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International System Dynamics Conference 2026
Theme: Navigating uncertainty, managing instability, and crafting futures together We face an array of unprecedented and interconnected global challenges ranging from the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, overconsumption of natural resources, proliferation of misinformation, and increasing socio-economic and epistemic divides. Tensions are rising, and political and economic systems are being tested. Systems scientists are uniquely positioned to help understand the underlying dynamic complexities cutting across social, economic, material, and informational realms. We can combine our best hard and soft skills, and create networks, partnerships, and alliances-within and beyond our fields-to inform policies and interventions addressing key societal challenges and opportunities. ISDC 2026 welcomes any submissions from researchers, students, educators, and practitioners using system dynamics in any application area, both work-in-progress and completed. We particularly encourage papers that address societal challenges, present novel approaches for analyzing these, or clarify our roles and responsibilities as systems scientists. We invite work that draws upon the experience within our field and showcases its rigor, as well as that challenges what needs to be questioned in order to craft better futures. 1 Program The program includes plenary presentations that showcase important work in the field, parallel and poster sessions that present the most current research and applications, work-in-progress sessions to exhibit upcoming research, and a full day of skill-building workshops covering topics from basic software use to advanced analysis techniques. Panel discussions, special interest group sessions, student colloquia, vendor exhibits, and demonstrations round out the program. The conference schedule provides time for social and professional interaction. 2 Areas of Interest Submit your work in business and strategy, diversity, economics, environment and resources, health, learning and teaching, operations, methodology, psychology and human behavior, public policy, stakeholder engagement, security, stability and resilience, transport and mobility. 3 Submission Please submit your contributions between 21 January and 18 March 2026. We accept a number of contribution types: Research papers. Practitioner applications. Work in progress descriptions. Workshop proposals. Other session proposals such as panels or strongly themed parallel sessions. The 2026 conference program will include invited and contributed sessions. Special proposals for plenary or parallel sessions, panel discussions, and other pre- or post-conference activities are encouraged. If you have ideas for sessions and workshops focused on practical issues, please contact us. Proposals should be sent to: progchair@systemdynamics.org. For general conference questions, please email conference@systemdynamics.org. ISDC proceedings don't exclude authors from submitting work to a journal. Authors can submit work to ISDC that has been submitted to other conferences. You can find more information here: Conference Submission System Instructions - System Dynamics Society. 4 The Location The conference will take place in Delft, Netherlands, as well as virtually. The city of Delft is known for its historic charm, innovative spirit, and strong academic and research institutions. Delft is easily accessible by train from major Dutch cities and from Schiphol Airport. The city is known for its canals, Delft Blue pottery, and as the home of the renowned Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). With a walkable city center and a welcoming atmosphere, Delft provides an ideal setting for the conference. We hope you can join us there! Program Chairs Hyunjung Kim, California State University, Chico David Lounsbury, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Jeroen Struben, emlyon business school
