Crisis management and catastrophe

The extended deadline to April 20th removes the Easter break barrier that typically prevents early-career researchers from meeting conference submissions, making this a genuine opportunity for postgraduate researchers who are juggling teaching and coursework during that period.

This conference welcomes submissions across all career stages but explicitly prioritizes postgraduate voices, which means junior researchers won't be competing in a field dominated by established scholars—their crisis management research will receive equal consideration and visibility.

The 'Crisis or Catastrophe' framing invites submissions that explore the distinction between manageable crises and systemic failures, allowing researchers to present work on emerging crisis types (pandemic response protocols, digital infrastructure collapse, climate tipping points) that traditional conferences may not accommodate.