REvaluation 2027: REvaluation Conference - R&I Policy Evaluation Conference 2027 University of Applied Sciences Campus Vienna Vienna, Austria, February 25-26, 2027

About the Conference

The REvaluation Conference 2027 invites scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and evaluators to contribute to an international dialogue on the future of science, technology, and innovation (STI) policy evaluation. Under the overarching theme “Scouting paths on shifting maps”, the conference explores how evaluation can remain meaningful, responsible, and constructive in times of accelerating change and growing pressure on science and innovation systems. We welcome submissions of extended abstracts for academic contributions, case studies and lessons learned, policy analyses, tool and prototype demonstrations, and practical insights from a broad range of topics related to the following themes:

Finding ways

1. Nurturing evaluation cultures – Communities of Practice

2. New methods and approaches in evaluation – Methodological track

3. Data, tools and technology in evaluation – Technical track

Bridging gaps

4. An “industrial turn” in STI policy

5. Evidence for policy: Navigating across increasingly diverse communities

6. The big picture: System-level evaluations

Coping with uncertainty

7. Shifting science systems: Changing conditions of research production

8. Evaluators under pressure: Changing demands and roles

9. Open strand: Your ideas – our uncertainty

For detailed information about the topics please visit revaluation2027.eu

Submission Process

• All extended abstracts must be submitted via the EasyChair system. Each author must register in the system.
• Please indicate in your submission to which session track your contribution will fit.
• Submissions will undergo peer review by an international panel of academic and evaluation experts.
• Authors of accepted contributions will be invited to present their work in either presentation sessions or poster sessions.
• Accepted papers may also be included in the REvaluation 2027 Conference Proceedings, published as a special issue of the fteval Journal for Research and Technology Policy Evaluation (subject to author consent). Both academic and practice-oriented contributions will be considered.

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