Key dates
Deadline for paper submissions has now passed.
Review process is underway and outcomes will be announced by the end of March.
You will have the opportunity to submit an updated and final abstract together with the early bird registration (which is the deadline for presenters to register for inclusion in the programme).
Important dates:
14 January 2021 Deadline for abstract submissions
by 31 March 2021 Review outcomes
17 May 2021 Early bird & presenter registration deadline and submissions of virtual social activities
10 June 2021 Submission of final abstracts and registration for BA Writing Workshops
end June 2021 Conference programme [shared with presenters]
14 July 2021 Conference program online
14 July 2021 Submission of pre-recordings
26 July 2021 Final registration deadline (extended)
28-31 July 2021 ICMPC16-ESCOM11
Submission guidelines for single poster, paper, demonstration or workshop:
Structured abstract of max 400 words
Empirical studies: Background, Aims, Methods, Results, Conclusion and Implications
Non-empirical studies: Background, Aims, Main Contribution, Conclusion and Implications
Demonstrations and workshops: Background, Aims, Main Contribution & Practical requirements.
Indication of topic, thematic highlight, and whether part of a symposium
Submission guidelines for symposia:
Structured abstract of max 400 words for symposium as a whole: Background, Aims, Main contribution.
Overview of presentations including titles, authors, and selected hubs.
Structured abstract for each contribution, following the guidelines for single submissions, submitted separately
Your proposal must further include
The title
The authors’ names
Type of proposal (poster, presentation, workshop, demonstration, symposium)
Your institutional affiliation(s)
The email address of the lead author
The conference location that you are submitting to (closest to you in time-zone for virtual attendance)
-5 UTC Americas - Colombia (-5) and Mexico (-5) as organising hubs
+1 UTC West-Europe - UK (+1), and Poland (+2) as organising hubs
+ 4 UTC East - Lithuania (+3), Azerbaijan (+4), and India (+5.30) as organising hubs
+10 UTC Far East - Australia as organising hub (TBC)
How to submit: Abstract submissions is now closed. The online portal that we use for final, revised abstracts and communication of reviews is Conftool. Link:
https://www.conftool.pro/escom2021/
Please note that you must register as a first time user before you can submit or review a paper even if you have previously registered with Conftool for other conferences