note: We only accept original articles that have not been published elsewhere.
IMPORTANT DATES
Activity:
Paper submission
Deadline:
December 10, 2026
Activity:
Notification of Acceptance
Deadline:
February 15, 2027
Activity:
Early bird registration for authors
Deadline:
February 28, 2027
Activity:
15th IPMA Research Conference 2027
Date:
May 19-21, 2027
Note: We only accept original articles that have not been published elsewhere.
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Industry 5.0 as a Driver for Sustainability, Resilience & Circularity
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Project Leadership
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Risk Modeling & Management
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Project Management Competencies
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Professional Development for Project Managers
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Swarm Intelligence & Decision Making
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Culture & Change Management
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Leveraging Chat Bots for Project Management Efficiency
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Emerging Use-Cases & Tools in Project Settings
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Business & Digital Transformation Projects
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Creating Team & Consumer Trust
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Project Collaboration Techniques
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Knowledge Acquisition & Representation
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Ethical Challenges in Project Management
The author(s) of the highly-rated peer-reviewed papers will be selected and recommended to submit an extended/modified version, for publishing in the Special Issuе "Project Management in the Age of Artificial Intelligence“ of the Frontiers of Engineering Management Journal.
Frontiers of Engineering Management Journal published quarterly by Higher Education Press and Springer Nature, is a scholarly journal supervised by Chinese Academy of Engineering. The journal which got an impact factor 7.4 in 2022 by JCR report, has been indexed by ESCI, Scopus, Google Scholar, INSPEC, CSCD, AMI and other indices.
Submitted papers should comply with regular FEM author guidelines and will undergo the FEM review process.
Additionally, selected papers will be also recommended to submit an extended/modified version, for publishing in the Journals who strongly supports the Conference.
Invited papers will need to comply all the additional requirements of the specific journal, and will undergo the journal’s peer-review process.
PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES
Papers can be submitted through the official conference submission system.
Two types of submission are accepted for the Conference
1. Full Papers
Length: 3,500 to 6,000 words
Double-blind peer review process
Publication of accepted papers in the Conference Proceedings
Proceedings submitted for indexation in Web of Science and Scopus
2. Early-Stage Research
Length: 1,500 words plus 500 words short abstract.
The latter will be published in the Book of Abstracts - Project Management Research Ideas
with focus on emerging research ideas and applied studies.
The best conference paper will be selected based on academic and editorial criteria, including methodological quality and rigor, originality and contribution to knowledge, relevance, alignment with the conference topic areas, as well as the clarity, coherence, and strength of the argumentation.
All conference proceedings are published under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license, meaning that users are allowed to share an article (i.e., copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format) and adapt it (i.e., remix, transform, and build upon the material), on the condition that proper attribution is given and the material is only used for non-commercial purposes. For more information, visit Creative Commons.
Avoiding Artificial Intelligence Misuse
Authors should declare in the disclaimer if generative artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tools were used in writing, data analysis, figure generation, or any other aspect of the manuscript preparation.
Example statement:
“In this article, we used [specify AI tool, e.g., ChatGPT, Grammarly, etc.] for the purpose of [briefly state the purpose, e.g., language editing, grammar correction, idea structuring, etc.].”
For further information, please consult the IPMA Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement.
Presentation Template
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Presentation-Template-IPMA-RC2025
At the end of the conference, the Best conference papers will be announced. The author(s) of the selected Best papers will be recommended to submit an extended/modified version of the paper for publishing in WoS journals.
To receive more info, contact us directly via RC2025@ipma.world.