2026 International Conference on Resilience and Management
Resilience in Times of Uncertainty: Transitions, Disruptions, and Adaptive Capacity
Date: November 26 (Thu)-27(Fri), 2026
Venue: National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu City, Taiwan
Introduction
In an era marked by accelerating transitions and deepening uncertainty, societies around the world increasingly face volatility, disruption, and systemic shocks. Climate change, rapid technological transformation, digitalization, geopolitical tensions, and economic instability are reshaping the conditions under which communities, organizations, and governments operate. These dynamics often reveal underlying fragmentation within social, ecological, cultural, institutional, and economic systems.
In response, resilience has emerged as a key analytical and practical framework across disciplines, including environmental studies, governance and public policy, management and organizational studies, technology and innovation studies, cultural studies, and education. Beyond material infrastructures and governance systems, issues such as cultural continuity, heritage preservation, community regeneration, and knowledge transmission have become central to building resilient societies. At the same time, technological innovation and digital transformation are reshaping how societies, organizations, and institutions anticipate risks, adapt to disruption, and develop new forms of resilience.
This conference invites interdisciplinary contributions from scholars and practitioners that explore how individuals, communities, organizations, enterprises, and nations respond to disruption, manage uncertainty, and cultivate resilience across environmental, social, cultural, economic, political, educational, and technological dimensions of systemic change. We particularly encourage submissions that connect theoretical insights with practical responses to uncertainty and systemic disruption.
Keywords: resilience; uncertainty; transitions; disruption; volatility; systemic shocks; instability; adaptive capacity.
Thematic Tracks
We invite submissions that address themes related to resilience in contexts of uncertainty and systemic change. Topics may include, but are not limited to, the following thematic tracks:
1. Environmental and Ecological Resilience
This track explores resilience in the face of environmental change and ecological disruption. Topics may include climate change adaptation, ecological transformation, environmental governance, biodiversity conservation, and strategies for sustaining socio-ecological systems in times of uncertainty.
2. Governance, Policy, and National Resilience
This track focuses on the role of governance and public policy in strengthening resilience at national and institutional levels. Possible topics include policy responses to systemic risks, crisis governance, disaster preparedness, public institutions’ capacity to respond to shocks, and strategies for enhancing national resilience.
3. Organizational and Corporate Resilience
This track examines how organizations and enterprises adapt to volatility and systemic disruption. Contributions may address business transformation, strategic adaptation, risk management, supply-chain resilience, leadership in uncertain environments, and corporate responses to technological and market transitions.
4. Community and Cultural Resilience
This track highlights the social and cultural dimensions of resilience. Topics may include community regeneration, social cohesion, cultural continuity, heritage preservation, identity and collective memory, and the role of cultural practices in sustaining communities facing change and disruption.
5. Education, Knowledge, and Capacity Building for Resilience
This track explores the role of education and knowledge systems in fostering resilience. Contributions may address education for sustainability, resilience-oriented curricula, higher education initiatives, community learning, knowledge transmission, and the development of adaptive capabilities through education and training.
6. Technology, Innovation, and Systemic Transformation
This track focuses on the role of technological change and innovation in shaping resilience. Topics may include digital transformation, emerging technologies, innovation ecosystems, technological disruption, and the opportunities and challenges technology presents for resilient societies and organizations.
The topics listed above are illustrative rather than exhaustive, and submissions addressing related themes are also welcome.
Submission Guidelines
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Submissions may be made in one of the following formats:
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Full paper: up to 10 pages for completed research.
2. Extended abstract: up to 4 pages for work-in-progress research.
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All manuscripts must be written in English.
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Other relevant formatting guidelines please see the links below:
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Submission Fromat:
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[Download] Formatting Guidelines for Preparing a Camera Ready Submission _ 1-page Abstract
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[Download] Formatting Guidelines for Preparing a Camera Ready Submission _ Extended Abstract
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[Download] Formatting Guidelines for Preparing a Camera Ready Submission _ Full Paper
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How to submit
https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/docs/help/general/account-creation.html
2. Here is a link for authors on how to submit a paper
https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/docs/help/author/author-submission-form.html
Where to Submit
https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/User/Login?ReturnUrl=%2FICRMTW2026
The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.
Publication Opportunity
Selected papers presented at the 2026 International Conference on Resilience and Management (ICRM 2026) will be recommended for submission to the Journal of Technology Management special issue: “Resilience in Times of Technological Disruption and Environmental Uncertainty: Transition, Transformation and Adaptation.”
The Journal of Technology Management is a TSSCI-indexed journal and one of Taiwan’s leading journals in the field of technology and innovation management. Published by the Chinese Society for Management of Technology, the journal welcomes interdisciplinary research related to resilience, technology, sustainability, governance, organizational transformation, innovation, and strategic management.
Please note that ICRM 2026 will only provide recommendations for selected papers. All submitted manuscripts will still undergo the journal’s regular peer-review process, and final publication decisions will be made independently by the guest editors and the journal editorial board.
Authors who wish to be considered for the special issue are therefore required to submit a full paper after receiving the abstract acceptance notification.
In addition, the journal is tentatively planning to organize a related workshop for this special issue in February 2027. Further information will be announced separately by the journal at a later stage.
Important Dates
May 15 - July 15, 2026
August 15, 2026
Abstract Submission Period
Notification of Review Results
October 15, 2026
Presenter Registration & Camera-ready Submission Deadline
November 15, 2026
General Attendee Registration Deadline