The Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ) is pleased to announce that the 2027 conference will take place in Brisbane, Queensland, at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) from Wednesday 3 February, to Friday 5 February 2027. The conference theme is "Power in the Balance: Technology, Participation and Decent Work."
CALL FOR PROPOSALS - SPECIAL SESSIONS, STREAMS OR WORKSHOPS
We encourage stream proposals which engage with the conference theme as well as other topics. The theme of the conference is ‘"Power in the Balance: Technology, Participation and Decent Work.". This year’s theme invites contributions that explore these tensions from multiple angles: asking who benefits from change, who carries the risks, how workers, unions, employers, and states are responding, and what fairness, security, and inclusion look like in an increasingly volatile world. This conference offers a timely opportunity to turn the attention of industrial relations scholarship towards some of the most pressing questions facing the world of work today.
Proposals for special stream sessions, streams, workshops and other activities are due by Friday 31 July 2026.
Please submit your proposal via email to: airaanz@con-sol.com
Special sessions or stream proposals should include:
- Session title
- Names of session convenor/s, their affiliated institutions, and email addresses
- Names of arranged or proposed speakers and their paper titles/topics
- A 250-word abstract explaining the session theme.
We also welcome proposals for other conference activities, such as a workshops or book launches. For proposals for any other conference activity (e.g. workshop, book launch). Simply submit a 250-word summary of the proposed activity.
AIRAANZ 2027 KEY DATES
Proposals for special sessions, streams and workshops deadline: 31 July 2026
Conference abstract submissions open: 24 Aug 2026
Conference abstract submission deadline: 2 Oct 2026
Abstract acceptance notifications: 6 November 2026
Early bird registrations open: 9 Oct 2026